Bhaskar (director)

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Bhaskar
Born
Bhaskar Natarajan

Other namesBommarillu Bhaskar
Alma mater Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
Occupation(s)Director, producer, writer, screenwriter.
Years active2006–present

Bhaskar is an Indian film director, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema.

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Early life

Bhaskar was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

Career

In his early career, he worked as associate director on films Bhadra and Arya .

His directorial debut, Bommarillu starring Siddarth and Genelia D'Souza, earned him two Nandi Awards for Best Debut Direcot and Best Original Screenplay. His next venture, Parugu starring Allu Arjun, was also a box office hit. However, Orange , which starred Ram Charan, garnered mixed reviews but later became a cult classic. His fourth film was Ongole Gittha , which was a box office failure. He made his Tamil debut in 2016 with Bangalore Naatkal , starring Arya, Bobby Simha, Sri Divya, Rana Daggubati, Parvathy, and Samantha Ruth Prabhu. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Bangalore Days (2014), and it too was a box office failure. In 2021, he directed Most Eligible Bachelor with Akhil Akkineni and Pooja Hegde, which received positive reviews and became a success.

Filmography

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As a director
YearTitleNotes
2006 Bommarillu
2008 Parugu Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
2010 Orange
2013 Ongole Githa
2016 Bangalore Naatkal Tamil film
2021 Most Eligible Bachelor
2024Jack

Frequent collaborators

Artist Bommarillu Parugu Orange Ongole Githa Bangalore Naatkal Most Eligible Bachelor
Prakash Raj YesYesYesYesYes
Ali YesYesYes
Gopi Sundar YesYes
Genelia D'Souza YesYes
Jayasudha YesYes
Prabhu YesYes
Brahmanandam YesYes
Sunil YesYes
Vennela Kishore YesYes
Chitram Seenu YesYes
Saptagiri YesYes
Ajay YesYes
Jaya Prakash Reddy YesYes
Satya Krishnan YesYes


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