K. V. Anudeep

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K. V. Anudeep
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Anudeep at cinivaram in 2017
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 39)
Narayankhed, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
OccupationFilm director
Years active2016–present

K. V. Anudeep (born 27 December 1985) is an Indian film director who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He rose to fame with his comedy entertainer, Jathi Ratnalu , that featured Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi Pulikonda, and Rahul Ramakrishna.

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Career

Anudeep first garnered attention through his short film, Missed Call, which led to Telugu film screenwriters approaching him to write few scenes for their films. He subsequently joined as an assistant director under Virinchi Varma for Uyyala Jampala (2013), before moving on to direct a film, Pittagoda (2016). The film had a low-key release and did not perform well at the box-office. [1]

Anudeep was approached by filmmaker Nag Ashwin to make a film inspired from his earlier short film, Missed Call, and commissioned Jathi Ratnalu (2021) to be made. Upon release, the film became one of the most profitable Telugu films of 2021 and gave Anudeep a career breakthrough. [1] A critic from Times of India gave the film three stars out of five and termed it as "A madcap comedy featuring 'silly fools'." She opined that in spite of weak story, the one-liners that roll one after another keep you engrossed. She concluded the review calling "Jathi Rathnalu is a mixed bag" but worth for its comedy and the performances." [2] A reviewer for Firstpost also gave three stars out of five and opined that the script of the film is packed with funny one-liners, and every scene is interesting. The reviewer added "It is an unapologetic madcap entertainer, and does not hold itself back until the final moment." [3]

Following the success of the film, Anudeep went on to make a Tamil film titled Prince (2022), featuring Sivakarthikeyan in the lead role of an Indian man falling in love with a Pondicherry-based English woman. The film opened to negative reviews from critics and did not perform well at the box office. [4] In 2022, Anudeep worked on First Day First Show as a writer. [5] In 2023, he made his acting debut with Mad .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2016 Pittagoda YesYes
2021 Jathi Ratnalu YesYesNominated–SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu
2022 First Day First Show NoYes
Prince YesYes Tamil film

As actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Jathi Ratnalu Chanakya's fanCameo appearance
2022 Prince Tamil film; Cameo appearance
2023 Mad Cameo appearance
2024 Kalki 2898 AD Complex member
2025 Mad Square AnudeepCameo appearance; Also lyricist for "Vaccharroi"
Hari Hara Veera Mallu Cameo appearance

References

  1. 1 2 "Anudeep KV on Jathi Ratnalu, working with Naveen Polishetty and how the film's story is inspired from his own life". 21 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Nyayapati [ check quotation syntax ], Neeshita (11 March 2021). "Jathi Ratnalu Movie Review: A madcap comedy featuring 'silly fools'". Times of India.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Kumar, Hemanth (11 March 2021). "Jathi Ratnalu movie review: Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna dazzle in an unapologetic madcap entertainer". Firstpost.
  4. ↑ "HERE's what happened when Karthi watched Sardar and Sivakarthikeyan watched Prince FDFS". OTTPlay . 21 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "Interview with KV Anudeep about First Day First Show - Telugu cinema director".
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