Bharat Nalluri is a British television director. In 1993, he and producer Richard Johns co-founded Pilgrim Films. Nalluri is best known for his work with the independent production company Kudos Film & Television in the 2000s and early 2010s. For Kudos, he has directed episodes of Spooks, Life on Mars, Hustle (which he also helped to conceive), and Outcasts: all for transmission on BBC One. He directed the first episodes of all four programmes, playing a major role in establishing the "house style" for each series. In addition to his television work Nalluri has worked in film, including directing The Crow: Salvation in 2000. He also served as second unit director on the films Resident Evil (2002) and Alien vs. Predator (2004), on both occasions working with the director Paul W. S. Anderson. Nalluri also directed a miniseries for HBO called Tsunami: The Aftermath, broadcast in December 2006. This two-part drama told the story of the tragic events that occurred in Thailand in December 2004. It is entirely fictional but is based on interviews and research of the actual event. He was born at Repalle of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh, India. He was brought to England at an early age by his family and grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he attended Eastcliffe Grammar School. He then attended the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, with Paul Anderson, for 6th Form. He sang, for a number of years, in a soul/funk band called The Money Spiders. In 2007, Nalluri finished directing the feature film Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day. It was released in a limited number of theaters in the U.S. on Friday, March 7, 2008.
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Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1965 (61)
- Repalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Director and producer
- 20 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Bharat Nalluri's films like?
Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet5
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Bharat Nalluri's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Bharat Nalluri's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Flavia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Boy Swallows Universe(2024)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Shantaram(2022)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Professionals(2020)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Little America(2020)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Player(2015)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows
MI-5(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
The 100(2014)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Emily Owens, M.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Outcasts(2010)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
Cupid(2009)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Tsunami: The Aftermath(2006)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Torchwood(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Life on Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Alien vs. Predator(2004)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Hustle(2004)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
MI-5(2002)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Resident Evil(2002)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Cyclops (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
The Crow: Salvation(2000)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Shockers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Killing Time(1998)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Downtime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Unsound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 1997 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Highest rated
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
Most popular right now
Professionals (2020)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2007.
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Bharat Nalluri's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser9
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the atmosphere 63/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Bharat Nalluri's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Bharat Nalluri work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bharat Nalluri's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Barney Pilling shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Eric MabiusShared titles: Outcasts (2010), The Crow: Salvation (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Eric Mabius
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Barney PillingShared titles: Outcasts (2010), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Barney Pilling
- Jamie PearsonShared titles: The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), MI-5 (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Jamie Pearson
- Paul EnglishbyShared titles: Outcasts (2010), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Englishby
- John de BormanShared titles: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008), Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)See all 2 shared titles with John de Borman
Producers
- Jane FeatherstoneShared titles: MI-5 (2015), Outcasts (2010), Tsunami: The Aftermath (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Jane Featherstone
- Jeff MostShared titles: Professionals (2020), The Crow: Salvation (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Jeff Most
- Vlokkie GordonShared titles: Professionals (2020), Outcasts (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Vlokkie Gordon
- Stephen GarrettShared titles: MI-5 (2015), Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Stephen Garrett
