Bharani (composer)

Bharani
Background information
Birth name	Gunasekaran
Born	(1971-06-19) 19 June 1971 Arundhavapuram, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Music director, Lyricist, Director, Singer
Years active	1993 – present
Spouse	Sumithra B

Bharani is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil films apart from working in Telugu and Kannada films . He has also sung few of his own compositions.

Early life

Bharani was born in a village near Tanjore and was the eldest son in a family of three brothers. He studied up until Class 10 and actively used to compose songs during his school days, and came to Chennai in 1989 seeking an opportunity.

Career

Bharani, under his real name Gunasekaran, initially made a breakthrough as a lyricist and wrote Vijay's first on screen song for Naalaiya Theerpu (1992).

Bharani was introduced as a music director by director S. A. Chandrasekhar in Periyanna (1999), before going to gain acclaim for his work in film such as Paarvai Ondre Podhume (2001) and Charlie Chaplin (2002). Veluthu Kattu in 2010 was his twenty fifth venture. He made his directorial debut with Ondikatta in 2017.

Discography

Year	Film	Notes
1999	Periyanna
2001	Paarvai Ondre Podhume
2001	Ladies & Gentlemen	Unreleased film
2002	Priya Nestama	Telugu film
2002	Charlie Chaplin
2002	Pesadha Kannum Pesume
2002	Sundhara Travels
2002	Jaya
2002	Mutham
2002	Style
2003	Yes Madam
2003	Sindhamal Sitharamal
2003	Vedanthangal
2004	Meesai Madhavan
2004	Kadhal Thiruda	Unreleased Film
2004	Manathil	Unreleased Film
2005	Kaatrullavarai
2005	Alaiyadikkuthu
2005	Thirudiya Idhayathai
2006	Oru Kadhal Seiveer
2006	Thodu	Unreleased Film
2008	Tharagu
2009	Oru Kadhalan Oru Kadhali
2010	Veluthu Kattu
2011	Konjam Veyil Konjam Mazhai
2011	Vengayam
2013	Kolagalam
2014	Sutrula
2015	Vairan
2017	'Ondikatta	Also director
2022	Meippada Sei