Introduction
Bhaskar, popularly known as Bommarillu Bhaskar, is a Telugu film director. In his early career, he worked as associate director on films Bhadra and Arya. His directorial debut Bommarillu starring Siddarth Narayan and Genelia D'souza was a blockbuster, which earned him two Nandi Awards, for best debut director and best original screenplay. His next venture, Parugu starring Allu Arjun was a box office hit. Orange starring Ram Charan was his next film, which gained mixed response. His fourth film was Ongole Githa a revenge drama which was a box office and critical failure. His latest Tamil film Bangalore Naatkal starring Arya, Rana Daggubati, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sri Divya, Bobby Simha is to hit theatres in 2016.
He was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu and was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Bommarillu | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer |
| 2008 | Parugu | Telugu | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu |
| 2010 | Orange | Telugu | |
| 2013 | Ongole Githa | Telugu | |
| 2016 | Bangalore Naatkal | Tamil |
Collaborations
| Artist | Bommarillu | Parugu | Orange | Ongole Githa | Bangalore Naatkal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genelia D'Souza | Yes | Yes | |||
| Sunil | Yes | Yes | |||
| Jayasudha | Yes | Yes | |||
| Prakash Raj | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bramhanandam | Yes | Yes | |||
| Chitram Seenu | Yes | Yes | |||
| Prabhu | Yes | Yes | |||
| Ali | Yes | Yes |