Deva Katta

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Deva Katta is an Indian American film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed cult classic Telugu movies such as Vennela (2005), Prasthanam (2010), Autonagar Surya (2014), and Republic (2021). In 2010, Prasthanam was showcased in the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India.[1] The film also won two Filmfare awards including Filmfare South Critics Award for Best Film and Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 2010.[2]

File:The Director of DFF, Shri Bhupendra Khaintola felicitated the Director, Shri Deva Katta, at the presentation of the film (Prasthanam), in the INOX Cinema Hall, during the IFFI-2010, in Panjim, Goa on November 27, 2010.jpg
Deva Katta (right), being felicitated at IFFI (2016)

Early life

Deva Katta was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. His father, Niranjan Naidu Katta, hails from Kadapa, while his mother hails from Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh. He holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.[3] He worked as a vehicle crashworthiness expert at General Motors. He is a naturalized American citizen.[2]

Career

He graduated from film school before making a digital documentary film about Indian students in the United States, which was titled Valasa. He then debuted as a successful writer and director with the romantic comedy flick Vennela, portraying Indian students in America.[4][5][6]

In 2015, Katta teamed up with actor Vishnu Manchu for the film Dynamite, a remake of the Tamil film Arima Nambi (2014), and Katta's only remake till date. Katta, however, said that he shot the film for only nine days and walked out due to creative differences.[7] Katta was credited as the film's director nonetheless.[8]

In one of his interviews, he mentioned that Prasthanam, Autonagar Surya, and Republic are part of his quadrilogy of the society which show the perspective of a Politician (Legislative), Common Man (Voter), and Bureaucrat (Executive) on society. He is currently working on the final part of the quadrilogy which will show the perspective of a Judicial (Judiciary) on society.[9]

Filmography

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Feature films

List of films directed and written by Katta
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2005 Vennela Telugu Debut film
2010 Prasthanam Telugu International Film Festival of India
Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze)
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Telugu Film
2014 Autonagar Surya Telugu
2019 Prassthanam Hindi Remake of Prasthanam
2021 Republic Telugu [10]
2026 JDR-working title Telugu Writer/Director
2027 SSMB29 Telugu Dialogue Writer

Web series

List of web series directed and written
Year Title Director Screenwriter Producer Notes
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Short films

List of short films directed and written
Year Title Notes
2015 Dying to Be Me

Acting roles

References

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