Thotta Tharani

Nascimento : 1949-12-16, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

História

Thota Tharani is an Indian film art director and production designer who has worked in Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cinema and Bollywood. As of 2013, he has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. His work consists of paintings, murals, paper collages, wooden montages, and installations and so on.

Filmes

Chandramukhi 2
Art Direction
A wealthy family moves into the Vettaiyapuram palace to renovate their ancestral temple and perform a pooja, unaware of that it will reawaken the feud between a classical dancer, Chandramukhi and Vettaiyan Raja from centuries ago.
Ponniyin Selvan: Part II
Production Design
Ponniyin Selvan: Part I
Production Design
The Chola kingdom is under threat from forces both internal and external, and with crown prince Aaditha Karikalan, his younger brother Arunmozhi Varman and the emperor, Sundara Cholar separated by situations, it is up to a messenger to ensure the safety of the kingdom. Can he succeed in his mission, especially with Karikalan's former girlfriend, Nandhini, plotting to bring down the entire Chola empire?
Kadaisi Vivasayi
Art Direction
Maayandi, the only farmer in a village that has abandoned farming, is charged with a petty case that leads to his imprisonment.
100% Kaadhal
Art Direction
Balu and Mahalakshmi fall for each other but separate due to ego problems. Years later, when their grandmother falls ill, they are forced to confront each other resulting in chaos for both their families.
Khaidi No. 150
Art Direction
A convict who plans to escape the country unexpectedly switches his place with a good Samaritan who fights for the rights of poor farmers.
Brahmotsavam
Art Direction
When a charming NRI girl falls in love with a wealthy businessman, she unwittingly sparks conflict within his large joint family. How will her lover find a way to marry her, while still ensuring that his large family remains happy and harmonious?
Rudhramadevi
Art Direction
Rudraba, daughter of Ganapatideva, the emperor of the Kakatiya dynasty, was officially designated a son through the ancient Putrika ceremony and given the name Rudradeva so that she could succeed her father after his death. Despite opposition, she became of the most prominent rulers of the Kakatiya dynasty and one of the few ruling queens in Indian history.
On a Quest
Swami Chinmayananda
A biopic on the life and times of Swami Chinmayananda, the noted spiritual leader and the founder of the Chinmaya Mission.
7Aum Arivu
Art Direction
A genetic engineering student tries to bring back the skills of a legend of the past and use his skills to save India from a deadly virus attack by China.
Dam 999
Art Direction
After many years two mariners return to homeland with the hope of a new beginning, little did they know about a disaster that would change their destiny.
Unnaipol Oruvan
Art Direction
A common man tries to fight terrorism by making anonymous calls to cops. Will he succeed ?
Dhanam
Art Direction
Ananthakrishnan, coming from a conservative and rich Brahmin family, falls in love at first sight with Dhanam, a beautiful prostitute. Soon Ananthu proposes to her and she says that she will marry him if his family accepts her knowing her past. Cunning astrologer of Ananthu's family is lusting after her & plots his own agenda with Dhanam using this.
Thottal Poo Malarum
Art Direction
A happy-go-lucky youngster falls in love with his wealthy classmate. However, the girl's mother is opposed to their relationship and arranges her wedding with a gangster's son.
Sivaji: The Boss
Art Direction
A software engineer arrives in India to serve the nation and invest in the country's welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to overcome the obstacles.
Anumanaspadam
Art Department Coordinator
Athadu
Art Direction
A professional killer is hired to fake the assassination of a politician. However, when the politician is killed and he is framed for his murder, he takes on a dead man's identity to escape the law.
Sachein
Art Direction
A happy-go-lucky college student falls in love with a beautiful young woman at first sight, but decides to use a unique approach to get close to her, as she has many admirers in the college. How will their relationship evolve?
Arjun
Art Direction
A young man risks his life to guarantee his twin sister's happiness and protect her from murderous in-laws.
Perazhagan
Art Direction
A hunchbacked phone booth operator loves a blind street dancer and wants to help her regain her sight. His lookalike is a constable in love with the commissioner's daughter.
Bokshu - The Myth
Production Design
Two anthropologists (Heather Prete, David Millbern) have a series of strange encounters in the Himalayas as they search for their missing professor (Steven Berkoff).
Kabadi Kabadi
Art Direction
Nayak: The Real Hero
Art Direction
TV reporter Shivajirao gets a chance to be the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for a day, after being challenged by incumbent Chief Minister Balraj Chauhan. After his successful one-day stint, he attempts to get back to his normal life, but it is not as easy as he thought it to be, with the lives of his near and dear ones now in danger on account of his honesty.
Ennamma Kannu
Art Direction
Ennamma Kannu is a 2000 Indian Tamil drama film, directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, starring Sathyaraj, Devayani and Ranjith in lead roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released in 2000.
Vaali
Art Direction
A man struggles to deny his attraction to his twin brother's new bride.
Ratchagan
Art Direction
A girl falls for a violent man, who keeps taking law in his hands and beats people up. She wants to marry to him and eventually even he says yes, but her father has a condition that he should control his anger and work with him in his factory.
Gopala Gopala
Art Direction
Gopal causes much angst among his male neighbours as he is friendly with their spouses. They are relieved when he marries Usha. But Usha leaves him after learning that he was married once before.
Indian
Art Direction
Senapathy, a veteran freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
Bombay
Production Design
A Hindu man and a Muslim woman fall in love in a small village and move to Mumbai, where they have two children. However, growing religious tensions and erupting riots threaten to tear the family apart.
Kadhalan
Art Direction
Prabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor's daughter. On knowing about their love affair, her father imprisons Prabhu and forbids him to meet Shruthi.
Thiruda Thiruda
Art Direction
An Inspector is assigned to track down a large sum of stolen money. His investigations lead him to a couple of small time crooks, a village belle, a murder, an absconding suspect, and an international drug dealer.
Mannan
Art Direction
Circumstances force the union leader of a factory to marry his own boss, a rich and arrogant lady who has ulterior motives.
Thalapathi
Art Direction
Surya, a courageous man who was raised in the slums, fights for the rights of the poor and befriends Deva, who hires him as his commander and changes his life completely.
Shiva
Art Direction
Shiva is disgusted by the corruption in and around his new college, and along with his friends, he decides to take a stand against the status quo, in director Ram Gopal Varma's remake of his blockbuster 1989 Telugu movie of the same name.
Anjali
Art Direction
After a few years, Chitra learns that her child, who was believed to be dead, is alive but is suffering from a mental illness. However, her family faces many challenges while looking after her child.
Siva
Art Direction
Siva is a new student in the community college. He is welcomed by a group of collegians, including the lovely Asha, to whom Shiva is instantly attracted. Shiva notices that there is violence within the college, perpetrated by people who are not even students. When he decides to find out their motives, he is met with violence, and threats. Now Shiva must decide to stand up for his college, or just carry on studying, finish college, and move on and get to on job.
Dayavan
Art Direction
A tale of near Biblical proportions, telling the story of Dayavan, a heroic do-gooder who dedicates his life to helping those less fortunate then himself.
Agni Natchathiram
Art Direction
Two step sons of an honest noble man choose different professions. One becomes a police office and the other turns into a goon. The rest of the film revolves around how the two confront each other.
Pushpaka Vimana
Art Direction
An unemployed man, who dreams of living it large, finds a rich man drunk and lying in the sewer. Things take a turn when he imprisons him and takes his identity to get a taste of his lifestyle.
Nayakan
Art Direction
Velu Naicker, who witnesses the brutal murder of his father, kills a corrupt policeman and escapes to Mumbai, only to become a gangster.
Hari Hara Veera Mallu
Production Design