Tharun Bhascker

Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam born 5 November 1988 is an Indian film director screenwriter actor and television host who predominantly works in Telugu cinema He earned a degree in filmmaking from the New York Film Academy His early directorial work included the short films Anukokunda which screened at the Cannes Film Festival and Sainma He made his fulllength directorial debut with the romantic comedy Pelli Choopulu 2016 The film won two National Film Awards including Best Screenplay Dialogues for Bhascker and Best Feature Film in Telugu as well as the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director He later directed Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi 2018 directed the Ramula segment in the anthology film Pitta Kathalu 2021 and wrote and directed the crime comedy Keedaa Cola 2023 As an actor Bhascker appeared in the biopic Mahanati 2018 as Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and played the lead role in the comedy Meeku Maathrame Cheptha 2019 He also appeared in Falaknuma Das 2019 Middle Class Melodies 2020 Sita Ramam 2022 Keedaa Cola 2023 and the web series Dhootha 2023