Master Bharath

Master Bharath
Born
Bharath Kumar

(1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 30)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation
Years active2002–present
Awards

Bharath Kumar (born 9 April 1996), professionally known as Master Bharath, is an Indian actor who works prominently in Telugu films apart from a few Tamil films and television serials.

Career

Bharath debuted in the Telugu television industry at the age of three for the ETV serial Matru Devata. He debuted in the Tamil film industry with the film Naina in 2002. and his performance in Panchathanthiram later that year brought him attention. The Telugu dub of the latter film gained Kumar the attention of director Srinu Vaitla, whom he collaborated in all of his forthcoming films including Venky and Ready, which earned Kumar a Nandi award for best child actor.

He received a Government of Tamil Nadu Award for Best Child Artiste for the television serial My Dear Bootham. Kumar received a second Nandi Award for Best Child Actor in 2010.

In 2019, Kumar co-starred in the film ABCD: American Born Confused Desi with Allu Sirish. As an adult actor, he did not find success and several films that he acted in failed commercially.

Personal life

Despite being a Tamilian, his fluency in Telugu (his mother hailed from the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border) made him popular in Telugu. In 2020, he revealed that a gym accident caused him to be blind in his right eye. In 2025, his mother passed away which further affected his film career.

Filmography

List of film performances
Year Title Role Language Ref.
2002 Naina Young Pasupathy Tamil
Panchathanthiram Appukuttan Ayyappan Nair credited as Master Bharathkumar
2003 Indru Mudhal Geetha's childhood rival
2004 Anandamanandamaye Pattabhi Telugu
Venky Train passenger
Gudumba Shankar
2005 Manasu Maata Vinadhu Bunty
2006 Saravana Deepak Tamil
Happy Bunny's neighbor Telugu
Pokiri Sruthi's brother
Andala Ramudu
Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila Seetayya
2007 Pokkiri Pappu Tamil
Viyabari Rowdy Rangan's son
Dhee Mani Ratnam Telugu
Dubai Seenu Seenu's nephew
2008 Madurai Ponnu Chennai Paiyan Nandhu Tamil
Kantri Rambo Telugu
Ready Junior Chitti Naidu "Puli"
Siddu from Sikakulam
Chintakayala Ravi Bharath
Rainbow Pandu
Dongala Bandi
Ekaloveyudu
Silambattam Tamil
King Master Telugu
2009 Malli Malli
Aa Okkadu
Adugu
Oy! Maruthi
Ninnu Kalisaka Joo Joo
Bumper Offer
Saleem Laddu
2010 Namo Venkatesa Puppy
Bindaas
Maa Annayya Bangaram Mahesh
Puli Newspaper boy
Uthamaputhiran Chinna Moorthy Gounder Tamil
Ragada Narayana Telugu
2011 Siruthai Wedding guest Tamil
Mr. Perfect Priya's brother Telugu
Veera Aiki's brother
Badrinath
Dookudu Muddu Krishna
Veedu Theda Abbayi Raju
2012 Nippu Kaasi's son
Ramadandu
Naa Ishtam Dora Babu
Mirattal James Cameron Tamil
Denikaina Ready Raghulingam Sastry Telugu
Sarocharu Vasudha's brother
Yamudiki Mogudu Yamaganda
2013 Vennela 1½ Bharath
Masala Suri's friend
Baadshah
Oruvar Meethu Iruvar Sainthu Ganeshan's friend Tamil
Doosukeltha Ranganna Telugu
2014 Autonagar Surya Bharath
Alludu Seenu
Jaihind 2 Student Tamil
Telugu
Abhimanyu Kannada
2015 Size Zero Yahoo Telugu
Inji Iduppazhagi Tamil
2016 Eedu Gold Ehe Gopal Telugu
2017 Mister Bukkarayalu
2018 Achari America Yatra Train passenger
2019 ABCD – American Born Confused Desi Bala Shanmugam "Bhasha"
Iddari Lokam Okate Mahi's friend
2021 FCUK: Father Chitti Umaa Kaarthik Ph.D. (Pathuri Hanumantha Das)
2024 Viswam Raju

Television

List of television performances
Year Title Role Language Channel Ref.
Matru Devata ETV Telugu
2004–2007 My Dear Bootham Balu Sun TV Tamil
2004–2007 Raja Rajeshwari

Awards and nominations

List of awards
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2008Government of Tamil NaduBest Child ArtisteMy Dear BoothamWon
Nandi AwardsBest Child ActorReadyWon
2010Nandi AwardsBindaasWon
2012 South Indian International Movie Awards Best Comedian (Telugu) Denikaina Ready Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "குழந்தை வில்லன், போக்கிரி அசின் தம்பி; இந்த சிறுவனை ஞாபகம் இருக்கா? இப்போ எப்படி இருக்கார் பாருங்க!". tamil.indianexpress.com.
  2. ↑ Chowdhary, Sunita (15 April 2010). "Boy wonder grows up". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 Jeevi. "Interview with Bharat (child actor)". idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Chanti, Rajitha (25 May 2024). "Actor Bharath: చైల్డ్ ఆర్టిస్ట్ భరత్ గుర్తున్నాడా.. ? ఇప్పుడేం చేస్తున్నాడంటే.. ఫోటోస్ వైరల్." TV9 Telugu.
  5. 1 2 "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Andhra Pradesh (in Telugu). Government of Andrhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Kushboo awarded". BehindWoods. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Nandi awards 2010 announced". Idlebrain.com. 5 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Master Bharath to play a key role in the Allu Sirish's upcoming film". The Times of India. 11 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Krish, Swathi (22 February 2026). "Master Bharath: మాస్టర్ భరత్ సినిమాలకు గుడ్ బై..అసలు మ్యాటరేంటంటే..?". BigTvLive.
  10. ↑ "Master Bharath: నా కుడి కన్ను కనిపించదు, దాంతో నా లవ్ స్టోరీ..: మాస్టర్ భరత్". Samayam Telugu.
  11. ↑ "నటుడు మాస్టర్ భరత్ ఇంట్లో విషాదం | Master Bharath Mother Passed Away | Sakshi". www.sakshi.com.