Dharani (director)

Dharani
Born V.C. Ramani
Occupation Film director, screenwriter
Years active 1999-present

Dharani (born Ramani) is an Indian film director, who primarily directs action-masala films.[1][2] He is best known for directing the blockbuster films Dhill, Dhool and Ghilli.[3]

Career

He first directed the film Ethirum 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. 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, turned out to be a blockbuster. He worked with A. M. Rathnam again for the film Ghilli starring Vijay and Trisha which was again a blockbuster.[4] It was followed by Telugu film Bangaram, featuring Pawan Kalyan in the lead, that received below average reviews. In 2008, he directed Kuruvi, rejoining the lead cast of Ghilli. Unlike the previous success in Ghilli, Kuruvi got a large opening and was declared a blockbuster by completing 150 days at the Boxoffice. In 2011, he remade the 2010 Hindi blockbuster Dabangg in Tamil as Osthe, with Silambarasan in the lead role.

Dharani announced that he would make a Telugu film titled Merupu with Ram Charan Teja and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles, and the film had an official launch in late April 2010. The film progressed slowly throughout 2010 and was later shelved by 2011.[5]

Filmography

Year Film Language Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
1999 Ethirum Pudhirum Tamil Green tick Green tick Red X
2001 Dhill Tamil Green tick Green tick Red X Remade as Sreeram (in Telugu)
Remade as Dum (in Hindi)
2002 Sreeram Telugu Red X Green tick Red X
2003 Dum Hindi Red X Green tick Red X
2003 Dhool Tamil Green tick Green tick Red X Remade as Veede (in Telugu)
2002 Veede Telugu Red X Green tick Red X
2004 Ghilli Tamil Green tick Green tick Red X Remake of Okkadu
2006 Bangaram Telugu Green tick Green tick Red X
2008 Kuruvi Tamil Green tick Green tick Red X Dubbed as Dopidi in Telugu
2011 Osthe Tamil Green tick Green tick Red X Remake of Dabangg

Recurring collaborators

Actors and Technicians Edhirum Pudhirum Dhill Dhool Ghilli Bangaram Kuruvi Osthe Rascal
Vidyasagar Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mayilsamy Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nassar Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ashish Vidyarthi Yes Yes Yes
Trisha Yes Yes Yes
Vivek Yes Yes Yes
Vikram Yes Yes Yes
Vijay Yes Yes
Pawan Kalyan Yes
Reemma Sen Yes Yes
Gopinath Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
V. T. Vijayan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Maniraj Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rocky Rajesh Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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