Mahakavi Bharathi is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language historical documentary television series directed by Latha Krishna.[1] The series explores the life of Tamil poet, freedom fighter, and social reformer Subramania Bharati.[1][2]
| Mahakavi Bharathi | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | |
| Screenplay by | Latha Krishna |
| Directed by | Latha Krishna |
| Creative director | Krishna |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Mohana |
| Cinematography | Kevin Darwin |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production company | Krishnaswamy Associates |
| Original release | |
| Network | DD Tamizh |
| Release | 21 January 2024 – present |
The show stars Naveen Kumar, Isaikavi Ramanan, Deepika and Dharma in lead roles. It airs on DD Tamizh from 21 January 2024 on every Sunday at 21:30.[3]
Premise
editThe series delves into the life of Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot Subramania Bharati and his wife Chellamma.[4]
Cast
editMain
edit- Isaikavi Ramanan as Subramania Bharati
- Naveen Kumar as young C. Subramaniyan
- Dharma as Chellamma
- Deepika as young Chellamma
Recurring
edit- Y. G. Mahendran as Kuvalai Kannan
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Swaminatha Deekshitar
- Logesh Natrajan as Sri Aurobindo
- Elango Kumanan as V. V. S. Aiyar
- Muthukumaran as V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
- Suppini as Kullachamy
- Krithika Shurajit as Yedugiri
Production
editDevelopment
editThe series is produced by Mohana under the Krishnaswamy Associates. Latha Krishna, who has helmed the docudrama and also penned the screenplay, said "it was a fascinating experience to direct the serial and was challenging to depict the period visually". The series is executive producer and creative head S. Krishnaswamy, cinematographer by Kevin Darwin.[5] The series was planning 26 episodes.
The serial features nearly 36 songs, including those sung by T.S. Ranganathan, Magizhan, Shruthi Shankar Kumar, Arjun Sai, and Darshita and the song sequencing has been done by D. Ravishankar.[5] And also the great-grandson of Bharati has composed and sung a few songs, including the title song.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Doordarshan Podhigai to air docu-drama Mahakavi Bharati starting January 21". www.thehindu.com. 20 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "புதுப்பொலிவுடன் பொதிகை... பாரதியாரின் வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு ஆவண படம் ஒளிபரப்பு". tamil.indianexpress.com (in Tamil). 20 January 2024.
- ^ "டி.டி., தமிழ் சேனலில் மகாகவி பாரதி தொடர்..." Dinamalar (in Tamil). 21 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "பாரதி புகழ் பேசும் மகாகவி பாரதி தொடர்..." thiraiosai.com (in Tamil). 21 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Doordarshan's Tamil channel to telecast Mahakavi Bharati serial". 20 January 2024. Archived from the original on 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024 – via PressReader.