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
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm Maker
Years active2007 - Present
Notable work
Rama Rama Re...
WebsiteSatya 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 AwardsBest Debutant DirectorWon[9]
Bengaluru International Film FestivalFirst Best Kannada filmWon[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 FilmWon[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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