Tharun Bhascker

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Tharun Bhascker

Born November 5, 1988 · Warangal, Telengana, India (age 37)

Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam is an Indian film director, actor and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed the romantic comedy Pelli Choopulu (2016), which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and Best Screenplay – Dialogues. He later directed Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi (2018), and made his acting debut in a lead role with Meeku Maathrame Cheptha (2019).

Known For

Sita RamamSita Ramam · 2022
Sita Ramam
7.82022
MovieHistoryRomance
Afreen, a rebellious Pakistani student sets ablaze the car of an Indian in London. Angered Afreen returns to Pakistan to ask for money from her grandfather that she has to pay in a month's time as damages. However, she gets to know that he is no more and the only thing he has left for her is a letter-delivering task, written by Ram to Sita. As Afreen sets out to find Ram, there begins her journey of discovering the secret behind the 20-year-old letter.
Meeku Maathrame ChepthaMeeku Maathrame Cheptha · 2019
Meeku Maathrame Cheptha
6.32019
MovieDramaComedy
Rakesh, in an effort to impress his fiance, he promised her that he has no bad habits. But when a compromising video of his leaks just two days before his wedding, all hell breaks loose.
MahanatiMahanati · 2018
Mahanati
7.52018
MovieDramaHistory
Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.
Middle Class MelodiesMiddle Class Melodies · 2020
Middle Class Melodies
7.02020
MovieComedyDrama
Raghava, who runs a breakfast center in his village, dreams of starting a small hotel in the city. Against his father's wishes, he plans to buy an old shop with his friend Gopal. The shop happens to be owned by Nageswara Rao, father of his love interest Sandhya. How will Raghava's love life and his dream to establish his own hotel clash?
SkylabSkylab · 2021
Skylab
8.22021
MovieDramaComedy
Gauri, Anand and Ramarao are some of the many inhabitants of an eccentric village -Banda Lingampally. When the people of Banda lingampally hear that a Space station, Skylab, is falling right on their village, chaos ensues and it doesn't take long for this tragic turn of events to turn into a comedy.
Vijay Superum PournamiyumVijay Superum Pournamiyum · 2019
Vijay Superum Pournamiyum
6.82019
MovieDramaComedy
Vijay and Pournami are two very different sort of people who first meet because of a misunderstanding. Vijay is a lazy engineering graduate unwilling to follow his passions and Pournami is an unlucky bold girl who doesn't give up on her dreams. They don't seem to find a lot of things in common at first; but as time passes more avenues open up for them to collaborate and learn from each other.
Om Shanti Shanti ShantihiOm Shanti Shanti Shantihi · 2026
Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi
5.02026
MovieComedy
Prashanthi gives up her dreams for love, only to fall into abusive relationships first with her lecturer and later with her husband, Omkar, who pretends to support her but turns violent and manipulative. After enduring trauma, betrayal, and a heartbreaking miscarriage, she secretly strengthens herself, escapes his control, and rebuilds her life by starting a successful business. When Omkar's abuse becomes public and reaches court, she refuses divorce, not out of love, but to ensure no other woman suffers the same fate
Pelli ChoopuluPelli Choopulu · 2016
Pelli Choopulu
7.22016
MovieRomanceComedy
Fed up with his carefree attitude, Prasanth's father fixes his marriage to make him responsible. However, meeting an ambitious girl changes his life for the better.

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MitronMitron · 2018
Mitron
6.42018
MovieRomanceComedy
Jai, born and brought up with middle-class values, has a ‘take it easy’ approach to life. Since he doesn't believe in herd mentality, he and his two best friends, Raunak and Deepu start looking for unique ways to make it big in the world. During this trial and error phase, Jai realizes his dream. But his decision of choosing an unprofitable career path doesn’t go down too well with his father , who has bigger aspirations for him. Therefore, in order to bring stability in his life, his father decides to get him married. Destiny, however, has something else in store for Jai, when he accidentally meets Avni , an ambitious, MBA graduate, who wants to start her own business. Set in the backdrop of the Gujarati milieu, the film traces Jai and Avni’s personal journey, as they both find themselves and discover the true meaning of friendship in the bargain.

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