[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro

Tanikella Bharani

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Tanikella Bharani
Watch Teaser [OV]
Play trailer1:42
Meghalu Cheppina Prema Katha (undefined)
79 Videos
4 Photos
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
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
    • Resume
BornJuly 14, 1954
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins total

    Photos3

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster

    Known for

    S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Balasubramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, and Lakshmi in Mithunam (2012)
    Mithunam
    8.1
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Jayaram, Lal, Nassar, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Nizhalgal Ravi, R. Sarathkumar, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Babu Antony, Trisha Krishnan, Vikram, Ravi Mohan, Karthi, Ashwin Kakumanu, Vikram Prabhu, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Aishwarya Lekshmi in Ponniyin Selvan - part 1 (2022)
    Ponniyin Selvan - part 1
    7.5
    • 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 La légende de Baahubali: 1ère partie (2015)
    La légende de Baahubali: 1ère partie
    8.0
    • Swamiji
    • 2015

    Credits

    Edit
    IMDbPro

    Actor



    • Meghalu Cheppina Prema Katha
      • Pre-production
    • Andhela Ravamidhi
      • In Production
    • Gods Premier League
      • In Production
    • Phani
      • In Production
    • Fighter Raja
      • Post-production



    • Kamal Haasan in Thug Life (2025)
      Thug Life
      4.6
      • 2025
    • Trikaala (2025)
      Trikaala
      • 2025
    • Shiva Shambho (2025)
      Shiva Shambho
      8.4
      • 2025
    • Sarangapani Jathakam (2025)
      Sarangapani Jathakam
      5.5
      • Businessman
      • 2025
    • Madhushala (2025)
      Madhushala
      4.2
      • 2025
    • Artiste (2025)
      Artiste
      8.8
      • 2025
    • Artiste - A Perfect Killer
      • 2025
    • Mimoh Chakraborty in Nenekkadunna...? (2025)
      Nenekkadunna...?
      8.1
      • Middle class Man
      • 2025
    • Vishwadev Rachakonda and Payal Radhakrishna in Neeli Megha Shyama (2025)
      Neeli Megha Shyama
      6.1
      • 2025
    • Keshava Chandra Ramavath (2024)
      Keshava Chandra Ramavath
      6.7
      • 2024
    • C202 (2024)
      C202
      7.0
      • 2024
    • Kalinga (2024)
      Kalinga
      5.9
      • 2024
    • Bench Life (2024)
      Bench Life
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Ramanatham
      • 2024
    • Mr. Bachchan (2024)
      Mr. Bachchan
      3.6
      • Ramgarh Thakur
      • 2024
    • Shivam Bhaje (2024)
      Shivam Bhaje
      7.9
      • 2024

    Writer



    • Jayaram, Lal, Nassar, Prabhu, Prakash Raj, Rahman, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Nizhalgal Ravi, R. Sarathkumar, Parthiban Radhakrishnan, Babu Antony, Trisha Krishnan, Vikram, Ravi Mohan, Karthi, Ashwin Kakumanu, Vikram Prabhu, Sobhita Dhulipala, and Aishwarya Lekshmi in Ponniyin Selvan - part 1 (2022)
      Ponniyin Selvan - part 1
      7.5
      • telugu dialogue
      • 2022
    • S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Balasubramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, and Lakshmi in Mithunam (2012)
      Mithunam
      8.1
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi
      6.5
      • dialogue script
      • 2004
    • Handsup
      7.4
      • dialogue
      • 2000
    • Abbas, Soundarya, Sudha, and Meka Srikanth in Anaganaga Oka Ammayi (1999)
      Anaganaga Oka Ammayi
      5.8
      • dialogues
      • 1999
    • O Paniayeipoyindhi Babu
      5.2
      • dialogue
      • 1998
    • Pattukondi Chuddam
      5.8
      • dialogue
      • 1997
    • Akkum Bakkum (1996)
      Akkum Bakkum
      4.9
      • dialogue
      • 1996
    • Jagapathi Babu and Soundarya in Bhale Bullodu (1995)
      Bhale Bullodu
      4.4
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Linga Babu Love Story
      5.9
      • dialogue
      • 1995
    • Madya Taragati Mahabharatham
      • dialogue
      • 1995
    • Namasthe Anna (1994)
      Namasthe Anna
      • dialogue
      • 1994
    • Lucky Chance (1994)
      Lucky Chance
      5.6
      • dialogue
      • 1994
    • Urmila
      • dialogue
      • 1993
    • One by Two
      5.8
      • dialogue
      • 1993

    Director



    • S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Balasubramanyam, Tanikella Bharani, and Lakshmi in Mithunam (2012)
      Mithunam
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2012

    Videos79

    Once Upon a Warrior
    Clip 0:45
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Clip 1:24
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Clip 1:24
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Clip 1:45
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Clip 0:56
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Clip 0:58
    Once Upon a Warrior
    Teaser [OV]
    Trailer 1:42
    Teaser [OV]

    Personal details

    Edit
    • Alternative names
      • T. Bharani
    • Height
      • 1.70 m
    • Born
      • July 14, 1954
      • Secunderabad, Hyderabad State [now Telangana], India
    • Spouse
      • Tanikella Durga Bhavani(2 children)
    • Children
        Soundarya Lahari

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.