Tharun Bhascker Dhaassyam (born 5 November, 1988) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor, and television host who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He earned a degree in filmmaking from the New York Film Academy. His early directorial work included the short films *Anukokunda*, which screened at the Cannes Film Festival, and *Sainma*. He made his full-length directorial debut with the romantic comedy *Pelli Choopulu* (2016). The film won two National Film Awards, including Best Screenplay (Dialogues) for Bhascker and Best Feature Film in Telugu, as well as the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director. He later directed *Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi* (2018), directed the "Ramula" segment in the anthology film *Pitta Kathalu* (2021), and wrote and directed the crime comedy *Keedaa Cola* (2023). As an actor, Bhascker appeared in the biopic *Mahanati* (2018) as Singeetham Srinivasa Rao and played the lead role in the comedy *Meeku Maathrame Cheptha* (2019). He also appeared in *Falaknuma Das* (2019), *Middle Class Melodies* (2020), *Sita Ramam* (2022), *Keedaa Cola* (2023), and the web series *Dhootha* (2023).

Filmography

• 2026#Cult — Dialogue
• 2026ENE Repeat — Writer, Director
• 2026Gaayapadda Simham — Dharshas
• 2026Om Shanti Shanti Shantihi — Ambati Omkar Naidu
• 2025Santhana Prapthirasthu
• 2024Masthu Shades Unnai Ra
• Anger Tales — Rajeev
• 2023Das Ka Dhamki — Special Appearance
• Dhootha — Bhupathi Varma Avuduri
• 2023Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare — An Editor (Telugu Version)
• 2023Keedaa Cola — Bhakta Naidu, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2023Mangalavaaram — Special Appearance in a Song
• 2022Kanam — Dialogue
• 2022Ori Devuda..! — Dialogue
• 2022Sita Ramam — Balaji
• 2021Oh Manapenne! — Story, Screenplay, Original Film Writer
• Pitta Kathalu — Writer, Director
• 2021Skylab — Cameo Appearance
• Comicstaan Semma Comedy Pa — Acting Double
• 2020Middle Class Melodies — AE
• 2019Falaknuma Das — Saidulu
• 2019Meeku Maathrame Cheptha — Rakesh
• 2019Vijay Superum Pournamiyum — Original Film Writer
• 2018Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi? — Jury at Goa Film Festival, Director, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
• 2018Mahanati — Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
• 2018Mitron — Screenplay
• 2016Pelli Choopulu — Writer, Director
• 2015Sainma — Director
• Crazy Kalyanam

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2018Sammohanam — Himself