Filmography
| Year | Title | Actor 1 | Actor 2 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Song of Solomon | Sam Jeevan | Divya Das | Released |
| 2016 | Khadolkhachan | Vidharth | Shine Tom Chacko | Aborted |
| 2016 | Hallelooya | Narain | Meghana Raj | Released |
Sudhi Anna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Padiyoor, Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, painter |
| Years active | Since 2012 |
| Awards | J. C. Foundation Award |
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. [1]
Anna was born in Padiyoor, a small town in Kannur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, in a family which nurtured art; [2] his elder brother, S. Sunil is a known filmmaker who has directed three films viz. Kaliyorukkam , [3] Marubhagham [4] and Visudha Rathrikal. [5] His debut film was Song of Solomon in 2012, [6] which had Sam Jeevan and Divya Das in the lead roles; Mohanlal provided the voice over for the film. [7] [8] He wrote the story and screenplay for the film while Ragesh Narayanan did the cinematography and editing. [9] His next project was Khadolkhachan, a bilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil, starring Vidharth [10] and Shine Tom Chacko, but the film did not materialize. [11] [12] Subsequently, he made Hallelooya, a love story featuring Narain and Meghana Raj and the film was released in May 2016, [13] [14] and was a comeback vehicle for Narain. [15] [16] The screenplay was written by Abhimaan and Suniraj, who were also associated with another Nivin Pauly starrer, Neram. [17] The film, which featured a poem by the Indian Police Service officer, B. Sandhya, [18] fetched him the J. C. Foundation Award for young director. [2]
Anna, who has also conducted several exhibitions of his photographs, [19] drawings [20] [21] [22] and paintings, [2] lives at his riverside house on the banks of Vembuzha River in Kannur with his wife and daughter. [23]
| Year | Title | Actor 1 | Actor 2 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Song of Solomon | Sam Jeevan | Divya Das | Released |
| 2016 | Khadolkhachan | Vidharth | Shine Tom Chacko | Aborted |
| 2016 | Hallelooya | Narain | Meghana Raj | Released |
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