| Tammareddy Bharadwaja | |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1948 |
| Occupation: | Producer, Director |
Tammreddy Bharadwaja is an Indian film director and producer known for his work in Telugu cinema.[1] [2] Over his career, Bharadwaja directed more than 20 films and produced around 15 films. He also served as the president of the Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce (APFCC).[3] He is known for his role as a liaison between film producers and workers' unions.[4] Bharadwaja is the son of veteran producer Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, a recipient of the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award.[5]
Bharadwaja began his career as a producer with Kothala Rayudu (1979), followed by Mogudu Kavali (1980), both of which starred Chiranjeevi and achieved commercial success. He later transitioned to directing, delivering successful films such as Alajadi (1990), Pachani Samsaram (1993), and Swarnakka (1998). In 2006, he directed Pothe Poni, which won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold).
Tammreddy Bharadwaja is born in a film family. His father, Tammareddy Krishna Murthy is a film producer who received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award.[6] His brother Lenin Babu is also a film director.
Since his childhood, Bharadwaja was interested in labour problems. His father was a communist. Bharadwaja was a union member in Students' Union Federation. Due to these reasons, he was attracted towards labour union problems. Later on in his career, this made him useful as a liaison between Telugu film producers and film workers' unions.
Bharadwaja did his schooling in Wesley High School, Secunderabad. He later did his B. E. in the College of Engineering, Osmania University.
Bharadwaja pursued a career as a Civil Engineer in Andhra Pradesh's irrigation department and also had a brief stint at Hyderabad municipal corporation. He then stepped into film industry in 1979 as a producer and later became a director.
Bharadwaja started a film production company, Charita Chitra named after his daughter. His first film as a producer was Kothala Rayudu (1979). It was also the first film for Chiranjeevi as a full-fledged solo lead. His second film was Mogudu Kavali (1980) also starring Chiranjeevi. Kothala Rayudu ran for 100 days film and Mogudu Kavali ran for 175 days.
Bharadwaja debuted as a director with Manmatha Samrajyam (1989) starring Malasri. His second film as a director was Alajadi (1990),[7] which was commercially successful. Then he directed more films in the next few years, out of which Pachani Samsaram (1993) was a box-office hit.
In 1995, he produced and directed Vetagadu, a remake of Hindi film Baazigar (1993). The film was a major financial set back for Bharadwaja. After the failure of Vetagadu, he closed his office and quit the film industry. His even went abroad to settle down. He came back and changed his banner name to Ravindra Arts, which was his father's banner. He produced and directed Swarnakka (1998) on that banner which became successful.
Bharadwaja produced Suri in 2000 which became a box-office disaster. As per Bharadwaja, for Suri, he even lacked the money to put the movie titles or market the film in newspapers. His next directorial film Ramma Chilakamma (2001) starred Sumanth and Laya and was a box-office failure.[8] His 2006 directorial venture, Pothe Poni was critically acclaimed and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold.[9]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Kothala Raayudu | Debut as a film producer | ||||
| 1980 | Mogudu Kaavali | |||||
| 1981 | Maro Kurukshetram | |||||
| 1983 | Iddaru Kiladilu | |||||
| 1989 | Manmadha Samrajyam | Debut film as a director | ||||
| 1990 | Alajadi | |||||
| 1990 | Kadapa Reddamma | |||||
| 1990 | Neti Dourjanyam | |||||
| 1991 | Siva Sakthi | |||||
| 1992 | Pachani Kapuram | |||||
| 1993 | Rowdy Annayya | |||||
| 1993 | One by Two | |||||
| 1993 | Pachani Samsaram | |||||
| 1993 | Urmila | |||||
| 1993 | Nagajyothi | |||||
| 1994 | Bangaru Mogudu | |||||
| 1994 | Donga Rascal | |||||
| 1995 | Vetagadu | Remake of Hindi film Baazigar (1993) | ||||
| 1995 | Simha Gharjana | |||||
| 1996 | Kuthuru | |||||
| 1997 | Atha Nee Koduku Jhagartha | |||||
| 1998 | Antahpuram | Co-producer | ||||
| 1998 | Swarnakka | |||||
| 1998 | Swarna Mukhi | |||||
| 1999 | Sanchalanam | |||||
| 2000 | Suri | |||||
| 2001 | Ramma Chilakamma | |||||
| 2002 | Entha Bagundho | |||||
| 2003 | Nenu Pelliki Ready | |||||
| 2006 | Pothe Poni | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold | ||||
| 2014 | Prathighatana |