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Thota Tharani is an Indian art director who has worked on over 100 films since he began assisting his father at age 12. He has received numerous awards for his production design work, including National Film Awards for Best Art Direction for Nayagan in 1988 and three films in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada languages. Tharani is renowned for his spectacular, larger-than-life sets that transport audiences, such as his realistic sets for Nayagan and grand sets for Thiruda Thiruda and Mudhalvan that added to the flavor of those films.
![Civilian honours 2001 Padma Shri. [1]
National Film Award for Best Art Direction 1988
Nayagan 1997
Indian 2008 Sivaji
1998 Choodalani Vundi Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Art Director South
1989 Nayagan Tamil National Film Award for Best Art Direction
Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his
father. His work was very much appreciated in films such as Nayagan, Indian and Sivaji, all the three
films fetched him a National Film Award. His recent work include Dasavathaaram, Kanthaswamy and
Leader. He has worked in more than 100 feature films as a production designer, including three foreign
productions: Pondich辿ry, Dernier Comptoir Des Indes (French), Hanuman (French) and Branchie (Italian).
His expertise in magnificent and larger than life sets has been well appreciated and awarded. His
realistic sets for Nayagan are awe inspiring and the grandeur of the sets he created for Thiruda Thiruda
and Mudhalvan added to the flavour of the films.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thota-130206210708-phpapp01/85/Thota-1-320.jpg)
Thota
- 1. Civilian honours 2001 Padma Shri. [1] National Film Award for Best Art Direction 1988 Nayagan 1997 Indian 2008 Sivaji 1998 Choodalani Vundi Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Art Director South 1989 Nayagan Tamil National Film Award for Best Art Direction Thota Tharani has been involved in the art of set design since he was just twelve when he helped his father. His work was very much appreciated in films such as Nayagan, Indian and Sivaji, all the three films fetched him a National Film Award. His recent work include Dasavathaaram, Kanthaswamy and Leader. He has worked in more than 100 feature films as a production designer, including three foreign productions: Pondich辿ry, Dernier Comptoir Des Indes (French), Hanuman (French) and Branchie (Italian). His expertise in magnificent and larger than life sets has been well appreciated and awarded. His realistic sets for Nayagan are awe inspiring and the grandeur of the sets he created for Thiruda Thiruda and Mudhalvan added to the flavour of the films.