Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian actor Tanikella Bharani.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Tanikella Bharani is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was also screenwriter for 52 films. He has won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.
It is a new trend, and it is here to stay. Unfortunately, if you cannot write punch dialogues, you are not treated as a dialogue writer.
Films gave me name, fame and money. But my heart always yearned for literature.
It might be true that we all like to be entertained, but it's also true that we all like to be equally touched by a film.
No one knows which film will be a hit or flop. Film making is a gamble.
Surrealism is my stamp. I have a post graduate diploma in theatre and I was introduced to this concept and it stuck by me because it speaks of the hypocritical nature of the reality. We are something more inside and I want to portray the pluralities in thought.
I cannot do the boy-girl romance, villains etc.; I cannot relish such cinema and I cannot make it.
Suma is the best thing that happened to Telugu Television.
My task as poet is close to me.
Every film I do, I want to leave a signature.
What is big cinema? That which earns money.
I strongly believe content is the king.
It's true that films are made on mere calculations such as fight and item song. If the audience is lucky enough, there will be some story.
My works on Lord Siva have been received well. But then, since it is in the praise of Siva, its acceptability is limited to those who believe in and pray to Lord Siva.
People are waiting for good movies and they are ready to accept them.
Rallapalli used to slip in a hundred rupee note into my shirt pocket before I woke up to help me meet my daily expenses. He is a considerate human being and always helped strugglers.
There is nothing more happier for a father than to lose in his son's hands. I hope my son becomes a better artiste than I am.
In my childhood, we had only one toilet. It was my dream then to have a good bathroom where you can have undisturbed bath.
We can make his work reach youngsters by organising literary events and competitions in schools and colleges. We can also use mainstream media to spread Kaloji's work among the public. Also it's important to honour litterateurs when they are alive; sadly Kaloji never got his due in his lifetime.
Earlier, directors shied away from having a character speak in the Telangana dialect but not anymore.
I am happy that I could contribute my bit and enable the use of colloquial Telugu words in mainstream films and literature.
Mime is in our daily life and with little effort, we can all perfect the art form.
I was born here and have been in love with the colloquial Telangana dialect ever since. I even wrote a play titled 'Grahanam Pattina Ratri' that was set in the heart of the region. It was well received across literary circles.
When a comedian can turn hero and has the will power to work out for a six pack, he can easily fit into the director's scheme of things.
I have read Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat' in translation and marvelled at the emotions and its universal appeal and dreamt of authoring such a work in Telugu. 'Pyaasa' is the result.
I never made this film with the motive of making money. I wanted to make a different film, which would strike a chord with the audience. I'm extremely happy that 'Mithunam' succeeded in what it wanted to achieve.
I am fond of my writing in the film 'Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam,' one of the first films to feature a mainstream actor like Vijayashanti speaking in Karimnagar-slang.