D Satya Prakash

D Satya Prakash (Kannada: ಡಿ ಸತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್) is a national award-winning (Kannada) filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. His works often focus on social issues and human relationships. His debut film is Rama Rama Re..., which is followed by Ondalla Eradalla. Before making commercial films, Prakash directed the short film Jayanagara 4th block.[1]

D Satya Prakash
Satya at a Press Release
Born	Dattatreya Satya Prakash Kadur, Chikmagalur, Karnataka
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film Maker
Years active	2007 - Present
Notable work	Rama Rama Re...
Website	Satya Pictures

For Rama Rama Re... he received the Karnataka state film award for debut direction. His second film Ondalla Eradalla won two awards at 66th National Film Awards-Nargis Dutt Award for National Integration and Best Child Artist for Pv Rohit.[2]

Satya Prakash has been selected as one of the 20 change makers from Deccan Herald to watch in 2020. He had been chosen from the field of Films and Media for his innovative thoughts in movie making and bringing change in the society.[3]

Early life and education

D Satya Prakash was born in Kaduru, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka to K C Dattatari, a businessman, and Geetha, a homemaker. He completed schooling in Kaduru, Hassan, and Bangalore.

After completing his Diploma in Computer Sciences from DVS Polytechnic College Shimoga. He shifted to Bangalore to pursue his interest in cricket. He was a part of league level matches and sports events.

Career

D Satya Prakash worked as assistant director with T. S. Nagabharana, assisting on films including Nam Yajamanru starring Dr.Vishnuvardhan, and Kamsale Kaisale. During his five years of internship he collaborated with V. Manohar, music director for writing lyrics and was involved in dialogue writing for various scripts as well.

Jayanagara 4th Block

Jayanagara 4th Block is a story revolving around the friendship between an actor, a florist, and a retired school teacher. It explores the beauty of relationships among strangers and their journey of rediscovering happiness in an inanimate place 4th Block Jayanagar. This was an experimental film highlighting the existence of pure intentions in a society that’s misunderstood. The script was written by the lead actor Dhananjaya; screenplay and direction were by Prakash. The film received more than a million views on YouTube,[1] and won accolades in film festivals.

Ondalla Eradalla

Ondalla Eradalla is about a seven-year-old boy Sameera and his pet cow Banu. The journey of the boy in search of his lost cow, while traveling through city and meeting new people with selfish intentions on the pretext of helping. The film tries to explore the complexities of human nature and qualities such as innocence and empathy masked by selfishness. As the story unfolds, it also unveils the positive thoughts within negatively portrayed people.[2]

Rama Rama Re

Rama Rama Re... was Satya Prakash's debut commercial film. Released on 21 October 2016, it was written and directed by Prakash. It is a story of a convict on death row. The film was remade in Telugu in 2018 as Aatagadaraa Siva by Rockline Venkatesh.[4]

Filmography

Directed Features

Year	Film	Direction	Producer	Story	Notes
2013	Jayanagar 4th Block	Yes	No	No	Short Film starring Dhananjay.[5]
2016	Rama Rama Re	Yes	Yes	Yes	Remade in Telugu as "Aatagadharaa Siva"
2018	Ondalla Eradalla	Yes	No	Yes

Writing

Year	Film	Screenplay	Dialogue	Lyrics	Notes
2015	Bhagyaraj	Co-writer	No	No
2015	Endedigu	Co-writer	Yes	No	Dialogue Writer
2017	Urvi	No	Yes	No	Dialogue Writer[6]
2017	Happy New Year	Yes	Yes	No	Penned one of the four stories( Vijay Raghavendra's Police episode). [7]
2018	Churikatte	No	No	Yes	One Song[8]

Awards

D Satya Prakash receiving National Award from Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu.

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
Rama Rama Re	2016 Karnataka State Film Awards	Best Debutant Director	Won	[9]
	Bengaluru International Film Festival	First Best Kannada film	Won	[10]
	64th Filmfare Awards South	Best Film	Nominated	[11]
Ondalla Eradalla	66th National Film Awards	Best Feature Film on National Integration	Won	[12][13][14]
	2018 Karnataka State Film Awards	Third Best Film	Won	[15]
	Critics Choice Film Awards(CCFA)	Best Kannada Film	Won	[16]

References

1. "Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film )". YouTube. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
2. "Making Ondalla Eradalla was sensitive and risky: D Satya Prakash | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
3. https://20in20.deccanherald.com/d-satya-prakash?id=1
4. "Aatagadara Siva review : Plot so poignant". The Hindu. 20 July 2018.
5. Kannada Kolour (28 December 2013), Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film ), retrieved 8 November 2018
6. Urvi (2017), retrieved 8 November 2018
7. Happy New Year (2017), retrieved 8 November 2018
8. Sanchondu illi Sanchari Yagi
9. Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Bengaluru_International_Film_Festival_2017
11. "64th Filmfare South Awards 2017: Here's Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tamil nomination lists". ibtimes.com. 8 June 2015.
12. "66th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
13. "Ondalla Eradalla remake rights in huge demand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
14. "Four Kannada movies win big at National Film Awards". Deccan Herald. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
15. "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
16. https://kannada.filmibeat.com/news/ondalla-eradalla-movie-got-best-movie-award-in-mumbai-critics-choice-awards-2019-036873.html

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