In the same year, he made his directorial debut in Tamil cinema with a science fiction drama, Appuchi Gramam.
[1] In 2015, Anand directed the Telugu action film Tiger[2] starring Sundeep Kishan, Rahul Ravindran and Seerat Kapoor.
In 2016, Anand went on to write and direct a supernatural romantic thriller Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada, which featured Nikhil Siddharth, Hebah Patel, Nandita Swetha and Avika Gor in the lead roles.
In 2017, Anand directed Okka Kshanam, a science fiction drama starring Allu Sirish, Seerat Kapoor, and Surbhi.
[citation needed] 2020 saw Anand directing Disco Raja, a science fiction film starring Ravi Teja in the lead role.