Bharathan

Bharathan
Born(1946-11-14)14 November 1946
Died30 July 1998(1998-07-30) (aged 51)
Occupations
  • Art director
  • Sculptor
  • Poster designer
  • Film director
  • Lyricist
  • Music composer
  • Editor
Years active1973–1998
SpouseK. P. A. C. Lalitha
Children2 (incl. Sidharth)
RelativesP. N. Menon (uncle)

Bharathan Parameshwara Menon Palissery (14 November 1946 30 July 1998) Known mononymously Bharathan was an Indian film maker, artist, and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan and K. G. George, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely received while also being critically acclaimed. A train of directors, and screenwriters followed this school onto the 1990s including Sibi Malayil, Kamal, Lohithadas and Jayaraj.