S. Dharani

Dharani (born Ramani) is an Indian film director, who primarily directs Tamil language action films.

Career

He first directed the film Edhirum Pudhirum, loosely based on forest brigand Veerappan and his younger brother's death, starring Mammootty. Financial constraints and political controversies ensured its delayed release in 1999 when. But It received critical acclaim and was awarded second place in the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film. The film's producer Purna Chandra Rao made Dharani the director of his next production, starring Vikram, Dhill. The film was a box-office success and his next film Dhool, produced by A. M. Rathnam in 2003, again with Vikram along with Jyothika Saravanan, turned out to be a blockbuster. He worked with A. M. Rathnam again for the film Ghilli starring Joseph Vijay which was again a blockbuster. It was followed by Telugu film Bangaram, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead, received below average reviews. His latest film was Kuruvi, which released in 2008, starring Joseph Vijay and Trisha Krishnan. Unlike the previous success in Joseph Vijay's blockbuster Ghilli and Kuruvi received mixed reviews despite its large opening in many theatres worldwide and completed 150 days.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Language	Starring	Notes
1999	Edhirum Pudhirum	Tamil	Mammootty
2001	Dhill	Tamil	Vikram
2003	Dhool	Tamil	Vikram
2004	Ghilli	Tamil	Vijay
2006	Bangaram	Telugu	Pawan Kalyan
2008	Kuruvi	Tamil	Vijay
2011	Osthi	Tamil	Silambarasan

Recurring Collaborators

Actors and Technicians	Edhirum Pudhirum	Dhill	Dhool	Ghilli	Bangaram	Kuruvi	Osthi
Vidyasagar	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Ashish Vidyarthi		Y		Y		Y
Vivek		Y	Y			Y
Vijay				Y		Y
Vikram		Y	Y
Silambarasan							Y
Santhanam							Y
S.Thaman							Y

External links

• Dharani at the Internet Movie Database
• Dharani at thenisai
• Dharani teams up with Simbhu

References

1. ^ http://sworldist.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/kuruvi-150-days-function/

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