Anita Udeep is an Indian screenwriter and director, who has worked on Tamil and English language films.

Career

Anita initially studied an engineering degree in Chennai, before enrolling at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles to do a master's degree in Film and TV Production for three years. During her time in the United States, Anita made a series of short films such as ''Flowery Thorn'' and ''Om'', while also working as an intern for

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's science fiction miniseries '' Taken'' (2002). Anita had a strong interest in the Indian film industry and initially worked as a singer in Tamil films after returning to India. Her early songs included " Azhagiya Asura" from

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's album for the Tamil slasher film ''

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'' (2003), was a hit. She also produced a Tamil pop album ''Mugangal''. Aged 25, Anita opted to direct her first feature film in 2003 and subsequently made the English language film ''

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'' for her home production studios NVIZ Entertainment. Starring actors

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and Suhaas Ahuja in the lead roles, the film was made by a young crew including cinematographer Preetha Jayaraman and music composer Mahesh Shankar. She later directed the animated film ''Gulliver's Travel'' for Pentamedia, and the film got short listed for the semifinals at the Oscar awards. Anita continued her interest in films by opting to make Indian language films and wrote, produced and directed the Tamil college drama ''

Kulir 100° ''Kulir 100°'' () is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language teen drama film written, directed, and produced by Anita Udeep in her Tamil debut. The film stars Sanjeev and Riya Bamniyal, while Karthik Sabesh, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Adithya Menon, Sujatha a ...

'' (2009) starring Sanjeev and

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in the lead roles. The script was based on the lives of wealthy college kids in a Boarding school in Ooty. The film garnered pre-release publicity owing to its popular music album, and the film fared average at the box office . Anita then worked with actress

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for the coming-of-age film '' 90ML'' (2019), which garnered publicity prior to its release for its tackling of historically taboo subjects in Tamil cinema. Despite the controversies and negative reviews, the film did very well commercially and was a hit at the box office.

Personal life

Anita is married to Udeep and has 2 sons.

Filmography

Discography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Udeep, Anita 1978 births Living people Film directors from Chennai Indian women film directors 21st-century Indian people Tamil screenwriters Indian women screenwriters Screenwriters from Chennai Women artists from Tamil Nadu 21st-century Indian women artists