Master Bharath

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 2025, his mother passed away which further affected his film career.

Filmography + List of film performances Year Title Role Language 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 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 MasterTelugu 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 brotherTelugu 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 SastryTelugu 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 2Student Tamil Telugu Abhimanyu Kannada 2015 Size ZeroYahoo Telugu Inji Iduppazhagi Tamil 2016 Eedu Gold Ehe GopalTelugu 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 Matru Devata ETV Telugu 20042007 My Dear BoothamBalu Sun TVTamil 20042007 Raja Rajeshwari

Awards and nominations + List of awards Year Award Category Work Result 2008 Government of Tamil Nadu Best Child Artiste My Dear Bootham Nandi Awards Best Child Actor Ready 2010 Nandi Awards Bindaas 2012South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Comedian (Telugu)Denikaina Ready