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'''Jayabharathi''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director and screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. Regarded as one of the pioneers of alternate cinema in the Tamil film industry, Jayabharathi has directed nine films across five decades.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Puthiran-gets-Public-Viewing/2014/05/03/article2202181.ece1|title=Puthiran gets Public Viewing - The New Indian Express|publisher=newindianexpress.com|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050326083151/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/jayabarathi.asp</ref>

==Career==
As a film student in the 1970s, Jayabharathi explored the idea of making films in an alternate genre in [[Tamil cinema]] and became one of the pioneers of the movement. His first film ''Kudisai'' (1979) was released after he undertook a crowd-funding route in order to raise Rs90,000 to distribute the film for screening, and in order to generate investment, he sold donation tickets and conducted programmes at government colleges. The film won critical acclaim upon release and has since been preserved at the National Film Archives. He subsequently went on to work with the newspaper Dinamani and wrote articles focussing on world cinema issues.<ref name="jb">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/director-to-crowdfund-his-films-release/article5509181.ece|title=Director to crowd-fund his film's release - The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref> He was briefly associated as an actor in [[C. Rudhraiya]]'s second film ''[[Gramathu Athiyayam]]'' (1980), but was later replaced in the lead role by newcomer Nandakumar.<ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/lights-camera-conversation-two-film-wonder/|title=Lights, Camera, Conversation… "Two-film wonder" | Baradwaj Rangan|publisher=baradwajrangan.wordpress.com|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref> His second film was ''Oomai Jannagal'' (1984), which depicted a tale on the bonded labour in a tea estate during the rule of the British Raj, while his third film ''Rendum Rendum Aindhu'' (1988), was murder mystery tale. His next, ''Uchi Veyil'' (1991), which focused of a middle class family's struggles, was selected as the only Tamil film at the Indian Panorama held in Calcutta in 1991 and was later screened in Film Festivals across Canada.

In the early 2000s, Jayabharathi worked on ''[[Nanba Nanba]]'' (2002), a tale of friendship and sacrifice amongst two friends, with [[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]] winning the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his portrayal of a quadriplegic.<ref name="google">{{cite book|title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition|author=Dhananjayan, G.|date=2014|publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e07vBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA415|page=415|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref> The film itself, narrowly missed out on the Best Film Award.<ref name="mombu">{{cite web|url=http://www.mombu.com/culture/india/t-reapers-of-a-happy-harvest-16898777.html|title=REAPERS OF A HAPPY HARVEST - Mombu the Culture Forum|publisher=mombu.com|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref> In 2006, he shot and completed the thriller ''[[Kurukshetram (2006 film)|Kurukshetram]]'' starring [[Sathyaraj]]. Through the film, he revealed he had hoped to draw an allegory of the diplomatic tensions between the nations of India, Pakistan and the United States through the leading characters.<ref name="indiaglitz">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/gurushetram-tamil-movie-review-8675.html|title=Gurushetram review. Gurushetram Tamil movie review, story, rating - IndiaGlitz.com|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref> Following the film's poor response, Jayabharathi kept away from feature films and concentrated on docudramas. In 2009, he was selected by [[Doordarshan]] as one of sixteen directors to help serialize stories written by [[Sahitya Akademi]] winners and made the short film, ''Velvi Thee'' with newcomers. He subsequently worked on a docudrama on transgender people titled ''Aravani'' alongside [[Janaki Vishwanathan]], [[Sivasankari]] and [[S. Ve. Shekher]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/in-newer-pastures/article657961.ece|title=In newer pastures - CHEN - The Hindu|publisher=thehindu.com|accessdate=2015-09-30}}</ref>

His most recent completed venture, ''Puthiran'', a tale on child labour and abuse, has also been stuck as a result of financial constraints. The film, which stars [[Y. Gee. Mahendra]] and [[Sangeetha (actress)|Sangeetha]] in the leading roles, won positive reviews after being screened at the 2012 Chennai International Film Festival but could not get released as the makers could not pay the processing labs Rs 30 lakhs. In an attempt to release the film in 2013, Jayabharathi pledged that any investor who contributed over Rs 1000 would be credited in the film.<ref name="jb"/> In 2017, the film was awarded the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] for third best Tamil film in 2010.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/tn-govt-announces-tamil-film-awards-for-six-years/article19273078.ece</ref>

==Filmography==
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! Year
! Film
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!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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| 1979 || Kudisai || [[Sathyaraj]] in Lead ||<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20050928102050/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/july/10-07-2004.htm</ref>
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| 1984 || ''Oomai Janangal'' || ||
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| 1988 || ''Rendum Rendum Aindhu'' || ||
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| 1991 || ''[[Uchchi Veyil]]'' || ||
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| 2002 || ''[[Nanba Nanba]]'' || ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Kurukshetram (2006 film)|Kurukshetram]]'' || ||
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| 2010 || ''Puthiran'' || Unreleased <br> [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] - 3rd prize ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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