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Director
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1989-10-18
Location
Andhra Pradesh, India
Edit pageVivek Athreya
Biography
Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed three films, the romantic comedy Mental Madhilo (2017), the crime comedy Brochevarevarura (2019), and the rom-com Ante Sundaraniki (2022).
In 2017, Athreya debuted as a director with Mental Madhilo, a romantic comedy produced by Raj Kandukuri of Pelli Choopulu fame. The film stars Sree Vishnu and Nivetha Pethuraj as the main leads.
Athreya's second film Brochevarevarura was praised for the writing and the message the movie has for women. The film stars Nivetha Thomas, Sree Vishnu, Satyadev Kancharana, Nivetha Pethuraj, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Priyadarshi.
Both the films were commercially successful.
His third directorial was Ante Sundaraniki, which co-starred Nani and Nazriya Nazim, released on 10 June 2022, another romantic comedy that tells the story of an inter-religious couple, woven upon lies, which leads to more complex problems. This film also received positive reviews from critics.
Athreya is also a lyricist. He wrote two songs each in Mental Madhilo and Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018).
