Director

Bharathan

Directing

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Directed movies: 29Directed series: 0All crew credits: 38

TMDB ID: 584494

IMDb ID: nm0080245

Known for: Directing

Born: November 14, 1946

Died: July 30, 1998

Age: 51

Place of birth: Enkakkad

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1972 - 1998

Years active: 27

Average TMDB rating: 6.9

Wikidata: Q2900655

Also known as

ഭരതൻ

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Director (29)Editor (2)Screenplay (2)Art Direction (1)Producer (1)Story (1)Title Designer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Bharathan was an Indian filmmaker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. Known for his unconventional works, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers in the Indian Film Industry of all time as well as one of the directors who revolutionised Malayalam Cinema.

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