Gayathri Mohandas, known professionally as Geetu Mohandas is an Indian film director, writer and actress known for her works in Mollywood and Bollywood.

Career Highlights

• Directed Moothon, which had its world premiere at TIFF in 2019 and was selected as the opening film at MAMI in 2019. It won the Best Film and Jury prize at the South Asian Film Festival, Paris in 2020.
• Directed the socio-political film Liar’s Dice in 2013, which went on to receive two National Film Awards and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was chosen by the Government of India as India’s entry for the U.S. 87th Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, but was not shortlisted or nominated.

Awards / Recognition

• International Film Festival of India– IFFI Golden Lamp Tree Award for Best Film and Director
• International Film Festival of India– Global filmmaking award for ‘story’ in Sundance Film Festival 2016.
• Mumbai International Film Festival– Jury Award