Aneesh Anwar

Aneesh Anwar
A photo of Aneesh Anwar smiling away from the camera holding a microphone.
Born (1981-06-30) June 30, 1981 (age 42)
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • lyricist
Years active2000–present

Aneesh Anwar is an Indian director, screenwriter, and lyricist known for his works in the Malayalam film industry[citation needed].

Early life

Aneesh was born in Thalassery, Kerala on 30 June 1981. He completed his schooling in Jawaharlal Nehru GHSS, Mahe and graduated from Mahatma College in Thalassery.

Career

Aneesh started his film career in 2000 as an associate director with prominent filmmakers such as Joshiy and Bhadran. He started off with Joshiy's Dubai and went on to assist him in blockbusters like Praja, Mampazhakalam, Naran, and Runway.

Aneesh made his directorial debut with the movie Mullamottum munthiricharum (2012) with Indrajith, Meghana Raj, and Ananya in the lead roles. The film was met with mostly negative reviews and was left unnoticed. He rose to fame with his second film, Zachariayude Garbhinikal (2013), which was well received by critics. The film took 4 Kerala State film awards that year, including the award for the best actor. His third movie, Kumbasaram, was released in 2015. Even though the movie received mixed reviews, it has been considered the best of his three movies. Jayasurya's performance in the movie was well applauded by critics.

Filmography

S.No Year Film Cast
1 2012 Mullamottum Munthiricharum Indrajith Sukumaran, Meghana Raj
2 2013 Zachariayude Garbhinikal Lal, Sanusha, Sandra Thomas, Rima Kallingal, Asha Sharath
3 2015 Kumbasaram Jayasoorya, Honey Rose
4 2016 Basheerinte Premalekhanam Farhaan Faasil, Sana Althaf
5 2019 My Great Grandfather Jayaram, Surabhi Santosh, Divya Pillai

Awards and nominations

S.No Title Movie Year
1. Kerala State film Award for best story Zachariayude Garbhinikal 2014
2. Kerala State film Award (Special Jury) Zachariayude Garbhinikal 2014

References