Ananda Krishnan is an Indian film director working in

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. He made his directorial debut with the 2014 thriller '' Aal'' and went on to direct the 2016 action crime film ''

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'', before which he worked as an assistant director with

Susi Ganeshan Ganeshan Subbiah known as Susi Ganesan is an Indian film director, producer, scriptwriter and screenwriter. Early life Ganesan was born on (25 August 1969) Vannivelampatti, Madurai District in Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents Subbiah and Sittamma. ...

for the 2009 superhero film ''

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''.

Career

Ananda Krishnan began his career as a first assistant director in

under director Susi Ganeshan and he also worked as a co-editor for editor

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for the same movie. In 2014, he made his directional debut through Aal. The film was produced by Shoundaryan Pictures. It was an official remake of the Hindi Movie Aamir featuring

Vidharth Vidharth is an Indian actor, appearing in Tamil films. He started his career in 2001 doing uncredited roles. His first major role was in ''Mynaa'' (2010), which became a huge success. He has also done a film for AVM Productions titled ''Mudhal ...

, and Hardika Shetty. He was appreciated by the media for a sensitive issue took in his first film . Critics and cine celebrities have given positive reviews for the film. In 2016, he produced and directed an action thriller film ''Metro'' under his banner Metro Productions.

Personal life

Ananda Krishnan was the son of Arul Mozhi Varman and Rajivee. His brother Dhanraj Rajendran, who works for Wipro in United States had always encouraged him. He studied until 12th grade in St.Patrick Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Pondicherry. Right from his school days, he was inclined towards writing short stories and participated in several speech competitions, which later pulled him to join B.Sc., Visual Communication Course (2006) in The New College, Chennai. He married Shrilekha on 24 August 2017 in Madurai.

Filmography

References

External links

*http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/18793250.cms *https://web.archive.org/web/20140211164301/http://isikkim.com/2012-12-south-indian-star-vidharths-aal-being-shot-in-sikkim-21-6/ *http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/vidharth-rescued-by-indian-army--vidharth-aalu-25-03-13.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnan, Ananda 1987 births People from Pondicherry Living people Tamil film directors Film directors from Puducherry