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{{Infobox person
| name = Anil Eswar
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], India
| birth_name = Anil Vadakkekkara
| nationality = [[Indian nationality|Indian]]
| parents =
| siblings =
| occupation = {{ublist|[[Cinematographer]]|[[Videographer]]}}
| title =
| website = {{URL|http://anileswar.com|Website}}
}}

'''Anil Vadakkekkara''', popularly known as '''Anil Eswar''', is an Indian [[cinematographer]] working in [[Malayalam Film Industry|Malayalam]] and [[Telugu film industry|Telugu film]] industries.<ref name="Malayalam script-writer's death leaves UAE stories untold">{{Cite web |url=http://m.gulfnews.com/news/uae/society/malayalam-script-writer-s-death-leaves-uae-stories-untold-1.1880958?error_code=100&error_message=href+should+represent+a+valid+URL |title=Malayalam script-writer's death leaves UAE stories untold |date=17 August 2016 |website=Gulf News |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref> He started his career in cinematography with [[Dolls (2013 film)|Dolls]], a 2013-film directed by [[Shalil Kallur]], and a year later, worked with [[T. A. Razzaq]], the award-winning screenwriter, for his directorial debut, [[Moonam Naal Njyayarazhcha]], which was released in 2016.<ref name="Keeping the faith">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/scriptwriter-t-a-razak-on-his-directorial-debut-moonnaam-naal-njaayarazhcha/article8360933.ece |title=Keeping the faith |date=17 March 2016 |website=The Hindu |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref name="Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha (2016) Full Cast & Crew">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5592768/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |title=Moonam Naal Njayarazhcha (2016) Full Cast & Crew |date=2017-11-23 |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref> In between, he worked as the cinematographer for the movie, ''Saigal Padukayanu'', directed by [[Sibi Malayil|Sibi Malayail]].<ref name="Siby Malayil's 'Saigal Paadukayanu' starts rolling">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/siby-malayil-s-saigal-paadukayanu-starts-rolling-news-malayalam-pgdp24gjahage.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041734/http://www.sify.com/movies/siby-malayil-s-saigal-paadukayanu-starts-rolling-news-malayalam-pgdp24gjahage.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 December 2017 |title=Siby Malayil's 'Saigal Paadukayanu' starts rolling |date=3 June 2015 |website=Sify |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref name="Saigal Padukayanu (2015)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5083156/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |title=Saigal Padukayanu (2015) |date=2017-11-23 |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref> [[Kattumakkan]] of Shalil Kallur with [[Mukesh (actor)|Mukesh]] in the lead and [[Pathemari]] of [[Salim Ahamed]], a [[Mammootty]]-starrer, were two other films he worked in 2016, as an associate of [[Madhu Ambat]] in the latter.<ref name="Kattumakkan (2016) Full Cast & Crew">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5329278/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm |title=Kattumakkan (2016) Full Cast & Crew |date=2017-11-23 |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref> He also did a Telugu movie, ''Gulf'', directed by [[Sunil Kumar Reddy]], in 2016. The latest of his films is [[Poottu (film)|Poottu]], a movie shot in the United Arab Emirates and directed by [[Rajeevnath]].<ref name="Malayalam movie starring expats ready for release">{{Cite web |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/dubai/malayalam-movie-starring-expats-ready-for-release |title=Malayalam movie starring expats ready for release |date=28 January 2017 |website=Khaleej Times |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref>

Anil Eswar was born in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] and resides in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name=" New film ‘Pootu’ spills secrets of UAE residents locked in a building">{{Cite web |url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/celebrity/desi-news/south-india/new-film-pootu-spills-secrets-of-uae-residents-locked-in-a-building-1.2083796 |title= New film 'Pootu' spills secrets of UAE residents locked in a building |date=2 September 2017 |website=Gulf News |access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%"
! scope="col" style="width:5%" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:20%" | Name
! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Language
! scope="col" style="width:20%" | Director
! scope="col" style="width:20%" | Capacity
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2013
| [[Dolls (2013 film)|Dolls]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Malayalam|| [[Shalil Kallur]]
| style="text-align:center;" |Cinematographer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2015
| Saigal Padukayanu
| style="text-align:center;" | Malayalam|| [[Sibi Malayil]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Cinematographer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2015
| [[Kattumakkan]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Malayalam|| [[Shalil Kallur]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Cinematographer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2015
| [[Pathemari]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Malayalam|| [[Salim Ahamed]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Associate cameraman
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2016
| [[Moonam Naal Njyayarazhcha]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Malayalam|| [[T. A. Razzaq]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Cinematographer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2016
| Gulf
| style="text-align:center;" | Telugu|| [[Sunil Kumar Reddy]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Cinematographer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2017
| [[Poottu (film)|Poottu]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Malayalam|| [[Rajeevnath]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Cinematographer
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7628901/ |title=on IMDb as Anil Eswar |date=2017-11-23 |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2017-11-23}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7826921/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr9 |title=on IMDb as Anil Vadakkekkara |date=2017-11-23 |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2017-11-23}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5001890/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr4 |title=on IMDb as Anil |date=2017-11-23 |website=Internet Movie Database |access-date=2017-11-23}}

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