Binu Sadanandan (born 23 July) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam films. Binu gained popularity with his directional debut film ''

Ithihasa ''Ithihasa'' is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film directed by Binu Sadanandan and written by Aneesh Lee Ashok and Anil Narayanan. The film tells the story of body swapping between a conservative young software professional J ...

'' in 2014, which became a

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, and later he went on to direct his second film ''

Style Style, or styles may refer to: Film and television * ''Style'' (2001 film), a Hindi film starring Sharman Joshi, Riya Sen, Sahil Khan and Shilpi Mudgal * ''Style'' (2002 film), a Tamil drama film * ''Style'' (2004 film), a Burmese film * '' ...

'' (2016), which also gained

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Career

Binu Sadanandan started as a Photographer. Meanwhile, Binu developed the one-line plot of ''Ithihasa.'', which became his debut directorial. ''

'' was released in 2014. The film received well critical acclaim and fared well at the box-office. His next film, ''

'', came in 2016. The film mainly received negative reviews, but was a success at the box-office. Although it took close to two years in the making, ''Style'' marked a turning point in his career as director. Binu stated: "''Style'' is not ''Ithihasa''. ''Ithihasa'' stemmed from the desire to do a totally different film. ''Style'' on the other hand is a normal film. An object gaining prominence in each movie happened unintentionally. It is the byproduct of writing scripts with an eye on novelty. Therefore, there isn't any story behind the objects."

Personal life

Binu was born to K.Sadanandan and Radhamani. He spent his childhood in

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Ernakulam Ernakulam () is the central business district of the city of Kochi, Kerala, India. It is the namesake of Ernakulam district. The eastern part of Kochi city is mainly known as Ernakulam, while the western part of it after the Venduruthy Bridge ...

. He graduated with a bachelor's in

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from Sree Sankara College,

Filmography

References

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* Malayalam film directors Malayali people Living people Malayalam screenwriters 1972 births Film directors from Kochi Kannada screenwriters People from Ernakulam district Tamil screenwriters Telugu screenwriters 21st-century Indian screenwriters Screenwriters from Kochi {{India-film-director-stub