J. P. Chandrababu
J. P. Chandrababu | |
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Casual Poster of CB | |
| Born | 5 August 1927 Tuticorin, India |
| Died | 8 March 1974 (aged 46) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, Actor, Playback singer, Film director |
| Years active | 1947—1973 |
Joseph Panimayadas Chandrababu Rodriguez (1927–1974) was an Indian actor, comedian, playback singer and film director. whose Chaplinesque-style on-screen movements and singing style made him popular from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. He had a mastery of the Madras Bashai, a dialect unique to the Madras region. His slapstick style of comedy has been emulated by subsequent actors. Many of his songs have remained popular.