Vasuki Bhaskar is an Indian
fashion
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and
costume designer
A costume designer is a person who designs costumes for a film, stage production or television show. The role of the costume designer is to create the characters' outfits or costumes and balance the scenes with texture and colour, etc. The costum ...
, working in the
Tamil film industry
Tamil cinema is the segment of cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the nam ...
. She is the daughter of film producer R.D. Bhaskar and Pavalar Creations is their own production house.
Career
Vasuki was born as the only daughter to the late R. D. Bhaskar, film producer and brother of legendary composer
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...
. Her brothers are film director Parthi Bhaskar and playback singer and actor Hari Bhaskar, who briefly worked on an unfinished film titled ''Oru Idhayam Oru Kaathal'' in 2004, and ''Viyugam'', opposite
Kanchi Kaul. Music directors
Karthik Raja
Karthik Raja (born 29 June 1973) is an Indian composer and playback singer based in Chennai. He made his debut as a film composer in the Tamil film ''Pandiyan'' (1992) and went on to score music for many critically and commercially acclaimed f ...
,
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja (born 31 August 1979), is an Indian composer and playback singer. He mainly scores music for Tamil films along with few Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi films. Considered a versatile composer, he is particularly known for his use o ...
, singer
Bhavatharini
Bhavatharini Raja (23 July 1976 – 25 January 2024) was an Indian playback singer and composer. She was the only daughter of noted composer Ilaiyaraaja and sister of Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja. Starting her career in the 1990s, she mo ...
, film director and actor
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian film director, actor and playback singer in Tamil cinema. In addition, he also worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. After completing ...
and comedy actor, singer and composer
Premji Amaren are her cousins.
Vasuki was studying in a designing course at
Loyola College. Director
Bharathiraja
Bharathiraja ( born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with ''16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of ...
offered her the opportunity to design costumes for his film ''
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei'', after he saw her designs at some events. She designed the costumes in all of
Venkat Prabhu
Venkat Kumar Gangai Amaren (born 7 November 1975), better known by his stage name Venkat Prabhu, is an Indian film director, actor and playback singer in Tamil cinema. In addition, he also worked in Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema. After completing ...
's films and got good reviews. For the film ''
Mankatha'' she gave
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar Subramaniam (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Ta ...
a
salt and pepper look, which was much spoken about. She designed costumes for
Prasanna and
Sibi Raj in ''
Naanayam'' and gave them a makeover. She worked with directors
Prabhu Deva
Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu language films also appeared in few Kannada and Malayal ...
in ''
Villu'' and
Bala
Bala may refer to:
Films
* ''Bala'' (1976 film), an English-language dance documentary
* ''Bala'' (2002 film), a Tamil-language action film
* ''Bala'' (2019 film), a Hindi-language black comedy
Life forms
*Bala shark (''Balantiocheilos melano ...
in ''
Avan Ivan''. She also worked on an English movie ''
Anything for You''.
Filmography
Films
* ''
Kangalal Kaidhu Sei''
*''
Pallavan''
* ''
Chennai 600028
''Chennai 600028'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language sports comedy film written and directed by Venkat Prabhu in his directorial debut. It stars Jai, Shiva, Premji, Aravind Akash, Nithin Sathya and newcomers Ajay Raj, Vijay Vasanth, Prasanna, ...
''
* ''
Saroja''
* ''
Abhiyum Naanum''
* ''
Villu''
* ''
Naanayam''
* ''
Unnai Saranadainthen''
* ''
Paramasivan''
* ''
Thamizh Padam''
* ''
Goa
Goa (; ; ) is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...
''
* ''
Inidhu Inidhu''
* ''
Yuvan Yuvathi''
* ''
Mankatha''
* ''Anything for You''
* ''
Samar
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''
* ''
Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam''
* ''
Pandiya Naadu''
* ''
Endrendrum Punnagai''
* ''
Aarambam''
* ''
Naan Sigappu Manithan''
* ''
Poojai''
* ''
Aambala
''Aambala'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action comedy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Sundar C. Produced by Vishal (actor), Vishal, it features him in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including Han ...
''
* ''
Massu Engira Masilamani
''Massu Engira Masilamani'' (; previously titled as ''Masss'') or simply known as ''Massu'' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action horror comedy film directed by Venkat Prabhu, who co-wrote the script with Madhan Karky. It was produced by K. ...
''
* ''
Paayum Puli''
* ''
Sulthan''
* ''
Chennai 600028 II: Second Innings''
* ''
Sathuranga Vettai 2''
* ''
Rendavathu Padam''
* ''
Madha Gaja Raja''
* ''
Maanaadu''
* ''
The Greatest of All Time
''The Greatest of All Time'' (also marketed as ''GOAT'') is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Venkat Prabhu and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Vijay in dual roles, alongside Prashanth, Prabhu Deva, ...
''
Commercials
* ''Vummidi Bangaru Jewellers''
* ''Prince Jewellery''
* ''
Pothys''
* ''
Nalli (wardrobe store)''
* ''
Sree Kumaran Thangamaligai''
* ''
Nathella Jewellery''
* ''
12345''
Television shows
* ''Vijay TV -
Jodi Number One Season 1 to 3''
* ''Vijay TV - Boys vs Girls''
References
External links
*
Vasuki Bhaskar about Friendship day!!
Indian costume designers
Living people
Fashion stylists
21st-century Indian designers
21st-century Indian women artists
Indian women fashion designers
Indian fashion designers
Women artists from Tamil Nadu
Artists from Chennai
Year of birth missing (living people)
Ilaiyaraaja
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