Tharun Bhascker

{{Short description | Indian film director, writer, actor and television presenter}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Tharun Bhascker

| image = Tarun Bhascar in Cinivaram.jpg

| caption = Bhascker at Cinivaram 2017

| birth_name = Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|11|5}}

| birth_place = Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India{{cite web|title=మాటలు మురిపించి... ప్రతిభ పరిమళించి!|url=http://www.eenadu.net/special-pages/etharam/etharam-inner.aspx?catfullstory=12068|website=eenadu.net|publisher=ఈనాడు|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415063054/http://www.eenadu.net/special-pages/etharam/etharam-inner.aspx?catfullstory=12068|archive-date=15 April 2017|location=Hyderabad}}

| alma mater = Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology
New York Film Academy

| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|writer|actor|television presenter}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| spouse = Latha Naidu

}}

Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian film director, actor and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed the romantic comedy Pelli Choopulu (2016), which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and Best Screenplay – Dialogues.{{cite web|title=Will Salman Khan remake Telugu indie hit 'Pellichoopulu'?|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Will-Salman-Khan-remake-Telugu-indie-hit-Pellichoopulu/2016/08/13/article3578104.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814210525/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/Will-Salman-Khan-remake-Telugu-indie-hit-Pellichoopulu/2016/08/13/article3578104.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 August 2016}} He later directed Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), and made his acting debut in a lead role with Meeku Maathrame Cheptha (2019).

Early life

Tharun Bhascker was born on 5 November 1988 in Madras (now Chennai) and was raised in Hyderabad.{{Cite web|date=5 November 2020|title=Vijay Deverakonda wishes Tharun Bhascker on his birthday |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/vijay-deverakonda-wishes-tharun-bhascker-on-his-birthday/articleshow/71924897.cms|access-date=2021-05-14|website=The Times of India}}{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Suhani|date=14 February 2021|title=What makes the short 'Ramula' a compelling watch|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/what-makes-the-short-ramula-a-compelling-watch-1769202-2021-02-14|access-date=2021-05-14|website=India Today}} His father hailed from Warangal, Telangana, while his mother is from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. Bhascker studied at Hyderabad Public School, and Swami Vivekananda Institute of Technology.{{Cite web|title='Your mistakes drive you to be a better person' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/your-mistakes-drive-you-to-be-a-better-person/articleshow/68334176.cms|access-date=2021-01-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=I want to leave no genre untouched: Tharun Bhascker|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2018/jun/18/i-want-to-leave-no-genre-untouched-tharun-bhascker-6562.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Cinema Express|language=en}} He later graduated from New York Film Academy.{{Cite web|date=2020-12-25|title=Nag Ashwin to Tharun Bhascker, 7 Telugu directors who studied abroad|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nag-ashwin-tharun-bhascker-7-telugu-directors-who-studied-abroad-140276|access-date=2021-01-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}

His father, Uday Bhaskar, died in 2015.{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2016-08-17|title=Pellichoopulu director Tharun yet to make up his mind|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/170816/pellichoopulu-director-tharun-yet-to-make-up-his-mind.html|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}} His mother, Geetha Bhaskar,{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Geetha Bhascker Dhaassyam’s cookbook is an extension of her food diary for her son, actor-director Tharun Bhascker |url=https://www.thehindu.com/food/features/geetha-bhascker-dhaassyams-cookbook-my-habits-my-recipes-is-an-extension-of-her-food-diary-for-her-son-tharun-bhascker/article67604080.ece |access-date=21 May 2024 |date=5 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240521101349/https://www.thehindu.com/food/features/geetha-bhascker-dhaassyams-cookbook-my-habits-my-recipes-is-an-extension-of-her-food-diary-for-her-son-tharun-bhascker/article67604080.ece |archive-date=21 May 2024 |language=en-IN}} made her acting debut in Sekhar Kammula's Fidaa (2017).{{Cite web|title=Pellichoopulu director's mom impresses in Fidaa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/pellichoopulu-directors-mom-impresses-in-fidaa/articleshow/59737150.cms|access-date=2021-01-04|website=The Times of India|language=en}}

Film career

Bhascker started his career directing short films such as Anukokunda, and Sainma. Anukokunda was screened at the Cannes Film Festival.{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/after-short-films-tarun-bhasker-to-direct-a-feature/article7936817.ece|title=After short films, Tarun Bhasker to direct a feature|first=Y. Sunita|last=Chowdhary|date=1 December 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}}

His first full length directorial feature film was Pelli Choopulu (2016).{{cite web|url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Cinema/2016-04-30/From-YouTube-to-70MM/225117|title=From YouTube to 70MM|date=30 April 2016}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/pelli-choopulu-review-a-gem-of-a-film/article8917019.ece|title=Pelli Choopulu: A gem of a film|first=Sangeetha Devi|last=Dundoo|date=29 July 2016|newspaper=The Hindu}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2018-11-20|title=B. Tech review: Tharun Bhascker's Zee5 webseries takes a familar [sic] premise and turns it into magic |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/b-tech-review-tharun-bhasckers-zee5-webseries-takes-a-familar-premise-and-turns-it-into-magic-5586081.html|access-date=2020-06-28|website=Firstpost}}

In 2019, Bhaskar played the lead role in Meeku Maathrame Cheptha.{{Cite web|date=2019-08-29|title=Vijay Deverakonda's debut production venture titled 'Meeku Maathrame Cheptha'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/vijay-deverakondas-debut-production-venture-titled-meeku-maathrame-cheptha-108058|access-date=2021-01-04|website=The News Minute|language=en}}

Keedaa Cola, directed by Tharun Bhascker, was released on 3 November 2023.{{Cite web |last=Sistu |first=Suhas |date=2023-10-26 |title=Second single from Tharun Bhascker’s ‘Keeda Kola’ is catchy |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/tollywood/second-single-from-tharun-bhasckers-keeda-kola-is-catchy-832624 |access-date=2023-10-27 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=english}}

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.{{Cite news|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2018-06-25|title='I had no choice but to be accurate in my planning,' says Latha Tharun Dhaassyam|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/production-designer-latha-tharun-dhaassyam-had-to-be-accurate-in-my-planning/article24252743.ece|access-date=2021-05-14|issn=0971-751X}}

Filmography

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=Film=

== As Director ==

Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+
2016	Pelli Choopulu	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	National Film Award for Best Screenplay
2018	Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi	{{yes}}	{{yes}}
2019	Meeku Maathrame Cheptha	{{no}}	{{partial\|Dialogues}}
2021	Pitta Kathalu	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	Netflix anthology film; Ramula segment{{Cite web\|title=Tharun Bhascker on 'Lust Stories': "My directorial part will be a dark-comedy and a spinoff to Sainma" \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/tharun-bhascker-on-lust-stories-my-directorial-part-will-be-a-dark-comedy-and-a-spinoff-to-sainma/articleshow/75405887.cms\|access-date=2021-01-04\|website=The Times of India}}
rowspan="2"\| 2022	Oke Oka Jeevitham	{{no}}	{{partial\|Dialogues}}	{{Cite web\|title=Sharwanand's next titled Oke Oka Jeevitham\|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/jun/28/sharwanands-next-titled-oke-oka-jeevitham-25206.html\|access-date=2021-07-17\|website=Cinema Express\|language=en}}
Ori Devuda	{{no}}	{{partial\|Dialogues}}	{{cite web \|title=Oh My Kadavule Telugu remake titled Ori Devuda \|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/telugu/news/2021/nov/09/oh-my-kadavule-telugu-remake-titled-ori-devuda-27730.html \|access-date=9 November 2021 \|website=Cinema Express}}
2023	Keedaa Cola	{{yes}}	{{yes}}	{{cite news\|last1=Outlook\|title='Pelli Choopulu' Director's New Film To Be Called 'Keedaa Cola'\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-pelli-choopulu-director-s-new-film-to-be-called-keedaa-cola--news-204324\|accessdate=18 September 2023\|date=24 June 2022\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918054323/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/-pelli-choopulu-director-s-new-film-to-be-called-keedaa-cola--news-204324\|archivedate=18 September 2023}}

== As Actor ==

Year ! Title ! Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes
class="wikitable sortable" \|+Acting roles
rowspan="2" \| 2018	Mahanati	Singeetam Srinivasa Rao
Sammohanam	Himself	Cameo appearance
rowspan="2" \|2019	Falaknuma Das	Saidulu
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha	Rakesh
2020	Middle Class Melodies	AE	Cameo appearance
2021	Skylab	Scientist	Cameo appearance
2022	Sita Ramam	Balaji
rowspan="4" \|2023 \|Das Ka Dhamki	Blue Jaguar guy
Hostel Boys	Editor	Telugu version
Keedaa Cola	Bhakta Naidu
Mangalavaaram	Cameo appearance in song
2024	Masthu Shades Unnai Raa	Veer Das

== Short films ==

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Notes
rowspan="3" \| 2008 \|Wake up \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
HELP \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
My India \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
rowspan="2" \| 2009 \|We Can-Blind Cricket \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
The Artist's Poem \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
2010 \|HPS.wmv \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
rowspan="8" \| 2011 \|Highderabad \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
This day-Catharsis \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
24 frames-Telugu version \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
The Method \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
Minutes to midnight \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
Serendipity \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|By Team
Kaala Ghoda \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
The Journey \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
rowspan="2" \| 2012 \|Junun \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
Anukokunda \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
National Film Award for Best Feature in Telugu \| 2015 \|Sainma \|{{yes}} \|{{yes}} \|
2018 \|Maa \|{{no}} \|{{partial\|Dialogues}} \| Telugu version

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Director

! Writer

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

rowspan="3" | 2008

|Wake up

|{{yes}}

HELP

|{{yes}}

My India

|{{yes}}

rowspan="2" | 2009

|We Can-Blind Cricket

|{{yes}}

The Artist's Poem

|{{yes}}

2010

|HPS.wmv

|{{yes}}

rowspan="8" | 2011

|Highderabad

|{{yes}}

This day-Catharsis

|{{yes}}

24 frames-Telugu version

|{{yes}}

The Method

|{{yes}}

Minutes to midnight

|{{yes}}

Serendipity

|{{yes}}

|By Team

Kaala Ghoda

|{{yes}}

The Journey

|{{yes}}

rowspan="2" | 2012

|Junun

|{{yes}}

Anukokunda

|{{yes}}

National Film Award for Best Feature in Telugu

| 2015

|Sainma

|{{yes}}

2018

|Maa

|{{no}}

|{{partial|Dialogues}}

| Telugu version

== As Voice Actor ==

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2023

|Chinna

|Venkatesh

|Dubbed in Telugu for Baalaji S. U. in Chithha

2024

|Gorre Puranam

|Gorre/Sheep

|Voice role only

= Television =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title !Role !Network ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \|Notes
2018	B. Tech \| \|ZEE5	Writer{{Cite web\|date=2018-11-17\|title=Tharun Bhascker's web series 'B.Tech' opens to positive reviews\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tharun-bhasckers-web-series-btech-opens-positive-reviews-91711\|access-date=2021-01-20\|website=The News Minute\|language=en}}
2020 \|Neeku Maathrame Cheptha \|Host \|ETV Plus \|{{Cite web \|last=AuthorTelanganaToday \|title=Tharun Bhascker gets into reinventing mode \|url=https://telanganatoday.com/tharun-bhascker-gets-into-reinventing-mode \|access-date=2020-06-16 \|website=Telangana Today \|language=en-US}}
rowspan="2" \|2023 \|Anger Tales \|Rajeev \|Disney+ Hotstar \|Episode: Food Festival{{Cite web \|title=Anger Tales Trailer: Venkatesh Maha, Madonna Sebastian, Bindu Madhavi, Phani Acharya Perfectly Portrays 'Anger' Issues in Daily Life! (Watch Video) {{!}} 📺 LatestLY \|url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/tv/anger-tales-trailer-venkatesh-maha-madonna-sebastian-bindu-madhavi-phani-acharya-perfectly-portrays-anger-issues-in-daily-life-watch-video-4886262.html \|access-date=2023-03-01 \|website=LatestLY \|language=en}}
Dhootha \|Bhupati Varma Avudhuri \|Amazon Prime Video \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

!Role

!Network

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Notes

2018

B. Tech

|ZEE5

Writer{{Cite web|date=2018-11-17|title=Tharun Bhascker's web series 'B.Tech' opens to positive reviews|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tharun-bhasckers-web-series-btech-opens-positive-reviews-91711|access-date=2021-01-20|website=The News Minute|language=en}}

2020

|Neeku Maathrame Cheptha

|Host

|ETV Plus

|{{Cite web |last=AuthorTelanganaToday |title=Tharun Bhascker gets into reinventing mode |url=https://telanganatoday.com/tharun-bhascker-gets-into-reinventing-mode |access-date=2020-06-16 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |2023

|Anger Tales

|Rajeev

|Disney+ Hotstar

|Episode: Food Festival{{Cite web |title=Anger Tales Trailer: Venkatesh Maha, Madonna Sebastian, Bindu Madhavi, Phani Acharya Perfectly Portrays 'Anger' Issues in Daily Life! (Watch Video) {{!}} 📺 LatestLY |url=https://www.latestly.com/socially/entertainment/tv/anger-tales-trailer-venkatesh-maha-madonna-sebastian-bindu-madhavi-phani-acharya-perfectly-portrays-anger-issues-in-daily-life-watch-video-4886262.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}

Dhootha

|Bhupati Varma Avudhuri

|Amazon Prime Video

Discography

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Film

!Song

!Music

! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Co-artists

!Notes

2021

| Cinema Bandi

|"Cinema Teesinam"

|Varun Reddy

|Roll Rida

|also lyrics

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Film ! Award !Ceremony ! Category ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"\|Ref.
rowspan="5" \|Pelli Choopulu \|rowspan=2\|National Film Awards \| rowspan="2" \|2017 \|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu \|{{won}} \|rowspan=2\|{{cite web\|title=Call for entries; 64th National Film Awards for 2016\|url=http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf\|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals\|access-date=7 March 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215072936/http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf\|archive-date=15 February 2017\|url-status=dead}}[http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/2017/04/07/national-film-awards-declared-today.html National Film Awards 2016]
Best Screenplay for Dialogues \|{{won}}
Filmfare Awards South \|2017 \|Best Director \|{{nom}} \|{{Cite web\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south/articleshow/59192157.cms\|title=Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South).\|website=India Today\|date=2018-06-16\|access-date=2019-11-26}}
South Indian International Movie Awards \|2017 \|Best Debut Director (Telugu) \|{{won}} \|{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2017-telugu-winners-list-jr-ntr-rakul-preet-singh-declared-best-actors-733067\|title=SIIMA Awards 2017 Telugu winners list: Jr NTR and Rakul Preet Singh declared best actors\|website=International Business Times\|date=2017-07-02\|access-date=2019-11-26}}
Santosham Film Awards \|2017 \|Best Debut Director \|{{won}} \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Film

! Award

!Ceremony

! Category

! Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref.

rowspan="5" |Pelli Choopulu

|rowspan=2|National Film Awards

| rowspan="2" |2017

|National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu

|{{won}}

|rowspan=2|{{cite web|title=Call for entries; 64th National Film Awards for 2016|url=http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=7 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215072936/http://www.nationalfilmawards.com/Uploads/Call_for_entries_64th_NFA.pdf|archive-date=15 February 2017|url-status=dead}}[http://www.manoramaonline.com/news/just-in/2017/04/07/national-film-awards-declared-today.html National Film Awards 2016]

Best Screenplay for Dialogues

|{{won}}

Filmfare Awards South

|2017

|Best Director

|{{nom}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/winners-64th-jio-filmfare-awards-south/articleshow/59192157.cms|title=Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South).|website=India Today|date=2018-06-16|access-date=2019-11-26}}

South Indian International Movie Awards

|2017

|Best Debut Director (Telugu)

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2017-telugu-winners-list-jr-ntr-rakul-preet-singh-declared-best-actors-733067|title=SIIMA Awards 2017 Telugu winners list: Jr NTR and Rakul Preet Singh declared best actors|website=International Business Times|date=2017-07-02|access-date=2019-11-26}}

Santosham Film Awards

|2017

|Best Debut Director

|{{won}}