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Vivek Athreya
Indian film director and screenwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rayaprolu Vishnu Vivek, popularly known as Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director and screenwriter, and Lyricist who works in Telugu cinema.
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Early life
Vivek Athreya is from Guntur. Both his parents work in India Post. He is an electronics engineering graduate from Sastra University and worked at IBM, Chennai for five years before resigning to pursue a career in cinema. He added his Gotra Namam Athreyasa and is now known as Vivek Athreya.
His directorial debut was Mental Madhilo released in 2017. His second film Brochevarevarura was praised for the writing and the message the movie has for women. The film stars Nivetha Thomas, Sree Vishnu, Satyadev Kancharana, Nivetha Pethuraj, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Priyadarshi.[citation needed]
Both the films were commercially successful.[3][4]
His third directorial was Ante Sundaraniki, which co-starred Nani and Nazriya Nazim, released on 10 June 2022, another romantic comedy which tells the story of an inter religious couple, woven upon lies, which leads to more complex problems. This film also received positive reviews from critics.[5]
Athreya is also a lyricist. He wrote songs in his films Mental Madhilo, and Tharun Bhascker's Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018) and Keedaa Cola (2023).
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Filmography
Discography
As lyricist
- Mental Madhilo (2017): "Gummadikaya Halwa", "Oohale" and "Manavi Alakincharadate" (along with Hasith Goli)
- Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018): "Maarey Kalaley" and "Veediponidhi Okateley"
- Keedaa Cola (2023): "Bring It On"
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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