Deva Katta

Deva Katta is an American filmmaker of Indian descent who works in Telugu cinema. His films Vennela, Prasthanam and Autonagar Surya were widely received and have a cult following among Telugu audiences. 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]

Deva Katta (right), being felicitated at IFFI (2016)

Deva Katta
Deva Katta, IFFI (2010)
Born	Deva Katta Kodur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Wayne State University
Occupation	Film director producer screenwriter
Parent(s)	Niranjan Naidu Katta (father)

Career

Katta holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He worked as a vehicle crashworthiness expert at General Motors. 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.[3][4][5]

Early life

Deva Katta was born in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. His family moved to Chennai and Katta was brought up there. Katta studied in Chennai from 7th grade in Ramakrishna Mission School and did his mechanical engineering degree from Satyabhama Engineering College. He later moved to the United States for higher Engineering studies and film studies. Katta progressed into film-making while working as a full-time engineer in the automobile industry in the US.

Katta is a naturalized American citizen.[2]

Filmography and awards

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Actor	Notes
2020	Sai Dharam Tej Deva Katta Movie	Yes		Yes
2020-22	Amazon Prime series for GMB Ent	Yes		Yes
2019	Prassthanam	Yes		Yes		Hindi Movie
2017-20	Baahubali: Before the Beginning	Yes		Yes		Netflix platform Arka Media Works Produced
2015	Dying To Be Me	Yes	No	Yes	No	Short Film
2015	Dynamite (2015 film)	Yes	No	No	No
2014	Autonagar Surya	Yes	No	Yes	No
2013	D for Dopidi	No	No	No	Yes	A.C.P. Krishnamachari
2010	Prasthanam	Yes	No	Yes	No	International Film Festival of India Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze) Filmfare South Critics Award for Best film
2005	Vennela	Yes	No	Yes	No
2003	Valasa	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Documentary Film
2002	The People Mover	Yes	Yes	Yes		Short Film

References

1. Suresh Krishnamoorthy (22 October 2010). "NATIONAL / ANDHRA PRADESH : 'Prasthanam' gets a place in Indian Panorama". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
2. "News Archives: The Hindu". Retrieved 11 October 2016.
3. Dying to be Me - A Short Film by Deva Katta. YouTube. 14 August 2015.
4. Subuhi Parvez (19 August 2015). "Why Every Indian Woman, and Man, Should Watch This Short Film". NDTV.com.
5. "Dying to be Me - An awesome short film by Deva Katta". South Report.

External links

• Deva Katta on IMDb