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Thotta Tharani

Thotta Tharani

1949-12-16

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Age: 75

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Biography

Thota Tharani is an Indian film art director and production designer who has worked in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and Bollywood. As of 2013, he has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His work consists of paintings, murals, paper collages, wooden montages, and installations and so on.

Best known for:

Sivaji: The Boss

Nayak: The Real Hero

Nayakan

Ponniyin Selvan: Part I

Bombay

Indian

7Aum Arivu

Thalapathi

Athadu

Ponniyin Selvan: Part II

Unnaipol Oruvan

Sachein

Rudhramadevi

Pushpaka Vimana

Vaali

Anjali

Siva

Varalaru

Khaidi No. 150

Perazhagan

Kadaisi Vivasayi

Dam 999

Kaadhalan

Agni Natchathiram

Thiruda Thiruda

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Filmography:

Malle Pandiri (1982)
WORK AS:
Art Department Manager
Nayakan (1987)
6.7
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Pushpaka Vimana (1987)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Agni Natchathiram (1988)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Dayavan (1988)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Siva (1989)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Shiva (1990)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Anjali (1990)
WORK AS:
Art Direction

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Thalapathi (1991)
6.8
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Mannan (1992)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Thiruda Thiruda (1993)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Kaadhalan (1994)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Bombay (1995)
5.9
WORK AS:
Production Design
Indian (1996)
5.6
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Ratchagan (1997)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Hanuman (1998)
WORK AS:
Production Design

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Vaali (1999)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Mugavari (2000)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Ennamma Kannu (2000)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Nayak: The Real Hero (2001)
5.8
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Perazhagan (2004)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Arjun (2004)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Athadu (2005)
5.9
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Sachein (2005)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Varalaru (2006)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Sivaji: The Boss (2007)
5.7
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Thottal Poo Malarum (2007)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Anumanaspadam (2007)
WORK AS:
Art Department Coordinator
Kuselan (2008)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Unnaipol Oruvan (2009)
5.7
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Dam 999 (2011)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
7Aum Arivu (2011)
5.2
WORK AS:
Art Direction
On a Quest (2014)
APPEREAD AS:
Swami Chinmayananda
Rudhramadevi (2015)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Brahmotsavam (2016)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Khaidi No. 150 (2017)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
100% Kaadhal (2019)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Kadaisi Vivasayi (2022)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I (2022)
5.8
WORK AS:
Production Design
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II (2023)
5.1
WORK AS:
Production Design
Chandramukhi 2 (2023)
WORK AS:
Art Direction
Hari Hara Veera Mallu: Part 1 – Sword vs Spirit (2025)
WORK AS:
Production Design
Shashtipoorti (2025)
WORK AS:
Production Design
Kuberaa (2025)
WORK AS:
Production Design
Ghaati (2025)
WORK AS:
Production Design