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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Anand Ekarshi
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| birthname = Sebastian K Abraham
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| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 2023–present
| father = K.M. Abraham
| mother = Soumi Abraham
| awards = {{Unbulleted_list|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|National Film Award]] (2024)}}
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'''Anand Ekarshi''' (born '''Sebastian K Abraham''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=ആരാണു ശരിക്കും 'ആട്ട'ത്തിലെ വില്ലൻ?: ആനന്ദ് ഏകർഷി അഭിമുഖം |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/interview/2024/01/22/chat-with-anand-ekarshi.html |access-date=2024-09-12 |website=ആരാണു ശരിക്കും ‘ആട്ട’ത്തിലെ വില്ലൻ?: ആനന്ദ് ഏകർഷി അഭിമുഖം |language=ml}}</ref> is a [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] filmmaker who gained recognition for his directorial debut, ''[[Aattam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nagarajan |first=Saraswathy |date=2024-01-20 |title=Aattam director Anand Ekarshi says it discusses a crime and how its audit persecutes the woman |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aattam-director-anand-ekarshi-says-it-discusses-a-crime-and-how-its-audit-persecutes-the-woman/article67758751.ece |access-date=2024-08-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Anand Ekarshi was born in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival Scope |url=https://pro.festivalscope.com/director/anand-ekarshi |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=pro.festivalscope.com}}</ref> His interest in theatre and acting began at the young age of 10. He attributes his narrative style to his involvement with Lokadharmi, a theatre group based in [[Kochi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-18 |title=I didn't want Aattam to be preachy: Anand Ekarshi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-didnt-want-aattam-to-be-preachy-anand-ekarshi/articleshow/112606224.cms |access-date=2024-08-19 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He holds a degree in Communicative English and a postgraduate degree in [[Psychology]].<ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} MAMI Mumbai Film Festival |url=https://mami.mumbaifilmfestival.com/media/jio-mami-2023-vinay-forrt-s-malayalam-film-aattam-lands-punches-at-patriarchy-no-holds-barred/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=mami.mumbaifilmfestival.com}}</ref>

== Career ==

Before making his mark with feature films, Anand Ekarshi worked on various short films and music videos in Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=Painters and masons by day, how a bunch of theatre actors came up a National Award winner |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/painters-and-masons-by-day-how-a-bunch-of-theatre-actors-came-up-a-national-award-winner-9518414/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He also had a brief stint under the guidance of filmmaker [[Imtiaz Ali (director)|Imtiaz Ali]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shrijith |first=Sajin |date=2023-11-08 |title=Anand Ekarshi on setting a benchmark with Aattam |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2023/Nov/08/anand-ekarshi-on-setting-a-benchmark-with-aattam-2630962.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

=== Directorial debut: ''Aattam'' ===
Ekarshi made his directorial debut with ''[[Aattam]]'' in 2023, a film that won three [National Film Award for Best Feature Film|] Best screenplay and Best Editing] at the [[70th National Film Awards|70th National Film Awards in India]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Ekarshi |first=Anand |title=Aattam |date=2024-01-05 |type=Drama, Mystery, Thriller |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27302079/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |others=Vinay Forrt, Zarin Shihab, Kalabhavan Shajohn |publisher=Joy Movie Productions}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award
!Film
!Category
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| rowspan="2" |[[70th National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |''Aattam''
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Film]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |title=70th National Film Awards full list of winners: Brahmastra, Ponniyin Selvan Part 1, Aattam win big |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/70th-national-film-awards-full-list-of-winners-brahmastra-ponniyin-selvan-part-1-aattam-win-big-101723799613996.html |newspaper=hindustantimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|-
|2023
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
|''Aattam''
|[[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kerala Film Critics Awards announced, Aattam adjudged best film |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kerala-film-critics-awards-announced-aattam-adjudged-best-film/article68168365.ece |newspaper=thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* ''[[Aattam]]''

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=11942026|name=Anand Ekarshi}}

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