
Directing
Bharathan
Born — Died
1946-11-14 — 1998-07-30
Place of birth
Enkakkad
Known for
Directing
Credits
42 titles
Bharathan was an Indian filmmaker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. Known for his unconventional works, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in the Indian Film Industry of all time as well as one of the directors who revolutionised Malayalam Cinema.
Known for
7.0Ashwini Varma, who leaves for home, misses her flight and with no other option left, she chooses to go hitchhiking with a stranger, leading to several adventures.
Priyuralu
1998
8.0Lathika is happily engaged to her cousin who works abroad. While she waits for him to come back, Lathika gets raped by her brother's friend. She becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son.
Ente Upasana
1984
7.0A young man trained in Kalaripayattu (martial art form of Kerala) sets out to get his family heirloom (Chilambu : Kerala ornament) back from his uncle.
Chilambu
1987
No synopsis available yet.
Oonjalaadum Uravugal
1985
6.9A man comes to an isolated valley to take revenge on his friend who murdered his wife.
Thazhvaram
1990
7.0London-educated Saktivelu returns to India and wants to open a chain of restaurants in Chennai. His father, however, wishes that he would stay back and help the villagers.
Thevar Magan
1992
Film credits
Behind the camera
7.0Ashwini Varma, who leaves for home, misses her flight and with no other option left, she chooses to go hitchhiking with a stranger, leading to several adventures.
Priyuralu
1998
7.0Ashwini Varma, who leaves for home, misses her flight and with no other option left, she chooses to go hitchhiking with a stranger, leading to several adventures.
Priyuralu
1998
8.0Lathika is happily engaged to her cousin who works abroad. While she waits for him to come back, Lathika gets raped by her brother's friend. She becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son.
Ente Upasana
1984
7.0A young man trained in Kalaripayattu (martial art form of Kerala) sets out to get his family heirloom (Chilambu : Kerala ornament) back from his uncle.
Chilambu
1987
7.0A young man trained in Kalaripayattu (martial art form of Kerala) sets out to get his family heirloom (Chilambu : Kerala ornament) back from his uncle.
Chilambu
1987
No synopsis available yet.
Oonjalaadum Uravugal
1985
6.9A man comes to an isolated valley to take revenge on his friend who murdered his wife.
Thazhvaram
1990
7.0London-educated Saktivelu returns to India and wants to open a chain of restaurants in Chennai. His father, however, wishes that he would stay back and help the villagers.
Thevar Magan
1992
Forced by poverty, a Brahmin man marries his young daughter off to a senior man. Sexually frustrated, she gets drawn towards a younger man of a different caste and has an affair with him.
Savithiri
1980
NRSivaramakrishnan Nair meets his retired defence friend Mennon after a long time and invites him to stay with his family. During his stay, his elder daughter falls in love with him.
Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
1987
NRSivaramakrishnan Nair meets his retired defence friend Mennon after a long time and invites him to stay with his family. During his stay, his elder daughter falls in love with him.
Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
1987
9.0The story takes place in a small village surrounded by hills and valleys. Young Pappu, a teenager, awaiting school results to go to college, has plenty of time on hand. His trouble is adolescence, but neither his mother nor his aunt can diagnose his affliction. Everything around him excites and stimulates his sexual curiosity. Twenty plus Rathi, the girl next door, has been chechi (elder sister) to him since he was a child. Unaware of the stirrings of his desire, she dismisses his first overtures to her as boyish pranks. But soon her feelings change. She is sympathetic to the boy's confusion and goes to the sarppakkavu (cobra-shrine) to keep a midnight date with Pappu. It storms and thunders while Pappu makes love to Rathi. Only then do the storms—the one tormenting him inside his mind and the other raging thunderously on the outside, subside. Aghast at what has happened,
Rathinirvedam
1978
9.0The story revolves around a bullock seller and his family. It tells how his grief and lust leads him to destroy his family.
Chatta
1981
9.0The story revolves around a bullock seller and his family. It tells how his grief and lust leads him to destroy his family.
Chatta
1981
7.2Achootty, an uneducated fisherman, wants his daughter Radha to be educated and also want her to become a doctor. His dreams get shattered when Radha falls in love with her childhood friend.
Amaram
1991
7.7Five-year-old Malooty is visiting her grandparents' home and ends up falling in a borewell while playing ball with her dog. Her father struggles to rescue her before it is too late.
Malootty
1990
7.5Usha (Zarina Wahab) comes to her sister's house for relief from a terrible tragedy of her life which is the accidental death of her lover Ravi played by Shankar. In the new place, she meets Ramankutty, played by Nedumudi Venu, who is the friend of Vasu Menon (Bharath Gopi), husband of her sister. Their friendship eventually turns into love, but Ramankutty's mother does not allow this proposal. Usha slowly realizes that Vasu Menon's feelings for her are wayward, but she does not tell her sister as she fears that this will ruin their family. So Usha decides to go back to her home, on the way she meets Ramankutty, who has convinced his mother about marrying Usha.
Palangal
1981
7.8Kattathe Kilikkoodu movie is a story about an unhappy marriage that unravels in a bad way.
Kattathe Kilikkoodu
1983
10.0Balagopalan a coffee shop owner in a remote village gets an orphan girl- maya. she helps him in the shop and becomes dear with her neat and smart activities. kunjunni- the assistant to balagopalan who lives in the forest. he loves the forest and forest animals. he supplies the vegetables and other row materials. these simple and straight characters attracts each other.
Churam
1997
10.0Balagopalan a coffee shop owner in a remote village gets an orphan girl- maya. she helps him in the shop and becomes dear with her neat and smart activities. kunjunni- the assistant to balagopalan who lives in the forest. he loves the forest and forest animals. he supplies the vegetables and other row materials. these simple and straight characters attracts each other.
Churam
1997
7.3A royal mistress, Vaishali, is sent to bring sage Rishyasringa to the kingdom of Anga. After Rishyasringa follows Vaishali, he performs the ceremonies to break the curse and make it rain in Anga.
Vaishali
1988
8.0Life for Lakshmi turns head over heels when Vishnu the new priest's son, shows up in her village. Lakshmi is instantly intrigued by the new young man in town, and strives to start a relationship with him. Antics and innocent clashes follow and both of them fall in love. Later, problems arise due to Vishnu's status in society. Meanwhile, Lakshmi's marriage is fixed with her cousin.
Devaraagam
1996
8.0Life for Lakshmi turns head over heels when Vishnu the new priest's son, shows up in her village. Lakshmi is instantly intrigued by the new young man in town, and strives to start a relationship with him. Antics and innocent clashes follow and both of them fall in love. Later, problems arise due to Vishnu's status in society. Meanwhile, Lakshmi's marriage is fixed with her cousin.
Devaraagam
1996
8.0Life for Lakshmi turns head over heels when Vishnu the new priest's son, shows up in her village. Lakshmi is instantly intrigued by the new young man in town, and strives to start a relationship with him. Antics and innocent clashes follow and both of them fall in love. Later, problems arise due to Vishnu's status in society. Meanwhile, Lakshmi's marriage is fixed with her cousin.
Devaraagam
1996
8.0Chandradas, a renowned poet, accidentally meets his estranged teenage daughter, Harita. After great effort, he is able to take his daughter to his ancestral home. But Harita's past haunts her.
Padheyam
1993
7.0The film is about a handicapped young man Narayanankutty, who owns a stationery shop which is gifted by Lazer. He falls in love with a school teacher Sridevi.
Keli
1991
7.7A photo feature written on the widespread drug addiction among students lands Usha in trouble, when the students involved in it tries to get their revenge.
Pranamam
1986
7.7A photo feature written on the widespread drug addiction among students lands Usha in trouble, when the students involved in it tries to get their revenge.
Pranamam
1986
9.0Maruthu, a hunter, has an affair with Kaveri, a tea shop owner. He gets drawn to a beautiful dancer from the travelling circus which comes to their village, causing trouble between him and Kaveri.
Aaravam
1978
9.0Maruthu, a hunter, has an affair with Kaveri, a tea shop owner. He gets drawn to a beautiful dancer from the travelling circus which comes to their village, causing trouble between him and Kaveri.
Aaravam
1978
9.0Maruthu, a hunter, has an affair with Kaveri, a tea shop owner. He gets drawn to a beautiful dancer from the travelling circus which comes to their village, causing trouble between him and Kaveri.
Aaravam
1978
8.0Film starring Bahadur, Adoor Bhasi and Jayabharati, it tells the story of an elephant belonging to the Guruvayoor temple in Kerala
Guruvayoor Kesavan
1977
8.0Film starring Bahadur, Adoor Bhasi and Jayabharati, it tells the story of an elephant belonging to the Guruvayoor temple in Kerala
Guruvayoor Kesavan
1977
10.0Esthappan and Anto are two fishermen who do not get along well. However, when Esthappan learns that Anto sings and dances well, he requests him to perform in his stage plays.
Chamayam
1993
7.0Ravunni Nair and Saraswathi Amma were colleagues teaching in the same school. They eventually got married, when the former was 45 and the latter was 40. The greatest sorrow of their life was that they were childless. After retirement from school, Maya, a friend's daughter, comes to stay with them.
Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam
1987
A malayalam feature film directed by Bharathan based on a novel by Uroob.
Aniyara
1978
8.0Marykutty, a single mother, lives alone with her child. However, her life changes when she crosses paths with Louis, a man with mild autism.
Kathodu Kathoram
1985
8.5Story of two brothers
Venkalam
1993
A girl, who is the sole breadwinner of a family, is happy when she gets the chance to teach dance to the daughters of a rich man. However, her life takes a turn when she falls in love with him.
Parvathy
1981
A girl, who is the sole breadwinner of a family, is happy when she gets the chance to teach dance to the daughters of a rich man. However, her life takes a turn when she falls in love with him.
Parvathy
1981

