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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Anita Udeep<br />
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| birth_name = Anita Chandrasekharan<br />
| othername = <br />
| birth_date = 1978<br />
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| spouse = <br />
| death_place =<br />
| children = <br />
| occupation = Director, writer<br />
| yearsactive = 2009–present<br />
| notable_works = Azhagiya Asura <br />
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'''Anita Udeep''' is an Indian screenwriter and director, who has worked on Tamil and English language films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/90ml-director-blasts-producer-dhananjayan-dear-uncle-yes-it-is-an-adult-film-1469814-2019-03-04|title=90ML director blasts producer Dhananjayan: Dear Uncle, yes it is an adult film|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
The daughter of businessman Venkataramana Chandrasekaran of [[Pentamedia Graphics|Pentafour]], Anita initially studied an engineering degree in Chennai, before enrolling at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles to do a master's degree in Film and TV Production for three years. During her time in the United States, Anita made a series of short films such as ''Flowery Thorn'' and ''Om'', while also working as an intern for [[Steven Spielberg]]'s science fiction miniseries ''[[Taken (miniseries)|Taken]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/showcase/knockknock.html|title=Indian cinema showcase - Knock Knock I am looking to marry - Anita Udeep - Radhi, Suhaas Ahuja|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref> Anita had a strong interest in the Indian film industry and initially worked as a singer in Tamil films after returning to India. Her early songs included "Azhagiya Asura" from [[D. Imman]]'s album for the Tamil slasher film ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]'' (2003), while she also contributed to the pop album ''Mugangal''.<ref name="first">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/film-forays/article28460107.ece|title=Film forays|date=30 December 2003|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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Aged 25, Anita opted to direct her first feature film in 2003 and subsequently made the English language film ''Knock, Knock, I'm Looking to Marry'' for her home production studios N-Viz Entertainment and Pentamedia Group. Starring rookie actors [[Suhaas Ahuja]] and [[Rathi Arumugam]] in the lead roles, the film was made by a young crew including cinematographer [[Preetha Jayaraman]] and music composer Mahesh Shankar.<ref name="first"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-preetha-it-was-a-new-experience-shooting-a-food-film/20140610.htm|title=Preetha: It was a new experience shooting a food film|date=10 June 2014|website=Rediff|first=Shobha|last=Warrier|accessdate=15 February 2020}}</ref> She later directed the animated film ''Gulliver's Travel'' for her father's production house.<ref>https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/dec/26anita.htm</ref><br />
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Anita continued her interest in films by managing her father's [[Mayajaal]] multiplex in Chennai, before opting to make the college drama ''[[Kulir 100°]]'' (2009) starring [[Sanjeev (Tamil actor, born 1989)|Sanjeev]] and [[Riya Bamniyal]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/mayajaal-multiplex-imagegallery-events-jdwmOoddhbjsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103230548/https://www.sify.com/movies/mayajaal-multiplex-imagegallery-events-jdwmOoddhbjsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-11-03|title=Mayajaal multiplex|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/southscope/docs/marchb|title=South Scope March 2010 Issue Side - B|website=Issuu}}</ref> For the film, she started a new production house named Envis Entertainment, and wrote a script based on the lives of wealthy college kids in Ooty.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-kulir-is-ready/20090528.htm|title=There is no sexual content in Kulir 100 Degrees|website=Rediff}}</ref> Despite garnering pre-release publicity owing to its popular music album, the film opened to negative reviews and did not fare well commercially.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/kulir-100-same-old-drill-avoidable-tamil-film-review-news-bollywood-jghva6hbjgbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103235011/https://www.sify.com/movies/kulir-100-same-old-drill-avoidable-tamil-film-review-news-bollywood-jghva6hbjgbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-11-03|title='Kulir 100': same old drill, avoidable (Tamil Film Review)|website=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/a-passionate-kiss-in-kulir-100-degree-news-tamil-kkfrU4dicfcsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103235014/https://www.sify.com/movies/a-passionate-kiss-in-kulir-100-degree-news-tamil-kkfrU4dicfcsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-11-03|title=A passionate kiss in Kulir 100 Degree!|website=Sify}}</ref><br />
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Anita then worked with actress [[Oviya]] for the coming-of-age film ''[[90ML (2019 Tamil film)|90ML]]'' (2019), which garnered publicity prior to its release for its tackling of historically taboo subjects in Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/03/07/90-ml-filmmaker-anita-talks-about-what-she-tried-to-tell-through-her-movie/|title=90 ML filmmaker Anita talks about what she tried to tell through her movie|first=P. T.|last=Usha|date=7 March 2019}}</ref><ref>https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/why-cant-woman-express-lust-she-tree-90ml-director-anita-udeep-tnm-97714</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/90-ml-director-anita-udeep-on-dealing-with-trolls-criticism-from-film-fraternity-and-simbu-oviyas-response-6213571.html|title=90 ML director Anita Udeep on dealing with trolls, criticism from film fraternity, and Simbu, Oviya's response- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=7 March 2019|website=Firstpost}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Anita is married to Udeep, the CEO of Splash TV channel.<ref name="first"/><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
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! Year<br />
! Film<br />
! Language<br />
! Notes<br />
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| 2003 || ''Knock Knock I'm Looking To Marry'' || English ||<br />
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| 2003 || ''Gulliver's Travel'' || English ||<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Kulir 100°]]'' || Tamil ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2019 || ''[[90ML (2019 Tamil film)|90ML]]'' || Tamil || <br />
|}<br />
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==Discography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Language<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Song<br />
! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 2003 || ''[[Whistle (2003 film)|Whistle]]''|| Tamil || "Azhagiya Asura" ||<br />
|-<br />
| 2004 || ''[[Meesai Madhavan]]'' || Tamil || "Vaada Vaada" ||<br />
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| 2005 || ''[[Thaka Thimi Tha]]'' || Tamil || "Rayalaseema Rani" ||<br />
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| 2019 || ''[[90ML (2019 Tamil film)|90ML]]'' || Tamil || "Sivabaanam" || <br />
|}<br />
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