EntityQ7117145· pop 13· linked from 1,244 articles

Bharathiraja

Person · Open Library

Born: 1941-07-17
Works: 3

Top works

Bioenergy
Nanomaterials
Biomass Valorization to Bioenergy

via Open Library + Wikidata

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 124
Total plays: 372

via Last.fm · Bharathiraja

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

RETRACTED: Biogas production–A review on composition, fuel properties, feed stock and principles of anaerobic digestion
· 2018 · cited 297x
Aquatic biomass (algae) as a future feed stock for bio-refineries: A review on cultivation, processing and products
· 2015 · cited 217x
Biobutanol – An impending biofuel for future: A review on upstream and downstream processing tecniques
· 2017 · cited 212x
Biohydrogen and Biogas – An overview on feedstocks and enhancement process
· 2016 · cited 209x
Green processing and biotechnological potential of grape pomace: Current trends and opportunities for sustainable biorefinery
· 2020 · cited 188x

via Crossref · CC0

Key facts

Person.name: Bharathiraja
Person.image: Director Bharathiraja at Salim Movie Audio Launch.jpg
Person.birth_name: Chinnasaamy Periyamaya Thevar
Person.birth_place: Allinagaram, Madurai District, Madras Presidency (present-day Theni)
Person.children: Manoj Bharathiraja (1976–2025)Janani Rajkumar (b.1979)
Person.relatives: Manoj Kumar (brother-in-law) Jayaraj Periyamaya Thevar (brother)
Person.awards: Padma Shri (2004)
Person.years active: 1977–present

via Wikipedia infobox

Key dates

Born: 17 July 1941

via Wikidata · CC0

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: India
Place of birth: Theni Allinagaram
Child: Manoj Bharathiraja
Occupation: screenwriter
Image: Director Bharathiraja at Salim Movie Audio Launch.jpg

via Wikidata · CC0

Article

21 sections

Contents

Personal life
Film career
Style, critique and public perception
Awards
Civilian honours
National Film Awards
Filmfare Awards South
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
Nandi Awards
[[Vijay Awards]]
Other awards
Controversies
Filmography
As director, producer and screenwriter
Films
Television
As actor
Dubbing artist
Singer
References
External links

Bharathiraja ( born 17 July 1941) is a multiple-award-winning Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films and popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Imayam. Also, in the 1980s-90s, the '''''Bharathiraja (Direction)+Ilaiyaraaja (Music)+Vairamuthu (Lyric's)''''' Best Combination was very popular among Tamil film fans. As of 2017, he has won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He has also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters (honorary degree) from Sathyabama University.

== Personal life == Bharathiraja was born as Chinnasamy to parents Periyamaya Thevar and Karuthammal in Theni Allinagaram, a town in the erstwhile Theni district of Tamil Nadu in a Kallar (Thevar) family. He married Chandraleela in 1974 and has two children Manoj Bharathiraja (1976–2025) and Janani (born 1979). Veteran Tamil filmmaker Bharathiraja was hospitalised in Chennai in early 2026 for medical treatment, with hospital authorities confirming that his condition was stable.