Abhaya Simha is a

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director and screenwriter. He was born and brought up in

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, Karnataka,

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. He did his graduation from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He studied Kannada, English Literature and Journalism. After that he specialized in Film Direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He started his film career in Bangalore in 2007. His debut venture ''Gubbachchigalu'' won the National Award for the best children's film for the year 2008. His second venture was a bilingual movie named '' Shikari''. Shikari was released in March 2012 across Karnataka and Kerala. His third film was Sakkare in Kannada starring

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. It was released across Karnataka in November 2013. In 2017 he made ''Paddayi'' in

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won 65th National award for Best Feature Film in Tulu.

Early life

Abhaya Simha has completed his graduation from St Aloysius College, Mangalore. Later he did his film studies from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune. His grandfather was G.T. Narayana Rao, a well-known

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in Kannada, music critic, cultural organiser, and a prominent citizen of the city of

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simha, Abhaya Living people 1981 births Artists from Mangalore 21st-century Indian film directors Kannada film directors Malayalam film directors Film directors from Karnataka Screenwriters from Karnataka Directors who won the Best Children's Film National Film Award