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Nag Ashwin
Indian film director and screenwriter (born 1985) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nag Ashwin Reddy (born 23 April 1986)[1] is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Nandi Award, and a Filmfare Award.
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Born | Nag Ashwin Reddy (1986-04-23) 23 April 1986 (age 38) |
Alma mater | Manipal Academy of Higher Education (B.A) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2015–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | C. Aswani Dutt (Father-in-law) Swapna Dutt (Sister-in-law) |
After working as an assistant director to Sekhar Kammula, he made his directorial debut in 2015 with the coming-of-age film Yevade Subramanyam, which won him the Nandi Award for Best Debut Director. In 2018, Ashwin directed Mahanati, a biopic of actress Savitri. It emerged as the highest-grossing female-led South Indian film and won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. He expanded to big-budget cinema with the science fiction film Kalki 2898 AD (2024).