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Bharathan (Tamil director)

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Bharathan
Born
Bharathan

Jamin Avalapampatti, Periya Negamam, Coimbatore, 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

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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 the film ended as a hit at the box office after its re-release.[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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b 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. 21 January 2014.