Bharathan is an Indian filmmaker and writer who works in Tamil films. He has directed with actor Vijay twice in his career.
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Born | Bharathan Jamin Avalapampatti, Periya Negamam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Years active | 2001-present |
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]
Year | Film | Credited as | Ref. |
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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 |