I’m a film-maker, photographer and writer who has led and assisted in several productions – fiction, non-fiction and commercial. I work primarily as a writer, video producer, editor and photographer.
I spend a good amount of my time reading, and like to gain a historical and cultural perspective of people and places, for an increased understanding of the world around me.
ಬಿಸಿ-ಬಿಸಿ Ice-Cream [2024] A mysterious woman walks into the life of a depressed, heartbroken, lovelorn and ailing cab driver. She is both a cure for his miseries and an inception to many adventures. This is the trailer for Arvind Sastry’s Bisi-Bisi Ice Cream second feature film – in which I served as an Assistant Director.
ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ -Shraddhe [2020] A temple priest seeks solace by conversing with his charge: the goddess. This is the trailer for my narrative short film. Click here to see the full film.
ಸೀಸಕಡ್ಡಿ [Pencil]is an upcoming independent Kannada feature film. The film is an interwoven narrative about four children who leave lasting impressions in the adults they look up to. I have assisted in this project and served as its editor. (This trailer is currently a work in progress. The music used is a composition by Jeremy Zuckerman.)
Bangalore to Amsterdam to the Isle of Skye –A travel vlog A montage of a fortnight-long holiday to Western Europe and the UK, shot on a smartphone in 2017. Edited during the 2020 COVID lockdown.
Shiva Sutra Jaala is an experimental dance drama film that serves as an introduction to the Sanskrit language. The Aṣṭādhyāyī (“Eight Chapters”), is a Sanskrit treatise on grammar written between the 6th and 5th century BCE by the Indian grammarian Pānini. Beyond defining the morphology and syntax of the Sanskrit language, the Aṣṭādhyāyī distinguishes between usage in the spoken language and usage that is proper to the language of the sacred texts.
Written and Directed by Dr S. R. Leela Film Production and Direction by Akshara Bharadwaj Choreography by P. Praveen Kumar Associate Direction by Anirudh Harshavardhan
Pugai Padam is the first short film in my body of work, which my friend Raghul Sukumar and I co-wrote and co-directed. This film was made in collaboration with a bunch of people who were just content with having a good, fun time, trying to learn what it takes to make a film, and as a class assignment. There are so many ways by which we could’ve made this a better film, but we’re all quite glad it happened. These are people I still have the pleasure of working with even today, almost 3 years later – some even longer. Here’s the full film.
God of Carnage is an adaptation by Bengaluru’s Quiver Productions of a play of the same name by Yasmina Reza. This play was staged in April and November 2021, and September 2022. I had the opportunity to work as a production manager, videographer, as well as on the lighting and sound on this production.
A minute-long mock advertisement made for a classroom assignment.
Slinky is a short film made for the My Rode Reel short film competition in 2020. I was a production coordinator on this project.
I am taking on new projects. If you have any film, photography, or copywriting projects, or simply want to say hi, please get in touch!
Anirudh Harshavardhan 