Director and writer · Telugu cinema
Vivek Athreya
Vivek Athreya movies: 4 Telugu films on file (4 as director, 4 as writer), 2017–2024. Earliest on file: MentalMadhilo (2017). Latest release: Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (29 August 2024).
- Films on file
- 4 (4 as director, 4 as writer)
- Years on file
- 2017–2024
- Born
- 18 October 1989 · October birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Brochevarevarura, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, Ante Sundaraniki
- Record
- Q96414067 on Wikidata
Vivek Athreya is a Telugu film director, screenwriter and lyricist. He has directed four feature films: Mental Madhilo (2017), Brochevarevarura (2019), Ante Sundaraniki (2022) and Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024), the last two starring Nani.
He is from Guntur, according to Wikipedia; Wikidata records his date of birth as 18 October 1989, without a reference. Both his parents work in India Post. He studied electronics engineering at Sastra University and worked at IBM in Chennai for five years before leaving to work in films. “Athreya” comes from his family’s gotra name, which he added to his own.
Vivek Athreya movies list
- Mental Madhilo (released 24 November 2017): his debut as director, starring Sree Vishnu and Nivetha Pethuraj. He also wrote lyrics for three of its songs.
- Brochevarevarura (28 June 2019): an ensemble comedy with Nivetha Thomas, Sree Vishnu, Satyadev, Nivetha Pethuraj, Rahul Ramakrishna and Priyadarshi. The writing and the film’s message for women were praised; The Hindu called it a fun ride, and Film Companion an entertaining film that defies formula. Wikipedia describes both of his first two films as commercially successful.
- Ante Sundaraniki (10 June 2022): a romantic comedy about an inter-religious couple whose lies lead to bigger problems, with Nani and Nazriya Nazim. It received positive reviews, including from The Indian Express.
- Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (29 August 2024): an action thriller with Nani as a man who acts on his anger only on Saturdays.
Each title links to our film page with the full cast, crew and release details.
As a lyricist
Besides his own Mental Madhilo (“Gummadikaya Halwa”, “Oohale” and, with Hasith Goli, “Manavi Alakincharadate”), he wrote songs for Tharun Bhascker’s films Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018: “Maarey Kalaley” and “Veediponidhi Okateley”) and Keedaa Cola (2023: “Bring It On”).
Upcoming movies
No upcoming film directed by Vivek Athreya is on our records yet. When a new film is announced with a source, it will appear here and on upcoming Telugu movies.
Where to watch his films
Our OTT records list Saripodhaa Sanivaaram on Netflix (streaming from 26 September 2024) and Ante Sundaraniki on Netflix (from 8 July 2022), both from the films’ Wikipedia articles. No streaming platform is on file for Mental Madhilo or Brochevarevarura. Catalogues change and vary by country, so check the platform first.
Sources: Wikipedia and the reviews it cites (linked above), Wikidata, and Tollywood Desk’s film records.
Career on file
Vivek Athreya has 4 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2017 to 2024: four films as director and four films as writer. The earliest of them is MentalMadhilo (2017), and the most recent release is Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Brochevarevarura (2019), Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024) and Ante Sundaraniki (2022).
In the films Vivek Athreya directed, Nani, Nivetha Pethuraj and Sree Vishnu appear most often (two films each). Music on two of them is by Vivek Sagar. Across these films the credits on file name 3 music directors and 7 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 4 of them; they average 156 minutes, and the longest is Ante Sundaraniki at 176 minutes. Three of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2010s (2) and 2020s (2).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.