Ani I. V. Sasi

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Ani I. V. Sasi
Occupation(s)Director, Screenwriter,Editor,Executive Producer
Years active2017–present
Relatives I. V. Sasi (father)
Seema (mother)

Ani I. V. Sasi is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the late prolific filmmaker I. V. Sasi and actress Seema.

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Early life

Ani is the son of Malayalam filmmaker I. V. Sasi and actress Seema. Growing up, anime, Tamil films (including Crazy Mohan and Suresh Krissna's works) and Malayalam films influenced his way of thinking. [1] [2] [3] Ani studied in Chennai and worked on his father's Vellathooval (2009) as part of his college practical. [4] He worked as an associate director under Priyadarshan for ten Malayalam and Hindi films starting with Aakrosh (2010) and later for Oppam (2016). [5]

Career

His made his debut as a director for the Tamil short film Maya (2017), from which the story about the insomniac chef inspired his feature film debut Ninnila Ninnila (2021). [6] [3] Although Ani initially wanted to make the film in Malayalam, the film was made in Telugu as producer B. V. S. N. Prasad took a liking to the film's script as opposed to a commercial film script that Ani had developed. [1] Ani credits anime and Steven Spielberg as inspirations to get into filmmaking. [2] He worked as a co-writer for Priyadarshan's Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021). [3] Ani collaborated with writer Vasanth Maringanti, who sent him four scripts out of which he chose the village drama Uppu Kappurambu to develop as a feature film. The film has been inspired by the works of Jandhyala and his erstwhile mentor Priyadarshan. [2] [7]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asLanguageNotes
DirectorWriter
2017 Maya YesYes Tamil Short film; also editor
2021 Ninnila Ninnila YesYes Telugu
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea NoScreenplay Malayalam
2025 Uppu Kappurambu YesNoTelugu

Television

YearTitleCredited asLanguageNotes
ProducerEditor
2017 Forbidden Love ExecutiveNo Hindi Episode: "Anamika"
2021 Navarasa NoYesTamilEpisode: "Summer of '92"

References

  1. 1 2 "I can never work like my father, IV Sasi: Ani". The New Indian Express. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Harsh, B. H. (2 July 2025). "Ani IV Sasi: I want to make films that give people hope". Cinema Express. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ani IV Sasi's short film 'Maya' released on YouTube; revenue to be donated for COVID relief works". The Week . 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "കൗമാരം തൂവല്‍പോലെ, Interview". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Shrijith, Sajin (30 November 2021). "Marakkar's intricate audio-visual design deserves the big screen: Ani IV Sasi". Cinema Express . Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (8 June 2021). "Ani IV Sasi's short film 'Maya', about a writer's inspiration, releases June 11". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  7. ↑ Mohammad, Avad (2 July 2025). "Ani. I.V. Sasi on Uppu Kappurambu: Keerthy Suresh's innocent sarpanch role will surprise many". OTTplay. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
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