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Sekhar Kammula
Indian film director, screenwriter and producer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema.[3][4] He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works.[5] Sekhar Kammula was among the director's delegation to represent South Indian Cinema at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.[6]
Sekhar Kammula | |
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Born | (1972-02-04) 4 February 1972 (age 52)[1][2] Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Alma mater | Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (B.Tech) Rutgers University (M.S) Howard University (M.F.A) |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | Sri Vidya |
Awards | National Film Award |
Website | www |
A Master of Science and Master of Fine Arts holder from Rutgers University and Howard University respectively, Sekhar Kammula made his directorial debut with the independent film Dollar Dreams (2000), which won him the National Film Award for Best First film of a director. The film was also screened at the International Film Festival of India.[7] Kammula went onto direct critically and commercially successful Telugu films Anand (2004), Godavari (2006), Happy Days (2007), Leader (2010), Fidaa (2017), and Love Story (2021).