Surya Manoj Vangala, born in Narasipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is a filmmaker. He completed his primary education in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and later graduated from BITS-Pilani. He began his career as an assistant director under Anish Yohan Kuruvilla for the film "Ko Antey Koti" in 2012. Subsequently, he worked in the direction departments of renowned filmmakers like Sekhar Kammula and Hanu Raghavapudi for movies like 'Anaamika' ,'Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha ', 'Rakshasudu' ,'Padi Padi leche Manasu' among others. As of September 2023, his debut directorial project, 'BRINDA,' a web series commissioned by Sony LIV, starring Trisha Krishnan and Indrajith Sukumaran, is soon to be aired. Additionally, he is working as a screenplay writer for the Telugu version of 'BANDISH BANDITS' on Amazon Prime Video. His next project, where he will be both writing and directing, is set to take off with Dreamfarmers Pvt."