Bharat Bala

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Bharath Bala
Born
Ganapathy Bharat

Occupation(s) Screenwriter
Film Director
Film Producer
Website Official website

Bharath Bala is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [1]

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Career

Bharat Bala produced the acclaimed album Vande Mataram and Jana Gana Mana Video and heads BharatBala Productions based in Chennai. He directed a short film Hari Om in 2004. [2] He was set to direct and produce an Indo-Japanese film, co-produced by Disney, called The 19th Step, written by and starring Kamal Haasan, but the film was later shelved. He directed the music video of official song of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto and also the opening ceremony of the games. In 2013, he completed his first feature film, Maryan , which opened to good reviews but turned out to be an average grosser. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Filmography

Awards

Bharatbala has won several awards in his career. [7] These awards have been for advertising films, feature films and special film projects that include:

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