Sekar P. R.

Sekar P. R. also known as Rudrapathy Sekar is a dubbing artist in the Southern Indian film industry. He has dubbed actors in the Tamil industry including Shahrukh Khan.[2][3][4] He is a recipient of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.[5]

P. R. Sekar
Born
Rudrapathy Sekar

Occupation(s)Actor and Voice actor
Years active1980 - Present
SpouseGayathri Sekar
ChildrenAkshath Tej
Vilva
ParentK. P. Rudrapathy (Father)[1] Danam Rudhrapathy (Mother)
AwardsTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist (for Actor Vignesh for the film Malarinum Melliya)

Career

Sekar was born in a Tamil family. His father K. P. Rudrapathy worked under director A. P. Nagarajan.[2] Sekar started his career dubbing for child artists. He made his debut with the straight Tamil film Pavithra (1994) lending his voice to actor Ajith Kumar's character, in his second venture. His major break was with the Baahubali (franchise) lending his voice to actor Prabhas for the Amarendra Baahubali character. He also dubbed Vivek Oberoi for a film Vivegam.[3] His other major works include Kadhal Desam, Ullam Ketkumae and Payanam. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for Malarinum Melliya (2011).[5] He mainly dubs in Tamil and dubs Telugu, Hindi and English films, including the Marvel Comics Universe films Deadpool (franchise), Ant-Man and the Wasp, X-Men: (franchise) for young Charles Xavier actor James McAvoy. He dubbed actor Ram Charan's blockbuster Telugu Film Maaveeran to Tamil voice.[4]

He dubbed a TV show in Tamil Kaun Banega Crorepati Season 2 by actor Sharukh Khan, the show telecast by Vijay TV.[2] He has acted in a few Tamil films including Kodaikanal, Yennai Arindhaal, where he played police inspector and Adanga Maru.[5]

Personal life

Sekar is married to Gayathri and has two sons- Akshath Tej and Vilva.[2]

Filmography

As actor

YearFilmRoleRef(s)
2008KodaikanalNandha
2011PayanamNews reporter
2015Yennai ArindhaalPolice officer
2018Adanga MaruDeleted scene[6]
2020SeeruKishore

Dubbing roles

Tamil films

YearFilmRoleActorNotesRef(s)
1994PavithraAshokAjith Kumar
Ilaignar AniHarish
Ungal Anbu ThangachiRaja Ravindra
1996Kadhal DesamKarthikVineeth
ChellakannuVignesh
1997NandhiniVineeth
1999Kadhalar DhinamRajaKunal
Malabar PoliceAbbas
Monisha En MonalisaRaman Trikha
SuyamvaramAbbas
2001AanandhamAbbas
Kanna Unnai ThedukirenSathyan
ShahjahanKrishna
2002Punnagai DesamKunal,
Krishna
123Raju Sundaram
Kadhal VirusDeepakRichard Rishi
Varushamellam VasanthamRameshKunal
Pesadha Kannum PesumeVikramKunal
Kadhal KirukkanVineeth
ArputhamKunal
2003Banda ParamasivamAbbas
Enakku 20 Unakku 18SridharTarun Kumar
SooriSuryaVignesh
KurumbuRaviAllari Naresh
2004Super DaKunal
ShockAbbas
2005SevvelJai Akash
Ullam KetkumaeShaamShaam
ChinnaVikramaditya
Bambara KannaleyGauthamVikramaditya
Vanakkam ThalaivaAbbas
200647A Besant Nagar VaraiAbbas
Manathodu MazhaikalamShaam
Oru Kadhal SeiveerSantosh
2007Nanbanin KadhaliVikramaditya
Oru Ponnu Oru PaiyanSandeep
2008NepaliPrem
Malarinum MelliyaElangoVigneshTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist[7]
2010Pen SingamUday Kiran
KuttySameer Dattani
2011PayanamMajor RaveendraNagarjuna Akkineni
Kasethan KadavuladaSaran
2014Ninaithathu YaaroRichard Rishi
2015Baahubali: The BeginningAmarendra BaahubaliPrabhas
VedalamAbhinayKabir Duhan Singh
2016Oru Melliya KoduShaam
2017Baahubali 2: The ConclusionAmarendra BaahubaliPrabhas
VivegamAryan SinghaVivek Oberoi
2018SollividavaChandan Kumar
Bhaskar Oru RascalSanjayAftab Shivdasani
2019Kanchana 3Kabir Duhan Singh
2023JawanVikram Rathore & Azad Rathore IPSShah Rukh Khan

Tamil dubbed films

YearFilmRoleActorRef(s)
1995RangeelaMunnaAamir Khan
1998Rush HourLeeChris Tucker
1999ThaalamManav Kumar MehtaAkshaye Khanna
2001PaapaBalaram & KrishnaVenkatesh
Kaadhal GalattaChanduVenkatesh
2004DesamMohan BhargavShah Rukh Khan
2005VeeranVeeran/GaneshAkkineni Nagarjuna
2007Rush Hour 2LeeChris Tucker
StalinChinnaGopichand
DonSurya aka SuriAkkineni Nagarjuna
2008Pudhukottai AzhaganRaja Chandra Prathap Verma/Seenu/SharathAkkineni Nagarjuna
Bedtime StoriesSkeeter BronsonAdam Sandler
2009MaaveeranHarsha/Kala BhairavaRam Charan
2011Sri Rama RajyamLakshmanaSrikanthOnly for Tamil version
X-Men: First ClassCharles Xavier / Professor XJames McAvoy
2012BusinessmanVijay Surya aka Surya BhaiMahesh Babu
2013VikramdadaSiva KrishnaNaga Chaitanya
Chennai ExpressRahulShah Rukh KhanDubbed for TV
2014X-Men: Days of Future PastCharles Xavier / Professor XJames McAvoy
Happy New YearCharlieShah Rukh Khan
2015Ant-ManScott Lang / Ant-ManPaul Rudd
RudramadeviGona Ganna ReddyAllu Arjun
Bajirao MastaniBaji Rao IRanveer Singh
2016The Angry Birds MovieRedJason Sudeikis
Captain America: Civil WarScott Lang / Ant-ManPaul Rudd
DeadpoolWade Willson / DeadpoolRyan Reynolds
M. S. Dhoni: The Untold StoryM. S. DhoniSushant Singh Rajput
X-Men: ApocalypseCharles Xavier / Professor XJames McAvoy
2018Nadigayar ThilagamVijay AnthonyVijay Devarakonda
Ant-Man and the WaspScott Lang / Ant-ManPaul Rudd
K.G.F: Chapter 1Raja Krishnappa Bairya aka RockyYash
En Peru Surya En Veedu IndiaSuryaAllu Arjun
PadmaavatAlauddin KhaljiRanveer Singh
VenomCarlton Drake / RiotRiz Ahmed
2019Avengers: EndgameScott Lang / Ant-ManPaul Rudd
The Angry Birds Movie 2RedJason Sudeikis
Avane SrimannarayanaInspector NarayananRakshit Shetty
Dark PhoenixCharles Xavier / Professor XJames McAvoy
SaahoSiddhanth Nandan Saaho/Ashok ChakravarthyPrabhaslend voice only for Tamil version
KurukshetramDuryodhanaDarshan
2020VaikunthapuramBantuAllu Arjun
2021Sema ThimiruShivaDhruv Sarja
Pushpa: The RiseMolleti Pushpa RajAllu Arjun
83Kapil DevRanveer Singh
2022Radhe ShyamVikramadityaPrabhas
AcharyaSiddhaRam Charan
K.G.F: Chapter 2Raja Krishnappa Bairya aka RockyYash
777 CharlieDharma/Dharmaraj DattanaRakshit Shetty
2023AdipurushRaghavaPrabhas

Tamil dubbed TV series

YearSeriesRoleRef(s)
2007Kaun Banega CrorepatiShahrukh Khan
2009Dragon Ball ZZordan
2011–2014Best of Luck NikkiAvatar Singh

Dubbing Director

Sekar has also scripted for different audiences (from other languages to Tamil). He has completed over 2000 movies, and 7000 hours of content for various movies and television

shows, both animated and live action. Shekar is known for his specialty to write for historical and mythological content like Jai Veera Hanuman (Jaya TV), Shirdi Sai Baba (Vijay TV), Ramayan (Sun TV), and Mahabharat (Doordarshan).

Films for Theatre Release

Year Film Aired on
2006 The Da Vinci Code Theatre Release
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course
Ben-Hur
The Angry Birds Movie

Shows

Series Aired on
Kaun Banega Crorepati Vijay TV
Best of Luck Nikki Disney Channel
Hairy Bikers History Channel
Mann Vasanai ( Balika Vadhu) Raj TV
The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir Disney Channel
Hong Kong Disneyland Special Disney Channel
Dr. Chandraprakash Dwivedi's Chanakya Jaya TV
Jai Veera Hanuman Jaya TV
Shirdi Sai Baba Vijay TV
Ramayan Sun TV
Mahabharat Doordarshan
Vishnu Puran Doorsarshan
Akbar The Great Doordarshan
Dekh Bhai Dekh Doorsarshan
Vansh Doorsarshan
Padosan Doordarshan
Shaktimaan Doorsarshan
Aurath Doordarshan

References

  1. "Shah Rukh's Tamil voice".
  2. "அமரேந்திர பாகுபலியாகிய நான் - சேகர்". cinema.vikatan. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. "Deadpool, the funny Tamil Guy - Sekar". cinemaexpress. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  4. Rao, Subha J (17 December 2011). "Over to the Voices". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  5. Anandan, ‘Film News’ (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil Film History and Its Achievements]. Sivagami Publications. p. 738.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Adanga Maru - Moviebuff Deleted Scene 02 | Jayam Ravi | Raashi Khanna | Karthik Thangavel. YouTube.
  7. "தமிழக அரசின் திரை விருதுகள் அறிவிப்பு" [Tamil Nadu Government announces the State Film Awards] (in Tamil). filmibeat.com. 29 September 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
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