Sudhi Anna is an Indian film director and painter, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is known for Hallelooya, a film featuring Naren and Meghana Raj in the lead roles. He is a recipient of J. C. Foundation Award for young director.
Sudhi Anna | |
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Born | Padiyoor, Kannur, Kerala, India |
Occupation | Film director, painter |
Years active | Since 2012 |
Awards | J. C. Foundation Award |
Anna was born in Padiyoor, a small town in Kannur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, in a family which nurtured art;[1] his elder brother, S. Sunil is a known filmmaker who has directed three films viz. Kaliyorukkam,[2] Marubhagham[3] and Visudha Rathrikal.[4] His debut film was Song of Solomon in 2012,[5] which had Sam Jeevan and Divya Das in the lead roles; Mohanlal provided the voice over for the film.[6][7] He wrote the story and screenplay for the film while Ragesh Narayanan did the cinematography and editing.[8] His next project was Khadolkhachan, a bilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil, starring Vidharth[9] and Shine Tom Chacko, but the film did not materialize.[10][11] Subsequently, he made Hallelooya, a love story featuring Narain and Meghana Raj and the film was released in May 2016,[12][13] and was a comeback vehicle for Narain.[14][15] The screenplay was written by Abhimaan and Suniraj, who were also associated with another Nivin Pauly starrer, Neram.[16] The film, which featured a poem by the Indian Police Service officer, B. Sandhya,[17] fetched him the J. C. Foundation Award for young director.[1]
Anna, who has also conducted several exhibitions of his photographs,[18] drawings[19][20][21] and paintings,[1] lives at his riverside house on the banks of Vembuzha River in Kannur with his wife and daughter.[22]
Year | Title | Actor 1 | Actor 2 | Status |
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2012 | Song of Solomon | Sam Jeevan | Divya Das | Released |
2016 | Khadolkhachan | Vidharth | Shine Tom Chacko | Aborted |
2016 | Hallelooya | Narain | Meghana Raj | Released |