Bharath (actor)

Bharath Srinivasan is an Indian film actor, working predominantly in the Tamil film industry along with a few films in Malayalam, Hindi and Telugu.

Bharath
Bharath in 2012
Born
Bharath Steenivasan

(1983-07-21) 21 July 1983[1]
Trichy, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)Jeshley (m.2013-present)
Children2 (Twin boys; born on 2018)
Parent(s)Srinivasan
Lakshmi

He made his acting debut in 2003 with S. Shankar's Boys. In 2004, he first appeared in the Malayalam, the Jayaraj directed vigilante film 4 the People where he portrayed one of the four protagonists. Followed by Chellamae where Bharath is cast as the possessive youth.[2]

He received his breakthrough in the film Kaadhal, as his first main lead role in Tamil. His performance as the naive but sweet lover was highly praised.[3] Some others of notable films include Pattiyal (2006), Em Magan (2006), Veyil (2006), Pazhani (2008), Kanden Kadhalai (2009), Vaanam (2011), Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu (2013) and Kaalidas (2019).

Personal life

Bharath was born on 21 July 1983, in Tiruchirappalli.[4] He later moved to Chennai when he was one month old since his dad got a job there. Bharath did his schooling from DAV. His mother tongue is Tamil.[5] His father, Srinivasan, is in the Computer Field and his mother, Lakshmi, is a housewife.[6] He has a younger sister named Preethi.[7]

Bharath is a trained dancer by profession and joined Swingers International Dance Club when he was 11 years old. He did his schooling at DAV Senior Secondary School, he's also a football fan.[8]

He married childhood friend Jeshly, a Malayali dentist based in Dubai, on 9 September 2013 in Chennai .[9] He has twin boys born on 11 August 2018.[10]

Career

Debut success (2003–2009)

Bharath made his acting debut in the 2003 Tamil film Boys directed by S. Shankar, in which he played the guitarist of a boy band. He was selected for the role, after Shankar had seen him performing at a dance programme "Inspirations" at the Music Academy by Swingers.[11] In 2004, he first appeared in the Malayalam film, the Jayaraj-directed vigilante film 4 The People, portraying one of the four protagonists. Later that year, he played the antagonist role in the Tamil film Chellamae. His portrayal of Vishwa, a possessive teenager who kidnaps his childhood friend whom he is obsessed with and although she has married someone else, was acclaimed by critics.[12] He played his first starring role in Balaji Sakthivel's Tamil romantic-drama film Kaadhal that featured him as a poor mechanic who falls in love and elopes with a wealthy twelfth-standard student.[13][14] The film, produced by Shankar, received critical acclaim and commercial success.[15][13] Pattiyal, a gangster thriller, was his first release in 2006. The Vishnuvardhan-directorial opened to a positive response and went to become a box office hit,[16] with Bharath garnering accolades for his performance as a deaf and dumb hitman[17] Later that year, he starred in Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukkirathu, Em Magan, Chennai Kadhal and Veyil. While Chennai Kadhal, a romance film by Vikraman,[18] bombed at the box office, Thirumurugan's family drama film Em Magan was declared a hit film.[19] He has received great accolades for Veyil.[20]

Following Veyil, Bharath experienced a setback in his career as his subsequent releases—with the exception of Pazhani—proved to be commercially unsuccessful.[21][22] He was facing an "image crisis" as he signed up for action and masala films and went on play repetitive roles as a "larger than life angry young man", playing "small town rowdy" or "guy seeking revenge" roles.[21] Koodal Nagar, was released in 2007 in which he portrayed a dual role, which was a box office disaster. In 2008 he appeared in Perarasu's Pazhani alongside Kajal Aggarwal and Kushboo, following which Nepali, directed by V. Z. Durai was released.[23] That year he had two more releases, Muniyandi Vilangial Moonramandu, which saw him collaborating with the Em Magan team again, and Hari's Seval.[21][22] In 2009 he acted in Arumugam, directed by Suresh Krishna and Kanden Kadhalai, the Tamil remake of the 2007 Bollywood film Jab We Met. The latter featured him in a totally contrasting role as a rich businessman, and became his only commercial success in two years.[24][25]

Setbacks and success (2010–2013)

In 2010, he had a single release with Badri's Thambikku Indha Ooru which became a critical and commercial failure. In 2011, he appeared in the multi-starrer Vaanam as Bharath Chakravarthy, a guitarist. Post-release, Bharath clashed with the producer and another actor in the film, Silambarasan, claiming he did not receive as much promotion and publicity as Silambarasan's character.[26] His next film, the romantic comedy Yuvan Yuvathi co-starring Rima Kallingal, was followed by Perarasu's action-masala film Thiruthani co-starring Sunaina.[27] He also made a guest appearance in Vasanthabalan's Aravaan. In 2013, his romantic thriller film Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu released in August. The film, which was directed by Sasi, opened to positive reviews with a critic noting he "has put a lot of effort and hardwork to the role" and "is one single reason to watch the film".[28] Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu is Bharath's only highest-grossing film in his career.

Career slump, struggle and resurgence (2014–present)

Bharath made his Bollywood debut with Jackpot.[29] The film was about four people who try to con one another for money and Bharath played one of them, a Goan named Anthony D’Souza from Puducherry.[30] He returned to Malayalam cinema in 2014 with Koothara. Thereafter, he plays his 25th movie in Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya Sigamani (2014). The film hasn't been met with favourable reviews.[31] The next is action film Killadi (2015). The film is released to negative reviews.[32] Bharath subsequently appeared as autistic youngster in a Malayalam project titled 1000 – Oru Note Paranja Katha (2015), which garnered poor reviews on release, with a critic noting that "there are plenty of moments of real terrible acting around, and it's a pity to see an actor like Bharath strut around awkwardly, trying to pass off as a youngster with a disability, but with very little success".[33] Later in 2015 he appeared in another Malayalam movie Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi (2015), which was an experimental movie.

In 2017, he acted in Ennodu Vilayadu.[34] Kadugu directed by Vijay Milton was a solid comeback, but the film was an average hit.[35] At the end of the year, he appears in the movies as Spyder starring Mahesh Babu, a bilingual film directed by AR Murugadoss. Bharath play as negative role in cameo appearance after S. J. Surya as the main antagonist. The film was a moderate success.[36] Kadaisi Bench Karthi is released on 27 October and has received to negative reviews. It was a colossal flop.[37] In 2019, Simba and Pottu have commercially failed.[38][39] In Kaalidas, which is directed by Sri Senthil, released on 13 December 2019, featuring Bharath playing a cop for the first time in his career.[40]

Filmography
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released


Year Film Role Language Notes
2003BoysBabu Kalyanam (Bob Galy)Tamil
20044 the PeopleVivekMalayalam
2004ChellamaeVishwa RajasekharTamil
2004KaadhalMuruganTamil
2005February 14ShivaTamil
2006PattiyalSelvaTamil
2006Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai IrukkirathuManuTamil
2006Emtan MaganKrishnaTamil
2006Chennai KadhalGauthamTamil
2006VeyilKathirTamil
2007Koodal NagarSuriyan, ChandranTamil
2008PazhaniPazhanivel (Vellaiyan)Tamil
2008NepaliKarthik (Nepali/Bharathan)Tamil
2008Muniyandi Vilangial MoonramanduMuniyandiTamil
2008SevalMurugesanTamil
2009ArumugamArumugamTamil
2009Kanden KadhalaiSakthivel RajasekharanTamil
2010Thambikku Indha OoruAkileshTamil
2011KoHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2011VaanamBharath ChakravarthyTamil
2011Yuvan YuvathiKathirvelmuruganTamil
2012AravaanThogaimaanTamilGuest appearance
2012ThiruthaniVelu/ThiruthaniTamil
2013Ainthu Ainthu AinthuAravindTamil
2013JackpotAnthony D’SouzaHindi
2014KootharaKoobrinMalayalam
2014Kathai Thiraikathai Vasanam IyakkamHimselfTamilCameo appearance
2014Aindhaam Thalaimurai Sidha Vaidhiya SigamaniSigamaniTamil25th film
2015KilladiDharaniTamil
20151000 – Oru Note Paranja KathaJikku MonMalayalam
2015Lord Livingstone 7000 KandiShanmugan Ilangovan (Sam)Malayalam
2017Ennodu VilayaduVikramTamil
2017KaduguNambiTamil
2017SpyderBhairavadu's brotherTelugu
Sudalai's brotherTamil
2017Kadaisi Bench KarthiKarthiTamil
2019SimbaMaheshTamil
2019PottuArjunTamil
2019KaalidasKaalidasTamil
20208 TamilFilming[41]
2020NaduvanTamilFilming[42]
2020RadheHindi

Filming[43]

20206 HoursMalayalamFilming[44]
2020KshanamMalayalamFilming[45]
Television
Year Program Role Language Channel
2019Kerala Dance LeagueJudgeMalayalamAmrita TV
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