Bharathi Kannan

S.Bharathi Kannan is an Indian film director, who has directed Tamil films. He was primarily active in the 1990s and early 2000 and is most noted for his work on devotional films.

S.Bharathi Kannan
Born (1962-06-01) 1 June 1962
Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationFilm director
Years active1998–present

Career

He started his career in 1981, joining as an assistant director to Nellai Sunderrajan and went on to continue such roles for the next fifteen years, while appearing in a few supporting roles as actor notably in Nethiyadi and Jadikketha Moodi (1989). He then apprenticed for a series of films under director K. Shankar, while looking for a producer for his first script. Meanwhile, he also worked as a distributor for films, releasing Guna and Pandiyan in Tirunelveli.[1]

Bharathi Kannan made his first film Aruva Velu in 1996 and won average reviews for his work. He was given the opportunity to produce a medium budget action film Thirunelveli (2000) by R. B. Choudary featuring Prabhu in the lead role, but the film became a box office failure.[2] He then made a series of Hindu devotional films Sri Raja Rajeshwari (2001) and Sri Bannari Amman (2002), with a critic labelling the latter as "terrible", noting that "the director of the film has specialised in making such films, which is meant for illiterates."[3]

In 2004, he directed Vayasu Pasanga, a coming-of-age story of youngsters though critics gave the film's negative reviews with a reviewer noting "after directing some devotionals, Bharathi Kannan tries his hand at a different subject. But if this is the stuff he has to offer, he would do better to stick to his socio-religious genre".[4]

His most recent directorial venture was Karagattakari which went unnoticed and Bharathikannan opted against directing any films and started acting in supporting roles in films and television serials notably Kolangal and Rajakumari.

Filmography

Director
Year Film Language Notes
1996Aruva VeluTamil
1998KannathalTamil
2000ThirunelveliTamil
2001Sri Raja RajeshwariTamil
2002Sri Bannari AmmanTamil
2003VijayadasamiKannadaDubbed in Tamil as Thaaye Bhuvaneswari
2004Vayasu PasangaTamil
2005KaragattakkariTamil
2005Love StoryKannadaDubbed in Tamil as Uyirullavarai

Actor
Year Film/Television Role Notes
1998KannathalBabu (Suicide victim)
2004Vayasu PasangaSamy
2005Kasthuri Maan
2005PesuvomaDoctor
2007Maya Kannadi
2009 Kolangal Sankara Pandiyan Replacing TV Series
2009-2011 Madhavi TV Series
2010Kacheri ArambamKerala astrologer
2010Singam
2013RajakumariCool PandiTV Series
2014KayalInspector
2015AdhibarParameswaran
2015Savaale Samaali
2015The Yellow FestivalViswanathanShort film
2016Marudhu
2016Thodari
2017Pa PaandiPoongodi's father
2017Podhuvaga Emmanasu ThangamBhanu Prakash
2018Mannar Vagaiyara
2018PakkaPriest
2019 Pandavar Illam Athiveerapandian TV Series
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References
  1. "Director Bharathi Kannan". bharathikannan.in. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  2. http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2000/tveli.html
  3. "Movie Review : Sri Bannariyamman". sify.com. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  4. "Vayasu Pasanga - Movie Stills - TamilWire.net". tamilwire.net. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
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