# Bharathiraja

> Bharathiraja was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor who worked mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with 16 Vayathinile, he was known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films and popularly referred to as Iyakkunar Imayam. Bharathiraja had won six National Film Awards, four Filmfare Awards South, six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and a Nandi Award. He also directed films in Telugu and Hindi. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri award, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2004 for his contribution to the film industry. In 2005, he was conferred with the Doctor of Letters from Sathyabama University.

*Indian film director (1941–2026)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1941-07-17
- **Died:** 2026-06-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 12.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 4.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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## Sources
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- [P. Bharathiraja](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bharathiraja)
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- [P. Bharathiraja](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bharathiraja)
- [പി. ഭാരതിരാജ](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF._%E0%B4%AD%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9C)
- [भारतीराजा](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE)
- [பாரதிராஜா](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BE)
- [భారతీరాజా](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AD%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%A4%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%BE)
- [Bharathiraja](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharathiraja)
- [巴拉蒂拉賈](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B7%B4%E6%8B%89%E8%92%82%E6%8B%89%E8%B3%88)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8711cabf-f600-4bac-ba1b-b1e7a856c454)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7117145)
- [Bharathiraja](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/238027)

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