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P Chandrasekhar ,popular by the screen name PC Sekhar is an Indian film writer and a director. His directorial was a tamil movie Kadhalae en Kadhalae which got released in 2006.He rose to fame in Sandalwood (kannada film industry) with the movie Nayaka which got released in 2010.

 Career 

PC Sekhar did make a strong debut with KadhaleenKadhale which won the best movie in category of “portrayal of women in good light”. Later he made kannada industry as his home with the debut of the Naayaka. He went on to direct comic dramas like Romeo (2012),ChaddiDhosth (2013) and also thrillers like Arjuna (2015). The 2017 released Raaga got much appreciation for its depiction of a love story between two blind persons.

 Personal Life 

He has a Bsc degree (Physics, chemistry and Mathematics) from St.Joseph’s college and a MCA degree from Alliance Business Academy. His Father’s name is A.P. Paul Durai and his mother’s name is Krishna Selvathy. He has 4 siblings,2 brothers and sisters. While his elder brother P Mari Kumar is a software professional, his younger brother P Ramesh Kumar is the producer of 3 of his movies (Kadhalaeenkadhalae, Naayaka,Romeo). One of his sister P Parimala Devi is married to an actor MVS Rajendra Nath and lives in Chennai.The other sister Jaichithra is married to Muthu Kumar and lives in the United States.

 Entry to filmdom 

While as a student, PC Sekhar had no big dreams of entering tinsel world, a life changing event did occur when he was pursuing his degree. One of his brother -in law being an actor, it so happened that PC Sekhar visited the Vikram-Soorya starrer Pitamagan shooting spot and got captivated by Film making.

 Filmography