Manoj Bharathiraja

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Manoj Bharathiraja
Born
Manoj Kumar

(1976-09-11) 11 September 1976 (age 48)
Kambam, Tamil Nadu, India
Other namesManoj Bharathiraja
Occupation(s)Film actor, Film director
Years active1999–2005
2013–present
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children2
Parent(s) Bharathiraja
Chandraleela

Manoj K. Bharathi (born 11 September 1976 as Manoj Bharathiraja) is an Indian actor and film director who works in Tamil cinema. He is most noted as the son of director Bharathiraja. Manoj made his acting debut with Taj Mahal in 1999. He has been part of films like Samudhiram (2001), Kadal Pookkal (2001), Alli Arjuna (2002), Varushamellam Vasantham (2002), Eera Nilam (2003), Annakodi (2013) and Baby (2015).

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Before becoming an actor in the Tamil film industry, Manoj worked as an assistant director. He worked as an assistant to his father in films such as Final Cut of Director (2016).

Career

Before becoming an actor in the Tamil film industry, Manoj worked as an assistant actor. He studied theatre arts at the University of South Florida. [1]

He made his acting debut in the 1999 Tamil film Taj Mahal , directed by his father, with himself alongside Riya Sen, who was making her debut as well. The film became a box office failure, although the soundtrack and background score of the film composed by A. R. Rahman was well received by critics as well as audience. Subsequently, Manoj appeared in films such as Samuthiram , alongside Sarath Kumar and Murali and in Kadal Pookkal , directed by his father, sharing screen space with Murali once again. The latter became a box office failure, But received much critical acclaim for which Bharathiraja was awarded the National Film Award for Best Screenplay. He then enacted the lead role in Saran's Alli Arjuna , alongside Richa Pallod, before starring in the low budget productions Varushamellam Vasantham and Pallavan , which failed to achieve commercial success. Later, he starred in Sathyaraj's Maha Nadigan in a cameo role and did a negative role in the unreleased Telugu film Lemon. [2]

He worked as an assistant to his father in films such as Final Cut of Director and noted filmmaker Mani Ratnam in Bombay . From 2008 til 2010, he worked as an assistant to director S. Shankar in his magnum opus Enthiran . [3] Since 2007, it has been reported that Manoj was set to remake his father's Sigappu Rojakkal , but the film still remains in pre-production. In 2012, his father signed him up to replace Ameer in his production Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum , as an antagonist, thus marking a return to films after a seven-year sabbatical.

Personal life

On 19 November 2006, Manoj married his longtime friend actress Nandana, who has appeared in Tamil films such as ABCD and Success . [4] Nandana was his co-star in the film Saadhuriyan . The marriage was held at Ashirwad Marriage Hall at Kozhikode, Kerala, homeplace of Nandana, whilst a grand reception took place on 1 December 2006 at Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. [5] The couple has 2 daughters, Arthika and Mathivadani.

Filmography

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Taj Mahal Maayan
2001 Samudhiram Chinnarasu
Kadal Pookkal Peter
2002 Alli Arjuna Arivazhagan (Arivu)
Varushamellam Vasantham Raja
2003 Pallavan Pallavan
Eera Nilam Duraisamy
2004 Maha Nadigan Muthu
2005 Saadhuriyan
2013 Annakodi Sadayan
2015 Baby Shiva
Kathirvel KaakhaVelraj
2016Ennama Katha VudranungaHimselfCameo appearance
Vaaimai Manibarathi
2019 Champion Gold Star Gopi
2021 Eeswaran Younger Periyasamy
2021 Maanaadu John Mathew
2022 Viruman Muthukutty

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2024Snakes and LaddersMahalingam Amazon Prime Video [6]

Director

Singer

YearTitleSongNotes
1999TajmahalEechi elumichi

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Manoj K Bharathi". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Close to nature". The Hindu . Chennai, India. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Manoj joins Director Shankar as an assistant director". kollywoodtoday.com. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  4. ↑ "Manoj-Nandana get married in Kerala". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  5. ↑ "Bharathiraja's son passes love test". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  6. ↑ Features, C. E. (7 October 2024). "Karthik Subbaraj's Snakes and Ladders gets premiere date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
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