Vivek Athreya
Directing
- Born
- October 18, 1989 (age 37) · Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Vivek Athreya (born Rayaprolu Vishnu Vivek; 18 October, 1989) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who works predominantly in Telugu cinema.
He made his directorial debut with the romantic drama *Mental Madhilo* (2017). He followed it with the crime comedy *Brochevarevarura* (2019), a multi-narrative film. In 2022, he directed the interfaith romantic comedy *Ante Sundaraniki*, starring Nani and Nazriya Nazim.
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He directed the action drama *Saripodhaa Sanivaaram* (2024), starring Nani and S. J. Suryah. In addition to directing and screenwriting, Athreya has contributed as a lyricist for films including *Mental Madhilo*, *Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi* (2018), and *Keedaa Cola* (2023). He received the Critics' Choice Film Award for Best Writing and the Zee Cine Award Telugu for Best Screenplay for *Brochevarevarura*.
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- 2024Saripodhaa Sanivaaram Director, Writer, Screenplay
- 2022Ante... Sundaraniki! Writer, Director
- 2021Govinda Govinda Writer
- 2019Brochevarevarura Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
- 2017Mental Madhilo Lyricist, Writer, Director
- TBAThulabharam Director, Writer