Vi Anand

Vi Anand is an Indian film maker who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is an architect turned film maker.

Vi Anand
Born (1979-02-20) 20 February 1979
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationScreenwriter, film director & architect
Years active2014–present
Spouse(s)Anu Vi Anand (m.2008)
ChildrenYathaarth Vi Anand Ahimsa Vi Anand

Early life & career

Vi Anand was born on Feb 20, 1979 in Erode, Tamil Nadu. He completed his Bachelor Of Architecture from the University of Madras as a gold medalist. In the year 2008 Anand joined director AR Murugadoss as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with Hrudayam Ekkada Unnadi in 2014. In the same year he made his directorial debut in the Tamil film industry with a critically acclaimed sci-fi drama Appuchi Gramam.[1] In the year 2015 he directed the Telugu action entertainer Tiger[2] starring Sundeep Kishan. The film Tiger was very well received by the critics and Anand was noted for the screen writing in the film. After the success of the film Tiger in Telugu Vi Anand went on to write and direct a supernatural romantic thriller Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada which featured Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha and Avika Gor in the lead roles. The film was released on 18 November 2016 and was touted to be critically acclaimed and a commercial blockbuster success at the box office. Now his most recent directorial outing Okka Kshanam, is a sci fi drama, starring Allu Sirish, Seerat Kapoor, Surbhi.[3] The film deals with a parallel life concept where the protagonist fights against his own destiny, fate and time. The film released worldwide on 28 December 2017 to mixed reviews from critics and audience. Vi Anand is well known and appreciated for bringing unique and novel concepts into south Indian film making and also his intelligent screenwriting.

Filmography

As director
YearTitleCastProducerNotes
2014Hrudayam Ekkada UnnadiKrishna Madhav, Samskruty, AnushaPavan Mantripragada, Hima ValleruReleased 15 March
Debut film as Director
2014Appuchi GramamPraveen Kumar, Prakash, Anusha Naik, Suja Varunee, SwasikaVishnu Muralee, V. Senthil Kumar14 November
2015TigerSundeep Kishan, Seerat Kapoor, Rahul RavindranNV PrasadReleased on 26 June
2016Ekkadiki Pothavu ChinnavadaNikhil Siddharth, Nandita Swetha, Hebah Patel, Avika GorP.V. RaoReleased on 18 Nov
2017Okka KshanamAllu Sirish, Surbhi, Seerat KapoorChakri ChigurupatiReleased on 28 December
2020Disco RajaRavi Teja, Payal Rajput, Nabha Natesh, Tanya Hope, Bobby SimhaRam TalluriReleased on January 24
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References
  1. "'Tiger' was to be made in Tamil: director". The Indian Express. 23 June 2015.
  2. "A Sci-fi film titled 'Appuchi Gramam'". indiatimes.com.
  3. "VI Anand- Mega hero film launched". tupaki.com.
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