Bharani is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer. He has predominantly scored music for

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films apart from working in

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and

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films . He has also sung few of his own compositions.

Early life

Bharani was born in a village near

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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 ''

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'' (1992). Bharani was introduced as a music director by director

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in ''

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'' (1999), before going to gain acclaim for his work in film such as '' Paarvai Ondre Podhume'' (2001) and ''

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'' (2002). ''

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'' in 2010 was his twenty fifth venture. He made his directorial debut with ''Ondikatta'' in 2017.

Discography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bharani Living people People from Thanjavur district Tamil film score composers Telugu film score composers Malayalam film score composers 1971 births