Sam Anton (born 30 December 1985) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil films. He debuted with a horror comedy movie titled Darling in 2015 featuring composer G. V. Prakash Kumar marking his acting debut and Nikki Galrani with her Tamil film debut. Darling was a blockbuster after which he worked yet again with the composer turned hero for his second film titled Enakku Innoru Per Irukku in 2016.Sam Anton's next project's named 100 starring Atharvaa and Hansika Motwani and Gurkha starring Yogi Babu as lead released in 2019.[1][2][3][4][5]
Sam Anton | |
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| Born | 30 December 1985 Chennai, India |
| Occupation | Film director screenwriter Film producer |
| Years active | 2015-present |
Career
editSam did his schooling in Don Bosco, Egmore and graduated from SRM Engineering college after which he started his career in a Television channel with a reality show that still continues as a series. Noticing his work K.E Gnanavel Raja from Studio Green got him the opportunity of Darling in association with Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts that became a massive hit that year[citation needed].
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role Credited as | Notes |
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| 2015 | Darling | Director, Writer | |
| 2016 | Enakku Innoru Per Irukku | Director, Writer | |
| 2019 | 100 | Director, Writer | |
| Gurkha | Director, Writer, Producer | ||
| 2022 | Trigger | Director, Writer | |
| 2024 | Buddy | Director, Writer | Telugu debut[6] |
- As actor
- Sarabham (2014)
References
edit- ^ "We are sorry we couldn't release 100 in time: Sam Anton". The Times of India. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Sam Anton has to do more action-oriented scripts: Atharvaa". The Times of India.
- ^ "Director Sam Anton on working with Atharvaa in 100". The Hindu. 6 May 2019.
- ^ Kumar, Pradeep (13 May 2019). "Atharvaa on what prompted him to sign '100'". The Hindu.
- ^ "Yogi Babu didn't want to play the lead in 'Gurkha': Sam Anton". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Allu Sirish's Buddy first look out". Cinema Express. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.