Tanikella Bharani

Tanikella Bharani is an Indian film actor, screenwriter, scriptwriter, poet, theatre actor, and director predominant in Telugu cinema. He started his career as a dialogue writer for Kanchu Kavachum in 1984. He has worked in more than 750 films in several Indian languages. He has won three Nandi Awards and one CineMAA Award Special Jury Award for Best Director for Mithunam movie. Bharani received much recognition for his character Nanaji in Shiva, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.