Personal life
Bharathi's father M. R. Santhanam was an actor and producer, one of the earliest members of the Nadigar Sangam. His brother R. S. Shivaji was also an actor. Bharathi's son Sanjay Bharathi is also a director.Career
Santhana Bharathi joined director C. V. Sridhar as an assistant. Bharathi started his career with P. Vasu as a co-director and made films such as '' Panneer Pushpangal'' (1981), ''Madhu Malar'' (1981), '' Mella Pesungal'' (1983), '' Sahasame Jeevitham'' (1984) and '' Needhiyin Nizhal'' (1985). According to Vasu, "We compromised on certain things as we had different approaches to the subject. That's the reason why some of our other movies failed to make a big impression in the box office, prompting us to take our own paths".Filmography
As actor
Television
As director
* ''All works in Tamil unless noted otherwise''References
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bharathi, Santhana Living people Tamil male actors Male actors from Chennai Film directors from Chennai People from Dindigul district 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Tamil cinema Telugu film directors Place of birth missing (living people) 1954 births