Tanikella Bharani
Actor, Theatre Artist, Screenwriter, Film Director, Playwright, Poet

Indian Secunderabad, Hyderabad (now Telangana)

Quick Info

Profession	Actor, Theatre Artist, Screenwriter, Film Director, Playwright, Poet
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	14/07/1954
Age	71 years
Birthplace	Secunderabad, Hyderabad (now Telangana)

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Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm (5' 8")
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Graduation in Commerce from Railway Degree College, Secunderabad, Telangana
Diploma	Drama from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	8-3-678/6, Soundarya Lahari, Pragathi Nagar, Yousufguda, Hyderabad – 500 045, Telangana State, India
Political Affiliation	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	30/11/1988

Family

Wife/Spouse

Durga Bhavani

Children

Teja Tanikella (actor)
Bhavani Tanikella
Maha Teja Tanikella (son, actor)
Soundarya Lahari Tanikella (daughter)

Parents

Father	Tanikella Sethu Ramalingeswara Rao
Mother	Tanikella Laxmi Narsamma

Siblings

Tanikella has three elder brothers and three younger brothers.

Other Relatives

Grand-Uncles	Diwakarla Venkatavadhani (Telugu language poet and orator) Viswanatha Satyanarayana (Telugu writer)
Great-Grand-Uncles	Tirupati Venkata-Kavulu (Telugu poet duo) Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (Telugu poet duo Tirupati Venkata Kavulu)

Career

Debut

Film (Telugu; Dialogue Writer)	Kanchu Kavacham (1985)
Film (Telugu; Actor)	Ladies Tailor (1985) as a policeman
Film (Tamil; Actor)	Veetla Visheshanga (1994) as an inspector
Film (Hindi; Actor)	Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal (1999)
Film (Telugu; Director)	Mithunam (2012)

Awards

Nandi Awards	2000: Best Villain for Samudhram 2002: Best Character Actor for Nuvvu Nenu 2013: Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer for Mithunam
CineMAA Awards	2013: Special Jury Award for Best Director– Mithunam
Literary Awards	Sri Pada Subhramanya Sastry Literary Award for Polamuru Bhanumathi Award for Hyderabad Sri Vanamamalai Varadacharyulu Literary Award for Adilabad Fellowship Jawahar Bharathi for Kavali Allu Ramalingayyiah National Award for Hyderabad Akkineni Swarna Kankanam for Hyderabad Nagabhairava Koteswara Rao literary Award for Nellore
Other Award(s)	Sangam Academy award for completing 25 years in Telugu Cinema Tenth Mumbai International Film Festival Award (2008) International Film Festival Award for Sira-The Ink (short film) Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskar (2022)

Notable Works

Breakthrough Role	Nanaji in Ram Gopal Varma's Shiva (1989)
Supporting Roles	Ramayya Vasthavayya (2013) Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) Nela Ticket (2018) Saaho (2019) Acharya (2022) Ghilli (2004) Jalsa (2008) Race Gurram (2014) Gabbar Singh (2012) Ninnu Kori (2017)

Career Statistics

Films as Actor	Over 750 films in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi
Films as Screenwriter	52 films

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Father participated in different social engagements.
2. He earned top honors for crafting a college play called ‘Adde Kompa’.
3. He penned plays for the theater troupe ‘Sri Murali Kalanilayam’.
4. The Sahitya Akademi Award was bestowed upon him for the play ‘Gograhanam’.
5. He served as a writer for television programs and Telugu cinema.
6. He directed acclaimed short films in Telugu.
7. He authored numerous Telugu publications, including spiritual content.
8. He has acted in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi.
9. He is fluent in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, and conversational in English.
10. He is a staunch Shaiva Hindu known for singing devotional songs in praise of Sri Shiva and Devi Parvati.
11. He composed and sang lyrics for Gundammagaari Manavadu (Bhale Bhaleti Mandu).
12. He wrote and performed in the album 'Nee Lona Shivudu Galudu, Na Lona Shivudu Galadu' featuring seven Telugu devotional songs.

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