Bharani | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gunasekaran |
| Born | 6 September 1971 [1] Arundhavapuram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation(s) | Music director, ;Lyricist |
| Years active | 1993 – present |
Bharani is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Kannada films . He has also sung few of his own compositions.
Bharani was born in a village near Tanjore and was the eldest son in a family of three brothers. He studied up until Class 10 and actively used to compose songs during his school days, and came to Chennai in 1989 seeking an opportunity.
Bharani, under his real name Gunasekaran, initially made a breakthrough as a lyricist and wrote Vijay's first on screen song for Naalaiya Theerpu (1992). [2]
Bharani was introduced as a music director by director S. A. Chandrasekhar in Periyanna (1999), before going to gain acclaim for his work in film such as Paarvai Ondre Podhume (2001) and Charlie Chaplin (2002). Veluthu Kattu in 2010 was his twenty fifth venture. [3] He made his directorial debut with Ondikatta in 2017.
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Periyanna | |
| 2001 | Paarvai Ondre Podhume | |
| 2001 | Ladies & Gentlemen | Unreleased film |
| 2002 | Priya Nestama | Telugu film |
| 2002 | Charlie Chaplin | |
| 2002 | Pesadha Kannum Pesume | |
| 2002 | Sundhara Travels | |
| 2002 | Jaya | |
| 2002 | Mutham | |
| 2002 | Style | |
| 2003 | Yes Madam | |
| 2003 | Sindhamal Sitharamal | |
| 2003 | Vedanthangal | |
| 2004 | Meesai Madhavan | |
| 2004 | Kadhal Thiruda | Unreleased Film |
| 2004 | Manathil | Unreleased Film |
| 2005 | Kaatrullavarai | |
| 2005 | Alaiyadikkuthu | |
| 2005 | Thirudiya Idhayathai | |
| 2006 | Oru Kadhal Seiveer | |
| 2006 | Thodu | Unreleased Film |
| 2008 | Tharagu | |
| 2009 | Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali | |
| 2010 | Veluthu Kattu | |
| 2011 | Konjam Veyil Konjam Mazhai | |
| 2011 | Vengayam | |
| 2013 | Kolagalam | |
| 2014 | Sutrula | |
| 2015 | Vairan | |
| 2017 | 'Ondikatta | Also director |
| 2022 | Meippada Sei | |
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