Sandeep Raj

Sandeep Raj
Born21 June
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • writer
  • producer
  • actor
Known forColour Photo
SpouseChandini Rao
AwardsNational Film Award

Sandeep Raj (born 21 June) is an Indian director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema .Sandeep specialises in tragic endings unlike many Telugu directors he believes in stories with tragic endings hoping to add Tamil flavours. He made his directorial debut with the film Colour Photo (2020), which received critical acclaim and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As a director and writer

Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Director Writer
2020 Colour Photo Yes Screenplay Directorial debut
2021 Aakashavaani No Screenplay
Heads and Tales No Yes
2022 Good Luck Sakhi No Yes
Mukhachitram No Yes
2025 Mowgli Yes Yes

As an actor

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya Ajay
2022 Mishan Impossible Farooq
Sita Ramam Cameo
2024 Ambajipeta Marriage Band Village guy
2025 Daaku Maharaaj Manohar Naidu
Bhairavam Puli Ravindra
Mowgli Cameo

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2025 AIR: All India Rankers Coordinator ETV Win Also producer

Awards and nominations

Award Category work Result Ref.
National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Telugu Colour Photo Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director – Telugu Nominated
Gaddar Telangana Film Awards Gaddar Telangana Film Award for Second Best Feature Film Won
Aha Entertainment Awards Best Director Won

Personal life

On 7 December 2024, he married Chandini Rao, an actress and classical dancer.

References

  1. ↑ "Makers of 'Mowgli 2025' release BTS clip to mark film director Sandeep Raj's birthday". ap7am.com. 21 June 2025.
  2. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (6 December 2022). "'Mukhachitram' will spring a surprise and Vishwak Sen's role is crucial, says Sandeep Raj of 'Colour Photo' fame". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Sandeep Raj says Anger Tales director Prabhala Tilak was a key pillar behind the success of Colour Photo". OTTPlay. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  4. ↑ Telugu, ntv (22 July 2022). "Colour Photo: బెస్ట్ తెలుగు ఫిల్మ్ గా నేషనల్ అవార్డు అందుకున్న చిన్న సినిమా". NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  5. 1 2 Today, Telangana (7 December 2024). "National Award-winning director Sandeep Raj marries actor Chandini Rao". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 October 2020). "Sandeep Raj and Suhas of 'Colour Photo', friends who dared to dream big". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Ashwin Gangaraju's Akashavani to release on THIS platform in August?". OTTPlay. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  8. ↑ Today, Telangana. "Heads & Tales Latest News in Telugu, Heads & Tales News, Heads & Tales Online News Live, Heads & Tales Updates". Telangana Today. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Keerthy Suresh on wrapping up the shoot of Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Good Luck Sakhi'". The Times of India. 9 September 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  10. ↑ ABN (7 December 2022). "Sandeep Raj: బాలచందర్ సినిమా స్ఫూర్తిగా 'ముఖచిత్రం'". Andhrajyothy Telugu News (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Sistu, Suhas (20 December 2024). "Roshan Kanakala and Sandeep Raj 'Mowgli 2025' gets a grand launch". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Director Sandeep Raj interview: Roshan Kanakala came in like a blank slate and transformed into 'Mowgli'". The Hindu. 10 December 2025. Archived from the original on 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  13. ↑ India, The Hans (21 June 2019). "Agent Sai Srinivas Atreya Movie Review & Rating". www.thehansindia.com (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  14. ↑ "National Award for Colour Photo shows that 'short film guys' like us are here to stay: Sandeep Raj". The Times of India. 28 July 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  15. ↑ techteam (2 January 2024). "Ambajipeta Marriage Band second single "Maa Ooru Ambajipeta, Malligadu's Village Song Out Now". English site. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  16. ↑ Telugu, TV9 (6 January 2025). "Daaku Maharaaj: బాలయ్య సినిమాలో నేషనల్ అవార్డు అందుకున్న టాలీవుడ్ డైరెక్టర్.. ఎవరో గుర్తు పట్టారా?". TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ↑ Harsh, B. H. (21 January 2025). "Sandeep Raj: The making of Bhairavam should be a case study". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  18. ↑ TeamIH (24 June 2024). "ETV Win Launches New Web Series "AIR: All India Rankers" with Sandeep Raj as Show Runner". IndustryHit.Com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "68th National Film Awards: Natyam, Colour Photo and Ala Vaikunthapurramulo bag top honours in Telugu". OTTPlay. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  20. ↑ upmyb. "SIIMA | South India International Movie Awards". siima.upmyb.com. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  21. ↑ Prakash, B. V. S. (30 May 2025). "Gaddar Telangana Film Awards Honor Films From 2014". www.deccanchronicle.com.
  22. ↑ "Sandeep Raj Speech at Icon StAAr @Allu Arjun Presents aha 2.0 | Aha Entertainment Awards". 2 November 2021 – via YouTube.