Santhosh Ananddram is an Indian film lyric writer, screenwriter, director who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame with his debut directional venture 2014 film Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari. He later went on and directed Kannada Star Puneeth Rajkumar in Raajakumara, which was considered to be an all time industry hit in Kannada cinema.
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Santhosh Ananddram | |
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Born | (1985-08-15) 15 August 1985 (age 37) |
Occupation | Director, Lyricist, Screenwriter |
Years active | 2006-Present |
Spouse | Surabhi Hatwar |
Awards | Zee Kannada 's Hemmeya Nirdeshaka (Best Director) for Raajakumara |
He started his film career as a lyric writer through Rocky. He then assisted Harsha in script, dialogues and direction departments for Chingari. He also worked as a dialogue writer for Agraja and Gajakesari. He made his directional debut in 2014 with Industry hit Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari starring Yash (actor) and Radhika Pandit. His next movie Raajakumara with Puneeth Rajkumar was released on 24 March 2017 and received huge applause from critics and audience. After humongous success of Raajakumara and two straight industry hits, he rose to fame as "Star Director" of Kannada cinema.
Ananddram's upcoming film is again with Kannada Star Puneeth Rajkumar titled YuvaRathnaa under Hombale Films. It was launched on 1 November 2018 on account of Kannada Rajyotsava. It was noted that two impaired kids from Chamarajanagar district came down to release the title of the movie. Ananddram was honoured with Zee Kannada's Hemmeya Nirdeshaka (Proud Director of Karnataka) for Raajakumara. He made his Tollywood debut with the film Yuvarathnaa in 2021.
Santhosh Ananddram hail from Kota, Udupi district, Karnataka though he was born in and brought up in Bangalore. He has a Brother Sagar Ananddram, who assists him in his Cine Career. He did his schooling (primary & high school) in Bangalore Education Society. He obtained a degree from Seshadripuram college, Bangalore. He was also recruited to Infosys where he worked for close to a year and resigned because of his desire for cinema.
He married Surabhi on 21 February 2018 in Bangalore.[1]
Year | Film | Director | Writer | Lyricist | Notes |
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2014 | Gajakesari | No | Yes | No | Story Credit |
2014 | Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lyricist for "Yaaralli" |
2017 | Raajakumara | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lyricist for "Yarivanu Kannadadavanu", "Bombe Helutaithe", "Appu Dance" |
2019 | Yajamana | No | No | Yes | Lyricist for "Yajamana" |
2019 | Geetha | No | No | Yes | Lyricist for "Kannadiga", "Geetha Nanna Geetha" |
2021 | Yuvarathnaa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Lyricist for "Power Of Youth", "Oorigobba Raaja", "Paatashaala - The Soul of Yuvarathnaa", "Feel The Power" |
2021 | Kannadiga | No | No | Yes | Lyricist for "Kannadiga Title Track" |
2022 | Raghavendra Stores | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari | 62nd Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | Nominated | [2] |
4th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director | Won | [3] | |
Best Debutant Director | Nominated | |||
Best Lyricist for "Yaaralli" | Nominated | |||
1st IIFA Utsavam | Best Director | Nominated | [4] | |
Best Lyricist for "Yaaralli" | Nominated | |||
Raajakumara | 2017 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Family Entertainer | Won | [5][6] |
65th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | Nominated | [7][8] | |
Best Lyricist For "Bombe Heluthaithe" | Nominated | |||
Zee Kannada Hemmeya Kannadiga Award 2018 | Hemmeya Nirdeshaka (Proud director) | Won | [9] | |
7th South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Director | Won | [10][11] | |
Best Lyricist for "Bombe Heluthaithe" | Won | |||