Marumalarchi Bharathi

'K. Bharathi' also known as 'Marumalarchi K. Bharathi' is an Indian film director, actor who has directed village based stories. He made his directorial debut with the Mammootty-starrer Maru Malarchi.

Bharathi
Born
Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
  • Director
  • actor
Years active1998 - present

Career

Bharathi made his directorial debut with Maru Malarchi starring Mammootty in the lead. The film received critical acclaim,[1] won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film and also earned Bharathi an award of Best dialogue writer. Bharathi's next directorial Kallazhagar starring Vijayakanth was also a success movie.[2] An elephant called Appu was brought in from Thrissur in Kerala for the film, where the elephant formed one of a stable maintained by the famed Paaramekaavu temple, which forms the venue of the yearly Thrissur Pooram festival.[3] The film was rejected by Indian censors, because of its potential to spark religious conflicts - with particularly a scene in which some Muslim extremists masquerade themselves as religious Hindus and join in the celebration of a major festival in a temple - being highlighted as a concern. The team subsequently had to adapt the concept partially.[2] Bharathi's third film Maanasthan starring Sarathkumar was a delayed project and received mixed reviews.[4][5][6] After a four-year gap, Bharathi directed Valluvan Vasuki starring newcomers, the story is about the Konar dynasty and much of the shooting was done in villages bordering the Kollidam River in Thanjavur district.[7] The film received mixed reviews.[8]

Filmography

As director, writer and actor
Year Film Credited as Notes
Director Writer Actor Role
1994Chinna PullaYYN
1998MarumalarchiYYYUncredited Role Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer

1999KallazhagarYNY
2004MaanasthanYYYVellachamy
2008Valluvan VasukiYYYKalyanam
2020DraupathiNNYRamasamy

References
  1. "Marumalarchi". Bbthots.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. "Minnoviyam Star Tracks". Chandrag.tripod.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  3. "Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry". Rediff.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  4. "Movie Review : Manasthan". Sify.com. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  5. "Manasthan review. Manasthan Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  6. "Manasthan review". bbthots.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  7. "Valluvan Vasuki in Kollidam river". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. "Friday Review Chennai / Film Review : Where love is taboo - Valluvan Vasuki". The Hindu. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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