B. V. Nandini Reddy
| Nandini Reddy | |
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 Nandini Reddy at the success meet of Mahanati in May 2018 | |
| Born | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2011 - present |
B. V. Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director.[1] She debuted with a Telugu language film, Ala Modalaindi.[2]
Early life
Nandini Reddy was born in Hyderabad. Her father Bharath. V. Reddy was a chartered accountant settled in Bangalore. The family hailed from Chittoor district and her mother Roopa Reddy is from the Pingle family hailing from Warangal district. Nandini has a younger brother.
Reddy was educated at St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad, and earned a degree at Women's College, Koti. She also holds a master's degree in politic science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.[3] She was active in dramatics, elocution and cricket throughout her school and college years.She is also one of the judges in a Telugu talent show "ADHURS".
Career
Reddy was introduced to Gangaraju Gunnam through a mutual friend and in 1995 she worked on his children's movie Little Soldiers as an Assistant Director.[4] After that film was released, cinematographer Rasool Ellore introduced her to Krishna Vamsi, who refused at the time to take her into his team. She was idle for a year before being offered work on the Kannada film Santhi Santhi Santhi. Actress Ramya Krishnan then persuaded Vamsi to take her for his next project, Chandralekha.[4] She became an integral part of Vamsi's team up to and including the filming of Shakti, a Hindi remake of Anthahpuram.[3]
Vamsi sent Reddy to Daggubati Suresh Babu, with whom she has worked for Suresh Productions.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ala Modalaindi | Nani, Nithya Menen | Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu |
| 2013 | Jabardasth | Siddharth, Samantha, Nithya Menen | |
| 2016 | Kalyana Vaibhogame[5] | Naga Shourya, Malavika Nair |
WEB SERIES
| Year | Series | Network | Lead Cast | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Mana Muggari Lovestory | Yupptv | Navdeep, Thejasvi | Creator |
| 2018 | Gangstars | Amazon Video | Jagapathi Babu, Navdeep, Swetha Basu Prasad | Creator |
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director (2010) for Ala Modalaindi[6]
- The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011 - Best Screenplay for Ala Modalaindi.[7]
- SIIMA Award for Best Debutant Director (Telugu)
References
- ↑ "Tollywood gives kiss a miss - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2003-09-15. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ M. L. Narasimham (2010-07-22). "Arts / Cinema : Charm of romantic comedies". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- 1 2 "Nandini Reddy interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- 1 2 "Defiant men and hurt egos: Being a woman filmmaker in the south Indian film industries". The News Minute. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ "Director Nandini Reddy on Kalyana Vaibhogame, marriages, then and now". The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
- ↑ "Nandi awards 2010 announced - Telugu cinema news". Idlebrain.com. 2011-08-05. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ "The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
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