Chara
Chara is a Japanese singer, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven. She is most well known for her song "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)", the theme song for the 1996 Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly (in which she starred), her 1997 hit single "Yasashii Kimochi", and her collaboration with Judy and Mary vocalist Yuki, "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange". Chara later formed a band with Yuki, called Mean Machine.
Chara awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Filmfare Awards South | Winner Filmfare Award - Tamil Film Industry | Best Playback Singer - Male (Haricharan) | Ponniyin Selvan: Part II |
| 2024 | IIFA Utsavam | Winner Tamil Cinema | Best Playback Singer - Male (Haricharan) | Ponniyin Selvan: Part II |
| 1997 | Yokohama Film Festival | Winner Festival Prize | Best New Talent (Chara, Suwarôteiru) | Picnic |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Nominee SIIMA - Tamil | Best Playback Singer - Male (Haricharan) | Ponniyin Selvan: Part II |
| 2021 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | Fantasy Film (K.K. Barrett, Kasra Farahani, Gustaf Aspegren, Julien Pougnier, Jordan Ferrer, Erin E. Riegel, Jamie Hall, Luis G. Hoyos, Rich Romig, May Mitchell, Bryan Lane, Joe Studzinski, Elias Ravanetti, Sam Michlap, Jeff Errico, Amy Lynn Umezu, Monty Granito, Dianne Chadwick, Tina Charad, Jason Perrine, Florencia Martin, Jennifer Lukehart) | Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) |
| 2021 | Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA) | Nominee HMMA Award | Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical (Leos Carax, Adam Driver, Charles Gillibert, Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu) | Annette |
| 2012 | Art Directors Guild | Nominee Excellence in Production Design Award | Fantasy Film (John Myhre, Tomas Voth, Zack Grobler, Drew Boughton, John Chichester, Lisa Vasconcellos, Luis G. Hoyos, Noelle King, Mark Hitchler, Dawn Brown, Dean Tschetter, Darek Gogol, Wil Rees, Miles Teves, John Eaves, Ron Mendell, Richard K. Buoen, Gary Freeman, David Allday, Robert Cowper, Guy Bradley, Gary Jopling, Gavin Fitch, Patricia Johnson, Oliver Carroll, Oliver Goodier, Bethan Jones, Andrew Proctor, Simon McGuire, Tina Charad, Nick Pelham, Heather Pollington, Greg Winter, Missy Parker, Gordon Sim) | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
| 2010 | Action on Film International Film Festival, USA | Nominee Action on Film Award | Best Cinematography (Harris Charalambous, Avantmark Pictures) | White Wall |
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