Pushkar–Gayathri

Pushkar and Gayatri are a husband and wife filmmaker duo from India. They are the only married couple directors in Asia and are a part of a small community worldwide. Their films are noted for their unique style and technical finesse.

Pushkar & Gayatri
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Fine Arts in Film Making
Alma materUnder-Grad: Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai

Gayatri Post-Grad.: Northwestern University, Chicago

Pushkar Post-Grad.: University of New Orleans
OccupationDirectors & Screenplay writers
Years active2007 – 2017
Home townChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Probably most famous for their 2017 film, Vikram Vedha, the couple has been in the industry since 2007. They have, till date, written and directed three feature Tamil movies - Oram Po, Va- Quarter Cutting and Vikram Vedha. The first two movies earned them a niche cult fan-club both in India and abroad while their third movie has received strong positive reviews from critics.

Films
Year Film Role Actors Language
2007Oram PoWriters & DirectorsArya, Lal and Pooja UmashankarTamil
2010Va- Quarter CuttingWriters & Directors Shiva, S.P.B. Charan and Lekha WashingtonTamil
2017Vikram VedhaWriters & Directors R.Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi and Shraddha SrinathTamil

Awards

Listed below are the list of awards and the recognition by Pushkar and Gayatri, in the national and international platforms

Year Awards Title Category Result ref
2008 Ad Club Awards Madras Oram Po Best Movie Trailer Won
2017 Provoke Awards Vikram Vedha Best Director Won
2017 Brew Awards Vikram Vedha Best Director Won
2017 Chennai International Film Festival Vikram Vedha Second Best Tamil Feature Film Won [1]
2017 Technofes Awards Vikram Vedha Best Story Nominated
2018 Vikatan Awards Vikram Vedha Best Screenplay Won [2]
2018 Vijay TV Awards Vikram Vedha Best Director, Best Director Won [3]
2018 Filmfare Awards South Vikram Vedha Best Director Won [4]
2018 Behindwoods Awards Vikram Vedha Best Director Won [5]
2018 South Indian International Movie Awards -2018 Vikram Vedha Best Film Won
  1. IMDb's Top 10 Indian Movies 0f 2017: Ranked No.1 in the IMDb rating https://www.imdb.com/list/ls027291205/
  2. Tokyo Film Festival: Screened under the 'World Cinema' category http://2017.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/works.php?id=148
  3. Prague Indian Film Festival: Screened during the festival

References
  1. Review in The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/vikram-vedha-review-grey-matter/article19325872.ece
  2. Pushkar & Gayatri's Interview with Baradwaj Rangan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ3fXHHETbg
  3. Interview in Scroll.in:https://thereel.scroll.in/842793/it-is-nothing-like-any-other-tamil-film-pushkar-gayathri-on-vikram-vedha
  1. BollywoodLife. "Vikram Vedha, Vijay Sethupathi win top honours at 15th Chennai International Film Festival". Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "Vijay Awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Mersal, Vikram Vedha Win Big; Check Out The Complete List of Winners Here | LatestLY". Latestly. 09:00:57 am IST Jun, 4, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-31. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. "65th Filmfare Awards South winners: Vikram Vedha, Baahubali 2 and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum win big". The Indian Express. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. "Winners list of Behindwoods Gold Medal Awards 2018". Behindwoods. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  1. Rajinikanth on Vikram Vedha: "http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rajinikanth-praises-vikram-vedha-madhavan-vijay-sethupathi/1/1012017.html"
  2. Vikram Vedha Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/vikramvedha?lang=en
  3. Tokyo Film Festival: http://2017.tiff-jp.net/en/lineup/works.php?id=148
  4. Prague Film Festival: http://www.kinosvetozor.cz/en/program/filmy/9240/Vikram-Vedha/
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