Tanikella Bharani Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Actor, Theatre Artist, Screenwriter, Film Director, Playwright, Poet
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	14/07/1954
Age	70 years
Birthplace	Secunderabad, Hyderabad (now Telangana)

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm (5’ 8”)
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Graduation in Commerce from Railway Degree College, Secunderabad, Telangana
Diploma	Drama from Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana

Personal Life

Zodiac Sign	Cancer
Hometown	Jagannadhapuram Village, Andhra Pradesh
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Address	8-3-678/6, Soundarya Lahari, Pragathi Nagar, Yousufguda, Hyderabad – 500 045, Telangana State, India

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	30/11/1988

Family

Wife/Spouse

Durga Bhavani

Children

Son	Teja Tanikella (actor)
Daughter	Bhavani Tanikella

Parents

Father	T. V. S. Srithanikella Ramalingeswara Rao
Mother	Lakshmi Narasamma

Siblings

Tanikella has three elder brothers and three younger brothers.

Other Relatives

Grand-Uncles	Diwakarla Venkatavadhani (Telugu language poet and orator) Viswanatha Satyanarayana (Telugu writer)
Great-Grand-Uncles	Tirupati Venkata-Kavulu (Telugu poet duo)

Career

Debut

Film (Telugu; Dialogue Writer)	Kanchu Kavacham (1985)
Film (Telugu; Actor)	Ladies Tailor (1985) as a policeman
Film (Tamil; Actor)	Veetla Visheshanga (1994) as an inspector
Film (Hindi; Actor)	Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega (2001) as Dakshina Murthy
Film (Telugu; Director)	Mithunam (2012)

Awards

Nandi Awards	2000: Best Villain for Samudhram 2002: Best Character Actor for Nuvvu Nenu 2013: Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer for Mithunam
CineMAA Awards	2013: Special Jury Award for Best Director– Mithunam
Literary Awards	Sri Pada Subhramanya Sastry Literary Award for Polamuru Bhanumathi Award for Hyderabad Sri Vanamamalai Varadacharyulu Literary Award for Adilabad Fellowship Jawahar Bharathi for Kavali Allu Ramalingayyiah National Award for Hyderabad Akkineni Swarna Kankanam for Hyderabad Nagabhairava Koteswara Rao literary Award for Nellore
Other Award(s)	Sangam Academy award for completing 25 years in Telugu Cinema Tenth Mumbai International Film Festival Award (2008) International Film Festival Award for Sira-The Ink (short film) Lok Nayak Foundation Sahitya Puraskar (2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts

Father participated in different social engagements.
He earned top honors for crafting a college play called ‘Adde Kompa’.
He penned plays for the theater troupe ‘Sri Murali Kalanilayam’.
The Sahitya Akademi Award was bestowed upon him for the play ‘Gograhanam’.
He served as a writer for television programs and Telugu cinema.
He directed acclaimed short films in Telugu.
He authored numerous Telugu publications, including spiritual content.