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Vivek Athreya
Born (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35)[1][2]
Alma materSastra University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2017–present

Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing the Telugu-language crime comedy film Brochevarevarura and romantic comedy film Mental Madhilo.

Early life

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

Filmography

In the year 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, Nivetha Pethuraj as 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.[5][6]

Year Film Director Writer/Dialogues Screenplay
2017 Mental Madhilo Yes Yes Yes
2019 Brochevarevarura Yes Yes Yes

References

  1. ^ "Vivek Athreya's birthday celebrated on sets of Ganesh Bellamkonda's debut - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  2. ^ "Director Vivek Athreya's next to be a thriller?". The Indian Express. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  3. ^ Ranjith, AuthorGabbeta. "Vivek Athreya kick-starts his film journey". Telangana Today. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  4. ^ "Interview with Vivek Athreya".
  5. ^ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2019-06-28). "'Brochevarevarura' review: Hop on for a fun ride". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  6. ^ "Brochevarevarura Is An Entertaining Movie That Defies Formula". Film Companion. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2020-07-17.