Vi Anand is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in

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. He is an architect turned film maker.

Early life and career

In the year 2008 Anand joined director

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as an assistant director. He made his directorial debut with ''

Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi ''Hrudayam Ekkadunnadi '' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Vi Anand and starring Krishna Madhav, Anusha and Samskruthy Shenoy. The title of the film is based on a song from ''Ghajini (2005 film), ...

'' in 2014. In the same year he made his directorial debut in the Tamil film industry with a sci-fi drama ''

Appuchi Gramam ''Appuchi Graamam'' is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed by Vi Anand. It stars newcomers Praveen Kumar and Anusha Naik alongside Suja Varunee, Swasika and Nassar. Produced by Vishnu Muralee and Senthil Kumar under the ...

''. In the year 2015 he directed the Telugu action entertainer ''

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'' starring

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. 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 ''Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada'' is a 2016 Telugu-language supernatural romantic thriller film written and directed by Vi Anand and produced by P. V. Rao. It stars Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha and Avika Gor. The film has dialogue ...

'' which featured

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and

Avika Gor Avika Gor (born 30 June 1997) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi television and Telugu films. She is famously known for playing the role of Anandi in '' Balika Vadhu'' and Roli in ''Sasural Simar Ka''. She made her Telugu film ...

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

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. 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

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Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada Movie Review: An engaging thriller & an enthralling story. It's a honest narrative delivered well. 3.5/5 Star

Best Telugu films of 2020
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Vi Living people Indian male screenwriters Telugu screenwriters Film directors from Tamil Nadu Telugu film directors People from Erode district 1979 births