Sandeep Reddy Vanga is an Indian film director and screenwriter based in Telugu and Hindi cinema. He made his directorial debut with Arjun Reddy (2017), which he subsequently remade in Hindi as Kabir Singh. Both films were largely successful but controversial among critics, earning Vanga notoriety in the industry. He then went on to direct Animal (2023), which attracted increased controversy but became the highest-grossing A-rated Indian film of all time. Themes of masculinity and sexuality feature prominently in Vanga's work.