Saagar K Chandra (born Kala Sagar) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hy ...

. He made his directorial debut film in 2012 with ''

Ayyare ''Ayyare'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Saagar K Chandra. It is produced by Sudhakar Babu Bandaru and Sri Rangana Achhappa under the Preetam Productions. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Sivaji and Anisha Singh, ...

.'' He then directed ''

Appatlo Okadundevadu ''Appatlo Okadundevadu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Saagar K Chandra and produced by Aran Media Works. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sree Vishnu, and debutantes Tanya Hope and Sasha Singh, while B ...

'' (2016) and ''

Bheemla Nayak ''Bheemla Nayak'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Saagar K Chandra from a screenplay by Trivikram Srinivas. It is an official remake of the 2020 Malayalam film '' Ayyappanum Koshiyum''. The film stars Pawan Ka ...

'' (2022).

Personal life

Chandra hails from

Nalgonda district Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri and Nagarkurnool districts ...

in present-day

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. He was born to Rama Chandra Reddy and Sunitha. Saagar's birthname was Kala Sagar but he changed his name to Saagar K Chandra to suffix his father's name. He has a sister, Gauthami. He did his schooling in

Nalgonda Nalgonda is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the headquarters of the Nalgonda district, as well as the headquarters of the Nalgonda mandal in the Nalgonda revenue division. It is located about from the state ca ...

and graduated from

Vasavi College of Engineering Vasavi College of Engineering (Autonomous) (VCE) is a self-financed technical institution located in Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad, India. It is 12 km from the city center. The institution is affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. Founded in ...

in Hyderabad, and later moved to the

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to pursue his Masters. In 2017, he married Geetha Reddy.

Film career

He left his job in the US and moved back to

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

in 2009 to pursue his career in films. He faced resistance from his family when he conveyed his interest in films, as he does not have a film background. He worked as assistant director with director

Ravi Babu Ravi Babu is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in the Telugu film industry. He has written and directed 15 films and starred in over 75 films. Career His work earned an invitation to participate in a course at the Sony Institute ...

for his film ''Amaravathi'' (2009). He also worked with Madhura Sreedhar in direction department. His first film as a director is ''

'' which got critical acclaim. Later he directed ''Appatlo Okadundevadu''. This film also got critical acclaim and a commercial success as well. In 2022, he directed the Telugu remake of ''

Ayyappanum Koshiyum ''Ayyappanum Koshiyum'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Sachy. Produced by Ranjith and P. M. Sasidharan, the film stars Biju Menon and Prithviraj Sukumaran. ''Ayyappanum Koshiyum'' was rel ...

'' titled ''

'', starring

Pawan Kalyan Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Babu; 2 September is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and politician. His films are predominantly in Telugu cinema. Kalyan is the younger brother of actor-ex.politician Chiranjeevi, and made his debut in the 1996 ...

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu "Rana" Daggubati (; born 14 December 1984) is an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Telugu language films, in addition to Hindi and Tamil languages. Rana is described as one of the few actors in India who were ...

and

Nithya Menen Nithya Menen (born 8 April 1988) is an Indian actress and singer who has acted in more than 50 feature films and in six different languages: Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, English, and Telugu.In her acting career, Nithya has won three Film ...

under Sithara Entertainments banner.

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* {{Authority control Indian film directors Telugu film directors 1985 births Living people Nandi Award winners Film directors from Telangana 21st-century Indian film directors People from Nalgonda district Indian screenwriters Telugu screenwriters Screenwriters from Telangana