Anup Bhandari
Director · Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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.
Movies3
Movie6.9HorrorMysteryMysterious events begin to unfold after a reclusive novelist and his wife move back to her ancestral village, followed by a journalist.
Rangi Taranga
2015 · 26 votes
Movie6.2RomanceAdventureRajaratha is a 2018 Indian Kannada romantic comedy film written and directed by Anup Bhandari who also composed the film's music. It stars Nirup Bhandari and Avantika Shetty in the lead roles in their second collaboration with the director after the success of RangiTaranga. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Rajaratham (English: Royal Chariot) with Rana Daggubati replacing Puneeth Rajkumar as the narrator. Arya, who made his debut in Kannada cinema for the first time with the film, features in a supporting role alongside P. Ravishankar and Sruthi Hariharan.
MovieDramaRomanceA man from a prestigious family discovers he shares his ancestors' weakness for infidelity. As his marriage suffers, he must choose between breaking this generational pattern or losing his wife's trust forever.
Just Married
2025