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Bekend om
Directing
Geslacht
Man
Geboren
17 juli 1941
Overleden
10 juni 2026
Geboorteplaats
Theni, Tamil Nadu, India
Ook bekend als
Bharathiraja · Bharathi Raja · Chinnasaamy Periyamayathevar · பாரதிராஜா
Biografie
Periyamayathevar Bharathiraja was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he was known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films and popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Imayam. Bharathiraja had won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry.
Bekend van
7.7
Film
Maharaja
Gopal Thatha
2024
7.8
Film
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
Station Master (uncredited)
1978
4.5
Film
Kodi Parakuthu
GD (voice)
1989
7.5
Film
Mann Vasanai
Mookkaiyan (voice)
1983
0.0
Film
Valli Mayil
8.0
Film
Niram Maaratha Pookkal
Vijayan (voice)
1979
0.0
Film
Padai Veeran
Krishnan
2018
6.8
Film
Vaathi
Villager
2023
6.8
Film
Rocky
Manimaran
2021
7.5
Film
Vedham Pudhithu
Widowed Forest Ranger (voice)
1987
7.4
Film
Thiruchitrambalam
Thiruchitrambalam Sr.
2022
5.4
Film
Namma Veettu Pillai
Arunmozhivarman
2019
6.0
Film
Kalvan
Azhagar
2024
7.3
Film
Kurangu Bommai
Sundaram
2017
7.5
Film
Seethakathi
Self
2018
6.5
Film
Thiru.Manickam
Shanmugam
2024
4.1
Film
Eeswaran
Periyasamy
2021
6.3
Film
Kuttram Kuttrame
Retd. DSP. Muthukaruppan
2022
4.8
Film
Thiruvin Kural
Marimuthu
2023
4.0
Film
Kennedy Club
Savarimuthu
2019
Acteercredits 20 titels
Kalvan
als Azhagar
6.0
2024
Thiru.Manickam
als Shanmugam
6.5
2024
Maharaja
als Gopal Thatha
7.7
2024
Thiruvin Kural
als Marimuthu
4.8
2023
Vaathi
als Villager
6.8
2023
Kuttram Kuttrame
als Retd. DSP. Muthukaruppan
6.3
2022
Thiruchitrambalam
als Thiruchitrambalam Sr.
7.4
2022
Rocky
als Manimaran
6.8
2021
Eeswaran
als Periyasamy
4.1
2021
Kennedy Club
als Savarimuthu
4.0
2019
Namma Veettu Pillai
als Arunmozhivarman
5.4
2019
Padai Veeran
als Krishnan
0.0
2018
Seethakathi
als Self
7.5
2018
Kurangu Bommai
als Sundaram
7.3
2017
Kodi Parakuthu
als GD (voice)
4.5
1989
Vedham Pudhithu
als Widowed Forest Ranger (voice)
7.5
1987
Mann Vasanai
als Mookkaiyan (voice)
7.5
1983
Niram Maaratha Pookkal
als Vijayan (voice)
8.0
1979
Kizhakke Pogum Rail
als Station Master (uncredited)
7.8
1978
Valli Mayil
0.0