Thanikella Bharani the soft villain is very popular and is in majority of the films with one character or the other . He is good a comedy also. He is a writer who wrote Shiva for Ramgopal Varma. He is an actor who is very close to many directors and also Heros. He is also a good director. The movie Mithunam proved that.
Bharani is like a Hyderabadi and speaks chaste Telangana dialect. Talking about his background Bharani explained that they stayed in Secunderabad at Hamali Basthi and was associated with local goondas. Bharani said he used to rob money from his father pockets for going to a movie. He was also associated with locals in robbing utensils from abandoned houses for getting money.
But later turned into a writer with the help of Rallapalli another comedy actor who gave him shelter. Rallapalli was like a father who gave Bharani everything in the initial stages. At the same time Bharani also helped many of them who worked with him especially his assistants.
Bharani a Siva Bhakth says god has been kind to him and he never dreamt of getting such a popularity. He wants to direct good films, if there was good producer who can like them and encourage them. He was a stage actor first then a film actor . He likes to be writer all the time and worked with top directors of the industry.
