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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Abhaya Simha<br />
| image = Abhaya Simha.JPG<br />
| imagesize = 220px<br />
| caption = Abhaya Simha<br />
| occupation = Film director<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|6|12}}<br />
| birth_place = Mangalore<br />
| spouse = Rashmi Abhaya Simha<br />
| yearsactive = 2007 - Present<br />
}}<br />
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'''Abhaya Simha''' is a [[Kannada film]] director and screenwriter. <br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
He was born and brought up in [[Mangalore]], Karnataka. He did his graduation from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He studied Kannada, English Literature and Journalism. After that he specialized in Film Direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He started his film career in Bangalore in 2007. His debut venture ''Gubbachchigalu'' won the National Award for the best children's film for the year 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/commercial-cinema-is-as-difficult-as-art-house-filmmaking-abhaya-simha/articleshow/22002127.cms|title=Commercial cinema is as difficult as art-house filmmaking: Abhaya Simha|first=Sharanya|last=CR|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=24 August 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Gubbachigalu Director Abhay Simha Excited">{{cite web | url=http://www.chitraloka.com/2011/01/23/gubbachigalu-director-abhay-simha-excited/ | title=Gubbachigalu Director Abhay Simha Excited | publisher=Chitraloka.com | accessdate=10 March 2012}}</ref> His second venture was a bilingual movie named ''[[Shikari (2012 film)|Shikari]]''. Shikari was released in March 2012 across Karnataka and Kerala. His third film was Sakkare in Kannada starring [[Ganesh (actor)]]. It was released across Karnataka in November 2013. In 2017 he made ''Paddayi'' in [[Tulu Language|Tulu]] won 65th National award for Best Feature Film in Tulu.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Abhaya Simha has completed his graduation from [[St. Aloysius College (Mangalore)|St Aloysius College, Mangalore]]. Later he did his film studies from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simha|first1=Abhaya|title=National Film Award Winning Director Abhaya Simha Talks About His Life And Work|url=http://www.officechai.com/off-the-desk/national-film-award-winning-director-abhaya-simha-talks-about-his-work/|website=OfficeChai|date=9 April 2015|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref> His grandfather was G.T. Narayana Rao, a well-known [[science writer]] in Kannada, music critic, cultural organiser, and a prominent citizen of the city of [[Mysore]], [[India]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes<br />
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| 2008 || ''Gubbachigalu'' || [[Kannada]] || '''Winner''' [[National Film Award for Best Children's Film]]<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan="2"| 2012 || rowspan="2"|''[[Shikari (2012 film)|Shikari]]'' ||[[Malayalam]] || rowspan="2"|Bilingual film<br />
|-<br />
| Kannada<br />
|-<br />
| 2013 || ''[[Sakkare]]'' || Kannada || <br />
|-<br />
|2017<br />
|''[[Paddayi]]'' ||[[Tulu language|Tulu]]<br />
|Best Feature Film in Tulu -2017<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:1981 births]]<br />
[[Category:Artists from Mangalore]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:Kannada film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]<br />
[[Category:Film directors from Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Screenwriters from Karnataka]]<br />
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