Ani I. V. Sasi

Ani I. V. Sasi is an Indian film director and screenwriter. He is the son of the late prolific filmmaker I. V. Sasi and actress Seema.

Early life Ani is the son of Malayalam filmmaker I. V. Sasi and actress Seema. Growing up, anime, Tamil films (including Crazy Mohan and Suresh Krissna's works) and Malayalam films influenced his way of thinking. Ani studied in Chennai and worked on his father's Vellathooval (2009) as part of his college practical. He worked as an associate director under Priyadarshan for ten Malayalam and Hindi films starting with Aakrosh (2010) and later for Oppam (2016).

Career His made his debut as a director for the Tamil short film Maya (2017), from which the story about the insomniac chef inspired his feature film debut Ninnila Ninnila (2021).

Filmography Year Title Credited as Language Notes Director Writer 2017 Maya Tamil Short film; also editor2021 Ninnila Ninnila Telugu Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea Malayalam 2025 Uppu Kappurambu Telugu

Television Year Title Credited as Language Notes Producer Editor 2017 Forbidden Love HindiEpisode: "Anamika"2021NavarasaTamilEpisode: "Summer of '92"