Tanikella Bharani
Biography
Tanikella Bharani is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked in more than 750 films, including Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi. He has won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.
Known For
Acting
2004
as
2021
as
2021
asVashishta's Uncle
2009
as
2022
asPriest
2014
as
2021
asSadasivam, Anand's Grandfather
2023
asSinginadham
2021
asVinay Chandra
2022
as
2022
as
2023
as
2021
as
2003
asSubramanyam
2006
asCriminal Lawyer Sachidanandam
2023
as(Voice Only)
2022
as
2022
asRamu, Sanjana's Father
2010
asChari's Adoptive Father
2023
asThanigachalam
2000
as
2021
asAppayya Panthulu / Outdated Priest
1995
as
2001
as
1997
as
2011
asGuruvayya
2004
asMurthy
2002
asValmiki
2006
asCaptain Chintamani
2011
asKaksheera
2008
asRaghava /"Dallas" Nageswara Rao
1994
as
2006
asMallika's father
2005
asKantepudi Srinivasa Rao
2004
asMinister Rajendran
2004
as
2010
asNanaji
2023
asRameshwar Kodathi
2022
asMLA
2016
asKaalidasu
2022
as
2012
asNarayana Murthy
1990
asNanaji
2022
as
2022
as
2001
asJailor
2012
asMavayya
2017
as
1993
asManikyam
2003
as
2010
asActor
2023
asSubhash and Jai's father
2008
as
2012
as
2013
asPilli Gopi Krishna Simha
2014
asLawyer
2016
as2011
as
2001
as
2001
asPapanashanam
2014
asAdi Keshava
2024
as
2013
asKondala Rao
2022
asMaster
2008
asSchool Teacher
2002
asAbu, Vishwanath's friend
2003
asPreeti's Father (Telugu version)
2007
asRBI Official
2004
as
2009
asVarun's Father
1995
asPakir Dada
2006
as
2013
asShankarabharanam
2023
as
2006
asLallu
2001
as
2004
asFarah's father
2013
as
2022
asPolice Officer
2023
as
1986
asPolice
1987
asDorababu
2009
asDevudu Babu
2000
asTV Anchor
1999
as
1998
asG. K. Naidu
2014
asVedam
2001
as2014
asAdi Moolam
2015
as1996
as
1994
asDoctor
1995
asSattipandu
1995
as
2022
as
2001
asBhrungi
1999
as
1995
as
2005
as
2003
as
1997
as
2007
asForest officer
2010
as
2000
as
2011
as2003
as
1998
as2011
as
2003
asChakradhar
2008
as
2005
as
2013
as
2022
asThe Priest
2000
as
2005
as1996
as
2022
as
2009
as
1989
as
2022
asSreenu's Father
2022
asVasudeva Rao
2003
as
2014
asValli's Father
2003
as
2004
as
1997
as
2017
asJai's Dad
2001
as
2000
as
1996
as
1995
asInspector Prem Chand
2003
as
2023
as
2024
asSarpanch
1999
as
2002
asSwapna's Father
2003
asNaidu
2004
asPrudhvi's Father
2011
asNarayanan
2007
asCorporator Krishna
2008
as
2011
asRakesh's Father
2004
asMuthupandi's Father
2008
as
2008
as
2022
as2001
as2007
as
2010
asAjay's Father
2011
asY. Venkat
2014
as
2007
as
2022
as
2007
as
2023
asAppa Rao
2002
asPrasad
2008
asBulli reddy
2015
asVenkata Rao
2015
asErsam
2008
asSchool Teacher
2007
as
2024
as
2010
as
1993
as
2009
asVeeraiah
2024
as
2015
asSwamiji
2000
as
2005
as
2002
asDoobey
1988
as
2014
as
as
2006
as
2011
asBadri's Father
2015
asRavi's Father and Rama Chandra Rao's Big Brother
2001
asFishing Inspector
2015
asRamarao
2024
as
2015
asVenkatratnam
2015
asRMP Doctor
2016
asSathyaraj's Friend
2015
asDoctor
2005
asRaju's father
2011
asViswanath
2016
asGabbar Singh's Guardian
2024
as
1994
as
2006
as
2006
as
2005
as
2007
as
1991
asRaja Varma's Henchman
2024
asSpiritual Preacher
2024
asSatyanand
2008
asBommana brothers' father
2006
asPaparao
1996
as
2001
as
2006
as
2002
asAnil's Maternal Uncle
2000
asRamana's father
2004
asVenky's Father
2001
asAshok
1995
asManikyam
2007
as
2008
asSarva Sarma
1997
as
2002
as
2005
asNaidu
2000
asKanaka Raju
2002
as1997
asSub Inspector Gottam Gopala Krishna
2010
asSharma C.S.
2013
as
1993
as
2016
asAnu's would-be father in law
2003
as
2009
asTelugu Teacher
2008
as
2003
as
2015
as
2010
asRam Murthy
2010
asRam Murthy
2016
asSudoku Murthy
2024
as
2008
as
2016
asSathya's father
2005
asSuryakantam's Father
2016
asAmala's Father
2014
as
2023
as
1995
asKhan
2024
as
2007
asGuru's Father
2024
asBala
2017
asDeva Dattudu
2012
as
1993
asHarichandra
1989
asNanaji
2017
asDuvvada Subrahmanya Sastry
2017
asRama's Father
2017
as
2009
as
2002
as
2017
asMurthy
2015
asOrphanage Principal
2017
asChief Minister
2001
as
2015
asMakrandam
1999
as
2013
as
1995
as
2014
asNarasimha's friend
2009
as
2012
as
2017
asWaiter
2017
asA.K.Ganapathi Sastry
2017
asChalaram (Cameo)
2012
as
2017
as
2017
asMailaramgadda
2018
as
2017
asRadhakrishnan's Father
2018
asAbhi's uncle
2016
as
2003
asKamesh's Father
2012
as
2017
as
2010
as
2001
asGanesh's father
as
2017
asGundappa Naidu
2007
asAnjali's father
2013
asjudge
2010
as
2010
as
2011
asChandu's Father
1999
as
2018
asC.M.
2016
asMohan
2018
as
1993
asLawyer Saab
2008
as
1998
asSai Babu
1996
asPsychologist
2018
asShyam Prasad
2018
as
2018
as
2018
asTrust chairman Tilak
2014
as
1994
asPattabhi
2011
as
2011
asPreethi's Father
2014
asJailor
2003
as
2017
asJanardhan
2005
as
2006
asGajapati
2017
asSwami (voice) (uncredited)
1990
asDasu
2003
asAnjaneya Shastri
2006
asSubba Rao
2013
asAmmullu's Father
2008
asPrincipal of College
2002
as
2019
asRavi's father
2003
asNanda Gopal's neighbor
2004
asNarayana Swamy
2019
as
2019
as
2008
asDeiva's Father
2019
as2019
as
2004
asFather of Nandu
2019
as
2020
asAnjaneya Prasad
2020
asRama Sharma
2020
asVenkateshwar Anandaraju
2020
as
2006
asAravind's Friend
2019
as
2000
as
1991
as
2005
as
2004
asRoopa's father
2020
as
2020
asVaraha Murthy
2021
as
2020
asIG Y. V. Narendra
2021
asGovindu
2022
as
2021
as
2021
asGanapthi
2007
as
2021
asProducer of Movie
2019
asGovindayya Sharma
1993
asBank Manager
2002
asShyam Prasad
2016
as
1989
asPaata Samanlavaadu
1987
as
1991
as
2006
as1993
as
2010
asDurga Prasad
2021
as
2024
as
2025
asAhobila Rao
2016
asDr. Anjeneyulu
2024
as
2009
as
2025
asSivaguru
2000
as
2025
as
2025
as
2006
asPaala Pullayya
2024
asMahendra
2025
asSwami
1999
asChepala Krishna
2014
asDasaradh Prasad
1997
as
2025
asBhushan Verma
1999
as2004
asNandu's father
2025
as
2002
as
1991
as
2009
as
2006
as
2006
as
2001
as2009
as
2008
as
2010
as
2001
as
2010
as
2012
as
2000
as
1995
as
2002
as
2000
as
2002
asNarayana Murthy
2004
as
2023
as
2011
asRamachandra
1994
asThota Ramudu
2025
asas 
asRaghavayya
asProduction
Crew
Directing
2012
asas 
