Deva Katta

Deva Katta is an Indian American film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films such as Vennela (2005), Prasthanam (2010) and Autonagar Surya (2014). 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
Katta at IFFI (2010)
Born	Kodur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Wayne State University
Occupation	Film director producer screenwriter

Early life

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]

Career

Katta holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.[3] 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.[4][5][6]

Filmography

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Films

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Screenwriter	Actor	Notes
2005	Vennela	Yes	No	Yes	No
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
2013	D for Dopidi	No	No	No	Yes	A.C.P. Krishnamachari
2014	Autonagar Surya	Yes	No	Yes	No
2015	Dynamite	Yes	No	No	No
2019	Prassthanam	Yes	No	Yes	No	Hindi film
2021	Republic	Yes	No	Yes	No	Filming[7]

Web series

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Screenwiter	Notes
2021	Baahubali: Before the Beginning	Yes	No	Yes	Netflix; Produced by Arka Media Works

Short films

Year	Title	Director	Producer	Screenwiter	Notes
2015	Dying To Be Me	Yes	No	Yes

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. TelanganaToday. "Deva Katta is game for experimental cinema". Telangana Today. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
4. Dying to be Me - A Short Film by Deva Katta. YouTube. 14 August 2015.
5. Subuhi Parvez (19 August 2015). "Why Every Indian Woman, and Man, Should Watch This Short Film". NDTV.com.
6. "Dying to be Me - An awesome short film by Deva Katta". South Report.
7. "Sai Dharam Tej And Deva Katta Film To Start Shoot In October". Sakshi Post. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

External links

• Deva Katta at IMDb