Badri (director)

Badri (director) Biography

Badri is a screenwriter and director associated with Tamil cinema. He started off directing television serials and made his debut as an independent film director through the 2007 movie, Veerappu, a remake of Malayalam classic – Spadikam starring Mohanlal. Some of its scenes were heavily inspired from another Mohanlal blockbuster – Narasimham. The movie was a hit. Though heavily criticized for plagiarisms, Badri achieved momentum through the super success of Thillu Mullu. “Aadama Jaichomada is his latest release, starring Karunakaran, Bobby Simha, and Vijayalakshmi was a box office hit.

Badri’s debut to television was through the series - Malargal for Sun TV. Then he switched on to cinema where he worked as an assistant under Sundar.C for some period. Badri made his debut as an independent director through Veerappu in 2007. Sundar.C played lead hero in the film. Though the movie was inspired to be a remake of Malayalam hit ‘Spadikam’ it included many scenes of hit action Mohanlal movies of 1990s like Narasimham, which was heavily criticized by critics. However the movie was a box office hit. The movie was reviewed as "racy commercial entertainer" by a critic. He worked with Sundar for the second time for the movie, Ainthaam Padai which was heavily criticized by critics for plagiarism.  The movie was inspired from another Mohanlal action film of 1990s – Devasuram. He associated with Sundar for the third time as a dialogue writer for the movie - Kalakalappu.

His third film Thambikku Endha Ooru with Bharath was a box office failure. After a series of drawbacks, Badri returned in a bang with the remake of 1980s classic – Rajinikanth starrer Thillu Mullu, which itself is a remake of 1979 classic comedy of Hrishikesh Mukherjee “Golmaal”. When Shiva and Vendhar Movies approached Badri to do the film, he accepted the offer with open mind. Keeping in mind the previous criticisms, he reworked on the already hit script and presented it in a new feel, quite appealing to audience of today. The movie retained its original title, and the movie starred    Shiva, Isha Talwar and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The movie was well appreciated by critics and was a box office hit.  

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Updated: December 11, 2015