Sandeep Raj
Indian Telugu filmmaker

Sandeep Raj
Born21 June[1]
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • producer
  • actor
Known forColour Photo
SpouseChandini Rao
AwardsNational Film Award

Sandeep Raj (born 21 June) is an Indian director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema .[2][3] He made his directorial debut with the film Colour Photo (2020), which received critical acclaim and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[4][5]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As a director and writer

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer
2020 Colour Photo Yes Screenplay Directorial debut [6]
2021 Aakashavaani No Screenplay [7]
Heads and Tales No Yes [8]
2022 Good Luck Sakhi No Yes [9]
Mukhachitram No Yes [10]
2025 Mowgli Yes Yes [11][12]

As an actor

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Ajay [13]
2022 Mishan Impossible Farooq [14]
Sita Ramam Cameo
2024 Ambajipeta Marriage Band Village guy [15]
2025 Daaku Maharaaj Manohar Naidu [16]
Bhairavam Puli Ravindra [17]
Mowgli Cameo

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2025 AIR: All India Rankers Coordinator ETV Win Also producer [18]

Awards and nominations

Award Category work Result Ref.
National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Telugu Colour Photo Won [19]
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director – Telugu Nominated [20]
Gaddar Telangana Film Awards Gaddar Telangana Film Award for Second Best Feature Film Won [21]
Aha Entertainment Awards Best Director Won [22]

Personal life

On 7 December 2024, he married Chandini Rao, an actress and classical dancer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Makers of 'Mowgli 2025' release BTS clip to mark film director Sandeep Raj's birthday". ap7am.com. 21 June 2025.
  2. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 December 2022). "'Mukhachitram' will spring a surprise and Vishwak Sen's role is crucial, says Sandeep Raj of 'Colour Photo' fame". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Sandeep Raj says Anger Tales director Prabhala Tilak was a key pillar behind the success of Colour Photo". OTTPlay. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. ^ Telugu, ntv (22 July 2022). "Colour Photo: బెస్ట్ తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్ గా నేషనల్ అవార్డు అందుకున్న చిన్న సినిమా". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b Today, Telangana (7 December 2024). "National Award-winning director Sandeep Raj marries actor Chandini Rao". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 October 2020). "Sandeep Raj and Suhas of 'Colour Photo', friends who dared to dream big". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Ashwin Gangaraju's Akashavani to release on THIS platform in August?". OTTPlay. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ^ Today, Telangana. "Heads & Tales Latest News in Telugu, Heads & Tales News, Heads & Tales Online News Live, Heads & Tales Updates". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Keerthy Suresh on wrapping up the shoot of Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Good Luck Sakhi'". The Times of India. 9 September 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. ^ ABN (7 December 2022). "Sandeep Raj: బాలచందర్ సినిమా స్ఫూర్తిగా 'ముఖచిత్రం'". Andhrajyothy Telugu News (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. ^ Sistu, Suhas (20 December 2024). "Roshan Kanakala and Sandeep Raj 'Mowgli 2025' gets a grand launch". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Director Sandeep Raj interview: Roshan Kanakala came in like a blank slate and transformed into 'Mowgli'". The Hindu. 10 December 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  13. ^ India, The Hans (21 June 2019). "Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya Movie Review & Rating". www.thehansindia.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ^ "National Award for Colour Photo shows that 'short film guys' like us are here to stay: Sandeep Raj". The Times of India. 28 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ^ techteam (2 January 2024). "Ambajipeta Marriage Band second single "Maa Ooru Ambajipeta, Malligadu's Village Song Out Now". English site. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  16. ^ Telugu, TV9 (6 January 2025). "Daaku Maharaaj: బాలయ్య సినిమాలో నేషనల్ అవార్డు అందుకున్న టాలీవుడ్ డైరెక్టర్.. ఎవరో గుర్తు పట్టారా?". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Harsh, B. H. (21 January 2025). "Sandeep Raj: The making of Bhairavam should be a case study". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  18. ^ TeamIH (24 June 2024). "ETV Win Launches New Web Series "AIR: All India Rankers" with Sandeep Raj as Show Runner". IndustryHit.Com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  19. ^ "68th National Film Awards: Natyam, Colour Photo and Ala Vaikunthapurramulo bag top honours in Telugu". OTTPlay. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  20. ^ upmyb. "SIIMA | South India International Movie Awards". siima.upmyb.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  21. ^ Prakash, B. V. S. (30 May 2025). "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards Honor Films From 2014". www.deccanchronicle.com.
  22. ^ "Sandeep Raj Speech at Icon StAAr @Allu Arjun Presents aha 2.0 | Aha Entertainment Awards". 2 November 2021 – via YouTube.
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