Chakri Toleti
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Chakri Toleti is an Indian actor and film director based in the United States
who recently made his directorial debut with the bilingual films Unnaipol Oruvan (meaning "Someone Like You" in Tamil
) and Eeenadu
(meaning "Today" in Telugu
). The film was a remake of Neeraj Pandey
's 2008 Hindi film A Wednesday. Chakri Toleti made his acting debut in the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam and acted in over 15 films as a child artist. He obtained a bachelor's degree
in Film and VFX at the University of Central Florida
. He has also acted in dasavatharam starring Kamal Hassan in ten different roles
United States
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who recently made his directorial debut with the bilingual films Unnaipol Oruvan (meaning "Someone Like You" in Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
) and Eeenadu
Eeenadu
Eeenadu is a 2009 Telugu film, a remake of the 2008 Hindi film A Wednesday!. Directed by Chakri Toleti, and starring Kamal Haasan and Venkatesh in the lead roles. It was simultaneously made in Tamil cinema as Unnaipol Oruvan with Mohanlal playing Venkatesh's role...
(meaning "Today" in Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
). The film was a remake of Neeraj Pandey
Neeraj Pandey
Neeraj Pandey is an Indian film director best known for his drama-thriller film, A Wednesday , for which he won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director. His work on the film was highly praised by audiences as well as critics . He was nominated for "Best Director" category by...
's 2008 Hindi film A Wednesday. Chakri Toleti made his acting debut in the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam and acted in over 15 films as a child artist. He obtained a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Film and VFX at the University of Central Florida
University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida, commonly referred to as UCF, is a metropolitan public research university located in Orlando, Florida, United States...
. He has also acted in dasavatharam starring Kamal Hassan in ten different roles
As director
- Unnaipol Oruvan (Tamil)
- EeenaduEeenaduEeenadu is a 2009 Telugu film, a remake of the 2008 Hindi film A Wednesday!. Directed by Chakri Toleti, and starring Kamal Haasan and Venkatesh in the lead roles. It was simultaneously made in Tamil cinema as Unnaipol Oruvan with Mohanlal playing Venkatesh's role...
(Telugu) - Billa 2Billa 2Billa II is a forthcoming Tamil gangster-thriller film directed by Chakri Toleti. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Billa and would focus on how David, an ordinary man from the coastal regions of South Tamil Nadu, becomes Billa, a dreaded underworld don, with Ajith Kumar reprising the role of the...
(Tamil) (Filming)
As actor
- Sagara Sangamam (Telugu)
- Chinna Veedu (Tamil)
- Paila Pachis
- Dasavathaaram (Tamil)