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Tanikella Bharani

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Tanikella Bharani

तनिकेला भरणी

Secunderabad

Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet and playwright who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including few in Tamil, Kannada and Hindi; while he was also screenwriter for 52 films. He has won three Nandi Awards.

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Film Manamey 2024 Manamey Manamey 2024 · TezScore 60 Film Sarkaaru Noukari 2024 Sarkaaru Noukari Sarkaaru Noukari 2024 · TezScore 56 Film Sarkaru Vaari Paata 2022 Sarkaru Vaari Paata Unfavourable Sarkaru Vaari Paata 2022 · TezScore 46 Film Meghalu Cheppina Prema Katha 2025 Meghalu Cheppina Prema Katha Meghalu Cheppina Prema Katha 2025 · TezScore 50

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Career by period

2020s465 scored

Selected works

16 credited titles · 2020–25

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As actor

2025 Itlu Me Yedava Film 2025 Meghalu Cheppina Prema Katha as Hari’s uncle Tez 50 2025 Naa Telugodu Film 2024 Bench Life as Ramanatham 2024 Bhaje Vaayu Vegam Film 2024 C202 Film 2024 Chitram Choodara Film 2024 Inti Number 13 Film 2024 Keshava Chandra Ramavath Film 2024 Manamey Film Tez 60 2024 Nindha Film 2024 Sarkaaru Noukari Film Tez 56 2024 Vidya Vasula Aham Film 2022 Sarkaru Vaari Paata Film Tez 46 2020 Bombhaat as Varaha Murthy Tez 20 2020 Pressure Cooker as Anand Rao

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