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	'''Chakri Toleti''' is an [[Indian American]] screenwriter, director, actor, and [[visual effects]] coordinator known for his works in [[Tamil cinema]], and [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="tamilcinema24.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-billa-2-25-days-box-office-collection-billa-2-collection-report-07-08-123354.htm \|title=Billa 2 - 25 days box office collection \|work=Tamilcinema24 \|accessdate=2015-08-07 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713090205/http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-billa-2-25-days-box-office-collection-billa-2-collection-report-07-08-123354.htm \|archivedate=13 July 2015 \|df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Tamil teaser">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Regional-Stars/A-Wednesdays-Tamil-teaser-trailer-out/articleshow/4385802.cms\|title=A ~~Wednesday’s~~ Tamil teaser trailer out\|date=11 April 2009\|work=Times of India\|page=1\|accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> Toleti made his directorial debut with the bilingual films ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)\|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'' (2009) and ''[[Eeenadu]]'' (2009) a remake of [[Neeraj Pandey]]'s [[Hindi film]], ''[[A Wednesday]]'' (2008). In 2012, he directed a gangster film ''[[Billa II]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Billa 2 Review - Tamil Movie Billa 2 Review \|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8726/tamil/billa-2/3794/review.htm \|website=NOWRUNNING \|accessdate=14 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Review : (2012) \|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/billa-2-review-tamil-15002888.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003054201/http://www.sify.com/movies/billa-2-review-tamil-15002888.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 October 2013 \|website=www.sify.com \|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>		'''Chakri Toleti''' is an [[Indian American]] screenwriter, director, actor, and [[visual effects]] coordinator known for his works in [[Tamil cinema]], and [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="tamilcinema24.com">{{cite web\|url=http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-billa-2-25-days-box-office-collection-billa-2-collection-report-07-08-123354.htm \|title=Billa 2 - 25 days box office collection \|work=Tamilcinema24 \|accessdate=2015-08-07 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713090205/http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-billa-2-25-days-box-office-collection-billa-2-collection-report-07-08-123354.htm \|archivedate=13 July 2015 \|df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Tamil teaser">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Regional-Stars/A-Wednesdays-Tamil-teaser-trailer-out/articleshow/4385802.cms\|title=A Wednesday's Tamil teaser trailer out\|date=11 April 2009\|work=Times of India\|page=1\|accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> Toleti made his directorial debut with the bilingual films ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)\|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'' (2009) and ''[[Eeenadu]]'' (2009) a remake of [[Neeraj Pandey]]'s [[Hindi film]], ''[[A Wednesday]]'' (2008). In 2012, he directed a gangster film ''[[Billa II]]''.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Billa 2 Review - Tamil Movie Billa 2 Review \|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8726/tamil/billa-2/3794/review.htm \|website=NOWRUNNING \|accessdate=14 December 2018 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Review : (2012) \|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/billa-2-review-tamil-15002888.html \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003054201/http://www.sify.com/movies/billa-2-review-tamil-15002888.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 October 2013 \|website=www.sify.com \|accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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| birth_place = [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Director|writer|actor|visual effects coordinator}}
| years_active= 1983 – 1992<br>2008 – present
| alma mater = [[University of Central Florida]]
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'''Chakri Toleti''' is an [[Indian American]] screenwriter, director, actor, and [[visual effects]] coordinator known for his works in [[Tamil cinema]], and [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="tamilcinema24.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-billa-2-25-days-box-office-collection-billa-2-collection-report-07-08-123354.htm |title=Billa 2 - 25 days box office collection |work=Tamilcinema24 |accessdate=2015-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713090205/http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-billa-2-25-days-box-office-collection-billa-2-collection-report-07-08-123354.htm |archivedate=13 July 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="Tamil teaser">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Regional-Stars/A-Wednesdays-Tamil-teaser-trailer-out/articleshow/4385802.cms|title=A Wednesday’s Tamil teaser trailer out|date=11 April 2009|work=Times of India|page=1|accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> Toleti made his directorial debut with the bilingual films ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'' (2009) and ''[[Eeenadu]]'' (2009) a remake of [[Neeraj Pandey]]'s [[Hindi film]], ''[[A Wednesday]]'' (2008). In 2012, he directed a gangster film ''[[Billa II]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Billa 2 Review - Tamil Movie Billa 2 Review |url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8726/tamil/billa-2/3794/review.htm |website=NOWRUNNING |accessdate=14 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Review : (2012) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/billa-2-review-tamil-15002888.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003054201/http://www.sify.com/movies/billa-2-review-tamil-15002888.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 October 2013 |website=www.sify.com |accessdate=14 December 2018}}</ref>

==Career==
Toleti made his acting debut as a child artist in the [[Telugu film]] ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' directed by [[K. Viswanath]], and has acted in over fifteen films. He obtained a [[bachelor's degree]] in Film and VFX at the [[University of Central Florida]]. He re-entered south Indian cinema with the magnum opus, [[Dasavathaaram]].

==Filmography==

===As director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of films directed
! Year !! Title !! Actors !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Unnaipol Oruvan (2009 film)|Unnaipol Oruvan]]'' || rowspan="2" |[[Kamal Haasan]], [[Mohanlal]], [[Venkatesh Daggubati]] || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Eeenadu]]'' || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Billa II]]'' || [[Ajith Kumar]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Welcome to New York (2018 film)|Welcome to New York]]'' || [[Sonakshi Sinha]], [[Diljit Dosanjh]] || [[Hindi]] ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Kolaiyuthir Kaalam]]'' || [[Nayantara]] || Tamil ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[Khamoshi (2019 film)|Khamoshi]]'' || [[Tamannaah]], [[Prabhu Deva]] || [[Hindi]] ||
|}

===As actor===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of films and roles
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Language !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Sagara Sangamam]]'' || Photographer Assistant || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Chinna Veedu]]'' || Chakravarthi || Tamil ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Mayuri (film)|Mayuri]]'' || Brother of Mayuri || Telugu ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || Sairam || Tamil ||
|-
| 2012 || ''[[Billa 2]]'' || Gangster || Tamil ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://movies.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/16/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-director-chakri-toleti.htm Kamalji gave me 100 per cent control over Unnaipol Oruvan]
* [http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/chakritoleti.html Interview with Chakri Toleti]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110410235457/http://chithr.com/artist/interview/3249/chakri-toleti-interviews.html Chakri Toleti]

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