Sudhi Anna

• Name — Sudhi Anna • Birthplace — Padiyoor, Kannur, Kerala, India • Occupation — Film director, painter • Years Active — Since 2012 • Awards — J. C. Foundation Award Best Director Cannes 7th Art Awards

Sudhi was born in Padiyoor, a small town in Kannur district in the south Indian state of Kerala, in a family which nurtured art; his elder brother, S. Sunil is a known filmmaker who has directed three films viz. Kaliyorukkam, Marubhagham and Visudha Rathrikal. His debut film was Song of Solomon in 2012, which had Sam Jeevan and Divya Das in the lead roles; Mohanlal provided the voice over for the film. He wrote the story and screenplay for the film while Ragesh Narayanan did the cinematography and editing. His next project was Khadolkhachan, a bilingual film in Malayalam and Tamil, starring Vidharth and Shine Tom Chacko, but the film did not materialize. Subsequently, he made Hallelooya, a love story featuring Narain and Meghana Raj and the film was released in May 2016, and was a comeback vehicle for Narain. The screenplay was written by Abhimaan and Suniraj, who were also associated with another Nivin Pauly starrer, Neram. The film, which featured a poem by the Indian Police Service officer, B. Sandhya, fetched him the J. C. Foundation Award for the young director. His latest film, Poyyamozhi, had its premiere at Cannes Film Market on 19 May 2024. The film has Jaffar Idukki in the lead. Sudhi, who has also conducted several exhibitions of his photographs, drawings and paintings, lives at his riverside house on the banks of Vembuzha River in Kannur with his wife and daughter.

• Year — Title — Cast — Status • 2012 — Song of Solomon — Sam Jeevan, Divya Das — Released • 2016 — Khadolkhachan — Vidharth, Shine Tom Chacko — Aborted • 2016 — Hallelooya — Narain, Meghana Raj — Released • 2024 — Poyyamozhi — Jaffar Idukki, Nathaniel — Released