ARAVIND
ANILKUMAR●
FILMMAKER · CREATIVE DIRECTOR · CINEMATOGRAPHERBANGALORE, INDIA / AVAILABLE FOR WORK

Ideas into
moving images.

I make films, ads & stories people remember.
From the first idea to the final frame.

Explore
the work ↓
01 / SELECTED FILMSCONCEPT. CHARACTER. CAMERA.

A story, then a frame.

Comedy, brand films and content for smaller screens. Different formats. The same attention to the idea.

ENTERTAINMENT / MOCKUMENTARY SERIES

Better Life
Foundation.

A mockumentary comedy series that aired on Disney+ Hotstar. Character, collaboration and the comedy of everyday life.

MY ROLE
Co-Creator
FORMAT
Comedy series
MALAYALAM CINEMA / ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Feature films.

PHOTOGRAPHY / FILM / SOCIAL CONTENT

Brands I’ve worked with.

HYVE logoHYVE
Zaffran by TBCSmoodiesShop by AnanyaSvamiAtliHeyUCiro QuistScarlett MormanCotton BlossomCGIHabitainerRedhills Ooty
MISO HUNGRY / BRAND & SOCIAL CONTENT

A little hungry.
A lot of ideas.

A world of films, food photography and social content for a Pan-Asian restaurant brand.

MY ROLE
Creative Director
OUTPUT
Brand films · Reels · Photography

More moving images.

ADVERTISING / CORPORATE / CINEMA

Made for the feed.

BRAND REELS / SOCIAL CONTENT
Ganbeii Onam Sadhya reel thumbnail with a banana leaf and dishes
GANBEII / INSTAGRAM REELS

Ganbeii.

Brand reels and social stories from the original Instagram collection.

Miso Hungry The Invasion reel thumbnail
MISO HUNGRY / REELS

Miso Hungry.

The Invasion and Be My Valentine. Short-form brand stories.

02 / PHOTOGRAPHYLIGHT. SPACE. THE UNGUARDED MOMENT.

Still frames.
Full of life.

Food, products, places and people. A selection of photographs, shaped by the same eye I bring to film.

03 / THE FILMMAKERARAVIND ANILKUMAR

Creative thinking.
Practical making.
All the way through.

I'm a filmmaker, cinematographer, writer and creative director based in Bangalore.

My work spans advertising, entertainment, branded content, photography and digital media. I develop concepts, write scripts, direct, shoot and help bring finished stories to the screen.

I co-created Better Life Foundation and have worked with comedians and creators including Kenny Sebastian, Kanan Gill, Sumukhi Suresh and Naveen Richard.

From 2013 to 2018, I ran Reel It In Productions—an independent production company where creative development, client relationships and production lived under the same roof.

ENTERTAINMENT

Better Life Foundation

Co-Creator / Comedy series

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION / 2013–2018

Reel It In Productions

Founder / Creative development & production

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP

Them Boxer Shorts

Founder / Creative Head

04 / WHAT I DOONE IDEA. MANY WAYS TO MAKE IT.

From a blank page
to something real.

Working independently or as part of a creative team, from developing the thought to delivering the work.

01

Direction & creative

Film direction, campaign concepts, visual language and creative direction.

02

Cinematography

Composition, light and camera choices that serve the story.

03

Brand & social content

Brand films, advertising, reels and content production for digital platforms.

04

Script & story

Concepts, scripts, treatments and narrative development.

05

Photography

Food, products, architecture, interiors and candid event photography.

06

Production & post

Shoot planning, production management and post-production through the final cut.

05 / HOW I THINKFROM IDEA TO FINAL CUT.

The story comes first.
The making follows.

01 / THE BRIEF

Find the point.

Understand the audience, the objective and what the work needs to say.

02 / THE IDEA

Make it specific.

Shape a concept, a script and a visual language around one clear thought.

03 / THE EXECUTION

Make it happen.

Build a practical shoot around the idea. Bring direction, camera and production together.

04 / THE FINISH

Bring it into focus.

Carry the intention through editing, colour, sound and the formats the work will live in.

The Miso Hungry team photographed at the restaurant
A CONNECTED BODY OF WORK / MISO HUNGRY

Beyond a single film.

The Miso Hungry collection brings together brand films, launch content, promotional reels and food photography. Explore the work across those formats.

● OPEN TO PROJECTS & FULL-TIME CREATIVE ROLES

Have an idea?
Let's make it. ↗

Films, advertising and ambitious digital projects.
Available to collaborate with brands, agencies, production companies and creative teams.