Bharathi (pronunciationⓘ) is a 1948 Indian Kannada film directed by R. M. Veerabhadraiah.

It stars Tanguturi Suryakumari, Rajkumari, Sampath, making his debut, and M. V. Krishnaswamy in the lead roles.

[1] The screenplay, dialogues and songs for the film were written by M.

[2] About the plot of the film, The Indian Express wrote, "The story aims at giving salutary guidance to our modern womenfolk from blindly apeing western civilisation, forgetting India's time-honoured traditions.

It appeals for promoting of indigenous culture while assimilating the best in the Occident.