Biography
Anna was born in Padiyoor, a small town in Kannur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, in a family which nurtured art; [4] his elder brother, S. Sunil is a known filmmaker who has directed three films viz. Kaliyorukkam , [5] Marubhagham [6] and Visudha Rathrikal. [7] His debut film was Song of Solomon in 2012, [8] which had Sam Jeevan and Divya Das in the lead roles; Mohanlal provided the voice over for the film. [9] [10] He wrote the story and screenplay for the film while Ragesh Narayanan did the cinematography and editing. [11] His next project was Khadolkhachan, a bilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil, starring Vidharth [12] and Shine Tom Chacko, but the film did not materialize. [13] [14] Subsequently, he made Hallelooya, a love story featuring Narain and Meghana Raj and the film was released in May 2016, [15] [16] and was a comeback vehicle for Narain. [17] [18] The screenplay was written by Abhimaan and Suniraj, who were also associated with another Nivin Pauly starrer, Neram. [19] The film, which featured a poem by the Indian Police Service officer, B. Sandhya, [20] fetched him the J. C. Foundation Award for the young director. [4] His latest film, Poyyamozhi, had its premiere at Cannes Film Market on 19 May 2024. [21] [22] [23] The film has Jaffar Idukki in the lead. [24] [25]
Anna, who has also conducted several exhibitions of his photographs, [26] drawings [27] [28] [29] and paintings, [4] lives at his riverside house on the banks of Vembuzha River in Kannur with his wife and daughter. [30]
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