Vivek Athreya (born Rayaprolu Vishnu Vivek; 18 October, 1989) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the romantic drama *Mental Madhilo* (2017). He followed it with the crime comedy *Brochevarevarura* (2019), a multi-narrative film. In 2022, he directed the interfaith romantic comedy *Ante Sundaraniki*, starring Nani and Nazriya Nazim. He directed the action drama *Saripodhaa Sanivaaram* (2024), starring Nani and S. J. Suryah. In addition to directing and screenwriting, Athreya has contributed as a lyricist for films including *Mental Madhilo*, *Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi* (2018), and *Keedaa Cola* (2023). He received the Critics' Choice Film Award for Best Writing and the Zee Cine Award Telugu for Best Screenplay for *Brochevarevarura*.
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Biography from TMDB.
- October 18, 1989 (37)
- Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Writer and director
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Vivek Athreya's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Vivek Athreya's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Vivek Athreya's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Saripodhaa Sanivaaram(2024)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Ante Sundharaniki(2022)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Govinda Govinda(2021)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Brochevarevarura(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Mental Madhilo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Untitled Ravi Teja - Vivek Athreya Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 6 titles, 5 of them dated from 2017 to 2024.
How do Vivek Athreya's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 90th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser1
Reviewers score the dialogue 67/100 and the plot and story 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Vivek Athreya work with?
People who share at least 2 of Vivek Athreya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Harshavardhan shares the most, 3.
Actors
- HarshavardhanShared titles: Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024), Ante Sundharaniki (2022), Brochevarevarura (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Harshavardhan
- Ajay GhoshShared titles: Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024), Brochevarevarura (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ajay Ghosh
- NaniShared titles: Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024), Ante Sundharaniki (2022)See all 2 shared titles with Nani
- Sivaji RajaShared titles: Saripodhaa Sanivaaram (2024), Brochevarevarura (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sivaji Raja
Composers and editors
- Ravi Teja GirijalaShared titles: Ante Sundharaniki (2022), Brochevarevarura (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Ravi Teja Girijala
- Vivek SagarShared titles: Ante Sundharaniki (2022), Brochevarevarura (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Vivek Sagar
