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Tanikella Bharani

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  • Writer
  • Director
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Tanikella Bharani
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Tanikella Bharani is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked in more than 750 films, including Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He has won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.

Tanikella's ancestry includes poets and literary figures of Telugu literature. Diwakarla Venkatavadhani and Viswanatha Satyanarayana were his grand uncles. Divakarla Tirupati Sastry one of the Telugu poet duo Tirupati Venkata Kavulu was his great-grand-uncle.

Tanikella directed the Telugu drama film Mithunam (2012) featuring S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and Lakshmi. Tanikella Bharani received CineMAA Award Special Jury Award for Best Direction for this film.
BornJuly 14, 1954
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BornJuly 14, 1954
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins

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Tanikella Bharani and Jogi Naidu in Collector Gari Bharya (2010)
Tanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam, M.S. Narayana, Rajyalakshmi, Ramaprabha, Raghu Babu, Nayanthara, and N.T. Rama Rao Jr. in Adhurs (2010)
Kota Srinivasa Rao, Tanikella Bharani, Rohini Hattangadi, Jayasudha, Prakash Raj, Venkatesh Daggubati, Mahesh Babu, Rao Ramesh, Anjali, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Seethamma Vaakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013)

Known for

S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Balasubramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, and Lakshmi in Mithunam (2012)
Mithunam
8.1
  • Writer
  • 2012
Jayaram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, R. Sarathkumar, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Trisha Krishnan, Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Vikram Prabhu, and Aishwarya Lekshmi in Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
7.7
  • Writer
  • 2022
Jagapathi Babu and Sakshi Shivanand in Samudram (1999)
Samudram
6.4
  • Chepala Krishna
  • 1999
Ramcharan, Ram Charan, Ram Charan, Ramcharan, and Ram Charan in Baahubali: The Beginning (2015)
Baahubali: The Beginning
8.0
  • Swamiji
  • 2015

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Actor

  • Inti Number - 13
  • Bro
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • Vidya Vasula Aham
    • 2023
  • Mechanic
    • 2023
  • Mindgame
    • Appa Rao
    • Post-production
  • Inti No. 13
    • Post-production
  • Patnagarh
    • Appa Rao
    • In Production
  • Salman Khan, Bhoomika Chawla, Venkatesh Daggubati, Shehnaaz Gill, Vinali Bhatnagar, Pooja Hegde, Raghav Juyal, Siddharth Nigam, and Palak Tiwari in Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan (2023)
    Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan
    • Ramachandra, Nageshwar's father
    • 2023
  • Ranga Maarthaanda (2023)
    Ranga Maarthaanda
    • 2023
  • Dochevaarevarura (2023)
    Dochevaarevarura
    • 2023
  • Mr. King (2023)
    Mr. King
    • 2023
  • K. Viswanath in Viswadarshanam (2023)
    Viswadarshanam
    • 2023
  • Dhanush in Vaathi (2023)
    Vaathi
    • Thanigachalam
    • 2023
  • IPL (It's Pure Love) (2023)
    IPL (It's Pure Love)
    • 2023
  • Premadesam (2023)
    Premadesam
    • 2023
  • Ravi Teja in Dhamaka (2022)
    Dhamaka
    • Vasudeva Rao
    • 2022
  • Cheppalani Undhi (2022)
    Cheppalani Undhi
    • 2022
  • Adivi Sesh in HIT: The 2nd Case (2022)
    HIT: The 2nd Case
    • Sanjana's father
    • 2022
  • Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenu Undali
    • 2022
  • Na venta paduthunna chinnadevadamma (2022)
    Na venta paduthunna chinnadevadamma
    • Chairman
    • 2022
  • Alluri (2022)
    Alluri
    • 2022
  • First Day First Show (2022)
    First Day First Show
    • 2022

Writer

  • Bhakta Kanappa
    • writer
    • Pre-production
  • Jayaram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, R. Sarathkumar, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Trisha Krishnan, Vikram, Jayam Ravi, Karthi, Vikram Prabhu, and Aishwarya Lekshmi in Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
    Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
    • telugu dialogue
    • 2022
  • S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Balasubramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, and Lakshmi in Mithunam (2012)
    Mithunam
    • Writer
    • 2012
  • Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi
    • dialogue script
    • 2004
  • Handsup
    • dialogue
    • 2000
  • Abbas, Soundarya, Sudha, and Meka Srikanth in Anaganaga Oka Ammayi (1999)
    Anaganaga Oka Ammayi
    • dialogues
    • 1999
  • O Paniayeipoyindhi Babu
    • dialogue
    • 1998
  • Pattukondi Chuddam
    • dialogue
    • 1997
  • Akkum Bakkum (1996)
    Akkum Bakkum
    • dialogue
    • 1996
  • Jagapathi Babu and Soundarya in Bhale Bullodu (1995)
    Bhale Bullodu
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Linga Babu Love Story
    • dialogue
    • 1995
  • Madya Taragati Mahabharatham
    • dialogue
    • 1995
  • Namasthe Anna (1994)
    Namasthe Anna
    • dialogue
    • 1994
  • Lucky Chance (1994)
    Lucky Chance
    • dialogue
    • 1994
  • Urmila
    • dialogue
    • 1993
  • One by Two
    • dialogue
    • 1993

Director

  • Bhakta Kanappa
    • Director
    • Pre-production
  • S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Balasubramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, and Lakshmi in Mithunam (2012)
    Mithunam
    • Director
    • 2012

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Once Upon a Warrior
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Once Upon a Warrior
Once Upon a Warrior
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Once Upon a Warrior
Once Upon a Warrior
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Once Upon a Warrior
Once Upon a Warrior
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Once Upon a Warrior
Once Upon a Warrior
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Once Upon a Warrior
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:25
Official Trailer
Cheppalani Undhi Trailer
Trailer 2:00
Cheppalani Undhi Trailer
Official teaser
Trailer 1:35
Official teaser
Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenu Undali | Trailer
Trailer 2:08
Andaru Bagundali Andulo Nenu Undali | Trailer
Alluri Official Trailer
Trailer 2:34
Alluri Official Trailer
First Day First Show Official Trailer
Trailer 2:13
First Day First Show Official Trailer
Teaser [OV]
Trailer 1:17
Teaser [OV]

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • T. Bharani
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • July 14, 1954
    • Secunderabad, Hyderabad State [now Telangana], India
  • Spouse
    • Tanikella Durga Bhavani(2 children)

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