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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Aneesh Upasana<br />
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| birth_date = 06 December 1979<br />
| birth_place = [[Nilgiris district|Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India]]<ref>{{cite news|title=An interview with "Aneesh Upasana"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu0cfHjppFs|work=[[Asianet News]]|date=2 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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| occupation = Director<br />
| years_active = 2012–present<br />
| spouse =[[Anjali Nair]]<br />
| children = Avani Aneesh<br />
}}<br />
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'''Aneesh Upasana''' (born 06 December 1979) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and photographer. His feature films include ''[[Matinee (2012 film)|Matinee]]'' (2012) and ''[[Seconds (2014 film)|Seconds]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite web|title=Aneesh Upasana|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/aneesh-upasana.html|work=[[Oneindia.in]]}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Aneesh Upasana started his professional career as a fashion photographer for film magazines.<ref name="Bio1">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140610/entertainment-mollywood/article/aneesh-upasana-moving-right-direction|title=Aneesh Upasana: Moving in the right direction<br />
|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|author=Merin Maria James|date=10 June 2014}}</ref> He was recognized by the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' for recording the video album ''Mayamadhavam'' on a still digital camera.<ref name="Bio2">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/matinee-getting-ready/article3940362.ece|title=Matinee getting ready<br />
|work=[[The Hindu]]|author=Athira M.|date=27 September 2012}}</ref><br />
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He made his directorial debut with ''[[Matinee (2012 film)|Matinee]]'' which released on 13 December 2012. The film, which featured [[Maqbool Salmaan]] making his feature film debut and [[Mythili]] in the lead roles, received generally positive reviews. A reviewer from NowRunning called the film "a dark parable that splendidly traces the ever changing contours of human lives."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/11314/malayalam/matinee/index.htm|title=Matinee Review<br />
|work=Now Running|date=16 December 2014}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> Dalton L, reviewing for ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'', concluded his review, "Entrusted with a highly responsible job, debutant director Aneesh Upasana attempts to woo a wide audience, and ends up creating a drama with a split personality.".<ref>{{cite news|title=A drama with split personality|url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/121217/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/matinee-review-drama-split-personality|author=Dalton L.|date=17 December 2012|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928133853/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/121217/entertainment-movie-reviews/article/matinee-review-drama-split-personality|archive-date=28 September 2015|url-status=dead}}{{Rating|3|5}}</ref> The director himself called the film "a great learning experience and a fine start for a debutant."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/every-second-counts/article5300400.ece|title=Every second counts<br />
|work=The Hindu|author=Vijay George|date=31 October 2013}}</ref><br />
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His second feature ''[[Seconds (2014 film)|Seconds]]'', which was written by Anoop Shivasenan, featured an ensemble cast that included [[Jayasurya]], [[Aparna Nair]], [[Vinay Forrt]] and [[Vinayakan]].<ref name="SecondsRD" /> The film received a theatrical release on 5 December 2014 and received mixed reviews.<ref name="SecondsRD">{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/seconds-released-today/104678/story.htm|title='Seconds' released today<br />
|work=Now Running|date=6 December 2014}}</ref> Paresh C Palicha of ''[[Rediff]]'' gave the film 2 stars in a scale of 5 and wrote, "The main problem with ''Seconds'' is that it does not value the viewer's time."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-seconds-is-a-waste-of-time/20141208.htm|title=Review: Seconds is a waste of time<br />
|work=[[Rediff]]|date=8 December 2014}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> On the contrary, the reviewer from Sify wrote, "it is to the credit of the director that the film turns out to be a gripping entertainer" and called the film "worth the price of your ticket."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/seconds-review-malayalam-pcmb23ceicgbc.html|title=Review: Seconds<br />
|work=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br />
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== Films ==<br />
* ''[[Matinee (2012 film)|Matinee]]'' (2012)<br />
* ''[[Seconds (2014 film)|Seconds]]'' (2014)<br />
* ''[[Popcorn]] '' (2016)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|3223170|Aneesh Upasana}}<br />
* [http://aneeshupasanastudio.com/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:1979 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male screenwriters]]<br />
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