Sailesh Kolanu is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for hit film series in Telugu cinema
Sailesh was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where his father, Seshagiri Rao Kolanu, was a production manager for Pratap Art Productions and then worked for late filmmaker, Kodi Ramakrishna. He graduated in Optometry from LV Prasad Eye Institute. He further pursued his PhD in optometry from the University of New South Wales, before pursuing a career as a filmmaker.
Kolanu began his career with the 2018 short film, Checklist, which was made for I F P's 50-hour filmmaking challenge. He went on to direct his first feature film, ' produced by Nani. It was a box-office success. In 2022, he went on to create the HIT Universe, with the release of second film of the franchise, '. He announced HIT: The Third Case, during the mid-credits scene of HIT: The Second Case, starring Nani. Furthermore, after the release of âÂÂHIT: The Third CaseâÂÂ, Sailesh Kolanu teased Karthi as ACP Veerappan for the next movie in the franchise, âÂÂHIT: The Fourth CaseâÂÂ.