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Bharathan
Born
Bharathan

Jamin Avalapampatti, Negamam, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, India
Years active2001-present

Bharathan is an Indian filmmaker and writer who works in Tamil films. He has directed with actor Vijay twice in his career.

Career[edit | edit source]

He initially began his career as a dialogue writer to film director Dharani and penned dialogues for the Vikram-starrer Dhill (2001), Dhool (2003) and Vijay-starrer Ghilli (2004), as well as for Madhesh's Madhurey (2004).[1] Since then, he has intermittently been credited as a dialogue writer, most notably working on Ajith Kumar's Veeram (2014) which was directed by Siva.[2]

Bharathan made his directorial debut with the thriller film Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007) starring Vijay and Shriya Saran in the lead roles and Had a renowned technical crew, including music composed by A. R. Rahman.[3] His second film, the thriller Athithi (2014) featuring Nandha and Nikesh Ram, opened to mixed reviews .[4] He later worked with Vijay again in Bairavaa (2017), with the film taking a strong opening at the box office.[5][6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Credited as Ref.
2001 Dhill Dialogues writer [7]
2003 Dhool Dialogues writer
2004 Ghilli Dialogues writer [8]
2004 Madhurey Dialogues writer [9]
2007 Ninaithale Dialogues writer [10]
2007 Azhagiya Tamil Magan Director, writer [3]
2011 Osthe Dialogues writer
2014 Veeram Dialogues writer [11]
2014 Athithi Director, writer [4]
2017 Bairavaa Director, writer

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Tamil movie news vijay azhagiya tamil magan atm shreya namitha bharathan a r rahman picture gallery stills". www.behindwoods.com.
  2. ↑ "Vijay's 60th film will be directed by Bharathan!". Behindwoods. 19 November 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "DEEPAVALI BOX OFFICE US UK VEL AZHAGIYA TAMIL MAGAN OM SHANTI OM SAAWARIYA SIVAJI BILLA DASAVATHARAM tamil movie news hot stills picture image gallery". www.behindwoods.com.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 subramanian, anupama (28 June 2014). "Movie Review 'Athithi': Has its thrilling moments". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (4 February 2017). "Bairavaa (Bhairava) 3 weeks box office collection: Vijay's film earns around Rs 110 crore in 22 days". International Business Times, India Edition.
  6. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (3 September 2016). "'Vijay 60' becomes 'Bhairava' aka 'Bairavaa': The first look posters of Ilayathalapathy-starrer out [PHOTOS]". International Business Times, India Edition.
  7. ↑ "Vikram is red hot in Andhra". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Entertainment : Year 2004 — a flashback". The Hindu. 31 December 2004. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009.
  9. ↑ "Box office report - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 7 September 2004.
  10. ↑ "Ninaithale has a weak story".
  11. ↑ "Jilla vs Veeram 10 Days Box Office Collection Report Comparison". kollyinsider.com.