Chakri Toleti

Chakri Toleti
Born Visakhapatnam, India
Alma mater University of Central Florida
Occupation director
writer
actor
visual effects coordinator
Years active 1983 – 1992
2008 – present

Chakri Toleti (born Chakravarthi Toleti) is an Indian American screenwriter, director, actor, and visual effects coordinator known for his works in Tamil cinema, and Telugu cinema.[1][2] Chakri made his directorial debut with the bilingual films Unnaipol Oruvan (2009) and Eeenadu (2009) a remake of Neeraj Pandey's Hindi film, A Wednesday (2008). In 2012, he directed a gangster film Billa II.[3][4]

Career

Chakri Toleti made his acting debut as a child artist in the Telugu film Sagara Sangamam directed by K. Viswanath, and has acted in over fifteen films. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Film and VFX at the University of Central Florida. He re-entered south Indian cinema with the magnum opus, Dasavathaaram.

Filmography

As director

Year Film Language Notes
2009 Unnaipol Oruvan Tamil
2009 Eeenadu Telugu
2012 Billa II Tamil
2017 Kolaiyuthir Kaalam Tamil Filming
2017 Khamoshi Hindi Filming

As actor

Year Film Role Language Notes
1983 Sagara Sangamam Photographer Telugu
1985 Chinna Veedu Brother Of Bhagyalakshmi (Kalpana) Tamil
1985 Mayuri Brother of Mayuri Telugu
2008 Dasavathaaram Sairam Tamil
2012 Billa 2 Gangster Tamil

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. ↑ "A Wednesday’s Tamil teaser trailer out". Times of India. 11 April 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ↑ ${FullName} (14 July 2012). "Billa 2 Review – Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "Movie Review:Billa-2". Sify.com. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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