Thota Tharani

Thota Tharani is an Indian film art director and production designer who has predominantly worked in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. As of 2013, he has won two National Film Awards, two Filmfare Awards South and four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In 2001, the Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri, for his contributions in the field of Art. His work consists of paintings, murals, paper collages, wooden montages, and installations.

Thota Tharani
Born (1949-12-16) 16 December 1949
Chennai, India
Alma materThe American College in Madurai
Occupation(s)Art director,
production designer
Children1

Film career

Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his father. His work in the films Nayakan and Indian earned him National Film Awards.[1] His works include construction of a huge set replica of the Madurai Meenakshi Temple for the Telugu movie Arjun, Dasavathaaram, Kanthaswamy and Leader. He has worked in more than 100 feature films as a production designer, including three foreign productions: Pondichéry, dernier comptoir des Indes (French), Hanuman (French) and Branchie (Italian).

In addition to being an art director, Thota Tharani has worked as a Production designer and in the art department of various films.

Background

Thota Tharani completed his Graduate Diploma in Mural Painting in 1971 and subsequently was offered a Fellowship from the Government of France to study print-making. Additionally, he completed print making courses from the Royal College of Art in London and New Delhi.[2]

Awards

Tiltles and honours

National Film Award for Best Art Direction

Nandi Award for Best Art Director[6]

Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Director

Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director

Vijay Award for Best Art Director

Partial filmography
YearFilmLanguageNotes
1978Sommokadidhi SokokadidhiTelugu
1981Raja PaarvaiTamil
1982SubhalekhaTelugu
1983Pallavi Anu PallaviKannada
1983NelavankaTelugu
1983Sagara SangamamTelugu
1985AnveshanaTelugu
1986Mouna RagamTamil
1987Pushpaka VimanaSilent (Kannada)
1987NayakanTamilNational Film Award for Best Art Direction
1988Agni NatchathiramTamil
1988SathyaTamil
1988Solla Thudikuthu ManasuTamil
1989Indrudu ChandruduTelugu
1989Apoorva SagodharargalTamil
1989GeethanjaliTelugu
1989ShivaTelugu
1990AnjaliTamil
1990ChatriyanTamil
1990Raja Kaiya VachaTamil
1991ChaitanyaTelugu
1991NirnayamTelugu
1991ThalapathiTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director
1991AbhimanyuMalayalam
1992MannanTamil
1992ChinarayuduTelugu
1993Thiruda ThirudaTamil
1993I Love IndiaTamil
1993ValliTamil
1993GentlemanTamil
1993May MadhamTamil
1994Sethupathi IPSTamil
1994KadhalanTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director
1995Subha SankalpamTelugu
1995BombayTamil
1996IndianTamilNational Film Award for Best Art Direction
1996Kadhal DesamTamil
1996Mr. RomeoTamil
1997RatchaganTamil
1997Minsara KanavuTamil
1998JeansTamil
1998Thaayin ManikodiTamil
1998Choodalani VundiTeluguFilmfare Award for Best Art Director – South
1999Kadhalar DhinamTamil
1999VaaleeTamil
1999MudhalvanTamil
2000KushiTamil
2000Mister ButlerMalayalam
2001Nayak: The Real HeroHindi
2001VirumbugirenTamil
200112BTamil
2002BabaTamil
2002Five StarTamil
2002SamuraiTamil
2002GeminiTamil
2002Bokshu – The MythEnglish
2003OkkaduTelugu
2003Priyamaana ThozhiTamil
2003JismHindi
2004ArjunTelugu
2004GambeeramTamil
2004MassTelugu
2005AthaduTelugu
2005SacheinTamil
2005ChandramukhiTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director(also for Sringaram)
2005Kanda Naal MudhalTamil
2005Ullam KetkumaeTamil
2006UyirTamil
2006ThirupathiTamil
2006VaralaruTamil
2007SivajiTamilFilmfare Award for Best Art Director – South
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director
Vijay Award for Best Art Director
Special appearance in the song Balleilakka
2007SringaramTamilTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director(also for Chandramukhi)
2008DasavathaaramTamilVijay Award for Best Art Director
2008SathyamTamil
2008Dhaam DhoomTamil
2008KuselanTamil
2009Ananda TandavamTamil
2009KanthaswamyTamilNominated, Vijay Award for Best Art Director
2009LeaderTelugu
2009Dam 999[7]English
2012Life is BeautifulTelugu
2012AdiosSilentShort film
2014 On A Quest English Role as an older Swami Chinmayananda[8]
2015Rudrama DeviTelugu
2015EliTamil
2016BrahmotsavamTelugu
2017Khaidi No. 150Telugu
2019Nuvvu Thopu RaaTelugu
2022Ponniyin Selvan: ITamil
2022Kadaisi VivasayiTamil
2023Ponniyin Selvan: IITamil
2023Chandramukhi 2Tamil
TBAHari Hara Veera Mallu †TeluguAlong with Rajeevan
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

References
  1. "Thota Tharani Awards". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. "Thota Tharani | JNAF". jnaf.org. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. "Awards for Amjad Ali Khan, Ashoke Sen". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. "Koodankulam project by September". The Hindu. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. "Honoris Causa 2010 - Satyabhama University". Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
  7. "DAM 999 Official Website". Thotta Tharani in the crew list of DAM 999 Movie
  8. "Thota Tharani plays Swami Chinmayananda in a biopic". Hindustan Times. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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