Anand Sivakumaran
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Anand Sivakumaran is a writer, director based in [India]. He began his life as a Chemical Engineer
for I.I.T Mumbai
, before a drastic career change. After dabbling with Advertising, Journalism and Event Management, he ended up working in Mumbai's Television and Film Industry as a Writer and Director.
Anand is currently working on his Bollywood directorial debut - MONEY DEVO BHAVA, an edgy, topical youth movie about greed and consumerism and how it drives college kids to amoral activities. He will follow this up with CHICKOTEE, a nostalgic piece about one idyllic summer in a boy’s life when he discovered love, a sweet tale of friendship, innocence and the madness of being young.
Anand has earlier made an English feature film– Detour, a wicked little thriller about lust, lies and cups of tea. Distribution is awaited. Clips from the film and other details are up at www.detourthefilm.com
His film (Dreamers a 32 min short film on which he was the Screenwriter) won accolades at festivals abroad. He has done a considerable amount of work on Indian television spanning shows like Miley Jab Hum Tum, Jab Love Hua, Shakira, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Lucky, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan et al. He has been Executive Creative Director of Rose Audio Visuals. He was writer and associate director on an episode of Rishtey - Izzat Ka Falooda that won the ITA award for best Mini Series.
His was one of the two runners up at the Write Angle
Contest organized by sulekha
.com and B4U Television in 2001/2002 for his comedy of errors titled Ye Shadi Nahin Ho Sakti.
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Chemical engineer
In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is the profession in which one works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products, and deals with the design and operation of plants and equipment to perform such work...
for I.I.T Mumbai
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay , popularly known as IIT Bombay or IITB, is a public research university located in Powai, Mumbai...
, before a drastic career change. After dabbling with Advertising, Journalism and Event Management, he ended up working in Mumbai's Television and Film Industry as a Writer and Director.
Anand is currently working on his Bollywood directorial debut - MONEY DEVO BHAVA, an edgy, topical youth movie about greed and consumerism and how it drives college kids to amoral activities. He will follow this up with CHICKOTEE, a nostalgic piece about one idyllic summer in a boy’s life when he discovered love, a sweet tale of friendship, innocence and the madness of being young.
Anand has earlier made an English feature film– Detour, a wicked little thriller about lust, lies and cups of tea. Distribution is awaited. Clips from the film and other details are up at www.detourthefilm.com
His film (Dreamers a 32 min short film on which he was the Screenwriter) won accolades at festivals abroad. He has done a considerable amount of work on Indian television spanning shows like Miley Jab Hum Tum, Jab Love Hua, Shakira, Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Lucky, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan et al. He has been Executive Creative Director of Rose Audio Visuals. He was writer and associate director on an episode of Rishtey - Izzat Ka Falooda that won the ITA award for best Mini Series.
His was one of the two runners up at the Write Angle
Write Angle
The Write Angle Contest was a screenwriting contest organised by Sulekha.com, the B4U Movies Television channel and co-sponsored in the US by MetLife. The panel of judges included Shyam Benegal, Javed Akhtar, Mahesh Bhatt, Mira Nair, Tanuja Chandra, Farrukh Dhondy, John Matthew Matthan, Honey Irani...
Contest organized by sulekha
Sulekha
Sulekha.com is an Indian Internet and Mobile company offering local commerce services enhanced by social media interactions in 46 Indian and 16 North American cities. Adopting the slogan “Find. Buy. Sell. Share...
.com and B4U Television in 2001/2002 for his comedy of errors titled Ye Shadi Nahin Ho Sakti.
Credits
- Buddha Mar GayaBuddha Mar GayaBuddha Mar Gaya is a 2007 Bollywood film by Rahul Rawail. It Stars Anupam Kher, Rakhi Sawant, Om Puri and Paresh Rawal. Buddha Mar Gaya was released on 17 August 2007.-Plot:...
(2007) [Screenplay, Dialogues] - Detour (not released)[Director]
- Kalyug (2005)[Screenplay]
- NazarNazarNazar may refer to:* Nazar , or evil eye stone, is an amulet of stone or glass which is believed to protect against evil eye, widely used in Turkey* Nazar , a masculine given name....
(2005)[Screenplay]
Sources
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