Bharat Nalluri Biography

Bharat Nalluri most recently directed the miniseries Tsunami: The Aftermath,which was honored with Golden Globe Award nominations for actors ToniCollette, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Sophie Okonedo; and with three Emmy Awardnominations, including one for Mr. Nalluri's direction. Also for the production company Kudos Film & Television Ltd., he has directed episodes of the cop fantasy series Life on Mars, including the pilot (whichearned him a BAFTA Award nomination); of the BAFTA Award-winning spy drama series Spooks (titled MI-5 in the U.S.); and of the hit caper series Hustle (which was based on an original idea of Mr. Nalluri's). His previous features as director include a trio of thrillers. These are The Crow [III]: Salvation, which starred Kirsten Dunst opposite Eric Mabius; Downtime, starring Paul McGann opposite Susan Lynch; and Killing Time, starring Craig Fairbrass and Kendra Torgan. Additionally, Mr. Nalluri directed the short film "Cyclops" for the U.K. anthology series Shockers; has produced and directed documentaries and entertainment shows; and was the second-unit director on Paul W.S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator and Resident Evil.