Ugandhar Muni
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- Film director
- screenwriter
Ugandhar Muni | |
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| Born | 1 January 1989 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 2021–present |
Ugandhar Muni is an Indian film director who primarily works in Telugu cinema.[1] He directed the thriller films A (Ad Infinitum) (2021) and Shambhala (2025).[2][3]
Ugandhar Muni made his directorial debut with the Telugu drama and thriller A (Ad Infinitum), which was released in 2021.[2] For this film, he made an attempt at the thriller genre by exploring a premise centered around the idea that "Science demands sacrifice".[2] However, the film received mixed critical reviews regarding its slow narration and scientific logic, though the conclusion left space for a potential sequel.[2]
His next directorial venture was the mystic and supernatural thriller Shambhala, which was released in 2025.[4][5] He first conceived the core idea for the film three years prior to its release and worked tirelessly on the project for nearly two years.[4] As part of his writing process, Ugandhar Muni conducted extensive research on the environmental and geographical effects of meteor impact zones, specifically studying real-life incidents that occurred in Brazil.[6] Shambhala emerged as a commercial success, steadily improving its box office collections.[4] While some critics felt the film suffered from a sluggish and repetitive screenplay in the middle act, others commended Ugandhar Muni's disciplined storytelling and his ability to conjure a dread-inducing, 1980s atmospheric setting.[5][3][7]
Following this, he announced that his next directorial project will also fall under his favored supernatural and thriller genres.[6] The film will star Sundeep Kishan.[8]