Siddharth Katragadda

Siddharth (Sid) Katragadda is an Indian American writer, filmmaker, playwright, poet, artist and engineer.

Siddharth Katragadda
BornBangalore, India
Pen nameSid
OccupationWriter, Poet, Playwright, Filmmaker, Artist, Software Engineer
NationalityUS (India)
Alma materUniversity of Texas, Arlington, The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Period2002–present
Notable worksDark Rooms, The Other Wife, Varanasi (film), B.L.I.N.D (film), Painless (screenplay)
Notable awardsQuarterfinalist (Page Screenwriting Contest - 2016, Screencraft Drama Contest -2017, WeScreenplay Feature Contest-2017, Runner-up San Diego Book Awards(Poetry) 2002 & 2003, Best Foreign Film for Varanasi- Atlantic City Film Festival
Website
sidartist.com

Writing

Katragadda's first Novel in Verse, Dark Rooms won an award at the San Diego Book Prize, 2002 (Poetry).[1] A sequel, The Other Wife also won the same award in 2003.[2] [3] Numerous articles written by him have been published on CNN.[4][5][6] [7] His work has appeared in Grey Sparrow Press (best new literary journal 2011),[8] New Plains Review - Fall 2018 Issue,A Generation Defining Itself, Carter Street Review, Eastown Fiction, WriteFromWrong Journal and numerous literary journals.[9][10][11][12] His work has been reviewed in the journals like Book Review Asian Journal[13] and "One India",[14] [15]

Books
Year Book Genre Awards
2002 Dark Rooms poetry Runners-up San Diego Book Awards
2003 The Other Wife poetry Runners-up San Diego Book Awards

Painting

An emerging artist/painter and is known for his abstract portraits of Indian women. He has held various exhibitions in India and in America. He has been painting since he was ten. He believes that an artist's primary objective should be to capture a culture – and that a culture, or ethnicity, can be best understood through its women (because society shapes its women). He paints colorful and elaborately dressed, voluptuous, dark Indian women - paying equal attention to their omnipresent bindis and resplendent ornaments as he does to their vibrant draped saris and brilliant blouses.

Exhibitions
Year Gallery Solo/Group Show
2009 Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore Solo
2010 Mixture Gallery, San Diego Group "Mixture"
2013 Renaissance Gallerie, Bangalore Group "The Parrot"
2014 Kalarasa, Bangalore Group "Eclectic Collections - 30 emerging Indian Artists"
2014 Kensington Art Gallery, San Diego Group "Boutiful Art - Juried by Christine Knocke"
2015 Wine Vault, San Diego Solo "The Woman"

[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]


Films

An award-winning filmmaker/screenwriter, his short documentary "B.L.I.N.D - Born to Live In Near Darkness?" won numerous awards at Film Festivals (see below). His short film "Varanasi" won the Best Foreign Film Award at the Atlantic City CineFest, New Jersey, 2013.[26][27] His screenplay "Painless" (aka The Mercy Machine) was a Quarterfinalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 2016,[28] the Screencraft Drama Contest 2017,[29] the WeScreenplay Screenplay Awards [30] - and Semi-finalist at the Southern California Screenplay Contest.[31] His short documentary, "The Indus Code" was shortlisted for the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala. [32][33]


Filmography
Year Film Genre Awards Credited as
Director Producer Screenwriter
2013 Varanasi Short Film Best Foreign Film, Downbeach Film Festival, New Jersey Yes Yes Yes
2020 B.L.I.N.D : Born to Live In Near Darkness Documentary Short

Semifinalist, Flickers Rhode Island Intl. Film Festival,

Outstanding Documentary Award, Hollywood Golden Film Awards, 2020,

Gold Award, International Independent Film Awards, 2020,

Best Documentary Short, Zero Degree Film Contest, 2020,

Grand Prize Award-Documentary, Cannes International Independent Film Festival ,

Finalist, India International Film Festival Boston, 2020,

Finalist, Bengaluru Shorts Intl. Film Festival,

Best Documentary/Outstanding Achievement(Direction), Sand Dance International Film Festival,

Special Mention, 11th DadaSaheb Phalke Film Festival,

Outstanding Achievement Award, Tagore International Film Festival,

Official Selection, Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-20,

Official Selection, 16 International Film Festivals by JIFF,

Kaaryat International Film Festival of India, Jaipur

 Yes No Yes
2020 Being Human Short Film

Best Documentary Award - FLICKFAIR, LA,

FROSTBITE International Indie Fest,

DMOFF, LA,

Standalone Film Festival & Awards, LA

 Yes Yes Yes


More info about B.L.I.N.D: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.L.I.N.D_-_Born_to_Live_In_Near_Darkness_(Film)

Plays


An emerging playwright, his short play Power Outage will be produced at the 11th Towne Street Theatre's Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival - at the Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood April 4th - 26th, 2020. He has three full-length plays waiting to be produced, and numerous short plays. [34]

Theatre Productions
YearPlayProduction
2020The Power OutageStella Adler Theatre, Hollywood 11th-annual-10-min-play-festival
2020TsunamiShelton Theater in San Francisco, Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival

References
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  2. Katragadda, Siddharth (1 January 2003). "The other wife: a novel in verse". PublishAmerica. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via sandiego Library Catalog.
  3. Katragadda, Siddharth (1 January 2003). "Winner, Unpublished Novel, San Diego Book Awards, 2010". PublishAmerica. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via San Diego Library Catalog.
  4. "Delhi gang rape victim dies: India does care about its women". cnn.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. Brown, Sarah. "'She could have been me': Action urged after Delhi gang rape case". cnn.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. prospectjournalucsd (30 January 2013). "SHE SAID 'NO,' HE HEARD 'YES': AMERICA'S RAPE CULTURE". prospectjournal.org. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. "Glimmer of hope for India's poorest girl students". cnn.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  8. https://grey-sparrow-press.com/9-summer-2011/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "ARCHIVES SUMMER 2011". sharepoint.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  10. "Eastown Fiction". eastownfiction.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  11. "Cartier Street Review March 2011". issuu.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  12. Poetry in Wilderness House Literary Review
  13. "ASIAN JOURNAL a San Diego original. The 1st Asian Journal in Ca, USA. A Filipino American weekly. Online - Digital - Print Editions". asianjournalusa.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  14. https://www.boldsky.com/insync/pulse/2008/the-dark-rooms-review-220408.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. "The Other Wife: When You Take The Second Step". boldsky.com. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  16. "Siddharth Katragadda – Famous Indian Artist, Siddharth Katragadda Paintings - Mojarto". mojarto.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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  20. http://www.thecityguide.in/Bangalore/Central-Bangalore/Cunningham/Events/Group-Exhibition-SNINFS/EditorsNote/
  21. "attend". thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  22. http://www.oceansideartwalk.org/artists/siddharth-katragadda Oceanside Art Walk Featured Artist
  23. http://arti-artindia.blogspot.com/2013/09/siddharth-katragadda-guest-artist_19.html Artists of India Featured Artist
  24. http://www.ocherart.com/view_artist.php?id=506 Ocher Art
  25. https://www.brigidparsons.com/localartwalk-blog/siddharth-katragadda
  26. "Downbeach Film Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest 2013 : Home". festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  27. "Varanasi". festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  28. "2016 Quarter-Finalists - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests". pageawards.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  29. https://screencraft.org/2017/10/24/2017-drama-contest-quarter-finalists-announced/
  30. WeScreenplay. "WeScreenplay - WeScreenplay Feature Contest WISC 2016 Quarter Finalists". wescreenplay.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  31. "Home". socalscreenplay.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  32. http://iffk.in/idsffk/images/9th-Day.pdf
  33. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  34. https://www.townestreetla.org/11thplayfestival. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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