Bhaskar (director)

Bhaskar
Born	Bhaskaran Natarajan Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Bommarillu Bhaskar
Alma mater	Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
Occupation	Director, producer, writer, screenwriter.
Years active	2006–present
Children	Hasini Bhaskaran Naya Vibha

Bhaskar, better known as Bommarillu Bhaskar, is a Telugu film director. In his early career, he worked as associate director on films Bhadra and Arya. His directorial debut Bommarillu starring Siddarth Narayan and Genelia D'souza was a blockbuster, which earned him two Nandi Awards, for best debut director and best original screenplay. His next venture, Parugu starring Allu Arjun was a box office hit. Orange starring Ram Charan was his next film, which gained mixed response. His fourth film was Ongole Githa, a revenge drama which was a box office and critical failure. His next film was the Tamil-language Bangalore Naatkal starring Arya, Rana Daggubati, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sri Divya, and Bobby Simha which released in 2016.

Early life

Bhaskar was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu and was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

Filmography

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu unless noted otherwise

List of film directed

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2006	Bommarillu	Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer
2008	Parugu	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
2010	Orange
2013	Ongole Githa
2016	Bangalore Naatkal	Tamil debut film
2021	Most Eligible Bachelor

Collaborations

Artist	Bommarillu	Parugu	Orange	Ongole Githa	Bangalore Naatkal
Genelia D'Souza	Yes		Yes
Sunil	Yes	Yes
Jayasudha	Yes	Yes
Prakash Raj	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bramhanandam	Yes		Yes
Chitram Seenu	Yes	Yes
Prabhu			Yes	Yes
Ali		Yes		Yes

External links

• Bhaskar on IMDb