Bhaskaran is a Tamil and Malayali masculine given name or a patronymic surname with its origin in Sanskrit meaning "the sun." Notable people with the surname include:
Bhaskaran Ramprakash (born 1966), Indian cricketer K. Bhaskaran, Indian Carnatic music flautist M. Bhaskaran, Indian Communist politician Nellikode Bhaskaran, Indian Malayalam actor P. Bhaskaran (1924–2007), Malayalam poet and film song lyricist Vasudevan Baskaran, Indian hockey player V. Bhaskaran, Physician
See also Boss Engira Bhaskaran, a 2010 Tamil romantic comedy film Bhaskar (disambiguation) Bhāskara (disambiguation) Bhaskararaya Bhaskarnagar