Person
Anup Bhandari
Directing · Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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
Gurukulam – The School
Original Music Composer
Ashwatthama
Director
Rangi Taranga
Gautam Suvarna
Words
Director
BRB: First Blood
Director
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana
Lyricist
Vikrant Rona
Lyricist
Rajaratha
2018
Just Married
2025
Filmography
- 2027BRB: First BloodDirector
- 2025Just Married
- 2022Vikrant RonaLyricist
- 2019Aadi Lakshmi PuraanaLyricist
- 2018Rajaratha
- 2016Gurukulam – The SchoolOriginal Music Composer
- 2015Rangi TarangaGautam Suvarna
- —WordsDirector
- —AshwatthamaDirector
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