Tanikella Bharani

I was born here and have been in love with the colloquial Telangana dialect ever since. I even wrote a play titled…

— Tanikella Bharani

I am happy that I could contribute my bit and enable the use of colloquial Telugu words in mainstream films and literature.

— Tanikella Bharani

It's true that films are made on mere calculations such as fight and item song. If the audience is lucky enough, there…

— Tanikella Bharani

Mime is in our daily life and with little effort, we can all perfect the art form.

— Tanikella Bharani

It is a new trend, and it is here to stay. Unfortunately, if you cannot write punch dialogues, you are not treated…

— Tanikella Bharani

We can make his work reach youngsters by organising literary events and competitions in schools and colleges. We can also use mainstream…

— Tanikella Bharani

Earlier, directors shied away from having a character speak in the Telangana dialect but not anymore.

— Tanikella Bharani

Every film I do, I want to leave a signature.

— Tanikella Bharani

It might be true that we all like to be entertained, but it's also true that we all like to be equally…

— Tanikella Bharani

No one knows which film will be a hit or flop. Film making is a gamble.

— Tanikella Bharani

My works on Lord Siva have been received well. But then, since it is in the praise of Siva, its acceptability is…

— Tanikella Bharani

Films gave me name, fame and money. But my heart always yearned for literature.

— Tanikella Bharani

Suma is the best thing that happened to Telugu Television.

— Tanikella Bharani

I cannot do the boy-girl romance, villains etc.; I cannot relish such cinema and I cannot make it.

— Tanikella Bharani

Rallapalli used to slip in a hundred rupee note into my shirt pocket before I woke up to help me meet my…

— Tanikella Bharani

People are waiting for good movies and they are ready to accept them.

— Tanikella Bharani

Surrealism is my stamp. I have a post graduate diploma in theatre and I was introduced to this concept and it stuck…

— Tanikella Bharani

I have read Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyat' in translation and marvelled at the emotions and its universal appeal and dreamt of authoring such…

— Tanikella Bharani

What is big cinema? That which earns money.

— Tanikella Bharani

When a comedian can turn hero and has the will power to work out for a six pack, he can easily fit…

— Tanikella Bharani

My task as poet is close to me.

— Tanikella Bharani

I never made this film with the motive of making money. I wanted to make a different film, which would strike a…

— Tanikella Bharani

I am fond of my writing in the film 'Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam,' one of the first films to feature a mainstream…

— Tanikella Bharani

There is nothing more happier for a father than to lose in his son's hands. I hope my son becomes a better…

— Tanikella Bharani

I strongly believe content is the king.

— Tanikella Bharani