---
name: "Vali Chandrasekaran"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/vali-chandrasekaran"
fi1m_id: "vali-chandrasekaran"
imdb_id: "nm2133058"
tmdb_id: 1230863
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T14:19:13.689681+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Vali Chandrasekaran

## Identity

Vali Chandrasekaran

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/vali-chandrasekaran
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** vali-chandrasekaran
- **IMDb ID:** nm2133058
- **TMDB ID:** 1230863
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2133058/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230863

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 4 writing, 2 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Gail Mancuso](https://film.one/person/gail-mancuso.md), [John Riggi](https://film.one/person/john-riggi.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Chris Koch](https://film.one/person/chris-koch.md), [Daisy Gardner](https://film.one/person/daisy-gardner.md), [Dylan Morgan](https://film.one/person/dylan-morgan.md), [Jack Burditt](https://film.one/person/jack-burditt.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 76, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 80 (3), 2020s 70 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 75 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 4
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2133058/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1230863

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Modern Family*](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md) (77), [*My Name Is Earl*](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md) (77)
- **Hulu:** [*30 Rock*](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md) (86)
- **Netflix:** [*The Four Seasons*](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Vali Chandrasekaran is a television writer and producer. He began his career as a writer and co-producer on the series *My Name Is Earl* (2005–2009). He subsequently wrote episodes of *30 Rock* (2010–2012) and *Modern Family* (2015–2020), and contributed to *American Born Chinese* (2023) and *The Four Seasons* (2025).

Chandrasekaran studied at Harvard University, where he served as an editor of *The Harvard Lampoon*. He has received Writers Guild of America Award nominations and Primetime Emmy nominations for his writing and producing work. He is married to Nithya Raman.

*Sources: imdb.com, starsunfolded.com, vali.cool.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *The Four Seasons* (2025), Fi1m 64, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), Fi1m 86, Writer, Supervising Producer, Producer, Co-Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), Fi1m 77, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)

### Produced (2)

- *Deli Boys* (2025), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/deli-boys.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), Fi1m 78, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Four Seasons* (2025), series, Writer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-four-seasons.md)
- *Deli Boys* (2025), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/deli-boys.md)
- *Nobody Wants This* (2024), series, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/nobody-wants-this.md)
- *American Born Chinese* (2023), series, Writer
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, Writer, Co-Producer, Producer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *My Name Is Earl* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-name-is-earl.md)
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Wali — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

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