Bhaskar (director)

Bhaskar is an Indian film director, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema.

Bhaskar
Born	Bhaskar Natarajan Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Other names	Bommarillu Bhaskar
Alma mater	Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu
Occupation(s)	Director, producer, writer, screenwriter.
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Bhaskar was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.

Career

In his early career, he worked as associate director on films Bhadra and Arya.

His directorial debut, Bommarillu starring Siddarth and Genelia D'Souza, earned him two Nandi Awards for Best Debut Director and Best Original Screenplay. The way the film's dialogues were conceived was rather unique—him and Abburi Ravi stayed in a closed room and used lines from casual conversations as dialogues in the film.^[1] His next venture, Parugu starring Allu Arjun, was also a box office hit. However, Orange, which starred Ram Charan, garnered mixed reviews but later became a cult classic.^[2] His fourth film was Ongole Gittha, which was a box office failure. He made his Tamil debut in 2016 with Bangalore Naatkal, starring Arya, Bobby Simha, Sri Divya, Rana Daggubati, and Parvathy. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Bangalore Days (2014), and it too was a box office failure. In 2021, he directed Most Eligible Bachelor with Akhil Akkineni and Pooja Hegde, which received positive reviews and became a success.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

• All films are in Telugu unless noted otherwise

As a director

Year	Title	Notes
2006	Bommarillu	Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
2008	Parugu	Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu
2010	Orange
2013	Ongole Githa
2016	Bangalore Naatkal	Tamil film
2021	Most Eligible Bachelor
2025	Jack	[3]