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 and directors with the Tamil feature films – Oram Po (2007), and Va - Quarter Cutting (2010), 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 the critically acclaimed Vikram Vedha in Hindi with Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan. They made an entry as content creators in the streaming space with Suzhal: The Vortex, a tent-pole global show in Amazon Prime Video. They were the writers, show-runners, and producers of the show which won awards in India and abroad. Other notable works they have created include Aelay (2021), Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie (2022), Exam (2026), and Vadhandhi: The Mystery of Mani (upcoming).
Personal life Gayatri and Pushkar are born and brought up in Chennai, the city where they are currently based.
Pushkar completed his schooling from St. John's Senior Secondary School, Mandaveli (CBSE).
They did their under-graduation in Visual Communication in Loyola College, Chennai, where they first met.
During and after graduation, they worked with eminent advertising filmmakers such as P.C.Sriram and Manav Menon. They decided to pursue their education further and applied to film schools in the U.S. Gayatri finished her Masters in Fine Art from the University of Chicago, and Pushkar finished his Masters in Film Marking from the University of New Orleans.
The two started their careers together with ad-filmmaking. Neither of them are from a film background. To approach producers, they came up with a short-film version of the script of their first film, Oram Po. From then on, they have been full-time feature filmmakers in Tamil. With the release of the Vikram Vedha remake in Hindi, they debuted their entrance to Bollywood.
Production Under their production house Wallwatcher Films, Pushkar and Gayatri have produced two long-format web series, Suzhal: The Vortex and Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie, for Amazon Prime Video, and a feature film, Aelay, on Netflix. Pushkar and Gayatri curate all their projects under Wallwatcher Films and they mentor them as creative producers.
Filmography Denotes films that have not yet been released Note: all films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
As directors Year WorkNotes 2007 Oram Po 2010 Va- Quarter Cutting 2017 Vikram Vedha 2022 Vikram Vedha Hindi film
As producers Year WorkRolesNotes2021AelayCreative producersNetflix film
Television Year WorkRolesNotes 20222025Suzhal: The VortexCreators, writersAmazon original series 2022 Vadhandhi: The Fable of Velonie Creative producers2026Exam Creative producersVadhandhi: The Mystery of Mani Creative producers
Awards + FilmAwardsCategoryResultRef.Vikram VedhaAnanda Vikatan AwardsBest ScreenplayTamil Nadu State Award 2017Best Director65th Filmfare Awards SouthBest DirectorChennai International Film FestivalSecond Best Tamil Feature FilmNorway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2018 Best Screenplay Techofes Awards 2018 Best Director Best Story 10th Vijay AwardsBest Director Best Screenplay Behindwoods AwardsBest Director7th SIIMA AwardsBest Film Suzhal: The VortexOTT Play Awards 2022Best Screenplay (Series)E4M AwardsBest Thriller-horror show on web OTT platformBest Writer Asian Academy Creative Awards 2022Best Drama series Indian Telly Streaming Awards 2022Best Regional Series Afaqs Vdonxt Awards 2023Best Music VideoAdgully Screenxx Awards 2022 Best Content - ThrillerIndian Film Festival of Melbourne 2023Best SeriesCritics' Choice Shorts and Series Awards, India 2023Best SeriesBest Writing
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