Vivek Athreya

Biography

Vivek Athreya is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Born Rayaprolu Vishnu Vivek on October 18, 1989, in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, he graduated with a degree in electronics engineering from SASTRA University and worked as a software engineer at IBM in Chennai for five years before pursuing a full-time career in filmmaking. He made his directorial debut with the romantic drama *Mental Madhilo* (2017), which earned critical praise for its gr…