Nag Ashwin Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in

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. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the coming-of-age philosophical drama film ''

Yevade Subramanyam ''Yevade Subramanyam'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age philosophical drama film written and directed by debutant Nag Ashwin. Produced by Priyanka Dutt, and Swapna Dutt, the film stars Nani, Malavika Nair, Vijay Deverakond ...

''. In 2018, he directed the biographical film ''

Mahanati ''Mahanati'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film feature ...

'', starring

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as yesteryear actress Savitri. At the 66th National Film Awards 2019, the film won accolades including the Best Feature Film in Telugu. Nag Ashwin received the

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at the

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. Mahanati was showcased in the

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Mainstream section at the 49th International Film Festival of India, and has also garnered the "Equality in Cinema Award" at the 2018

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Early life

Nag Ashwin was born in Hyderabad to Jayaram and Jayanthi Reddy, both of whom are doctors and he has a sister Nikhila Reddy. He studied in

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and received

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in Mass Communication from MIC, Manipal. He then did a Film Direction course at the

New York Film Academy New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, ...

Career

Nag Ashwin began his film industry career as an assistant director for the film '' Nenu Meeku Telusa...?''. He has then worked as an assistant director with Sekhar Kammula for the films ''Leader'' and ''Life Is Beautiful''. For his third film, Ashwin is teaming up with Amitabh Bachchan,

Prabhas Uppalapati Venkata Suryanarayana Prabhas Raju (born 23 October 1979), known mononymously as Prabhas (), is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. One of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinema, Prabhas has featured in '' F ...

, and

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for the first time. It will be produced and presented by

Vyjayanthi Movies Vyjayanthi Movies is an Indian Production company, film production company established in 1974 by C. Aswani Dutt. It is one of the biggest film production houses in Telugu cinema. Vyjayanthi Movies is especially known for its big-budget product ...

and

Swapna Cinema Swapna may refer to: * Swapna (philosophy) the dreaming aspect of the Hindu philosophy of consciousness. * ''Swapna'' (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film * ''Swapna'' (1981 film), a 1981 Telugu film * ''Swapna'', the title of the Sinhala dubbed ve ...

respectively.

Personal life

In December 2015, Ashwin married Priyanka Dutt, daughter of producer C. Ashwini Dutt of

. The couple has a son.

Filmography

* ''All films are in Telugu, unless noted otherwise''.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashwin, Nag Telugu film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Film directors from Hyderabad, India Screenwriters from Hyderabad, India Indian male screenwriters Filmfare Awards South winners 21st-century Indian film directors New York Film Academy alumni