Chandra Siddartha is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1][2] He is known for producing the film Nirantharam (1995) and directing the films The Inscrutable Americans (2001) Aa Naluguru (2004), and Andari Bandhuvaya (2010).[3] He served as Jury member at the 57th, 61st and 65th National Film Awards, as well as the 49th IFFI.[4][5] He served as jury member for Andhra Pradesh state Nandi awards and South Indian cinematographers association movie awards.
Early life and career
Chandra Siddhartha was born to C. Poorna Chandra Rao and C. Sakunthala Devi. Siddhartha has attended Nizam College in Hyderabad and holds a degree in Telugu Literature, from Osmania University. He has worked as an Assistant director for the 1991 film Jaitra Yatra with Uppalapati Narayana Rao.[2]
Awards
- Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (director) - Aa Naluguru[6]
- Nandi Award for Akkineni Award for best home-viewing feature film - Andari Bandhuvaya[7]
- Nandi Special Jury Award - Andari Bandhuvaya[8]
Filmography
- As director
| Movie | Year | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Inscrutable Americans | English | |
| 2003 | Appudappudu | Telugu | |
| 2004 | Aa Naluguru | ||
| 2007 | Madhumasam | ||
| 2008 | Idi Sangathi | ||
| 2010 | Andari Bandhuvaya | ||
| 2014 | Emo Gurram Egaravachu | ||
| 2018 | Aatagadharaa Siva | [9] |
- As actor
- NTR: Kathanayakudu (2019) as Dasari Narayana Rao
- As producer
- Nirantharam (1995)
- House Full
References
- ↑ The Inscrutable Americans | Outlook India Magazine.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Interview with Chandra Siddhartha. Idlebrain(13 May 2010).
- ↑ The inscrutable director. The Hindu(15 June 2004).
- ↑ Jury-Chandra Siddhartha. 57th NFA.
- ↑ Jury-Chandra Siddhartha. 61st NFA.
- ↑ Telugu Cinema Nandi 2004 award winners response. www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ Live Chennai: Nandi Film Awards 2010 announced,Nandi awards - 2011 Nandi awards - Nandi awards - BalaKrishna - Gowtam Menon - Nitya Menon - Vedam -Ganga Putrulu. www.livechennai.com.
- ↑ Nandi awards 2009 announced - Telugu cinema news. Idlebrain.com(2010-10-07).
- ↑ Chandra Siddhartha is back! | Chandra Siddhartha is back!, kavirayani, suresh. www.deccanchronicle.com(24 April 2017).