Bharathiraja
Bharathi Raja
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Emerging from Theni in Tamil Nadu, Chinnasaamy Periyamaya Thevar adopted the name Bharathiraja after his sister Bharathi and brother Jayaraj, and began his film apprenticeship under Kannada director Puttanna Kanagal before assisting several South Indian filmmakers. His breakthrough arrived with the 1977 rural drama 16 Vayathinile, which reshaped village cinema and was followed by successes such as…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
