
Tanikella Bharani
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.
Movies
- Nov 22, 2024
- Telugu
A young tribal boy from Telangana, develops an ardent admiration for Chief Minister KCR after facing injustice. Defying norms, he embarks on a journey as "Chota KCR," inspired by the leader's vision and policies.
8.8
- Aug 01, 2024
- Telugu
A humble loan agent finds himself caught up in a global conspiracy to cause devastation in India. An accident triggers visions of crime and a serial killer, compelling him to unravel a larger mystery and prevent an impending catastrophe.
- Jun 21, 2024
- Telugu
A futuristic romantic comedy about today's love, marriage and divorce issues. A humorous and satirical narrative with surrealist twists and nail biting suspense.
To pay for surgery for his father, an aspiring cricketer makes a big bet. When the bookie cheats him, he retaliates — and gets caught in a crime web.
- May 17, 2024
- Telugu
Two independent ego-centric couple, Vidya and Vasu. Their love journey begins after the wedding, arranged by their parents. But when Ego is more important than a relationship, it's hard to sail.
8.1
- May 10, 2024
- Telugu
CEO of NNC Chai exposes political corruption. When Chief Minister Prajapati is implicated in a shocking incident, Chai becomes the prime suspect.
- May 09, 2024
- Telugu
When the manager of Srinivasa Creations' production office visits a town to look for locations, he meets some artists and asks them to come to Hyderabad. What will happen next?
Follows three characters from diverse backgrounds in their mid twenties. How consequences arise because of their flaws and what struggles they go through?
A jailer sends two fraudsters to his village to convince and get his adamant father to the city. But the frauds do something extraordinary than the task.
- Jan 01, 2024
- Telugu
In the year 1996, the entire nation was politically facing a serious issue. In addition, the country was suffering from another dangerous problem. In this scenario, a Government Employee took up the responsibility.
4.7
A young man gets a job at a cosmetics company and falls for its glamorous owner. But soon, unforeseen events begin to unfurl his family's dark past.
- Sep 29, 2023
- Telugu
A common man enters a village's political arena, which has been dominated by two political parties.
6.1
A smart and young chap knots into a big trouble: he must defy a big time goon, to retrieve something priceless and gain back his love.
- Mar 21, 2023
- Telugu
Raghava Rao is a theatre artist who was given the title Rangamarthanda. As he grows older, he decides to retire and distributes his wealth among his children, Sri and Ranga who mistreat him and his wife Raju Garu.
- Dec 09, 2022
- Tamil
A tragedy that relays a unique story about a Telugu boy who loses what he loves the most: his mother tongue, Telugu. His path then takes on a hilarious yet thought-provoking journey where science and belief come together to save him
Krishna Dev aka KD, a laid back cop, works in AP HIT, has to take up a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.
Ramarao is a fair government officer who bends the rules when it comes to fighting the lapses in the system. When transferred to his own village, situations take him on a quest where he faces challenges and has to take on evil.
4.2
A humble middle class singer in his 20s get pursued by a beautiful woman who claims to be a girl friend whereas he hasn't seen that women in her life before. Things get mysterious and much complicated as he learns she officially registered herself as his wife without his knowledge..