Chandan Kar

Chandan Kar
Born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Residence Bhubaneswar
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Orissa Engineering College
Occupation

Film actor

Software engineer
Years active 2006–present
Parent(s) Archana Mishra, Ramakant Kar

Chandan Kar (Hindi: चन्दन कर, born 16 September 1981) is a software engineer and an Ollywood actor in the state of Odisha in India.[1][2] Chandan Kar made his debut in films with the blockbuster Babu I Love You in 2006 opposite actress Archita Sahu.[3][4][5]

Early life

Chandan Kar was born in Cuttack, Odisha. His father, Er Ramakant Kar, is a retired government mechanical engineer. Chandan completed his schooling from D.A.V. Public School, UNIT-VIII, Bhubaneswar. He acquired his bachelor's degree in technology BTech in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Orissa Engineering College in 2003.

Film career

Chandan, a software engineer by profession, was working in a multinational corporate IT firm when he was first spotted by Sudhanshu Shekhar working as assistant director under film maker Sanjay Nayak of Oriya Film Industry. Chandan was offered a part in an Oriya movie which then needed a fresh face. Camera shy and restrained Chandan refused initially but finally agreed when pursued. Chandan had no acting experience or knowledge of film making nor had he seen a movie being shot before acting in his first movie, Babu I Love You, in 2006.[6][7]

He was also featured in the movie De Maa Shakti De in the same year.[5] The actor is known for performing action scenes. Chandan has been able to portray both positive and negative characters and has been recognized as a versatile actor in the Oriya Film Industry.[5][8][9][10]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Babu I Love You Akash Patnaik Om Shree and Subham Award for Best Debut Actor - Male
2006 De Maa Shakti De Rahul
2008 Mate Ani Dela Lakhye Faguna Prabhakar Moon TV Award for Best Actor in Negative Role - Male
2008 Chati Chiri Dele Tu Shankar
2009 Dhire Dhire Prema Hela Pratap
2009 Keun Dunia Ru Asila Bandhu Rahul
2009 Pagala Karichi Paunji Tora Rahul
2009 Shani Dev Chandan
2010 Ae Milana Juga Jugara Ronny
2011 Chatire Lekhichi Tori Naa Akash
2011 Hero - Prem Katha Shakti
2011 Plot No,104 Sagar To be released
2013 Tanka Tate Salam Akash
2014 To Bata Chanhichi Rati Sara Akash Patnaik
2015 Rangila Baba Akash
2016 Shiva Shiva
2016 Nijhum Rati Ra Sathi Vikram

Television

Chandan has also made appearances in TV shows such as:

Patents

Chandan has filed 3 patents in the field of information technology and science. The patents relate to improvisations in software testing project management methodologies and processes by integrating the project management and release management tools thereby minimizing the effort needed to track a project and providing all relevant data to intended stakeholders. The processes can be easily adopted and implemented across software testing projects. He also has a list of External Publications on Upcoming technologies & trends list of which have been provided below in the External Links section.

Title of the Patents Filed Patent ID Date of Filling Location of Filing
A System and Method for Real-Time Tracking of Number of Unplanned Releases 3366/MUM/2011 30 November 2011 Indian Patent Office, Mumbai
Automated effort sync up between Release Management Data and Work Break Down Structure (WBS) 3540/MUM/2011 15 December 2011 Indian Patent Office, Mumbai
A System And Method For Tracking Concurrent Releases In Software Lifecycle Management Process 3672/MUM/2011 27 December 2011 Indian Patent Office, Mumbai

Off-screen work

Chandan (with his parents) being congratulated by deputy director, Chittaranjan Mishra of Nandankanan Zoological Park for adopting tigress Bijaya

"I have made a faint roar to preserve the fast fading population of tigers and make their legacy survive for our next generations to come. I urge the mass to help make the roar stronger. Let us spread the message and awareness to save tigers, let us roar stronger and start adopting.”[11]

"I have suggested to the zoo authorities to distribute leaflets and put up banners to inform more people about the adoption programme. The process is absolutely hassle free"[12]

— Chandan appeals the mass to save tigers and start adopting animals.

Chandan is an active member and counselor of the NGO named Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) since the year 2007.[13] SIFF is a registered, non-funded, non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) headquartered at Bangalore that conducts research on social trends affecting men.[14]

On 16 September 2012, Chandan adopted a White Tigress named "Bijaya" through the "Adopt an Animal" program of Nandankanan Zoological Park located at Bhubaneswar, Odisha.[11] [12] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] To draw public attention and create awareness on adopting animals the actor has popularized the program of adopting animals through various TV channels and web forums.[11][12][17][18][19]

Later, Chandan also joined the organization People For Animals PFA, Bhubaneswar started in 1998 by Jiban B. Das under the advice of Smt. Maneka Gandhi to campaign for animal rights and extend services to the animals in distress in Odisha.[18][21] To widespread the message for stopping cruelty towards animals Chandan regularly feeds stray dogs and cows in public and appeals the mass to protect animals against cruelty during his public appearances and interviews.[22]

To promote eye donation in the State and raise awareness, Chandan has donated his eyes with the help of Drushti Daan eyebank.[18][23]

Awards and accreditation

Year Award Category Film Result
2006 Om Shree Award Best Debut Actor - Male Babu I Love You Won
2006 Subham Award Best Debut Actor - Male Babu I Love You Won
2009 Moon TV Award Best Actor in Negative Role - Male Mate Ani Dela Lakhye Faguna Won

Notes

  1. ↑ "Ollywood Actor Chandan". www.oscarflicks.com. Retrieved 2011-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Wel Come To Orissa". www.welcomeorissa.com. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
  3. ↑ "Chandan as debutant in the Superhit blockbuster". odiacinemaworld.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  4. ↑ "Chandan featured along with actress Archita in the movie Babu I Love You". ollywood-actor-actress.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  5. 1 2 3 "List of movies of the Ollywood heartthrob Actor Chandan". www.orissabarta.com. Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  6. ↑ "Chartbuster hit movie of the actor". www.nuaodisha.com. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  7. ↑ "Chandan the Star Actor after the supersuccess of Babu I Love You". auofpud.typepad.com. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
  8. ↑ "Versatile Actor Chandan featured in negative lead role in the movie Hero". www.movie-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
  9. ↑ "Action hero Chandan". www.movie-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2011-05-12.
  10. ↑ "Versatile Ollywood Actor Chandan". www.blogger-index.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
  11. 1 2 3 "Ollywood actor Chandan shows his love for animals by adopting the White Tigress "Bijaya"". www.odialive.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  12. 1 2 3 "Nandankanan seeks more animal adoptors,Ollywood actor Chandan joins the adopters list". Calcutta, India: www.telegraphindia.com. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  13. ↑ "NGO Activist for Save Indian Family Foundation". www.saveindianfamily.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  14. ↑ "Save Indian Family Foundation". www.saveindianfamily.org. Retrieved 2012-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Chandan adopts White Tigress "Bijaya" on his 31st birthday". www.timesofindia.com. 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  16. ↑ "Chandan facilitated by Nandankanan Zoo Authorities for adopting white tigress Bijaya". www.sambadepaper.com. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
  17. 1 2 "Chandan becomes a proud parent of White Tigress Bijaya". www.odiaexpress.in. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Social work by the Actor". www.odiaexpress.in. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
  19. 1 2 "Chandan urges the public to come forward and start adopting animals". www.odishahaalchaal.com. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  20. ↑ "Chandan adopts a white tigress "Bijaya" through animal adoption program of Nandankanan Zoological Park". www.nandankanan.org. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  21. ↑ "Chandan has joined the organization People For Animals to campaign for animal rights and protect them". www.pfaorissa.org. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  22. ↑ "The actor visits his pet dog Jackie's grave everyday and feeds stray animals". www.timesofindia.com. 2012-06-10. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
  23. ↑ "Chandan has donated his eyes through organization Drustidaan to promote eye donation in the State". www.drushtidaan.org/. Retrieved 2012-09-30.

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External links

  1. ↑ http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=61409
  2. ↑ http://eodisha.org/rangila-baba-odia-film-on-based-on-sarathi-baba-coming-soon-odisha-film-sarathibaba/
  3. ↑ http://www.tcs.com/resources/white_papers/Pages/twin-solution.aspx
  4. ↑ http://sites.tcs.com/blogs/Think-Assurance/combating-inter-threat-things/
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