Vi Anand

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

Vi Anand
Born (1979-02-20) 20 February 1979
Erode, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2014–present

Early life and career

In the year 2008 Anand joined director AR Murugadoss as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi in 2014. In the same year he made his directorial debut in the Tamil film industry with a 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. 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.

Filmography
Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleLanguageNotes
2014Hrudayam EkkadunnadiTeluguDebut
Appuchi GramamTamilDebut in Tamil cinema
2015TigerTelugu
2016Ekkadiki Pothavu ChinnavadaTelugu
2017Okka KshanamTelugu
2020Disco RajaTelugu
2023Ooru Peru BhairavakonaTeluguFilming[4]

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.
  4. "Sundeep Kishan's new film with director Vi Anand kickstarts with a pooja ceremony". The Times of India. 19 September 2021.
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