Biography

Joseph Panimayadas Rodriguez Chandrababu (1927–1974) (Tamil: ஜோசப் பனிமயதாஸ் சந்திரபாபு) was a Tamil film comedian, actor, director,singer and dancer, whose Chaplinesque style on-screen movements and singing style made him popular from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. His style has also been likened to that of Jerry Lewis. 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, such as Prabhu Deva in Kaadhalan movie. Many of his songs have remained popular.