Aneesh Anwar is an Indian director,

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and

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known for his works in the

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Early life

Aneesh was born in

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on 30 June 1981. He completed his schooling in Jawaharlal Nehru GHSS, Mahe and graduation in Mahatma College, Thalassery.

Career

Aneesh started his film career in 2000 as an associate director with prominent filmmakers such as

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and

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. He started off with Joshiy's ''

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'' and went on to assist him in blockbusters like ''

Praja ''Praja'' () is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Joshiy and written by Renji Panicker. It was also produced by Joshiy and Panicker. The film stars Mohanlal, Cochin Haneefa, Biju Menon, Manoj K Jayan a ...

'', '' Mampazhakalam'', '' Naran'', ''

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''. Aneesh made his directorial debut with the movie ''

Mullamottum munthiricharum ''Mullamottum Munthiricharum'' is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Aneesh Anwar, starring Indrajith, Meghana Raj and Ananya in lead roles. Mohan Sithara is the music director of the film. Plot Churatta Jose, a local goon and an expert snak ...

'' (2012) with Indrajith,

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and Ananya in the lead roles. The film met with mostly negative reviews and was left unnoticed. He rose to fame with his second film, ''

Zachariayude Garbhinikal ''Zachariayude Garbhinikal'' ( is a Malayalam–language comedy-drama film written and directed by Aneesh Anwar. The film narrates the incidents in the life of a gynaecologist ''Dr.Zacharia'' and five women who come into his life. Lal appears ...

'' (2013) which was well received by critics. The film took 4

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that year including the award for the best actor. His third movie, ''

Kumbasaram ''Kumbasaram: The Confession'' is a List of Malayalam films of 2015, 2015 Malayalam film, Malayalam thriller film written and directed by Aneesh Anwar, starring Jayasurya, Honey Rose, Vineeth and Priyanka. The film features music composed by Vis ...

'' was released in 2015. Even though movie received mixed reviews, it has been considered the best amongst three of his movies.

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's performance in the movie was well applauded by critics.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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