Badri Venkatesh (born 2 May 1974) is an Indian film director and television professional of work experience in film direction, film writing, television fiction writing, reality show direction, event direction, and film making, cinematic teaching, creative management, novel writing and short fiction film making. Venkatesh made his directorial debut with the 2010 Tamil film ''

Baana Kaathadi ''Baana Kaathadi'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Badri Venkatesh. The film stars newcomer Atharvaa, son of Tamil actor Murali, makes his debut in the film, and Samantha. Featuring music scored by Yuvan S ...

''.

Career

Venkatesh won the

National award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ...

for his short film, ''VIdiyalai Nokki'', which also is the first Tamil short fiction film to win this accolade. Venkatesh's popular works include screenplay and direction for the Tamil feature film ''

'', released in 2010 and starring

Atharvaa Atharvaa Murali is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Murali and grandson of director S. Siddalingaiah, Atharvaa began his acting career with ''Baana Kaathadi'' (2010). He then garnered critical acclaim for his perform ...

Samantha Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Specu ...

, and Prasanna. Apart from mainstream Tamil cinema, Venkatesh has been credited for leading a large number of TV shows including ''Nalaya Natchathiram Thangamazhai'' and ''Amul Super Kudumbam'' which is a wide-ranging mix of reality shows. He is also directing Miss South India, who is a beauty pageant for all 4 South Indian States. Venkatesh hails from the Nesapakkam district of Chennai. He is well known as the show director of the popular Celebrity Cricket League (3rd Edition), and the

Mirchi Music Awards ''Mirchi Music Awards'' are presented annually by ''Radio Mirchi'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Hindi language film music industry of India. The awards, given in seventeen different categories, were in ...

, the biggest Music awards in South India and various other events in South India. Badri Venkatesh is back to feature films after a hiatus with the

starrer ''

Semma Botha Aagathey ''Semma Botha Aagathey'' () is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Badri Venkatesh, with dialogues written by G. Radhakrishnan. The film stars Atharvaa, who also produces the film, alongside Mishti and Anaika Soti. ...

'' (2018). The long-delayed comedy-entertainer ''

Plan Panni Pannanum ''Plan Panni Pannanum'' () is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Badri Venkatesh, produced by Rajesh Kumar and Sinthan L from Positive Print Studios. The film’s title was taken from a dialogue spoken by Vadivelu. T ...

'' starring

Rio Raj Rio Raj is an Indian actor and video jockey, who has appeared in Tamil language films and television. Often working on shows by network Star Vijay, Raj became known for his role on the soap opera ''Saravanan Meenatchi'', before moving to work i ...

and

Remya Nambeesan Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films includin ...

was released in December 2021.

Filmography

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