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Tanikella Bharani

In this Telugu name, the surname is Tanikella.

Tanikella Bharani
Tanikella at an event
Born (1954-07-14) 14 July 1954 (age 70)[1]
Jagannathapuram, Andhra State, India (present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • comedian
Years active1984–present
SpouseDurga Bhavani

Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil and Hindi; while he was also screenwriter for 52 films.[2] He has won three Nandi Awards.[3][1]

Early life

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Tanikella Bharani's ancestors 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-granduncle.[4]

He was born into a Telugu Brahmin family. He is fluent in Telugu, English, Hindi and Tamil.

He is a religious Hindu who is known for singing devotional songs in praise of Sri Shiva and Devi Parvati, and propagates to his fellow Hindus to not just read the Bhagavad Gita but to follow what it teaches.

Career

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Tanikella did stage plays in the mid 70s and during this time he made the acquaintance of Rallapalli, a Tollywood actor. With his help Tanikella started writing small dialogues and stage scenes. Later, he took a diploma in Theatre arts. Following Rallapalli's advice he moved to Chennai.

He started his career as a dialogue writer for Kanchu Kavachum in 1984 and has written dialogues for various movies like Ladies Tailor (1985), Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Recording Dance Troupe (1987), Varasudochhadu (1988), Chettu Kinda Pleader (1989), Swara Kalpana (1989), Shiva (1989) and Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004). He also penned and sung the lyrics of Gundamma Gaari Manavadu (Bhale Bhaleti Mandu).

He has acted in more than 750 movies starting with Ladies Tailor (1985) & Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Recording Dance Troupe (1987) in which he was seen as Dora Babu. In 1989 he appeared in the hit film Shiva, by Ram Gopal Varma, which starred Nagarjuna. With the release of the film Shiva, he received much recognition and his character Nanaji impressed the whole Telugu audience.

He also played a supporting role in the comedy film Bombay Priyudu in 1996. His powerful antagonism in Samudram won him the Nandi award as the Best Villain. After 2000, he started playing more mature roles in movies like Manmadhudu (2002), Okariki Okaru (2003), Samba (2004), Malliswari, Godavari (2006), and Happy (2006).

He directed Telugu Drama film Mithunam is a 2012 featuring S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Lakshmi.[5][6] He received CineMAA Award Special Jury Award for Best Direction for this film.[7]

He wrote seven Telugu devotional songs song for the album "Nee Lona Shivudu Galudu, Na Lona Shivudu Galadu," literally translating as "The Lord Shiva in you and the Lord Shiva in me can rule the world." He also sang the title song for Nalona sivudu galadu and Shahabash Raa Shankara which were written by him.

Filmography

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Main article: Tanikella Bharani filmography

Bibliography

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Books
  1. Parikini[8]
  2. Nakshatra Darsanam[9]
  3. Maathralu[10]
  4. Endaro Mahanubavulu[11]
Plays (Drama)
  1. Jambu Dweepam
  2. Kokkorokko
  3. Chal Chal Gurram
  4. Gaardhabhaandam
  5. Gograhanam
  6. Naalugo Kothi
Playlets (Telugu)
Song compositions
  1. "Naalona Sividu Kaladu" is a composition of 7 songs written by Tanikella.
  2. "Sabhash raa sankara!" Is composition by Tanikella about the concept of Shiva.
  3. "Naamanasu Kothi raa Raama!"
Spiritual Books
  1. Aata Gadaraa Siva[12]
  2. Sabhashuraa Sankara[12]

Personal life

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He married Durga Bhavani in 1988. The couple has two children, Teja and Soundarya Lahari.[13] They reside in Yousufguda, Hyderabad.

Teja made his debut as an actor in the film Mr Lavangam (2012).[14]

Awards

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Nandi Awards
Literary Awards
CineMAA Awards
Sangam Academy Awards
Awards for Short Films (as a Director)
Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskar

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "గోదావరి టు సికింద్రాబాద్". Telugu News International – TNILIVE. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "After Shiva I Got 12 Movie Offers at a Time Tanikella Bharani | FT" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Tanikella Bharani Filmography, Tanikella Bharani Movies, Tanikella Bharani Films – entertainment.oneindia.in
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Bharani, Tanikella (4 January 2013), Mithunam, archived from the original on 12 February 2017, retrieved 15 August 2016
  6. ^ "Mithunam Telugu Movie – Preview, Trailers, Gallery, Review, Events, Synopsis". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Nitya, Nag bag awards on star-studded night". The Hindu. 16 June 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Parikini By Tanikella Bharani – Kinige – An Online Store For Indian eBooks". Archived from the original on 29 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  9. ^ Nakshatra Darsanam By Tanikella Bharani – Kinige – An Online Store For Indian eBooks. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Tanikella Bharani To Release His 'Maathralu'". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Jandhya Marutam Book release by Chiranjeevi – Pulagam Chinnarayana on Jandhyala films". Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Display Books of this Author". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  13. ^ "All you want to know about #TanikellaBharani". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Tanikella Bharani's son is Lavangam". 123telugu.com. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Nitya, Nag bag awards on star-studded night". The Hindu. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  16. ^ "Tanikella Bharani felicitated on completion of 25 years in Telugu film industry". Archived from the original on 21 January 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  17. ^ "Telugu actor Tanikella Bharani was presented with the annual Sahitya Puraskar of the Lok Nayak Foundation at the award function held at Kalabharathi Auditorium". The Hindu. 5 September 2022.
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