Vivek Athreya

Rayaprolu Vishnu Vivek, popularly known as Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director and screenwriter, and Lyricist who works in Telugu cinema.

Vivek Athreya
Born	Rayaprolu Vishnu Vivek (1989-10-18) 18 October 1989 (age 35)[1][2] Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Sastra University
Occupations	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	2017–present
Spouse	Sreeja Gouni
Relatives	Hasith Goli

Early life

Vivek Athreya is from Guntur. Both his parents work in India Post. He is an electronics engineering graduate from Sastra University and worked at IBM, Chennai for five years before resigning to pursue a career in cinema. He added his Gotra Namam Athreyasa and is now known as Vivek Athreya.

His directorial debut was Mental Madhilo released in 2017. His second film Brochevarevarura was praised for the writing and the message the movie hasredfor women. The film stars Nivetha Thomas, Sree Vishnu, Satyadev Kancharana, Nivetha Pethuraj, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Priyadarshi.^{[citation needed]}

Both the films were commercially successful.^[3][4]

His third directorial was Ante Sundaraniki, which co-starred Nani and Nazriya Nazim, released on 10 June 2022, another romantic comedy which tells the story of an inter religious couple, woven upon lies, which leads to more complex problems. This film also received positive reviews from critics.^[5]

Athreya is also a lyricist. He wrote songs in his films Mental Madhilo, and Tharun Bhascker's Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018) and Keedaa Cola (2023).

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2017	Mental Madhilo	Directorial Debut
2019	Brochevarevarura
2022	Ante Sundaraniki		[6]
2024	Saripodhaa Sanivaaram

Discography

As lyricist

• Mental Madhilo (2017): "Gummadikaya Halwa", "Oohale" and "Manavi Alakincharadate" (along with Hasith Goli)
• Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi (2018): "Maarey Kalaley" and "Veediponidhi Okateley"
• Keedaa Cola (2023): "Bring It On"

Awards and nominations

Date of ceremony	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2018	7th SIIMA Awards	Best Debut Director – Telugu	Mental Madhilo	Nominated	[7]
2020	Zee Cine Awards Telugu	Best Screenplay	Brochevarevarura	Won	[8]
	Critics Choice Film Awards	Best Director		Nominated	[9]
		Best Writing		Won