Anita Udeep

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Anita Udeep
Born
Anita Chandrasekharan

1978
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)Director, writer
Years active2009–present
Notable work"Azhagiya Asura"

Anita Udeep is an Indian screenwriter and director, who has worked on Tamil and English language films. [1]

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Career

Anita initially studied an engineering degree in Chennai, before enrolling at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles to do a master's degree in Film and TV Production for three years. During her time in the United States, Anita made a series of short films such as Flowery Thorn and Om, while also working as an intern for Steven Spielberg's science fiction miniseries Taken (2002). [2] Anita had a strong interest in the Indian film industry and initially worked as a singer in Tamil films after returning to India. Her early songs included "Azhagiya Asura" from D. Imman's album for the Tamil slasher film Whistle (2003), was a smashing hit. She also produced a Tamil pop album Mugangal. [3]

Aged 25, Anita opted to direct her first feature film in 2003 and subsequently made the English language film Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry for her home production studios NVIZ Entertainment. Starring actors Rathi Arumugam and Suhaas Ahuja in the lead roles, the film was made by a young crew including cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman and music composer Mahesh Shankar. [3] [4] She later directed the animated film Gulliver's Travel for Pentamedia, and the film got short listed for the semifinals at the Oscar awards. [5] [6]

Anita continued her interest in films by opting to make Indian language films and wrote, produced and directed the Tamil college drama Kulir 100° (2009) starring Sanjeev and Riya Bamniyal in the lead roles. [7] [8] [9] The script was based on the lives of wealthy college kids in a Boarding school in Ooty. [10] The film garnered pre-release publicity owing to its popular music album, and the film fared average at the box office . [11] [12]

Anita then worked with actress Oviya for the coming-of-age film 90ML (2019), which garnered publicity prior to its release for its tackling of historically taboo subjects in Tamil cinema. [13] [14] [15] Despite the controversies and negative reviews, the film did very well commercially and was a hit at the box office.

Personal life

Anita is married to Udeep and has 2 sons. [3]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageNotes
2003 Knock Knock, I'm Looking to Marry English
2003Gulliver's TravelEnglish
2009 Kulir 100° Tamil
2019 90ML Tamil

Discography

YearFilmLanguageSongNotes
2003 Whistle Tamil"Azhagiya Asura"
2004 Meesai Madhavan Tamil"Vaada Vaada"
2005 Thaka Thimi Tha Tamil"Rayalaseema Rani"
2019 90ML Tamil"Sivabaanam"

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References

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  2. ↑ "Indian cinema showcase - Knock Knock I am looking to marry - Anita Udeep - Radhi, Suhaas Ahuja". www.idlebrain.com.
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  10. ↑ "There is no sexual content in Kulir 100 Degrees". Rediff.
  11. ↑ "'Kulir 100': same old drill, avoidable (Tamil Film Review)". Sify . Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "A passionate kiss in Kulir 100 Degree!". Sify . Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Usha, P. T. (7 March 2019). "90 ML filmmaker Anita talks about what she tried to tell through her movie".
  14. ↑ "'Why can't a woman express lust, is she a tree?': '90ML' director Anita Udeep to TNM". 4 March 2019.
  15. ↑ "90 ML director Anita Udeep on dealing with trolls, criticism from film fraternity, and Simbu, Oviya's response". Firstpost. 7 March 2019.
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