Santhosh Ananddram is an Indian film lyric writer, screenwriter, director who works in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' directed ...

. He rose to fame with his debut directional venture 2014 film ''

Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari ''Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' is a 2014 Cinema of India, Indian Kannada cinema, Kannada Romantic drama film, romantic drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by the duo Jayanna and Bhogendra under the banner Jayanna Combi ...

''. He later went on and directed Kannada Star

Puneeth Rajkumar Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajk ...

in ''

Raajakumara ''Raajakumara'' () is a 2017 Indian Kannada language action drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the Hombale Films banner. It stars Puneeth Rajkumar and Priya Anand in lead roles. Apart fro ...

'', which was considered to be an all time industry hit in

Career

He started his film career as a lyric writer through ''

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''. He then assisted

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in script, dialogues and direction departments for '' Chingari''. He also worked as a dialogue writer for ''

Agraja ''Agraja'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Srinandan starring Darshan and Jaggesh. Kamna Jethmalani, Sanjjanaa, Arundathi and Aadya Gowda (earlier named Poornima) played the heroines, while Sadashiva Brahmavar, Rangayana Rag ...

'' and ''

Gajakesari ''Gajakesari'' is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language historical action film directed by cinematographer Krishna and produced by Jayanna and Bogendra. The film stars Yash in leading role along with Amulya and Anant Nag. The film also prominently f ...

''. He made his directional debut in 2014 with Industry hit ''

'' starring

Yash (actor) Naveen Kumar Gowda (born 8 January 1986), better known by his stage name Yash, is an Indian actor who works in Kannada films. He is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South. Yash began his career with appearances in several television ser ...

and

Radhika Pandit Radhika Pandit is an Indian film and television actress. She has established a career in Cinema of Karnataka, Kannada cinema as a leading actress. Having worked in Soap opera, television serials such as ''Nandagokula'', ''Kaadambari'', and ''Su ...

. His next movie ''

'' with

was released on 24 March 2017 and received huge applause from critics and audience. After humongous success of ''Raajakumara'' and two straight industry hits, he rose to fame as "Star Director" of

. Ananddram's upcoming film is again with Kannada Star

titled ''YuvaRathnaa'' under

Hombale Films Hombale Films (pronunciation: Hom-Baa-Lay) is an Indian film production company mainly known for the ''K.G.F'' franchise and blockbuster film Kantara. It was founded by Vijay Kiragandur. History Hombale Films was founded by Vijay Kiraga ...

. It was launched on 1 November 2018 on account of Kannada Rajyotsava. It was noted that two impaired kids from Chamarajanagar district came down to release the title of the movie. Ananddram was honoured with

Zee Kannada Zee Kannada is an Indian Kannada pay television GEC that was launched in the year 2006 and owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It is also being as the first mainstream satellite channel in Kannada. History Zee Kannada was launched in 2006 ...

's Hemmeya Nirdeshaka (Proud Director of Karnataka) for ''Raajakumara''. He made his Tollywood debut with the film ''

Yuvarathnaa ''Yuvarathnaa'' () is a 2021 Indian Kannada-language action drama film written and directed by Santhosh Ananddram. produced by Vijay Kiragandur under the banner Hombale Films, it stars Puneeth Rajkumar, Sayyeshaa, Dhananjay, Prakash Raj, Digan ...

'' in 2021.

Personal life

Santhosh Ananddram hail from Kota,

Udupi Udupi (alternate spelling Udipi; also known as Odipu) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about north of the educational, commercial and industrial hub of Mangalore and about west of state capital Bangalore by road. ...

district,

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

though he was born in and brought up in

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. He has a Brother Sagar Ananddram, who assists him in his Cine Career. He did his schooling (primary & high school) in Bangalore Education Society. He obtained a degree from

Seshadripuram Seshadripura is a prime locality. residential and commercial locality in the central part of the city of Bangalore, India. It is named after K. Seshadri Iyer, who was a Dewan of Mysore State. It is also famous for its colleges. Some of the mai ...

college,

. He was also recruited to

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where he worked for close to a year and resigned because of his desire for cinema. He married Surabhi on 21 February 2018 in Bangalore.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

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Official Facebook Page

Sandalwood's debutant directors

Interview with Santhosh
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