Anil Das is a

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam ...

director and

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from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

, India. Born in

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south ...

and settled in

Kollam Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The ci ...

. He is known as Director of Off-Beat movies. Malayalam Film Actor

Kollam Ajith Ajith Kollam (7 April 1962 – 5 April 2018) was an Indian actor, who predominantly appeared in Malayalam cinema. He had acted in more than 500 films in all South Indian languages. He mainly acted in villain roles. He acted in the Tamil movie ' ...

is his brother. His ''

Bharathan Effect ''Bharathan Effect'' is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction film written by Madhu Muttam, directed by Anil Das and starring Biju Menon in the title role. The film is about a genius inventor who makes a small gadget which can fly wit ...

'' (2007) the first

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movie in Malayalam, scripted by

Madhu Muttam Madhu Muttom is an Indian screenwriter from Kerala. Life His second film as a screenwriter was '' Manichitrathazhu'' (1993). It was remade in Kannada as '' Apthamitra'' and in Tamil as ''Chandramukhi ''Chandramukhi'' () is a 2005 In ...

of ''

Manichithrathazhu ''Manichitrathazhu'' () is a 1993 Indian Malayalam-language epic psychological horror film directed by Fazil, written by Madhu Muttam, and produced by Swargachitra Appachan. The film stars Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi and Shobana with Nedumudi Venu, ...

'' fame, received positive reviews from the film press for its venture into the unexplored. His debut movie was ''

Sargavasantham ''Sargavasantham'' ( ml, സർഗ്ഗവസന്തം) is an Indian Malayalam film directed by Anil Das. It was the directorial debut of Anil Das who later did the science fiction film ''Bharathan'' in 2007. Plot The film portrays a supers ...

'' (1995), written by the famous novelist

Kakkanadan George Varghese Kakkanadan (23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was an Indian short-story writer and novelist in the Malayalam language. His works broke away from the neo-realism that dominated Malayalam literature ...

. Another Off-Beat movie of Anil Das was psychological-thriller ''Alice - A True Story'' (2014), a Psycho Analysis subject in which he has also written the story and screenplay. The movie with the star cast of

Priyamani Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer (born 4 June 1984), known by her professional name Priyamani, is an Indian actress and former model, who works in the South Indian film industry. She is a recipient of Several Awards. Priyamani made her acting debut ...

, Rahul Madhav, and Pratap Pothen tells the story of a woman with the

split personality Dissociative identity disorder (DID), better known as multiple personality disorder or multiple personality syndrome, is a mental disorder characterized by the presence of at least two distinct and relatively enduring personality states. The di ...

condition called

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. His next project, which he is penning along with

G R Indugopan G. R. Indugopan, is an Indian screenwriter, director and a writer of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the post-modern writers of Malayalam, Indugopan is the director of the 2007 Malayalam movie, Ottakkayyan, and has published several books ...

, is based on the subject

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1995) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Alice : A True Story'' (2014)

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