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{{Infobox film
| name = Bharathi
| image = Bharathi Poster.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Gnana Rajasekaran]]
| producer = [[Sujatha Rangarajan]] M. Varadaraja K. Maniprasad
| writer = Gnana Rajasekaran
| based_on = ''[[Subramanya Bharathi]]''
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sayaji Shinde]] [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] Ramesh Kumar
| music = [[Ilayaraja]]
| cinematography = [[Thangar Bachan]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]] [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = [[Media Dreams]]
| distributor = Media Dreams
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2000|09|01}}
| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = {{INR}}1.30 crores<ref name=rediff/>
}}

'''''Bharathi''''' is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language [[biographical film]] based on the life of [[Subramania Bharati]] starring [[Sayaji Shinde]], [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] and [[Nizhalgal Ravi]].<ref name="imdb" >{{Citation|title = Bharathi|publisher =IMDb |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0274372/|access-date=2008-11-17}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Gnana Rajasekaran]]<ref name="Director's thoughts">{{Citation|title = In search of an Answer|publisher = Frontline|url = http://www.flonnet.com/fl1722/17220900.htm|access-date = 2011-01-11|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110621231631/http://flonnet.com/fl1722/17220900.htm|archive-date = 21 June 2011|df = dmy-all}}</ref> and won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]] for the year 2000.

==Plot==
It is a [[biographical film]] based on the life of Tamil poet [[Subramania Bharati]].

==Cast==

* [[Sayaji Shinde]] as Subramania Bharathi
* Pushpaak Ramesh as Childhood Subramania Bharathi
* [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]] as Chellamal
* Ramesh Kumar as Subramania Bharathi' friend
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as [[S. P. Y. Surendranath Arya]]
* [[T. P. Gajendran]] as Kuvalai
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]]
* [[Junior Balaiah]]
* [[Delhi Kumar]]
* [[Bala Singh]]

==Production==
Gnana Rajasekaran had initially wanted to cast [[Kamal Haasan]] in the lead role, but the film's budget did not allow it. So he chose Marathi actor [[Sayaji Shinde]], who made his debut in Tamil films.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20001030204345/http://minnoviyam.com/star/mar00/index.html</ref>

The female lead role was initially offered to actress [[Suvalakshmi]], whose refusal prompted the team to sign on [[Devayani (actress)|Devayani]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20041102231421/http://chennaionline.com/reeltalk/dec084.asp</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
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| title2 = Baratha Samuthayam
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| title3 = Ethilum Ingu
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| extra3 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]]
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| title5 = Keladaa Manida
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| title6 = Mayil Pola Ponnu onnu
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| title7 = Nallathor Veenai
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| title8 = Ninnaichcharan Adainthen
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| extra8 = [[Bombay Jayashree]]
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| title9 = Ninnaichcharan
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| title10 = Nirpathuve Nadapathuve
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==Reception==
Malathi Rangarajan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, "THE MAJESTIC GAIT, the intimidating, piercing eyes that sparkle with a mix of eccentricity, anger, defiance and passion – Shayaji Shinde is indeed a remarkable choice for the role of Bharati." and "It is another fantastic break for Devyani as Chellamma, the wife of Subramania Bharati. Her soft, vulnerable docility and her helpless effete submission to her husband's impractical way of life have been beautifully portrayed."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/09/08/stories/09080222.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130822063607/http://www.hindu.com/2000/09/08/stories/09080222.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-22 |title=Film Review: Bharati |date=2000-09-08 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' said, "Sayaji Shinde as Bharati is simply splendid. His is an impressive performance, with nary an inkling of the trepidation that he is enacting Bharati's role -- he, a Maharashtrian and Tamil, an alien tongue."<ref name=rediff>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/sep/26bhar.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Tamil film Bharati |work=Rediff.com |date=2000-09-26 |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref> ''Thiraipadam.com'' said, "This is a good biography, but in the end, it seems like it's more a collection of stories than a continuous film. Which is unfortunate because the film had great potential to be absolutely stunningly excellent."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=117&user_name=subashawards&review_lang=english&lang=english |title=Bharathi – Tamil Movie Review |publisher=Thiraipadam.com |access-date=2014-03-12}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Kamaraj (2004 film)]]
* [[Periyar (2007 film)]]

==References==

{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0274372|Bharathi}}
{{Gnana Rajasekaran}}
{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil}}

[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000 biographical drama films]]
[[Category:Films whose production designer won the Best Production Design National Film Award]]
[[Category:Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award]]
[[Category:Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:2000 drama films]]

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