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{{Short description|Indian film director, screenwriter and producer}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bharath Bala
| birth_name = Ganapathy Bharat
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| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = [[Screenwriter]]<br/>[[Film Director]]<br/>[[Film Producer]]
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| website = [http://www.bbp.co.in/ Official website]
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'''Bharath Bala''' is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer based in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archive/|title=Archive News|website=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Career==
Bharat Bala produced the acclaimed album ''[[Vande Mataram (album)|Vande Mataram]]'' and ''[[Jana Gana Mana Video]]'' and heads BharatBala Productions based in Chennai. He directed a short film ''Hari Om'' in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14787115&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=Archived copy |access-date=13 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012358/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=14787115&programId=1073752204&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was set to direct and produce Indo-Japanese film, co-produced by [[Disney]], called ''The 19th Step'', written by and starring [[Kamal Haasan]], but the film was later shelved. He directed the music video of official song of the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]], [[Jiyo Utho Bado Jeeto]] and also the opening ceremony of the games. In 2013, he completed his first feature film, ''[[Maryan (film)|Maryan]]'', which opened to good reviews but turned out to be an average grosser.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jun/06/filmmaker-bharat-bala-captures-the-lockdown--experience-in-new-short-film-we-will-rise-2152809.html|title=Filmmaker Bharat Bala captures lockdown experience in new short film We Will Rise|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/bharatbalas-uthenge-hum-hopes-to-captures-the-emptiness-across-14-indian-states/article31738815.ece|title=An empty India: How director Bharatbala conceptualised lockdown film 'Uthenge Hum'|first=Srinivasa|last=Ramanujam|date=3 June 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/936357/bharatbala-on-his-1000-film-project-not-just-music-videos-but-a-virtual-museum-of-indian-stories|title=Bharatbala on his 1,000-film project: Not just music videos 'but a virtual museum of Indian stories'|first=Devarsi|last=Ghosh|website=Scroll.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/when-ar-rahman-conversed-with-a-123-year-old-yogi/article32002948.ece|title=When AR Rahman conversed with a 123-year-old Swami|first=Srinivasa|last=Ramanujam|date=6 July 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
* ''Hari Om'' (2004)
* ''[[Maryan (film)|Maryan]]'' (2013)

== Awards ==

Bharatbala has won several awards in his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbp.co.in/content.php/7/0/33 |title=Bharat Bala Productions - Directors - Bharatbala |work=Bharat Bala Productions |accessdate=2014-11-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109232932/http://www.bbp.co.in/content.php/7/0/33 |archivedate=2014-11-09 }}</ref> These awards have been for advertising films, feature films and special film projects that include:

* 1st Prize at The International Exhibition of Tourism TOUR SALON 2005 & 2006 in Poland for "Incredible India".
* Finalist at the Cannes Lion International Advertising Film Festival in 1998 for "Vande Mataram – Timeless India".
* Finalist at New York Film Festival in 1998 for "Vande Mataram – Maa Tujhe Salaam".
* Channel V, India, voted "Vande Mataram" as the Best Audio Product, Best TV Ad Campaign & Best Music Video in 1998.
* New Voices Award & Best Debut Filmmaker Award at Bangkok International Film Festival in 2005 for "Hari Om".
* Citizen's Choice Best Film Audience Award at Puchon International Film Festival (South Korea) in 2005 for "Hari Om".
* Audience Choice Award at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles in 2005 for "Hari Om".
* Runner Up (along with "Motorcycle Diaries") for the People's Choice Award for Most Popular International Film at the Vancouver International Film Festival in 2005 for "Hari Om".
* Best Foreign Film Award at Tahoe International Film Festival (USA) in 2005 for "Hari Om".

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.bbp.co.in}}
* {{IMDb name|1212514}}

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