Deva Katta

Deva Katta

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Vennila fame director Deva Katta is a well-known film celebrity associated with Telugu film industry. Katta is best known for the movies - Vennila (2005) which received cult status and award winning Prasthanam (2010) showcased at international film festivals. Later he directed one more feature film, Autonagar Surya (2014) followed by one short film - Dying To Be Me (2015). He started his career with short films and film documentaries before he made his first full-length feature film, Vennila in 2005. The movie was well received by critics and movie lovers alike, and gave first break to noted actors, Ravi Varma and Vennela Kishore. Deva Katta has penned a few words for Baahubali movie.

 

He was born in Eluru into a middle class family and his family shifted to Chennai in 1985. His parents originally belong to Kadapa and Tirupati areas. As he was brought up in Chennai Tamil movies influenced him a lot. He has three sisters. For the same reason though he was a movie buff, he moved to USA where he completed mechanical engineering in Wayne State University, Detroit. His family condition urged the need to earn better money. He completed graduation in 1997 and joined a post in USA. Yet he joined Detroit Film Makers Coalition and did the course in screen writing.

 

He brought a mini DVD and started his experiments in film making. In 2002 he made one short film, The People Mover. At weekends he shot an 18-episode serial called Valasa, and also did editing by himself. A self-taught person, his friends spread the news that he is interested in filmmaking. It helped him to get investors for his next project, Vennila, marking his debut as a film director. His second film, Prasthanam was shown at International Film Festival of India, and received Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze) and Filmfare South Critics Award for Best film.

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Updated: June 19, 2016

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