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<div>{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Anand Sai<br />
| native_name = ఆనంద్ సాయి<br />
| birth_place = Parlamikidi<br />
| birth_date = <br />
| father = B. Chalam<br />
| mother = <br />
| spouse = Vasuki<br />
| children = Harsha (daughter), Sandeep (son)<br />
| education = Interior Design<br />
| occupation = Art Director<br />
}}<br />
'''Anand Sai''' ({{lang-te|ఆనంద్ సాయి}}) is an art director in South Indian cinema. He received a state award by Tamil Nadu for his work in the movie ''New''. Sai was born in Parlakhemundi Odisha; his father came to Madras in 1950 to be an art director in film industry.<br />
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==Education==<br />
Sai studied interior design in Chennai and made a mark in event management for a while before getting into the film industry. Since then he has worked in over 50 movies. In his first movie he recreated the Taj Mahal on the seashore for [[Pawan Kalyan]]'s ''[[Tholi Prema (1998 film)|Tholi Prema]]''.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Sai has worked on sets for movies such as Yamadonga, Sainikudu, Puli, Brindavanam, Naani, Gudumba Shanker, and Baalu. This has translated into wedding sets designed for leading business houses and stars of Telugu cinema.<br />
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All the sets he designs are constructed in accordance with vaastu as he feels more comfortable if they are done that way. He also suggests the lighting scheme for his sets and discusses with the cinematographer to enhance the quality of the output. He has also forayed into advertisements, with Pepsi, Amruthanjan, Fair and Lovely. He received a state award from Tamil Nadu for his incredible work in the movie ''New''.<br />
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He is the chief architect for the Lakshmi Narasimha temple, [[Yadadri temple]] near [[Bhuvanagiri, Telangana|Bhuvanagiri]], [[Telangana]]. He has been working full time on the project since 2016. The designs comply with [[Agama Shastra]].<ref name="Sashidhar">{{cite web |last1=Adivi |first1=Sashidhar |title=Yadadri temple is an architectural marvel: Anand Sai |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/270221/yadadri-temple-is-an-architectural-marvel-anand-sai.html |website=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=4 March 2021 |language=en |date=27 February 2021}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Anand Sai is married to actress Vasuki Anand,<ref name="MERE PIX 2017">{{cite web | title=Art Director Anand Sai Wife Actress Vasuki Anand | website=Mere Pix | date=20 March 2017 | url=http://www.merepix.com/2013/12/art-director-anand-sai-wife-actress-vasuki-anand.html | access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> who acted in a supporting role in Pawan Kalyan's movie 'Tholi Prema' as Pawan Kalyan's sister.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pawan Kalyan's 'Toli Prema' fame Vasuki wants to start second innings - Telugu News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/pawan-kalyan-toli-prema-fame-vasuki-wants-to-start-second-innings-telugu-news-279916 |website=IndiaGlitz.com |access-date=4 March 2021 |date=6 February 2021}}</ref> After the marriage, Vasuki Anand stopped working in movies. She currently{{when?|date=October 2019}} is working at Google{{fact|date=April 2020}}. They have two children, a daughter, Harshitha Anand and a son, Sandeep Anand.<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=1328044|name=Anand Sai}}<br />
* * https://www.youtube.com/user/anandsaiartdirector<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Telugu people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian art directors]]<br />
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