Santhana Bharathi

Santhana Bharathi
Born	(1954-03-15) 15 March 1954 Rajakkapatti, Dindigul district
Occupation	Director, Actor
Years active	1975–present
Children	Sanjay Bharathi, Sathyajith
Parent(s)	M. R. Santhanam

Santhana Bharathi is an Indian film director and actor who has primarily worked in Tamil movies.

Career

Santhana Bharathi is a famous actor, director of Tamil movies and television serials. Having played many humorous and villainous characters, he is considered a very versatile actor. Hence, Santhana Bharathi is well accepted by directors of movies as well as television serials. He has done a number of memorable performances and directed some critically acclaimed films. He originally wanted to be a director but didn't get the right opportunity, even after working for a well known director like C. V. Sridhar. At the time, he had been looking for offers with his friend P. Vasu. Finally, they got a movie called Panneer Pushpangal in the year 1981. It was a hit and is well known even today. Santhana Bharathi, along with his friend Vasu started directing many other movies under the name “Bharathi Vasu”. Santhana Bharathi started directing films of his own, after doing five films together with his friend Vasu, who also went on to become a popular director on his own. Santhana Bharathi's films such as Guna, Chinna Mapillai, Mahanadhi gained high appreciation. He often hired his friends Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan in his works. He has directed several films such as Guna (1991) and the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Mahanadhi (1994).

Filmography

As actor

Year	Title	Role
1978	Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu
1981	Raja Paarvai	Cameo appearance
1988	Ullathil Nalla Ullam	Father
	En Jeevan Paduthu
1989	Karagattakaran	Chinnarasu
1990	Aarathi Edungadi
	Ethir Kaatru	Minister Azhagesan
	Velai Kidaichuduchu	Speaker
1991	Onnum Theriyatha Papa	Jana
	Thambikku Oru Pattu	Ponnusaamy
	Michael Madana Kama Rajan	Michael's foster father
1992	Ele, My Friend (English)	Kallar Village Chief
1994	Nammavar	Sakthivel
	Magalir Mattum	Father of the groom
1995	Mr. Madras	Guest appearance
	Seethanam
1996	Love Birds
	Amman Kovil Vaasalile	Guest appearance
	Tamizh Selvan
1997	Vivasaayi Magan
1998	Velai
	Veera Thalattu
	Poonthottam	Suresh's father
	Guru Paarvai	Priya's father
1999	En Swasa Kaatre
	Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
	Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham	Chandini's father
2000	Mugavaree	RK Ram
	Budget Padmanabhan
	Vaanavil
	Penngal
2001	Friends	Sethupathi
	Ullam Kollai Poguthae	Doctor
	Dosth	Judge
	Samudhiram	Lakshmi's father
	Kadal Pookkal
2002	Alli Arjuna
	Panchatanthiram
	King	Dr. Cheenu
	Villain	Father Karunakaran
2003	Anbe Sivam	Padayatchi's assistant
	Nala Damayanthi	Flight Passenger
	Winner	Neelaveni's uncle
2004	Vasool Raja MBBS	Gangadharan
2005	Aayudham
	Sukran	Judge
	Mumbai Xpress	Chettiar
	Mumbai Xpress (Hindi)	Cameo appearance
	Amudhey	Nancy's father
	Kaatrullavarai	Peethambharan
	White Rainbow (Hindi)	Priest
	Anbe Aaruyire	College Chairman
2006	Aathi	Pottabhi
	Jerry	Jerry's father
	Aran	Sandhya's father
	Varalaru	Gayathri's servant
	Kizhakku Kadalkarai Salai	Politician
2007	Nam Naadu
	Puli Varudhu	Shenbagam's father
2008	Thotta
	Dasavathaaram	Ragavendra's brother-in-law
	Kuselan	Kuppusamy's assistant
	Satyam
2009	Padikkadavan
	Rajadhi Raja
	Ragavan
	Maasilamani	Councillor
	Madurai Sambavam	Caroline's father
	Unnaipol Oruvan	Karamchand Lala
2010	Porkkalam	Sadha
	Kattradhu Kalavu	Vaikavardhan
	Ochayee	Aandi Thevar
	Virudhagiri	Police commissioner
2011	Siruthai	Home Minister
	Ponnar Shankar
	Eththan	Selvi's father
	Marudhavelu	Judge
2012	Maasi	Maasilamani's Corrupt Senior Officer
	Kadhal Pisase	Businessman
2013	Alex Pandian	Home Minister
	Chennaiyil Oru Naal
	All in All Azhagu Raja	Khader Bhai
	Jannal Oram	Senior Bus Repair Mechanic
2014	Vallinam	Puzhaldasan
	Tenaliraman	Ex Chettiar/Man
	Aranmanai	Chairman
	Poojai	Annathandavam's lawyer
2015	Aambala	Thalaivar
	Sandamarutham	Magistrate
	Eli	Jail Warden Ezhumalai
	Kathirvel Kakka
	Thoongaa Vanam	Thandapani
2016	Thozha	Police officer
	Meen Kuzhambum Mann Paanaiyum	Pavithra's grandfather
	Kadavul Irukaan Kumaru	Church Priest
	Chennai 600028 II	Chellaiya
2017	Shivalinga	Abdullah
	7 Naatkal	Chief Minister
	Yaanum Theeyavan	Sethuramalingam
2018	Kalakalappu 2	Ganesh's foster father
	Diya	Chief Minister
	Tamizh Padam 2	Nakul
2019	Goko Mako	Yamagundan
	LKG	Politician
	Ayogya	Home Minister
	Gorilla	Ramaiya
	Thavam
	RK Nagar	Chairman Sundaramoorthy
2020	Dagaalty	Malli's father
	Indha Nilai Maarum
2021	Operation JuJuPi	Politician
	Plan Panni Pannanum	Karikalan
2022	Vikram	Uppiliappan

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Platform
2019 -	Pondati	Mamanaar	Roadside Romeos
2021	Kuruthi Kalam		MX Player
2022	Suzhal: The Vortex	Kodandaraman	Amazon Prime Video

As director

Year	Film	Cast	Language	Writer	Notes
1981	Panneer Pushpangal	Suresh, Shanthi Krishna	Tamil	K. Rajeswar	Co-directed with P. Vasu
1981	Madhu Malar	Pratap K. Pothen, Suhasini	Tamil		Co-directed with P. Vasu
1983	Mella Pesungal	Vasanth, Bhanupriya	Tamil	M.S.Madhu	Co-directed with P. Vasu
1984	Sahasame Jeevitham	Nandamuri Balakrishna, Viji	Telugu		Co-directed with P. Vasu
1985	Needhiyin Nizhal	Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu	Tamil	V. C. Guhanathan	Co-directed with P. Vasu
1987	Kadamai Kanniyam Kattupaadu	Sathyaraj, Geetha	Tamil	T. Damodaran	remake of Aavanazhi
1988	En Thamizh En Makkal	Sivaji Ganesan	Tamil
	Poovizhi Raja	Prabhu, Shantipriya	Tamil
1990	Kavalukku Kettikaran	Prabhu, Nirosha	Tamil	Karunanidhi
1991	Guna	Kamal Haasan, Roshini	Tamil	Sab John, Kamal Haasan	Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film
1993	Chinna Mapillai	Prabhu, Sukanya, Sivaranjani	Tamil	P. Kalaimani
1994	Mahanadhi	Kamal Haasan, Sukanya	Tamil	Kamal Haasan	Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
	Vietnam Colony	Prabhu, Vineetha	Tamil	Siddique-Lal	remake of Malayalam film of same name
1995	Engirundho Vandhan	Sathyaraj, Roja	Tamil	Priyadarshan	remake of Malayalam film Chithram

External links

• Santhana Bharathi on IMDb