Pushkar–Gayathri

Pushkar–Gayatri are a husband-and-wife filmmaker duo from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Their works are noted for their unique style, technical finesse, and intricately woven storylines.

Pushkar–Gayathri
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Fine Arts in Film Making
Alma materUnder-Grad: Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai

Gayatri Post-Grad.: Northwestern University, Chicago

Pushkar Post-Grad.: University of New Orleans
Occupation(s)Directors and screenwriters
Years active2007 — present

They started as Writers & Directors with the Tamil feature films – ‘Oram Po ’ and ‘Va - Quarter Cutting’ both quirky dark comedies. In 2017 they wrote and directed ‘Vikram Vedha ’ which swept the awards that year and was the top-rated Indian film of 2017 on IMDB. In 2022, they remade ‘Vikram Vedha’ in Hindi with Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. The film garnered great critical acclaim.

With ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’, a tent-pole global show in Amazon Prime Videos, Pushkar & Gayatri made an entry as content creators in the OTT space with a big bang. They are the writers, showrunners and producers of this show which has been winning awards in India and abroad.

Production

Under their production house Wallwatcher Films, Pushkar & Gayatri have produced two long-format web series, ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’ and ‘Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie’, for Amazon Prime Video and have produced the feature film ‘Aelay’, available on Netflix. Pushkar & Gayatri curate all the projects produced by Wallwatcher Films and they mentor the projects as Creative Producers.  

Filmography
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Work Cast Roles Notes
2007Oram PoArya, Lal, Pooja Directors, writers
2010Va- Quarter CuttingShiva, Lekha Washington, Charan Sripathi
2017Vikram VedhaR. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi
2021 Aelay Samuthirakani Creative producers
2022 Suzhal: The Vortex[1] Kathir, R. Parthiban, Aishwarya Rajesh, Sriya Reddy Creators, writers Amazon original series
Vikram VedhaSaif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan Directors, writers Hindi film
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie S. J. Suryah, Laila, Nassar, Sanjana Creators, writers Amazon original series

Awards
Film Awards Category Result Ref.
Vikram Vedha Ananda Vikatan Awards Best Screenplay Won [2]
[3]
65th Filmfare Awards South Best Director Won [4]
Chennai International Film Festival Second Best Tamil Feature Film Won [5]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2018 Best Screenplay Won [6]
[7]
Techofes Awards 2018 Best Director Nominated [8]
[9]
Best Story Won
10th Vijay Awards Best Director Won [10]
[11]
Best Screenplay Won
Behindwoods Awards Best Director Won [12]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Film Won [13]
Suzhal: The Vortex - Wikipedia OTT Play Awards 2022 Best Screenplay (Series) Won
Suzhal: The Vortex - Wikipedia E4M Awards Best Writer Won

References
  1. Whittock, Jesse (7 June 2022). "'Suzhal – The Vortex' Trailer: First Look At Amazon's Debut Long-Form Tamil-Language Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. Upadhyaya, Prakash (11 January 2018). "Vijay's Mersal wins big at Vikatan Cinema Awards 2017 [See Complete Winners List]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. "65th Filmfare Awards South winners: Vikram Vedha, Baahubali 2 and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum win big". The Indian Express. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. "Vikram Vedha, Vijay Sethupathi win top honours at 15th Chennai International Film Festival". 23 December 2017.
  6. "9th NTFF 2018: Official selection & Winners of Tamilar Awards 2018 Tamil Nadu !". Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. "News". Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. Vikn Media Creations [@viknmedia] (16 February 2018). "Vikn Media Creations Presents Anna University Techofes Award Best Director Award Won by @jayam_mohanraja #techofesawards2018 #CEG" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via Twitter.
  9. "Vikram Vedha: An Amazing Action Thriller Movie Deserve Oscar !!". 28 August 2020.
  10. Upadhyaya, Prakash (4 June 2018). "Vijay Awards 2018: Here is the complete list of winners [Photos]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. "Vijay Awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Mersal, Vikram Vedha Win Big; Check Out The Complete List of Winners Here | LatestLY". Latestly. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. "Vikram Vedha - 4 Awards | Which film won the most awards at BGM 2018". 19 June 2018.
  13. "In pictures: The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in Dubai". 17 September 2018.
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