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Tharun Bhascker

Tharun Bhascker

Indian film director, writer, actor and television presenter


Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, writer, actor, and television presenter who works in Telugu Film Industry. He directed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy film Pelli Choopulu (2016), which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and Best Screenplay – Dialogues.[2] He later directed Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), and made his acting debut in a lead role with Meeku Maathrame Cheptha (2019).

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Early life

Tharun Bhascker was born on 5 November 1988 in Madras and was raised in Hyderabad.[3][4] His father hailed from Warangal, Telangana, while his mother is from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.[1] Bhasckar studied at Hyderabad Public School, and Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology.[5][6] He later graduated from New York Film Academy.[7]

His father, Uday Bhaskar, died in 2015.[8] His mother, Geetha Bhaskar, made her acting debut in Sekhar Kammula's Fidaa (2017).[9]

Film career

Bhascker started his career directing short films such as Anukokunda, and Sainma. Anukokunda was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[10]

His first full length directorial feature film was Pelli Choopulu (2016).[11][12] The film received National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and Bhasckar won Best Screenplay for Dialogues. The film was remade in Hindi as Mitron (2018), in Malayalam as Vijay Superum Pournamiyum (2019), and in Tamil as Oh Manapenne.

In 2018, Bhasckar made his acting debut with the role of Singeetham Srinivasa Rao in the biopic Mahanati. His second directorial is the buddy comedy film Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018). Later in the year, he wrote the screenplay for the Zee5 web series, B. Tech.[13]

In 2019, Bhaskar played the lead role in Meeku Maathrame Cheptha.[14]

Keedaa Cola, directed by Tharun Bhascker, was released on November 3, 2023.[15]

Personal life

Bhasckar is married to Latha Naidu. She is a production and costume designer for films and advertisements. She worked for films such as Pelli Choopulu, Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi and U Turn.[16]

Filmography

Bhascker at an interview in 2018

Feature films

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References

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  2. "Vijay Deverakonda wishes Tharun Bhascker on his birthday". The Times of India. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. Singh, Suhani (14 February 2021). "What makes the short 'Ramula' a compelling watch". India Today. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. "'Your mistakes drive you to be a better person'". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. "Nag Ashwin to Tharun Bhascker, 7 Telugu directors who studied abroad". The News Minute. 25 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  6. kavirayani, suresh (17 August 2016). "Pellichoopulu director Tharun yet to make up his mind". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. "Pellichoopulu director's mom impresses in Fidaa". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  8. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (1 December 2015). "After short films, Tarun Bhasker to direct a feature". The Hindu.
  9. Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (29 July 2016). "Pelli Choopulu: A gem of a film". The Hindu.
  10. "Vijay Deverakonda's debut production venture titled 'Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'". The News Minute. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  11. Sistu, Suhas (26 October 2023). "Second single from Tharun Bhascker's 'Keeda Kola' is catchy". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  12. Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (25 June 2018). "'I had no choice but to be accurate in my planning,' says Latha Tharun Dhaassyam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. "Oh My Kadavule Telugu remake titled Ori Devuda". Cinema Express. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  14. Outlook (24 June 2022). "'Pelli Choopulu' Director's New Film To Be Called 'Keedaa Cola'". Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  15. "Tharun Bhascker's web series 'B.Tech' opens to positive reviews". The News Minute. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  16. AuthorTelanganaToday. "Tharun Bhascker gets into reinventing mode". Telangana Today. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  17. "Call for entries; 64th National Film Awards for 2016" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  18. "Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South)". India Today. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  19. "SIIMA Awards 2017 Telugu winners list: Jr NTR and Rakul Preet Singh declared best actors". International Business Times. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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