Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (born 4 March 1973) is an

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director known for his works in

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. He made his directorial debut with the Neo-noir

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, ''

Aithe ''Aithe...'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam under his studio Just Yellow. It stars debutants Mohit Chadda, Shashank, , Janardhan, and Sindhu Tola ...

'', which received the

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, and the Nandi Award for Best Story for that year. Another neo-noir film ''

Anukokunda Oka Roju ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir mystery-thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Gangaraju Gunnam and Venkat Dega. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Charmy and Shashank wi ...

'' garnered two State Nandi Awards, including

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for Yeleti.

Early life

He was born in Tuni on 4 March 1973. He studied in Ganavaram St.Johns until 10th grade.

Career

He worked as an assistant Director under his cousin Gangaraju Gunnam for ''

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''. He had directed the first 10 episodes of '' Amrutham'' TV series. After working as an assistant director, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti made his debut with a small budget film titled "

". That film was made on a budget of about 1.5 crores and performed well commercially, with a box office of collection of 6 crore rupees. After almost two years he made his next film "

". Both the films were produced by Gunnam Gangaraju & Venkat Dega. After a gap of two years, he directed his third film with Gopichand as the protagonist, titled "

Okkadunnadu ''Okkadunnadu'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. The film stars Gopichand and Neha Jhulka with Mahesh Manjrekar playing the antagonist role. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani ...

". In 2009, Yeleti directed his fourth film " Prayanam" with Manchu Manoj as the lead actor. After four years, Yeleti teamed again with Gopichand with an adventure movie ''Sahasam''. In October 2015, Yeleti met

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and narrated a family subject to him. The plot was green-lit by Mohanlal, and Yeleti started production work for the

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drama thriller, titled ''

Manamantha ''Manamantha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu debu ...

'' with an ensemble supporting cast including

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, Nassar, Chandra Mohan, Vennela Kishore,

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, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao,

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, and Ayappa P. Sharma. The movie received positive reviews from both critics and audience upon release on 5 August 2016.

Personal life

He got married on 19 May. Filmmaker Gunnam Gangaraju is his cousin.

Filmography

Films

Television

*'' Amrutham'' (2001–2007): Directed 10 episodes

Awards

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'' ; Nandi Awards * Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Silver) - ''

'' *

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References

External links

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