Sailesh Kolanu, who was an associate professor in medicine at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), later turned director for his film series, Hit. Sailesh was born and raised in Chennai, and his dad worked as a production manager under the late director Kodi Ramakrishna.
A trained optometrist and a celebrated Indian filmmaker, Kolanu said his qualification helped him etch out the forensic process in his film HIT with ease.