Chakri Toleti

Chakri Toleti is an Indian American screenwriter, director, actor, and visual effects coordinator known for his works in Tamil cinema, and Hindi cinema.[1][2] Toleti 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]

Chakri Toleti
Born
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma materUniversity of Central Florida
Occupation
  • Director
  • writer
  • actor
  • visual effects coordinator
Years active1983 – 1992
2008 – present

Career

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
List of films directed
YearTitleActorsLanguageNotes
2009Unnaipol OruvanKamal Haasan, Mohanlal, Venkatesh DaggubatiTamil
2009EeenaduTelugu
2012Billa IIAjith KumarTamil
2018Welcome to New YorkSonakshi Sinha, Diljit DosanjhHindi
2019KhamoshiTamannaah, Prabhu DevaHindi
2019Kolaiyuthir KaalamNayantaraTamil

As actor
List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
1983Sagara SangamamPhotographer AssistantTelugu
1985Chinna VeeduChakravarthiTamil
1985MayuriBrother of MayuriTelugu
2008DasavathaaramSairamTamil
2012Billa 2GangsterTamil

References
  1. "Billa 2 - 25 days box office collection". Tamilcinema24. 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. "Billa 2 Review - Tamil Movie Billa 2 Review". NOWRUNNING. 18 February 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. "Review : (2012)". www.sify.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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