Anoop Kannan is an Indian film director, producer and distributor who mainly works in Malayalam cinema.

Kannan was born in Moovattupuzha, Ernakulam, as the elder son of Kesavan Nair and Vatsala Kumari.

Kannan started his career as an assistant director with Lal Jose in the 2002 blockbuster Meesa Madhavan.

He has also worked with acclaimed filmmaker Ranjith in the movie Kaiyoppu which starred Mammootty in the lead role.

The screenplay of the film was written by Vipin Atlee, and the writer himself played the lead role in this project.