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Sailesh Kolanu
Indian director, screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sailesh Kolanu is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.[1]
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Early life and family
Sailesh was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where his father, Seshagiri Rao Kolanu, was a production manager for Pratap Art Productions and then worked for late filmmaker, Kodi Ramakrishna. He graduated in Optometry from LV Prasad Eye Institute. He further pursued his PhD in optometry from the University of New South Wales, before pursuing a career as a filmmaker.[2]
Career
Kolanu began his career with the 2018 short film, Checklist, which was made for I F P's 50-hour filmmaking challenge. He went on to direct his first feature film, HIT: The First Case produced by Nani. It was a box-office success. In 2022,[3][4][5] he went on to create the HIT Universe,[1] with the release of second film of the franchise, HIT: The Second Case.[6][7][8][9][10] He announced HIT: The Third Case, during the mid-credits scene of HIT: The Second Case, starring Nani.[11][12]
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Filmography
As director
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
As playback singer
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