Anita Udeep

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Anita Udeep
Born
Anita Chandrasekharan

1978
Azhagiya Asura
"

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

Career

The daughter of businessman Venkataramana Chandrasekaran of

Azhagiya Asura" from D. Imman's album for the Tamil slasher film Whistle (2003), while she also contributed to the 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 N-Viz Entertainment and Pentamedia Group. Starring rookie actors Suhaas Ahuja and Rathi Arumugam 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 her father's production house.[5][6]

Anita continued her interest in films by managing her father's

Sanjeev and Riya Bamniyal in the lead roles.[7][8] For the film, she started a new production house named Envis Entertainment, and wrote a script based on the lives of wealthy college kids in Ooty.[9] Despite garnering pre-release publicity owing to its popular music album, the film opened to negative reviews and did not fare well commercially.[10][11]

Anita then worked with actress

90ML (2019), which garnered publicity prior to its release for its tackling of historically taboo subjects in Tamil cinema.[12][13][14]

Personal life

Anita is married to Udeep, the CEO of Splash TV channel.[3]

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2003 Knock Knock I'm Looking To Marry English
2003 Gulliver's Travel English
2009 Kulir 100° Tamil
2019
90ML
 Tamil

Discography

Year Film Language Song Notes
2003 Whistle Tamil "
Azhagiya Asura
"
2004 Meesai Madhavan Tamil "Vaada Vaada"
2005 Thaka Thimi Tha Tamil "Rayalaseema Rani"
2019
90ML
 Tamil "Sivabaanam"

References

  1. ^ "90ML director blasts producer Dhananjayan: Dear Uncle, yes it is an adult film". India Today. Ist.
  2. ^ "Indian cinema showcase - Knock Knock I am looking to marry - Anita Udeep - Radhi, Suhaas Ahuja". www.idlebrain.com.
  3. ^ a b c "Film forays". The Hindu. 30 December 2003 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ Warrier, Shobha (10 June 2014). "Preetha: It was a new experience shooting a food film". Rediff. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Target: Generation X".
  6. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Mayajaal multiplex". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  8. ^ "South Scope March 2010 Issue Side - B". Issuu.
  9. ^ "There is no sexual content in Kulir 100 Degrees". Rediff.
  10. ^ "'Kulir 100': same old drill, avoidable (Tamil Film Review)". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  11. ^ "A passionate kiss in Kulir 100 Degree!". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 November 2019.
  12. ^ Usha, P. T. (7 March 2019). "90 ML filmmaker Anita talks about what she tried to tell through her movie".
  13. ^ "'Why can't a woman express lust, is she a tree?': '90ML' director Anita Udeep to TNM". 4 March 2019.
  14. ^ "90 ML director Anita Udeep on dealing with trolls, criticism from film fraternity, and Simbu, Oviya's response". Firstpost. 7 March 2019.

External links

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