P Bharathiraja

Director P Bharathiraja is a popular person, who ruled the Tamil cinema industry once. He is one among the super directors of Indian film industry, who produced many talented actors to the Film industry. He has given many super heroes and heroines to the Tamil film industry including R. Radha, Karthik Muthuraman Karthik Muthuraman is an Indian politician, film a >> Read More... , Radhika Sarathkumar Radhika is a famous actress in multiple of languag >> Read More... , K Bhagyaraja, Rathi Agnihothri, Revathi, Ranjitha and many more. He has directed Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. His son Manoj was introduced by him in the film Tajmahal alongside Riya Sen Riya Sen is a well know Indian Model and a bette >> Read More... . But he did not shine well in the film industry. Right from his debut movie 16 Vayathinile, starred by Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan is the most versatile actor that Indi >> Read More... and Sridevi, till his latest venture Annakodi, he has made different stories and scripts that had a lot of acting scope to the performers.

This versatile director was born in Theni district and started his career as a post master. During his tenure as the postmaster, he had connections with Ilayaraja, who was also in the same district. At that time Ilayaraja was not in the film industry. They both searched for a good opportunity to enter the film industry and Ilayaraja got a chance in Annakili and got fame. Similarly, P Bharathiraja joined as an assistant to Kannada director P. Pullaiya.

Till now, he has bagged 6 National Awards for his films. He also got Awards from the Tamilnadu Government two times. His notable films are 16 Vayathinile, Kizhakke Pogum Rayil, Tik Tik Tik Click to look into! >> Read More... , Sigappu Rojakkal Click to look into! >> Read More... , Alaigal Oivathillai, Man Vasanai, Mudhal Mariyadhai Synopsis: Mudhal Mariyadhai is an intriguing, enga >> Read More... , Kadalora Kavithaigal, Vedham Pudhithu, Karuthamma Karuthamma is a Tamil dubbed serial which illustra >> Read More... , Kizhakku Cheemayile and Bommalattam. This versatile director has acted in few films too. His latest appearance was in the film Pandianadu as Vishal Krishna’s father.

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Born on the 17th of July 1941, he is a one of a director. Mostly having given game- changing films in the Tamil movie industry, he is most known for his beautiful portrayals of the rural scene with an artistic touch to a degree as unseen before. Born to Periyamayakallar and Karuthammal as Chinnasamy, he got married to Chandra Leelavathi and had two children Manoj Bharathiraja Manoj Bharathiraja also known as Manoj K. Bharathi >> Read More... (who acted in ‘Taj Mahal’) and Janani.
Puttana Kanagal, the greatest of all directors in Kannada was the first director, with whom he assisted. After that, he worked under P.Pullaiya, Krishnan Nair and etc. His first movie as a director was ‘16 Vayathinile’(1977). This film is said to have brought in an entirely new genre of village cinema and is considered a turning point in Tamil Cinema. ‘16 Vayathinile’ received much critical appreciation.

His next movie ‘Kizhakke Pogum Rail’ met with criticism in the sense that critics thought he was sticking to his comfort genre of village cinema and to prove them wrong, he came up with his next movie ‘Sigappu Rojakal’ dealing with his characters in an entirely westernised manner. This movie made his standing in the industry firm.

‘Nizhalgal’ and ‘Tik Tik Tik’, which was an action thriller, proved his real talent- his versatility. Sivaji Ganesan The Honorable Mr. Ganesan was the second son in hi >> Read More... starred in his movie ‘Muthal Mariyathai’. But despite his versatility and experimenting fervour, what stood out throughout his career was his dexterity when it came to dealing with concepts and stories with the village theme. That was, without a doubt, his forte.

The caste dynamics and the anti- Brahmanical sentiments common in Tamil cinema at that time came out in his movie ‘Vedham Pudhithu’ with some ground -breaking explicit scenes pointing out the reality, unlike his earlier movies that dealt with the issues lightly. In the 1990s, he modernised his movies for the younger audience and films like ‘Kizhakku Cheemaiyile’ and ‘Karuthamma’ are ample examples in this regard.

1996 saw two of his ventures being shelved, and also, him receiving a National Award for his movie ‘Anthimanthaarai’. He has undertaken directorial ventures in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi as well. He later tried his hands in short-films to garner an international audience, and his movie ‘Kadal Pookal’ of 2001 won a National Award.

In 2004, the Government of India honoured him with Padma Shri. He has in total garnered National Film Awards The National Film Awards gets presented every year >> Read More... , two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and an innumerable number of other accolades.

In 2013, Bharathiraja directed Annakodi with Lakshman Narayan Lakshman Narayan is an Indian actor best known for >> Read More... and Karthika Nair Karthika Nair is the daughter of yesteryear heroin >> Read More... . His Hindi film, Final Cut of Director, was released very late in 2016, whereas its partially re-shot version, Bommalattam, was released in 2008, before the original version. Nana Patekar Nana Patekar is a popular Indian actor who was bor >> Read More... , Kajal Aggarwal Kajal Aggarwal is a modern Indian model and film a >> Read More... , and Rukmini Vijayakumar Rukmini Vijayakumar is an Indian dancer specialize >> Read More... played the lead roles. In 2020, Meendum Mariyadhai, his directorial venture, was released after a delay of nearly 6 years. It was announced in 2014 and premiered in 2018 at the South Asian Short Film Festival held in Ooty. He introduced Rasi Nakshatra as the leading lady in this film.

In 2017, he featured in Kurangu Bommai Click to look into! >> Read More... with “ Vidharth Vidharth is a Tamil film actor, who started his ca >> Read More... .” The same year, he shared the screen space with Amritha Aiyer Amritha Aiyer, the Chennai girl is born on 13th Ma >> Read More... and Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas (Born: 23rd March, 1979) is an India >> Read More... in Padaiveeran. In 2019, he was featured in Kennedy Club Click to look into! >> Read More... and “ Sivakarthikeyan Sivakarthikeyan is a stand-up comedian, actor, and >> Read More... ” starrer Namma Veettu Pillai Click to look into! >> Read More... . In 2021, he played in Rocky and “Eeswaran.” In 2022, he played in Kuttram Kuttrame Kuttram Kuttrame is a Tamil series that premiered >> Read More... and “Thiruchitrambalam.” In 2023, he appeared in “ Dhanush Dhanush is an actor from Tamil cinema but has appe >> Read More... ” starrer “Vaathi” in a cameo role as a villager. In the same year, he worked with “ Arulnithi Arulnithi Tamilarasu is a Tamil actor of recent ti >> Read More... ” in Thiruvin Kural, Karumegangal Kaliagindrana, and Margazhi Thingal Click to look into! >> Read More... . In 2024, he shared the screen space with Vijay Sethupathi Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi was not born with silv >> Read More... , “ Abhirami Abhirami is a Tamil Movie Actress, who has sever >> Read More... ,” and Anurag Kashyap Born on 10th September 1972, Anurag Kashyap has es >> Read More... in “Maharaja.” He also played in “Kalvan” and Thiru Manickam in 2024. In 2025, he played an important role in Niram Marum Ulagil, directed by Britto JB.

Besides being a director and actor, Bharathiraja has lent his voice to Nizhalgal Ravi Nizhalgal Ravi is a veteran actor in TV serials an >> Read More... , “ Manivannan S Manivannan Rajagopal is the original name of Tam >> Read More... ,” “ Vijayan Vijayan is a yesteryear film actor, writer and dir >> Read More... ,” " Thennavan Thennavan is an Indian actor who predominantly act >> Read More... ," and “ Thiagarajan Thiagarajan was born on 21st June 1945 in Chennai, >> Read More... .” He has also crooned a song, Kaadu Pottalkaadu, in Karuthamma under the music composition of AR Rahman.

On 25^th March 2025, Bharathiraja lost his son Manoj to cardiac arrest. Manoj was married to actress Nandana, and they have two children, Arthika and Mathivadani.