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Chakri Toleti
Born
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida
Occupation(s)director
writer
actor
visual effects coordinator
Years active1983 – 1992
2008 – present

Chakri Toleti is an Indian American screenwriter, director, actor, and visual effects coordinator known for his works in Tamil cinema, and Hindi cinema.[1][2] Chakri made his directorial debut with the bilingual films Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Eeenadu (2009) a remake of Neeraj Pandey's Hindi film, A Wednesday (2008). In 2012, he directed a gangster film Billa II.[3][4]

Career

Chakri Toleti made his acting debut as a child artist in the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam directed by K. Viswanath, and has acted in over fifteen films. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Film and VFX at the University of Central Florida. He re-entered south Indian cinema with the magnum opus, Dasavathaaram.

Filmography

As writer

Year Film Actors Language Notes
2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Venkatesh Daggubati Tamil
2009 Eeenadu Telugu
2012 Billa II Ajith Kumar Tamil
2018 Welcome to New York Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh Hindi
2019 Kolaiyuthir Kaalam Nayantara Tamil
2019 Khamoshi Tamannaah, Prabhu Deva Hindi

As actor

Year Film Role Language Notes
1983 Sagara Sangamam Photographer Assistant Telugu
1985 Chinna Veedu Chakravarthi Tamil
1985 Mayuri Brother of Mayuri Telugu
2008 Dasavathaaram Sairam Tamil
2012 Billa 2 Gangster Tamil

References

  1. ^ "Billa 2 - 25 days box office collection". Tamilcinema24. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. ^ "A Wednesday's Tamil teaser trailer out". Times of India. 11 April 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Billa 2 Review - Tamil Movie Billa 2 Review". NOWRUNNING. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Review : (2012)". www.sify.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.