Pushkar–Gayathri
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Fine Arts in Film Making
Alma materUnder-Grad: Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai

Gayatri Post-Grad.: Northwestern University, Chicago

Pushkar Post-Grad.: University of New Orleans
Occupation(s)Directors and screenwriters
Years active2007 — present

Pushkar–Gayatri are a husband-and-wife filmmaker duo from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Their works are noted for their unique style, technical finesse, and intricately woven storylines.

They started as Writers & Directors with the Tamil feature films – ‘Oram Po ’ and ‘Va - Quarter Cutting’ both quirky dark comedies. In 2017 they wrote and directed ‘Vikram Vedha ’ which swept the awards that year and was the top-rated Indian film of 2017 on IMDB. In 2022, they remade ‘Vikram Vedha’ in Hindi with Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. The film garnered great critical acclaim.

With ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’, a tent-pole global show in Amazon Prime Videos, Pushkar & Gayatri made an entry as content creators in the OTT space with a big bang. They are the writers, showrunners and producers of this show which has been winning awards in India and abroad.

Production

Under their production house Wallwatcher Films, Pushkar & Gayatri have produced two long-format web series, ‘Suzhal: The Vortex’ and ‘Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie’, for Amazon Prime Video and have produced the feature film ‘Aelay’, available on Netflix. Pushkar & Gayatri curate all the projects produced by Wallwatcher Films and they mentor the projects as Creative Producers.  

Filmography

† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Work Cast Roles Notes
2007Oram PoArya, Lal, Pooja Directors, writers
2010Va- Quarter CuttingShiva, Lekha Washington, Charan Sripathi
2017Vikram VedhaR. Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi
2021 Aelay Samuthirakani Creative producers
2022 Suzhal: The Vortex[1] Kathir, R. Parthiban, Aishwarya Rajesh, Sriya Reddy Creators, writers Amazon original series
Vikram VedhaSaif Ali Khan, Hrithik Roshan Directors, writers Hindi film
Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie S. J. Suryah, Laila, Nassar, Sanjana Creators, writers Amazon original series

Awards

Film Awards Category Result Ref.
Vikram Vedha Ananda Vikatan Awards Best Screenplay Won [2]
[3]
65th Filmfare Awards South Best Director Won [4]
Chennai International Film Festival Second Best Tamil Feature Film Won [5]
Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2018 Best Screenplay Won [6]
[7]
Techofes Awards 2018 Best Director Nominated [8]
[9]
Best Story Won
10th Vijay Awards Best Director Won [10]
[11]
Best Screenplay Won
Behindwoods Awards Best Director Won [12]
7th SIIMA Awards Best Film Won [13]
Suzhal: The Vortex OTT Play Awards 2022 Best Screenplay (Series) Won
Suzhal E4M Awards Best Writer Won

References

  1. ↑ Whittock, Jesse (7 June 2022). "'Suzhal – The Vortex' Trailer: First Look At Amazon's Debut Long-Form Tamil-Language Drama Series". Deadline. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards (2018)". IMDb. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (11 January 2018). "Vijay's Mersal wins big at Vikatan Cinema Awards 2017 [See Complete Winners List]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "65th Filmfare Awards South winners: Vikram Vedha, Baahubali 2 and Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum win big". The Indian Express. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Vikram Vedha, Vijay Sethupathi win top honours at 15th Chennai International Film Festival". 23 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "9th NTFF 2018: Official selection & Winners of Tamilar Awards 2018 Tamil Nadu !". Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "News". Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards. Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Vikn Media Creations [@viknmedia] (17 February 2018). "Vikn Media Creations Presents Anna University Techofes Award Best Director Award Won by @jayam_mohanraja #techofesawards2018 #CEG" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018 – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ "Vikram Vedha: An Amazing Action Thriller Movie Deserve Oscar !!". 28 August 2020.
  10. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (4 June 2018). "Vijay Awards 2018: Here is the complete list of winners [Photos]". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Vijay Awards 2018: Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Mersal, Vikram Vedha Win Big; Check Out The Complete List of Winners Here | LatestLY". Latestly. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Vikram Vedha - 4 Awards | Which film won the most awards at BGM 2018". 19 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "In pictures: The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) in Dubai". 17 September 2018.
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