Chakri Toleti

Chakri Toleti
Born (1971-04-20) 20 April 1971
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater University of Central Florida
Occupation 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.

Filmography

As director

YearFilmActorsLanguageNotes
2009Unnaipol OruvanKamal HassanTamil
2009EeenaduTelugu
2012Billa IIAjith KumarTamil
2018Welcome to New YorkSonakshi Sinha, Diljit DosanjhHindi
2018Kolaiyuthir KaalamNayantaraTamilPost Production
2018KhamoshiTamannaah BhatiaHindiPost Production

As actor

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
1983Sagara SangamamPhotographer AssistantTelugu
1985Chinna VeeduChakravarthiTamil
1985MayuriBrother of MayuriTelugu
2008DasavathaaramSairamTamil
2012Billa 2GangsterTamil

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". 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. ↑ ${FullName} (14 July 2012). "Billa 2 Review – Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Movie Review:Billa-2". Sify.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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