Tanikella Bharani

Acting

Tanikella Bharani

Born

1954-07-14 (72)

Place of birth

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Known for

Acting

Credits

73 titles

Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright, and director who primarily works in Telugu cinema, with appearances in Tamil and Hindi films. He began his career as a stage actor and playwright in the mid-1970s before entering the film industry. Bharani made his film debut as a dialogue writer for *Kanchu Kavacham* (1984). He wrote dialogues for films including *Ladies Tailor* (1985), *Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Recording Dance Troupe* (1987), and Ram Gopal Varma's gangster drama *Shiva* (1989), in which he also played Nanaji. He later appeared in villainous, comedic, and supporting roles. He won the Nandi Award for Best Villain for *Samudram* (1999) an…

Known for

Bāhubali: The Beginning poster
7.6

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Bāhubali: The Beginning

2015

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion poster
7.5

When Mahendra, the son of Bāhubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

2017

The Paradise poster
4.4

In 1980s Secunderabad, a marginalized tribe battles discrimination and fights for citizenship under an unexpected leader's guidance, challenging systemic oppression.

The Paradise

2026

Bāhubali: The Epic poster
6.5

When a mysterious child is found by a tribal couple near a roaring waterfall, they raise him as their own. As he grows, Sivudu is drawn to the world beyond the cliffs, where he discovers the ancient kingdom of Mahishmati, ruled by a cruel tyrant, haunted by rebellion, and bound to his past. What begins as a quest for love soon unravels a legacy of betrayal, sacrifice, and a forgotten prince.

Bāhubali: The Epic

2025

Shambo Shiva Shambo poster
7.0

Three loyal friends face tragic consequences and personal sacrifices when they unite to help an eloped couple overcome family opposition.

Shambo Shiva Shambo

2010

Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters poster
5.0

Bommana Brothers are theives whose parents are also petty robbers. They fall in love with Chandana Sisters, who are the daughters of Chandana Mohan Rao, a big businessman. The elder one Mani Chandana runs an orphanage, while the younger one Siri Chandana is highly devotional. They are engaged, but the Bommana Brothers win their hearts by pretending to be a blind Maharastrian guy who donates everything he's asked for to impress Mani Chandana and Rama Chandra pretends to be a devout and pious man singing Ramadasu songs in a Temple by hiring junior artistes to swoon that impresses Siri Chandana. They get married after a huge ordeal. But a bank manager they robbed previously, the Chandana's hired help (Suman Shetty) and a bunch of others are after the Brothers or after their property and the adventures don't stop.

Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters

2008

Film credits

2020s · 19 titles

The Paradise poster
4.4

In 1980s Secunderabad, a marginalized tribe battles discrimination and fights for citizenship under an unexpected leader's guidance, challenging systemic oppression.

The Paradise

2026

Bāhubali: The Epic poster
6.5

When a mysterious child is found by a tribal couple near a roaring waterfall, they raise him as their own. As he grows, Sivudu is drawn to the world beyond the cliffs, where he discovers the ancient kingdom of Mahishmati, ruled by a cruel tyrant, haunted by rebellion, and bound to his past. What begins as a quest for love soon unravels a legacy of betrayal, sacrifice, and a forgotten prince.

Bāhubali: The Epic

2025

Raakaasa poster
5.7

Returning home after a decade, an NRI chasing romance inadvertently awakens an ancient darkness long feared by his village. As the threat intensifies, love turns deadly and life hangs in the balance.

Raakaasa

2026

Thug Life poster
5.0

In a world ruled by crime and betrayal, mafia kingpin Sakthivel and his brother Manikkam rescue a young boy, Amaran, during a violent police shootout and raise him as their own. Years later, when an assassination attempt shakes Sakthivel's empire, suspicion turns inward. Consumed by vengeance, Sakthivel sets out to destroy the very family he once built.

Thug Life

2025

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo poster
6.6

After growing up enduring criticism from his father, a young man finds his world shaken upon learning he was switched at birth with a millionaire's son.

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

2020

Dhamaka poster
4.2

Swamy and Anand Chakravarthy are lookalikes. Swamy is a jobless guy, while Anand is the son of Nanda Gopal Chakravarthy, running a company called People Mart. Under dicey circumstances Pranavi, a pretty young girl falls in love with both of them. When JP, a monstrous corporate honcho seeks to acquire People Mart through unethical means, Anand and Swamy’s lives get intertwined.

Dhamaka

2022

Vaathi poster
6.8

An assistant maths teacher takes up a tedious task of transforming underprivileged students despite the politics around education in the 90s.

Vaathi

2023

Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan poster
5.0

Bhaijaan, a self-defense trainer lives happily as a bachelor with his three brothers Moh, Ishq and Luv and uses violence to settle disputes. When his brothers, who’ve already found partners, come together to fix a match for him, Bhagya Lakshmi, Bhaijaan decides to mend his ways for his lover's sake. All hell breaks loose when he learns about Bhagya's family facing threats from their haunting past.

Kisi Ka Bhai... Kisi Ki Jaan

2023

Kiku Chiranjeevi poster
NR

A young man named Chiru, born with dextrocardia-a rare condition where his heart is on the right side of his chest faces struggles and challenges as he works to overcome his condition and achieve his goals.

Kiku Chiranjeevi

2026

Manamey poster
NR

A charismatic playboy's life takes an unexpected turn when a young boy enters his world. Initially causing chaos, the boy gradually becomes an integral part of their lives.

Manamey

2024

HIT: The 2nd Case poster
6.9

Krishna Dev aka KD, a laidback cop working in Andhra Pradesh State HIT, takes on a gruesome murder case. As KD unravels the layers of the crime, the stakes rise unbelievably high and the threat comes unusually close.

HIT: The 2nd Case

2022

F3: Fun and Frustration poster
3.9

Venky and Varun Yadav are ordinary guys with ordinary lives. Their struggle is all about money. One day they hear about a wealthy industrialist in Vijayanagaram who is looking for his heir. What happens when Venky, Varun and the gang arrive at his doorsteps pretending to be his heir.

F3: Fun and Frustration

2022

Mystery poster
NR

The scenes of the murder in a farm house are important to the movie on three aspects: how did it happen, who did it and why did it happen.

Mystery

2023

Pelli SandaD poster
4.0

Is a young man's will power and a young woman's destiny enough for them to be together?

Pelli SandaD

2021

V poster
6.5

A celebrated cop, DCP Aditya, faces his toughest challenge when a taunting serial killer begins targeting victims and leaving notes meant for him. Teaming with an aspiring crime novelist, he must stop four more murders to save his medals, career, and reputation while uncovering the killer's past.

V

2020

Drushyam 2 poster
6.9

7 years after the events of Drushyam, the family lives with the trauma from that fateful night. A gripping tale of an investigation and a family threatened by it. Will Rambabu be able to protect his family this time?

Drushyam 2

2021

Sarileru Neekevvaru poster
5.8

A tough army major is deployed to Kurnool on a mission to keep the country safe from external threats.

Sarileru Neekevvaru

2020

Acharya poster
3.9

Acharya, a middle-aged Naxalite-turned-social reformer, launches a fight against the Endowments Department over misappropriation and embezzlement of temple funds and donations.

Acharya

2022

BRO poster
6.1

After being fatally injured in a car crash, a man is given three months back on earth to make amends.

BRO

2023

2010s · 23 titles

Bāhubali: The Beginning poster
7.6

The young Shivudu is left as a foundling in a small village by his mother. By the time he’s grown up, it has become apparent that he possesses exceptional gifts. He meets the beautiful warrior princess Avanthika and learns that her queen has been held captive for the last 25 years. Shividu sets off to rescue her, discovering his own origins in the process.

Bāhubali: The Beginning

2015

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion poster
7.5

When Mahendra, the son of Bāhubali, learns about his heritage, he begins to look for answers. His story is juxtaposed with past events that unfolded in the Mahishmati Kingdom.

Bāhubali 2: The Conclusion

2017

Shambo Shiva Shambo poster
7.0

Three loyal friends face tragic consequences and personal sacrifices when they unite to help an eloped couple overcome family opposition.

Shambo Shiva Shambo

2010

Rakht Charitra 2 poster
6.4

The sequel carries forward the tale of power and revenge which exploded in Rakht Charitra 1. The rebel leader turned politician, Pratap consolidates his political base but is forced to retread the path of vengeance once again after a rival from the past, Surya Narayan Reddy chooses to avenge the assassination of his family. Surya swears vengeance against Pratap after his family is wiped out in a bomb attack and Pratap is hell bent on decimating his enemy, even if it means separating ways with his mentor and political veteran, Shivaji.

Rakht Charitra 2

2010

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy poster
6.3

Gwalior Fort, during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. In a moment of despair, Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, encourages her men by telling them the heroic story of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, a brave Telugu chieftain who took up arms in 1846 to protest against the numerous arbitrariness and crimes perpetrated by the leaders and military forces of the East India Company.

Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy

2019

Khaleja poster
7.4

A village is hounded by an unknown disease, decimating its population. The village priest prophesies that God's avatar will save them. Siddha goes in search of this supernatural potential and finds it in Seetarama Raju, a cab driver.

Khaleja

2010

Janda Pai Kapiraju poster
4.2

A naive rural newcomer fights a wrongful bribe charge, teaming with friends to expose police corruption through a daring sting operation while applying for identity cards under an anonymous persona.

Janda Pai Kapiraju

2015

Baadshah poster
5.5

Rama Rao fails to get a job with the police force due to his father's connections with a gangster. But when his brother is killed by the gangster, Rama Rao becomes Baadshah to oppose him.

Baadshah

2013

Aagadu poster
4.6

Shankar, a trigger-happy encounter specialist with a tragic past, is posted to Bokkapatnam village , to halt the illegal operations of the influential don Damodar, whose dream project is to build a power plant also with whom Shankar has a personal score to settle.

Aagadu

2014

Temper poster
6.5

Daya is a corrupt cop who joins hands with the local don. When Daya's girlfriend gets kidnapped, it triggers Daya to go against Vasu and his empire, leading him to uncover a bigger motive behind the kidnapping.

Temper

2015

Gabbar Singh poster
6.1

A boy runs away from home, angry with his stepfather and half-brother. Years later, he becomes a police inspector and fights a notorious criminal.

Gabbar Singh

2012

Maharshi poster
6.6

Rishi Kumar is a billionaire and the CEO of Origins, someone who has always strived for the success he now owns. His friend Ravi needs help, how will he come through?

Maharshi

2019

Bruce Lee: The Fighter poster
5.7

When a stuntman is mistaken for a police officer, he begins fighting crime.

Bruce Lee: The Fighter

2015

Sukumarudu poster
3.7

Sukumar, a selfish wealthy man, returns to his village in order to ascertain his rights over the family property. However, he faces problems due to a few family members and ends up falling in love.

Sukumarudu

2013

Race Gurram poster
6.8

Ram and Lakshman, aka Lucky, are brothers who are polar opposites in nature. Their mother wishes to see them united.

Race Gurram

2014

Rabhasa poster
4.6

US return student Karthik pledges to marry his uncle Dhanunjay's daughter Indu, which was his mother's wish. A small family feud ends with both the families getting separated. He joins Indu's college to convince her to marry him, but mistakenly assumes Bhagyam as Dhanunjay's daughter. Later, Karthik realizes that Indu is his cousin but she is already in love with another guy. He gets entangled in a risky situation when he tries to help a stranger. The rest of the story is all about how he controls the damage and fulfills the wish of his mother.

Rabhasa

2014

Rakht Charitra poster
7.0

Based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, the film follows his life from just a college student to being a politician in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Rakht Charitra

2010

Oopiri poster
7.2

Impressed by his carefree attitude, quadriplegic multi-billionaire Vikram hires a convict out on parole as his caretaker. What follows is a string of life lessons they learn from each other.

Oopiri

2016

Dookudu poster
6.8

To protect his father recovering from a coma, a relentless cop must pose as the political leader his father always envisioned while hunting the men who tried to kill him.

Dookudu

2011

Sita poster
5.2

Sita is a materialistic woman who only cares about materialistic gains and nothing else. MLA Basava Raju lusts for her and wants her to give him what she promised him for helping her. The villain of their tale is Ram, a man who’s way too innocent for his own good. How does Ram help Sita out of the fix she’s in forms the crux of the story.

Sita

2019

Inji Iduppazhagi poster
5.3

An overweight, young woman, who finds it hard to land a husband, learns to accept her 'Size Sexy' figure and leads an awareness campaign against a dubious slimness centre.

Inji Iduppazhagi

2015

Brahmotsavam poster
4.4

When a charming NRI girl falls in love with a wealthy businessman, she unwittingly sparks conflict within his large joint family. How will her lover find a way to marry her, while still ensuring that his large family remains happy and harmonious?

Brahmotsavam

2016

Brahmotsavam poster
4.4

When a charming NRI girl falls in love with a wealthy businessman, she unwittingly sparks conflict within his large joint family. How will her lover find a way to marry her, while still ensuring that his large family remains happy and harmonious?

Brahmotsavam

2016

2000s · 13 titles

Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters poster
5.0

Bommana Brothers are theives whose parents are also petty robbers. They fall in love with Chandana Sisters, who are the daughters of Chandana Mohan Rao, a big businessman. The elder one Mani Chandana runs an orphanage, while the younger one Siri Chandana is highly devotional. They are engaged, but the Bommana Brothers win their hearts by pretending to be a blind Maharastrian guy who donates everything he's asked for to impress Mani Chandana and Rama Chandra pretends to be a devout and pious man singing Ramadasu songs in a Temple by hiring junior artistes to swoon that impresses Siri Chandana. They get married after a huge ordeal. But a bank manager they robbed previously, the Chandana's hired help (Suman Shetty) and a bunch of others are after the Brothers or after their property and the adventures don't stop.

Bommana Brothers Chandana Sisters

2008

Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli poster
3.5

Gopi's parents desperately want him to get married. When Laxmi comes into his life, he falls in love with her. Later, things change after Gopi travels to Bangalore and meets Priya

Gopi – Goda Meeda Pilli

2006

Allari poster
7.0

A coming of age story of triangular romance between a boy and two girls that explores the twin emotions of true love and teenage infatuation in a boy who perpetually finds himself in complicated situations both at home and outside. Allari was released on 10 May 2002 and was a box office success. Naresh who became popular with this film, eventually prefixed the title Allari to his name. The film was remade in Tamil as Kurumbu.

Allari

2002

Dhanalakshmi I Love You poster
5.0

Babu Rao, Raju and Shyam are in desperate need to make money due to various situations in their lives. An MNC company offers them a lucrative way to make money, which could change their life forever.

Dhanalakshmi I Love You

2002

Juniors poster
NR

Juniors is an Remake version of Tamil movie Thulluvatho Ilamai and it is an Romance based movie. In which, Mahesh (Naresh) is son of a fish-seller. Pooja (Shireen) is the daughter of a businessman. Both of them are thick friends since childhood as they studied in the same convent/school/college. Mahesh has lusty feelings towards Pooja during his adolescent. But Pooja has love feelings towards him. They also have a group of 4 more friends with whom they move closely. Unfortunately, the parents of these guys are very skeptical about their kids and always scold them. Vexed by the hostile attitude of parents, these kids leave from their homes and travel to a new place. The rest of the story is all about how they struggled and realize the future carrier.

Juniors

2003

Subash Chandra Bose poster
4.2

Subash Chandra Bose is a Patriotic action darma based movie in which Ashok (Venkatesh) working in a TV channel with his girl friend Anita (Genelia), covers the meeting of a politician (Prakash Raj). By seeing Prakash Raj there, Ashok gets images from the bygone era. In a flash back, it is revealed that in the year 1946, a man named Subash Chandra Bose alias Chandram (Venkatesh) fights against local British officer (Gulshan Grover). Subash Chandra Bose worships the real freedom fighter Subash Chandra Bose. When the state governor (Tom Alter) comes to Chintapalli along with his daughter Diana for a brief vacation, Subash Chandra Bose welcomes him by blowing up the water tank in his palace.

Subash Chandra Bose

2005

Athadu poster
7.8

A hitman, Nandu, is hired to stage the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is actually killed and Nandu is framed for the murder, he assumes a dead man's identity to evade the law.

Athadu

2005

Nuvvu Naaku Nachav poster
7.5

Venky and Nandini's relationship changes from mere friendship to something that is more romantic. However, love only blossoms between the two after Nandini's marriage is fixed elsewhere.

Nuvvu Naaku Nachav

2001

Ready poster
6.0

A brave man decides to kidnap his friend's beloved from a forced marriage, but ends up abducting the wrong bride. Ironically, the bride he kidnapped is ecstatic because she was already planning an escape. On the run, they fall in love, but in order to get married, they must convince their families.

Ready

2008

Political Rowdy poster
2.0

Vithal is a ruthless rowdy who hates woman but ends up falling for Kaveri. However, things take an ugly turn when her lover makes an entry.

Political Rowdy

2005

Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli poster
2.0

No synopsis available yet.

Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli

2003

Ela Cheppanu poster
4.7

Ela Cheppanu (Telugu: ఎలా చెప్పను, English translation: How Should I Say?) is a Telugu film starring Shriya and Tarun, directed by Ramana. It is the remake of the Bollywood hit movie Tum Bin. Tarun ... Sekhar Shriya ... Priya Siva Balaji ... Amar Varma Tanikella Bharani Brahmanandam Giri Babu Sowcar Janaki Kovai Sarala Sunil

Ela Cheppanu

2003

Bommarillu poster
6.8

Siddu is the son of an over-protective business man. Every decision of his is made by his father, which leads him into frustration. He half-heartedly agrees to become engaged to a rich man's daughter, but then falls for a middle-class man's daughter called Haasini. The film focuses on his realization that he has to stand on his own and come out of his father's protective shell - and try to succeed in love.

Bommarillu

2006

Series credits

Behind the camera

Swara Kalpana poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Swara Kalpana

1989

Mithunam poster
7.7

An elderly couple live by themselves while their children are settled abroad; they take each day as special and enjoy their life.

Mithunam

2012

Mithunam poster
7.7

An elderly couple live by themselves while their children are settled abroad; they take each day as special and enjoy their life.

Mithunam

2012

Ladies Tailor poster
7.5

Sundaram is a lazy tailor who believes that only luck will make him rich. However, the predictions of a soothsayer send him off on a rib-tickling journey, in pursuit of his fortune.

Ladies Tailor

1986

Maharshi poster
8.0

After a college student becomes obsessed with a co-ed, she and her husband attempt to heal him, with dangerous consequences.

Maharshi

1987

Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Recording Dance Troupe poster
10.0

Gopalam and Sita work as dancers in the troupe. Gopalam is a naive and timid man, who loves Sita, but cannot muster enough courage to reveal his feelings to her.

Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Recording Dance Troupe

1987

One by Two poster
NR

Comedy Movie starring JD Chakravarthy and Srikanth

One by Two

1993

Chevilo Puvvu poster
NR

The film begins on Prasad (Rajendra Prasad) an unemployed educated guy one that suffers from sleepwalking. During the time of his maternal uncle's (Sakshi Ranga Rao) daughter's wedding, Prasad unknowingly walks into the bride's room. At that moment, the bridegroom Paramatma (Tanikella Bharani) suspects them and demands Rs.20,000 as compensation. As a result, Prasad steps into the city to accumulate money and carry various petty jobs. Thereupon, he is acquainted with a beautiful girl Anupama (Seeta) who comforts him with a govt job and required amount.

Chevilo Puvvu

1990

Sira poster
NR

Sira meaning ink, depicts the inner turmoil of a writer at ,Conscious, Subconscious and Unconscious levels and his relationship with world, which is again inner and outer.

Sira

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Sira poster
NR

Sira meaning ink, depicts the inner turmoil of a writer at ,Conscious, Subconscious and Unconscious levels and his relationship with world, which is again inner and outer.

Sira

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