Anup Bhandari

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Place of Birth Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Also Known As Anup S Bhandari

Anup Bhandari

Biography

A software engineer-turned-filmmaker Anup Bhandari was born to Rathna Bhandari and director Sudhakar Bhandari. After completing his engineering from the Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering & Technology (VVIET), Mysore, India, Anup went on the write and direct his debut project RangiTaranga (2015) which received critical acclaim post its release. With the movie being one of the most successful Kannada movies of the year, it won several accolades including the Filmfare Award for Best Film. Anup who had also written the songs and composed for the movie won the Filmfare Award for Best Director and the IIFA Utsavam Awards for Best Music Director and Best Lyrics. He is associated with the bilingual movies Rajaratha and Rajaratham, directed by Anup Bhandari. His 2019 release includes Aadi Lakshmi Puraana, directed by Priya V.

Known For

Director

Ashwatthama

as Director

Words

as Director

2022
Vikrant Rona

as Director

2018
Rajaratha

as Director

2015
Rangi Taranga

as Director

Writer

Ashwatthama

as Screenplay

Words

as Writer

2022
Vikrant Rona

as Lyricist

2022
Vikrant Rona

as Dialogue

2022
Vikrant Rona

as Writer

2019
2018
Rajaratha

as Dialogue

2018
Rajaratha

as Screenplay

2018
Rajaratha

as Story

Sound

Ashwatthama

as Original Music Composer

2019
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana

as Original Music Composer

2018
Rajaratha

as Original Music Composer

2016
Gurukulam – The School

as Original Music Composer

2015
Rangi Taranga

as Original Music Composer

Actor

2018
Rajaratha

as Media Reporter

2015
Rangi Taranga

as Gautam Suvarna