Aneesh Anwar

Aneesh Anwar
Aneesh Anwar
Born	June 30, 1981 (age 43); Thalassery, Kerala, India
Occupations	Director; screenwriter; lyricist;
Years active	2000–present

Aneesh Anwar is an Indian director, screenwriter and lyricist known for his works in the Malayalam film industry.

Early life

Aneesh was born in Thalassery, Kerala on 30 June 1981. He completed his schooling in Jawaharlal Nehru GHSS, Mahe and graduation in Mahatma College, Thalassery.

Career

Aneesh started his film career in 2000 as an associate director with prominent filmmakers such as Joshiy and Bhadran. He started off with Joshiy's Dubai and went on to assist him in blockbusters like Praja, Mampazhakalam, Naran, Runway.

Aneesh made his directorial debut with the movie Mullamottum munthiricharum (2012) with Indrajith, Meghana Raj and Ananya in the lead roles. The film met with mostly negative reviews and was left unnoticed. He rose to fame with his second film, Zachariayude Garbhinikal (2013) which was well received by both audience and critics. The film bagged 4 Kerala State film awards that year including the award for the best actor. His third movie, Kumbasaram was released in 2015. Even though movie received mixed reviews, it has been considered the best amongst three of his movies. Jayasurya's performance in the movie was well applauded by critics.

Filmography

S.No	Year	Film	Cast
1	2012	Mullamottum Munthiricharum	Indrajith Sukumaran, Meghana Raj
2	2013	Zachariayude Garbhinikal	Lal, Sanusha, Sandra Thomas, Rima Kallingal, Asha Sharath
3	2015	Kumbasaram	Jayasoorya, Honey Rose
4	2016	Basheerinte Premalekhanam	Farhaan Faasil, Sana Althaf
5	2019	My Great Grandfather	Jayaram, Surabhi Santosh, Divya Pillai

Awards and nominations

S.No	Title	Movie	Year
1.	Kerala State film Award for best story	Zachariayude Garbhinikal	2014
2.	Kerala State film Award (Special Jury)	Zachariayude Garbhinikal	2014

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