ANUP BHANDARI

Anup Bhandari
Anup Bhandari
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: TBA
Place of Birth: 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.

Filmography

Starring

2025·
Just Married
2018·
Rajaratha
Media Reporter
2015·
Rangi Taranga
Gautam Suvarna

Production

TBA·
BRB: First Blood
Writer, Director
TBA·
Ashwatthama
Original Music Composer, Screenplay, Director
2022·
Vikrant Rona
Director, Writer, Dialogue, Lyricist
TBA·
Words
Writer, Director
2019·
Aadi Lakshmi Puraana
Lyricist, Original Music Composer
2018·
Rajaratha
Original Music Composer, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director
2016·
Gurukulam – The School
Original Music Composer
2015·
Rangi Taranga
Original Music Composer, Director