Manoj Bharathiraja

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{{Short description|Indian actor}}
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{{Infobox person
| name =
| image =
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| birth_name = Manoj Kumar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|09|11}}
| birth_place = [[Theni]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Film actor
| othername = Manoj Bharathiraja
| yearsactive = 1999–2005<br>2013–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Nandana (actress)|Nandana]]|2006}}
| parents = [[Bharathiraja]]<br />Chandraleela
| children = 2
}}

'''Manoj K. Bharathi''' (born 11 September 1976 as '''Manoj Bharathiraja''') is an Indian actor. He is most noted as the son of director [[Bharathiraja]]. Manoj made his acting debut with ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' in 1999.
He has been the part of few Tamil movies like ''[[Samudhiram]]'' (2001), ''[[Kadal Pookkal]]'' (2001), ''[[Varushamellam Vasantham]]'' (2002), ''[[Pallavan]]'' (2003), ''[[Eera Nilam]]'' (2003), ''[[Annakodi]]'' (2013) and ''[[Baby (2015 Tamil film)|Baby]]'' (2015).

Before becoming an actor in the Tamil film industry, Manoj worked as an assistant director . He worked as an assistant to his father in films such as ''[[Bommalattam (2008 film)|Bommalattam]]'' (2008).

==Career==
Before becoming an actor in the [[Tamil film industry]], Manoj worked as an assistant actor. He studied [[theatre arts]] at the [[University of South Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/chat/celebchat/08manojprofile.asp|title=Profile of Manoj K Bharathi|publisher=chennaionline.com|accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref>

He made his acting debut in the 1999 Tamil film ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'', directed by his father, with himself alongside [[Riya Sen]], who was making her debut as well. Subsequently, Manoj appeared in films such as ''[[Samuthiram]]'', alongside [[Sarath Kumar]] and [[Murali (Tamil actor)|Murali]] and in ''[[Kadal Pookkal]]'', directed by his father, sharing screen space with Murali once again. The latter became a box office failure, But received much critical acclaim for which Bharathiraja was awarded the [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]]. He then enacted the lead role in [[Saran (director)|Saran]]'s ''[[Alli Arjuna]]'', alongside [[Richa Pallod]], before starring in the low budget productions ''[[Varushamellam Vasantham]]'' and ''[[Pallavan]]'', which failed to achieve commercial success. Later, he starred in [[Sathyaraj|Sathyaraj's]] ''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' in a [[cameo role]] and did a negative role in the Telugu film ''Lemon''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/03/03/stories/2006030302490700.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105083125/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/03/03/stories/2006030302490700.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-11-05|title=Close to nature|accessdate=2009-08-25|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-03-03}}</ref>

He worked as an assistant to his father in films such as ''[[Bommalattam (2008 film)|Bommalattam]]'' and noted filmmaker [[Mani Ratnam]] in ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]''. From 2008 til 2010, he worked as an assistant to director [[S. Shankar]] in his [[masterpiece|magnum opus]] ''[[Enthiran]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/manoj-joins-director-shankar-as-an-assistant-director/|title=Manoj joins Director Shankar as an assistant director|publisher=kollywoodtoday.com|accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref> Since 2007, it has been reported that Manoj was set to remake his father's ''[[Sigappu Rojakkal]]'', but the film still remains in pre-production. In 2012, his father signed him up to replace [[Ameer Sultan|Ameer]] in his production ''[[Annakodiyum Kodiveeranum]]'', as an antagonist, thus marking a return to films after a seven-year sabbatical.

==Personal life==
On 19 November 2006, Manoj married his longtime friend actress [[Nandana (actress)|Nandana]], who has appeared in Tamil films such as ''[[ABCD (film)|ABCD]]'' and ''[[Success (2003 film)|Success]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/20112006-1.shtml|title=Manoj-Nandana get married in Kerala|publisher=cinesouth.com|accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref> Nandhana was his co-star in the film ''[[Saadhuriyan]]''. The marriage was held at Ashirwad Marriage Hall at [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], homeplace of Nandhana, whilst a grand reception took place on 1 December 2006 at Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/26663.html|title=Bharathiraja's son passes love test|publisher=indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2009-08-25}}</ref> The couple has 2 daughters, Arthika and Mathivadani.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Taj Mahal (1999 film)|Taj Mahal]]'' || Maayan ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 || ''[[Samudhiram]]'' || Chinnarasu ||
|-
| ''[[Kadal Pookkal]]'' || Peter ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''[[Alli Arjuna]]'' || Arivazhagan ||
|-
| ''[[Varushamellam Vasantham]]'' || Raja ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Pallavan]]'' || Pallavan ||
|-
| ''[[Eera Nilam]]'' || Duraisamy ||
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Maha Nadigan]]'' || Muthu ||
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Saadhuriyan]]'' || ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2013 || ''[[Annakodi]]'' || Sadayan ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015 || ''[[Baby (2015 Tamil film)|Baby]]'' || Shiva ||
|-
| ''Kathirvel Kaakha'' || Velraj ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2016 || ''[[Vaaimai]]'' || Manibarathi ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2019 || ''[[Champion (2019 film)|Champion]]'' || Gold Star Gopi ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2021 ||''[[Eeswaran]]''|| Younger Periyasamy ||
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2021 ||''[[Maanaadu]]''|| ||Filming
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=2083212}}

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