Abbas Akbar

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Abbas Akbar
Akbar in 2010
Citizenship	Singaporean
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2006 – present

Abbas Akbar is a Singaporean filmmaker, screenwriter, and executive producer. He has written, directed, and overseen over 100 hours of award-winning television and film since 2009.^[1]

He is known for Mediacorp's blockbuster hit drama series (Tamil), Vettai: Pledged to Hunt, which he wrote and directed in 2010. It is touted to be one of the most watched shows in Singapore's television history and it continues to have a cult following today. Due to the show's popularity and TV ratings, the final 3 episodes of the season were shown at Cathay, Orchard Cineleisure. It won the 'Most Popular Series' at Pradhana Vizha 2011.