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Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed three films, the romantic comedy Mental Madhilo (2017) and the crime comedy Brochevarevarura (2019), and the romcom Ante Sundaraniki (2022).

Vivek Athreya
Born	(1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 32)[1][2] Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Sastra University
Occupation	Film director screenwriter
Years active	2017–present
Spouse	Sreeja Gouni

Early life

Vivek Athreya is from Guntur. Both his parents work in India Post. He is an Electronics Engineering graduate from Sastra University and worked at IBM, Chennai for five years before resigning to pursue a career as film director.[3][4]

Career

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

Both the films were commercially successful.[5][6]

His third directorial was Ante Sundaraniki, which co-starred Nani and Nazriya Nazim, released on 10 June 2022, another romantic comedy which tells the story of an inter religious love couple, woven upon lies, which leads into more complex problems. This film also received positive reviews from critics.[7]

Athreya is also a lyricist. He wrote two songs each in Mental Madhilo and Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018).^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2017	Mental Madhilo	Yes	Yes	Directorial Debut
2019	Brochevarevarura	Yes	Yes
2022	Ante Sundaraniki	Yes	Yes		[8]

Lyrics

• Mental Madhilo (2017): "Gummadikaya Halwa", "Oohale" and "Manavi Alakincharadate"(Along with Hasith Goli)
• Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018): "Maarey Kalaley" and "Veediponidhi Okateley"

Awards and nominations

Date of ceremony	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
14 – 15 September 2018	7th SIIMA Awards	Best Debut Director (Telugu)	Mental Madhilo	Nominated	[9]
11 January 2020	Zee Cine Awards Telugu	Best Screenplay	Brochevarevarura	Won	[10]
28 March 2020	Critics Choice Film Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[11]
		Best Writing		Won

References

External links

• Vivek Athreya at IMDb

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