Manish Mundra

Manish Mundra is a corporate-leader-turned-film producer, filmmaker and the founder of Drishyam Films. His journey into cinema began unexpectedly in 2013 after a chance interaction with Rajat Kapoor on Twitter led him to finance Ankhon Dekhi (2014). The film went on to win three Filmfare Awards and three Screen Awards.  

Drishyam Films, a global motion picture studio, has produced several internationally recognized, award-winning films, including Masaan (2015), Umrika (2015), Waiting (2015), Dhanak (2016), Newton (2017), Rukh (2017), Kadvi Hawa (2017), Kaamyaab (2020), Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi (2021) and Love Hostel (2022). Newton won the National Award for Best Hindi Film and was India’s official entry to the Academy Awards in 2018.  

In 2022, Manish made his directorial debut with Siya, a critically acclaimed social drama starring Pooja Pandey and Vineet Kumar Singh. The film was an official selection at the 53rd International Film Festival of India and was nominated for Best Debut.  

Manish has also established the Drishyam–Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab for aspiring Indian screenwriters. His contributions earned him a spot on Variety magazine’s ‘Top 10 Producers to Watch Out For’ in 2017.  

An avid painter, writer and photographer, Manish has authored two volumes of poetry—Mosaic and Kuch Adhuri Baatein