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Sailesh Kolanu
Sailesh Kolanu
Born	Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations	Film director; screenwriter;
Years active	2020–present

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Sailesh Kolanu is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema.^[1]

Early life and family

Sailesh was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, since his father, Seshagiri Rao Kolanu, used to worked as a production manager for Pratap Art Productions and then 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] successfully making the 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]

Filmography

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†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

List of Sailesh Kolanu film credits
Year	Title	Language	Notes
2020	HIT: The First Case	Telugu	Debut; First installment in HIT Universe
2022	HIT: The First Case	Hindi	Remake of HIT: The First Case
2022	HIT: The Second Case	Telugu	Second installment in HIT Universe
2024	Saindhav	Telugu
2025	HIT: The Third Case †	Telugu	Third Installment in the HIT Universe (Shooting in Progress)

References

^ ^a ^b "Director Sailesh Kolanu on Adivi Sesh-starrer 'HIT: The Second Case', presented by Nani: 'HIT 2' lays the foundation for a 'HIT' universe". The Hindu. 28 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "The science of an artist". The Asian Age. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "HIT: The First Case Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao delivers a stellar performance". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Rajkumar Rao says 'HIT – The First Case' is a film he is proud of, it presents him in a new avatar". The Economic Times. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "HIT director Sailesh Kolanu says, 'not every South film does well, many won't work even if it is dubbed'". India Today. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "HIT 2 director Sailesh Kolanu on violent films influencing real-life crimes: 'Important to not glamourise violence'". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "HIT 2: Samantha Ruth Prabhu keen to play 'badass cop'; Adivi Sesh gets emotional as Mahesh Babu calls him". Pinkvilla. 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "All women cops will relate to my character in 'HIT 2': Komalee Prasad". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "'HIT 2', 'HIT: The Second Case' movie review: Adivi Sesh scores in a taut cop drama that paves the way for a 'HIT Universe'". The Hindu. 2 December 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Hit The Second Case box office collection: Adivi Sesh's mystery thriller collects Rs 20 crore worldwide". The Indian Express. 4 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Nani's HIT 3 will create 'next level rampage', promises director Sailesh Kolanu". India Today. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
^ "Adivi Sesh shares a 'HIT' pic with Nani, Vishwak Sen and Sailesh Kolanu, hints to collab together". Pinkvilla. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

External links

Sailesh Kolanu at IMDb

[thehindu.2022.11.28-1] "Director Sailesh Kolanu on Adivi Sesh-starrer 'HIT: The Second Case', presented by Nani: 'HIT 2' lays the foundation for a 'HIT' universe". The Hindu. 28 November 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[2] "The science of an artist". The Asian Age. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[3] "HIT: The First Case Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao delivers a stellar performance". India Today. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[4] "Rajkumar Rao says 'HIT – The First Case' is a film he is proud of, it presents him in a new avatar". The Economic Times. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[5] "HIT director Sailesh Kolanu says, 'not every South film does well, many won't work even if it is dubbed'". India Today. 13 July 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[6] "HIT 2 director Sailesh Kolanu on violent films influencing real-life crimes: 'Important to not glamourise violence'". Hindustan Times. 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[7] "HIT 2: Samantha Ruth Prabhu keen to play 'badass cop'; Adivi Sesh gets emotional as Mahesh Babu calls him". Pinkvilla. 3 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[8] "All women cops will relate to my character in 'HIT 2': Komalee Prasad". The New Indian Express. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[9] "'HIT 2', 'HIT: The Second Case' movie review: Adivi Sesh scores in a taut cop drama that paves the way for a 'HIT Universe'". The Hindu. 2 December 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[10] "Hit The Second Case box office collection: Adivi Sesh's mystery thriller collects Rs 20 crore worldwide". The Indian Express. 4 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[11] "Nani's HIT 3 will create 'next level rampage', promises director Sailesh Kolanu". India Today. 6 December 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

[12] "Adivi Sesh shares a 'HIT' pic with Nani, Vishwak Sen and Sailesh Kolanu, hints to collab together". Pinkvilla. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.

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 == Early life and family ==
-Sailesh was born and raised in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], since his father used to work as a production manager for late filmmaker, [[Kodi Ramakrishna]]. He graduated from the Bausch and Lomb School of Optometry of [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Hyderabad Campus]]. He further pursued his [[PhD]], in [[optometry]], from the [[University of New South Wales]], before pursuing a career as a filmmaker.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-01-29 |title=The science of an artist |url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/290120/the-science-of-an-artist.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The Asian Age}}</ref>
+Sailesh was born and raised in [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], since his father, Seshagiri Rao Kolanu, used to worked as a production manager for Pratap Art Productions and then 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-29 |title=The science of an artist |url=https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/290120/the-science-of-an-artist.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The Asian Age |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418165311/https://www.asianage.com/life/more-features/290120/the-science-of-an-artist.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
 == 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 (actor)|Nani]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-28 |title=Nani announces Andhra-based sequel to mystery thriller ‘HIT’ |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nani-announces-andhra-based-sequel-mystery-thriller-hit-144354 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-29 |title=HIT Movie Review: Vishwak Sen's investigative thriller is a hit |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/hit-movie-review-vishwak-sen-s-investigative-thriller-is-a-hit-1650968-2020-02-28 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> It was a box-office success and was subsequently remade in Hindi, in 2022, with the exact same name, starring [[Rajkummar Rao]] and [[Sanya Malhotra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HIT: The First Case Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao delivers a stellar performance |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/hit-the-first-case-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-delivers-a-stellar-performance-1975854-2022-07-15 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |title=Rajkumar Rao says 'HIT - The First Case' is a film he is proud of, it presents him in a new avatar |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/rajkumar-rao-says-hit-the-first-case-is-a-film-he-is-proud-of-it-presents-him-in-a-new-avatar/articleshow/92424800.cms |access-date=2022-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=HIT director Sailesh Kolanu says, 'not every South film does well, many won't work even if it is dubbed' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/hit-director-sailesh-kolanu-says-not-every-south-film-does-well-many-won-t-work-even-if-it-is-dubbed-1975046-2022-07-13 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> He went on to create the ''[[HIT Universe]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-11-28 |title=Director Sailesh Kolanu on Adivi Sesh-starrer ‘HIT: The Second Case’, presented by Nani: ‘HIT 2’ lays the foundation for a ‘HIT’ universe |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/director-sailesh-kolanu-talks-about-telugu-film-hit-2-starring-adivi-sesh-and-produced-by-nani-and-prashanti/article66186903.ece |access-date=2022-12-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> successfully making the second film of the franchise, ''[[HIT: The Second Case]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=HIT 2 director Sailesh Kolanu on violent films influencing real-life crimes: ‘Important to not glamourise violence' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/hit-2-director-sailesh-kolanu-talks-about-violent-films-influencing-real-life-crimes-101669208063028.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-03 |title=HIT 2: Samantha Ruth Prabhu keen to play 'badass cop'; Adivi Sesh gets emotional as Mahesh Babu calls him |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/hit-2-samantha-ruth-prabhu-keen-to-play-badass-cop-adivi-sesh-gets-emotional-as-mahesh-babu-calls-him-1201803 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=All women cops will relate to my character in 'HIT 2': Komalee Prasad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2022/dec/01/all-women-cops-will-relate-to-my-character-in-hit-2komalee-prasad-2523834.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2022-12-02 |title=‘HIT 2’, ‘HIT: The Second Case’ movie review: Adivi Sesh scores in a taut cop drama that paves the way for a ‘HIT Universe’ |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hit-2-telugu-movie-review-adivi-sesh-scores-in-a-taut-cop-drama/article66214017.ece |access-date=2022-12-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-04 |title=Hit The Second Case box office collection: Adivi Sesh’s mystery thriller collects Rs 20 crore worldwide |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/hit-the-second-case-box-office-adivi-seshs-mystery-thriller-collects-rs-20-cr-worldwide-8305140/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He announced ''HIT: The Third Case'', during the [[post-credits scene|mid-credits scene]] of ''HIT: The Second Case'', starring Nani.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Nani's HIT 3 will create 'next level rampage', promises director Sailesh Kolanu |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nanis-hit-3-will-create-next-level-rampage-promises-director-sailesh-kolanu-2305858-2022-12-06 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Adivi Sesh shares a 'HIT' pic with Nani, Vishwak Sen and Sailesh Kolanu, hints to collab together |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/adivi-sesh-shares-a-hit-pic-with-nani-vishwak-sen-and-sailesh-kolanu-hints-to-collab-together-1202078 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=PINKVILLA |language=en}}</ref>
+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 (actor)|Nani]]. It was a box-office success. In 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |title=HIT: The First Case Movie Review: Rajkummar Rao delivers a stellar performance |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/hit-the-first-case-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-delivers-a-stellar-performance-1975854-2022-07-15 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=30 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230072704/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/hit-the-first-case-movie-review-rajkummar-rao-delivers-a-stellar-performance-1975854-2022-07-15 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-24 |title=Rajkumar Rao says 'HIT – The First Case' is a film he is proud of, it presents him in a new avatar |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/rajkumar-rao-says-hit-the-first-case-is-a-film-he-is-proud-of-it-presents-him-in-a-new-avatar/articleshow/92424800.cms |access-date=2022-12-08 |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129133838/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/rajkumar-rao-says-hit-the-first-case-is-a-film-he-is-proud-of-it-presents-him-in-a-new-avatar/articleshow/92424800.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-13 |title=HIT director Sailesh Kolanu says, 'not every South film does well, many won't work even if it is dubbed' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/hit-director-sailesh-kolanu-says-not-every-south-film-does-well-many-won-t-work-even-if-it-is-dubbed-1975046-2022-07-13 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208184916/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/hit-director-sailesh-kolanu-says-not-every-south-film-does-well-many-won-t-work-even-if-it-is-dubbed-1975046-2022-07-13 |url-status=live }}</ref> he went on to create the ''[[HIT Universe]]'',<ref name="thehindu.2022.11.28" /> successfully making the second film of the franchise, ''[[HIT: The Second Case]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-23 |title=HIT 2 director Sailesh Kolanu on violent films influencing real-life crimes: 'Important to not glamourise violence' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/hit-2-director-sailesh-kolanu-talks-about-violent-films-influencing-real-life-crimes-101669208063028.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208184819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/telugu-cinema/hit-2-director-sailesh-kolanu-talks-about-violent-films-influencing-real-life-crimes-101669208063028.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-03 |title=HIT 2: Samantha Ruth Prabhu keen to play 'badass cop'; Adivi Sesh gets emotional as Mahesh Babu calls him |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/hit-2-samantha-ruth-prabhu-keen-to-play-badass-cop-adivi-sesh-gets-emotional-as-mahesh-babu-calls-him-1201803 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208133412/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/hit-2-samantha-ruth-prabhu-keen-to-play-badass-cop-adivi-sesh-gets-emotional-as-mahesh-babu-calls-him-1201803 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title=All women cops will relate to my character in 'HIT 2': Komalee Prasad |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2022/dec/01/all-women-cops-will-relate-to-my-character-in-hit-2komalee-prasad-2523834.html |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=7 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207005833/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2022/dec/01/all-women-cops-will-relate-to-my-character-in-hit-2komalee-prasad-2523834.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-02 |title='HIT 2', 'HIT: The Second Case' movie review: Adivi Sesh scores in a taut cop drama that paves the way for a 'HIT Universe' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hit-2-telugu-movie-review-adivi-sesh-scores-in-a-taut-cop-drama/article66214017.ece |access-date=2022-12-08 |issn=0971-751X |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208170747/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/hit-2-telugu-movie-review-adivi-sesh-scores-in-a-taut-cop-drama/article66214017.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-04 |title=Hit The Second Case box office collection: Adivi Sesh's mystery thriller collects Rs 20 crore worldwide |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/hit-the-second-case-box-office-adivi-seshs-mystery-thriller-collects-rs-20-cr-worldwide-8305140/ |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209150731/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/hit-the-second-case-box-office-adivi-seshs-mystery-thriller-collects-rs-20-cr-worldwide-8305140/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He announced ''HIT: The Third Case'', during the [[post-credits scene|mid-credits scene]] of ''HIT: The Second Case'', starring [[Nani (actor)|Nani]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=Nani's HIT 3 will create 'next level rampage', promises director Sailesh Kolanu |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nanis-hit-3-will-create-next-level-rampage-promises-director-sailesh-kolanu-2305858-2022-12-06 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=29 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129134210/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/nanis-hit-3-will-create-next-level-rampage-promises-director-sailesh-kolanu-2305858-2022-12-06 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-05 |title=Adivi Sesh shares a 'HIT' pic with Nani, Vishwak Sen and Sailesh Kolanu, hints to collab together |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/adivi-sesh-shares-a-hit-pic-with-nani-vishwak-sen-and-sailesh-kolanu-hints-to-collab-together-1202078 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=Pinkvilla |language=en |archive-date=8 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208102816/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/south/adivi-sesh-shares-a-hit-pic-with-nani-vishwak-sen-and-sailesh-kolanu-hints-to-collab-together-1202078 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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-| rowspan="2" |2022
+| rowspan="2" | 2022
-! scope="row" |''[[HIT: The First Case (2022 film)|HIT: The First Case]]''
+! scope="row" | ''[[HIT: The First Case (2022 film)|HIT: The First Case]]''
 | Hindi
 | Remake of ''[[HIT: The First Case]]''
 |-
-! scope="row" |''[[HIT: The Second Case]]''
+! scope="row" | ''[[HIT: The Second Case]]''
-| Telugu
+| rowspan="2" | Telugu
-| Second Installment in the [[HIT Universe]]
+| Second installment in [[HIT Universe]]
 |-
-| 2023
+| 2024
-! scope="row" |''[[Saindhav]]''
+! scope="row" | ''[[Saindhav]]''
-| Telugu
 |
 |-
+|2025
+|{{Pending film|[[HIT: The Third Case]]}}
+| Telugu
+|Third Installment in the [[HIT Universe]] (Shooting in Progress)
 |}
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-[[Category:1986 births]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Telugu film directors]]
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 [[Category:Telugu screenwriters]]
 [[Category:21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
-[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
 [[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]
 [[Category:Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh]]