Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu ( kn, ಮೈಸೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಸತ್ಯು) (born 6 July 1930) is a leading film director,

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. He is best known for his directorial ''

Garm Hava ''Garm Hava'' (translation: Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Indian drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, with Balraj Sahni as the lead. It was written by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu write ...

'' (1973), which was based on the

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. He was awarded

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in 1975.

Early life

Sathyu pursued his schooling and higher education at Mysore and Bangalore. In 1952, he quit college while working on his Bachelor of Science degree and instead plunged into the uncertain world of films in Bombay. He freelanced as an animator in 1952–53. After being unemployed for nearly four years, he got his first salaried job as assistant director to filmmaker Chetan Anand.

Career

He worked in theatre as a designer and director, including designing sets and lights for productions of Hindustani Theatre,

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Theatre of

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, Kannada Bharati and other groups of

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. In films, he has worked as an art director, camera-man, screenwriter, producer and director. His first film. His fas an independent

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or Haqeeqat, a film by Chetan Anand, which won him recognition and the 1965 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction. His filmography includes over 15 documentaries and 8 feature films in Hindi, Urdu and

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, New York and London, 1963. His best known work,

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and

Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi (born Athar Husain Rizvi; 14 January 1919 – 10 May 2002) was an Indian Urdu poet. He is remembered as the one who brought Urdu literature to Indian motion pictures. Together with Pirzada Qasim, Jaun Elia and others he participated ...

. Garm Hava won several Indian national awards in 1974, including a National Integration Award. Chakravarty, Sumita S., National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947–1987, Austin, Texas, 1993 It was screened in the competitive section at Cannes and was also the Indian entry at the Oscars. It won the Filmfare award for best screenplay.Azmi, Kafi and Shama Zaidi, Three Hindi Film Scripts, 1974. M. S. Sathyu currently is associated mainly with television and stage. In 2013, Sathyu featured in the popular

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'' ad, where he played the role of Yusuf, an elderly Pakistani man who is reunited with his childhood pre-partition friend from India, Baldev (Vishwa Mohan Badola). The commercial went viral on social media. Sathyu is one of the patrons of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). He directed musical play Gul E Bakavali written by Sudheer Attavar; represented 8th World Theatre Olympics in year 2018 . He also directed plays like 'Dara Shikoh', Amrita,Bakri, Kuri,Akhri Shama and many more In 2014, his debut film, ''Garm Hava'' was re-released after restoration.

Awards

* 1965 :

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: '' Haqeeqat'' (for black-and-white film category) * 1974 :

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: ''Garm Hava'': Nominated. * 1974 :

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: ''Garam Hawa'' * 1975 :

* 1981-82 :

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for "Bara" * 1981-82 :

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for "Bara" * 1982 :

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for "Bara" * 1982 :

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for "Bara" * 1984 :

: ''

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'' * 1984 : Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie Hindi : ''Sookha'' * 1994 :

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: Stagecraft * 2014 :

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: Theatre

Production

Theatre plays

* Gul E Bakavali musical Play written by Sudheer Attavar *

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written by Danish Iqbal * Mudrarkshas * Aakhri Shama * Rashmon * Bakri ("Kuri" in Kannada) * Girija Ke sapne * Mote Ram Ke Sathyagrah * Emil's Enemies *

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Films

Feature Films *Ek Tha Chotu Ek Tha Motu * Garm Hawa (Hot Wind) 1973 *Chithegu Chinthe 1978 - Screened at 7th IFFI. *''

Kanneshwara Rama ''Kanneshwara Rama'' ( kn, ಕನ್ನೇಶ್ವರ ರಾಮ; English: ''The Legendary Outlaw'') is a 1977 Kannada-language political film directed by M. S. Sathyu. The film features an ensemble cast including Anant Nag, Shabana Azmi, Amol P ...

'' (The Legendary Outlaw) * Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya (1981) * Bara (Famine), based on a short story by U.R. Anantha Murthy (1982) * ''

'' Hindi version of the Kannada movie Bara (1983) *Ghalige (Kannada) *Kotta (1999) *

Ijjodu ''Ijjodu'' ( en, The Incompatible) is a 2010 Indian Kannada drama film written and directed by M. S. Sathyu, and stars Meera Jasmine and Anirudh in the lead roles. Srivatsa, Nagkiran and Arundhati Jathakara feature in supporting roles. The film ...

( Kannada) 2009 Short films and Documentaries *Irshad *Black Mountain *Ghalib *Islam in India

Television

TV serials *Pratidhwani 1985 *Choli Daaman 1987–88 *Kayar (Coir) 1992 *Antim Raja (The Last Raja of Coorg) 1986 Tele-films *Aangan *Ek Hadsa Char Pehlu *Thangam Television and YouTube Advertisements *''

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References

External links

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