Director

Anup Bhandari

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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1497110

IMDb ID: nm4093647

Known for: Directing

Place of birth: Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2015 - 2025

Years active: 11

Average TMDB rating: 6.4

Wikidata: Q20810426

Also known as

Anup S Bhandari

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Director (4)Original Music Composer (2)Lyricist (1)

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Biography

A software engineer-turned-filmmaker Anup Bhandari was born to Rathna Bhandari and director Sudhakar Bhandari. After completing his engineering from the Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysore, India, Anup went on the write and direct his debut project RangiTaranga (2015) which received critical acclaim post its release. With the movie being one of the most successful Kannada movies of the year, it won several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Film. Anup who had also written the songs and composed for the movie won the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the IIFA Utsavam Awards for Best Music Director and Best Lyrics. He is associated with the bilingual movies Rajaratha and Rajaratham, directed by Anup Bhandari. His 2019 release includes Aadi Lakshmi Puraana, directed by Priya V.

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