Chakri Toleti

Chakri Toleti
Chakri Toleti
Born	20 April 1971 (age 53); Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	University of Central Florida
Occupation(s)	director ; writer ; actor ; visual effects coordinator
Years active	1983 – 1992; 2008 – present

Chakri Toleti (born April 20, 1971) 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.

Year	Film	Actors	Language	Notes
2009	Unnaipol Oruvan	Kamal Hassan	Tamil
2009	Eeenadu	Kamal Hassan	Telugu
2012	Billa II	Ajith Kumar	Tamil
2018	Welcome to New York	Sonakshi Sinha, Diljit Dosanjh	Hindi
2018	Kolaiyuthir Kaalam	Nayantara	Tamil	Post Production
2018	Khamoshi	Tamannaah Bhatia	Hindi	Post Production

Year	Film	Role	Language
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

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