Anand Sai


Anand Sai is an art director who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director for his work in New.

Education and career

Sai was born in Kaviti, Andhra Pradesh on the Andhra-Odisha border into a Telugu-speaking family. His father came to Madras in 1950 to be an art director in the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam shared film industries. He studied interior design in Chennai and worked 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. He went on to worked on sets for over 40 films. This has translated into wedding sets designed for leading business houses and stars of Telugu cinema.
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 brands like Pepsi, Amruthanjan, and Fair & Lovely. He received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Art Director for his work in New.
He was the chief architect for the Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Yadadri temple near Bhuvanagiri, Telangana. He has been working full time on the project since 2016. The designs comply with Agama Shastra.

Personal life

Anand Sai is married to actress Vasuki Anand, who acted in a supporting role in Tholi Prema as Pawan Kalyan's younger sister and Ramany vs Ramany; They have two children. Anand Sai is a very close friend of Pawan Kalyan and has even accompanied him to his political events.

Filmography

YearFilmNotes
1998Tholi PremaDebut
1999Thammudu
2002Vasu
2003Naaga
2003Johnny
2003Simhadri
2003Tagore
2004Naani
2004NewTamil film; Tamil version of Naani
2004Gudumba Shankar
2004Sye
2005Balu
2005Narasimhudu
2005Anbe AaruyireTamil film
2005Jai Chiranjeeva
2006Devadasu
2006Chukkallo Chandrudu
2006Bangaram
2006Boss
2006Sainikudu
2006Annavaram
2007Munna
2007Yamadonga
2008Okka Magadu
2008Jalsa
2008Parugu
2008Rainbow
2008Hero
2009Mitrudu
2009Boni
2009Saleem
2010Adhurs
2010Komaram Puli
2010Khaleja
2010Brindavanam
2010Orange
2011Shakthi
2011Badrinath
2012Nippu
2012Rachcha
2012Dammu
2013Naayak
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