Sudhi Anna

Sudhi Anna is an Indian film director and painter, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. He is known for Hallelooya, a film featuring Naren and Meghana Raj in the lead roles. He is a recipient of J. C. Foundation Award for young director.[1]

Sudhi Anna
Born
Padiyoor, Kannur, Kerala, India
Occupation(s)Film director, painter
Years activeSince 2012
AwardsJ. C. Foundation Award

Biography

Anna was born in Padiyoor, a small town in Kannur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, in a family which nurtured art;[2] his elder brother, S. Sunil is a known filmmaker who has directed three films viz. Kaliyorukkam,[3] Marubhagham[4] and Visudha Rathrikal.[5] His debut film was Song of Solomon in 2012,[6] which had Sam Jeevan and Divya Das in the lead roles; Mohanlal provided the voice over for the film.[7][8] He wrote the story and screenplay for the film while Ragesh Narayanan did the cinematography and editing.[9] His next project was Khadolkhachan, a bilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil, starring Vidharth[10] and Shine Tom Chacko, but the film did not materialize.[11][12] Subsequently, he made Hallelooya, a love story featuring Narain and Meghana Raj and the film was released in May 2016,[13][14] and was a comeback vehicle for Narain.[15][16] The screenplay was written by Abhimaan and Suniraj, who were also associated with another Nivin Pauly starrer, Neram.[17] The film, which featured a poem by the Indian Police Service officer, B. Sandhya,[18] fetched him the J. C. Foundation Award for young director.[2]

Anna, who has also conducted several exhibitions of his photographs,[19] drawings[20][21][22] and paintings,[2] lives at his riverside house on the banks of Vembuzha River in Kannur with his wife and daughter.[23]

Filmography
Year Title Actor 1 Actor 2 Status
2012Song of SolomonSam JeevanDivya DasReleased
2016KhadolkhachanVidharthShine Tom ChackoAborted
2016HallelooyaNarainMeghana RajReleased

References
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  2. "Verittavazhikalil Sudhi Anna". HI Vision Online. YouTube.
  3. "Kaliyorukkam (2007)". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  4. Venkiteswaran, C. S. (2016-03-17). "A man of many parts". The Hindu. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  5. "Kerala state film awards 2020: 119 movies to compete for 50th edition". OnManorama. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
  6. "Mollywood Director Sudhi Anna". nettv4u. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  7. Lakshmi (2011-12-02). "പുതിയ ചിത്രത്തില്‍ ശബ്ദം മാത്രമായി മോഹന്‍ലാല്‍". malayalam.filmibeat.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  8. "Profile of Malayalam Screenplay Writer Sudhi Anna". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  9. "Song of Solomon [2012]". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  10. "Vidharth to drive a lorry in his Mollywood foray - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  11. s, aravind k (2016-05-18). "I act as a thug named Suku, says Shine Tom Chacko". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  12. "ഇരുപത്തിയെട്ട് ലക്ഷം രൂപയുടെ 'ബാംസുരി'; സ്വപ്നങ്ങൾ തുന്നിച്ചേർത്ത് സുധി അന്ന ഒരുക്കിയ വീട്". vanitha.in. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  13. "Halleluaih (2016) - Halleluaih Movie". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  14. "Hallelooya". IMDb. 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  15. "Narain to make a grand comeback". Deccan Chronicle. 2015-10-12. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  16. "Juggling industries helps me re-invent myself - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  17. s, aravind k (2015-10-08). "The birth of Hallelooya". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  18. "B Sandhya's poem to be the title song - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  19. "Photographs in watercolour - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  20. "sudhi anna (sudheesanna) on Pinterest". Pinterest. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  21. "Pin by sudhi anna on Drawing in 2020 - Drawings". Pinterest. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  22. "Pin by sudhi anna on Drawing in 2020 - Drawings 2". Pinterest. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  23. "Filmmaker Sudhi's house in Kannur is unique yet low-cost". OnManorama. Retrieved 2020-09-19.

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