Chaplin (film) and is moved to tears when the audience provide him with the Oscar's longest standing ovation. Although Richard Attenborough wanted Robert Downey Jr. for the part of Chaplin, studio executives wanted Robin Williams or Billy Crystal for the role. Jim Carrey was also considered for the role. The film received mixed to positive reviews. Although the film was criticized for taking dramatic licence with some aspects of Chaplin's life, Downey's performance as Chaplin won universal acclaim. Attenborough was sufficiently confident in Downey's performance to include historical footage of Chaplin himself at the end of the film. The film was lauded
Charlie Chaplin 2 Charlie Chaplin 2 Charlie Chaplin 2 is an upcoming Tamil comedy film directed by Shakthi Chidambaram. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Nikki Galrani and Prabhu in the lead roles. The film is a prequel to 2002 film "Charlie Chaplin". The music for the film is scored by Amresh Ganesh. The film is produced by T. Siva under the production banner Amma Creations. Soundtrack was composed by Amresh Ganesh. Senthil and Rajalakshmi who won the finals of Vijay TV "Super Singer" sang their own song "Chinna Machan" for the film. The song became a huge chartbuster. Prabhu Deva made his debut