- Sekhar Kammula
Sekhar Kammula (Telugu: శేఖర్ కమ్ముల) is a critically acclaimed, award winning Telugu film director, writer and producer.
Early life
Shekhar hails from a Telugu family from Eluru in west Godavari district of the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Shekhar was schooled at St. Patrick's High School, Secunderabad.He completed his intermediate studies from St. Alphonsa's and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology affiliated to
Osmania University , Hyderabad. He later went to the United States of America to pursue a Graduate degree in Computer Sciences atNew Jersey . After a brief stint in the IT industry, he enrolled in the MFA program atHoward University ,Washington, D.C .Career
Sekhar's first film was the so called "commercial formulas" in making his movies. Nevertheless, all his movies have been very well received and have been commercially successful at the box-office, making him one of the revolutionary directors of Telugu cinema.
Dollar Dreams . This film was a critical success, and won him theNational Film Award for best debutant director. His second film, Anand, was huge hit in the year 2004. Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, a prominent person in theTelugu film industry , declared Sekhar as "Hero of 2004". His next film, Godavari, was praised by critics, but was a moderate success. He has done his magic again with Happy Days last year (2007). Happy Days which was released in USA on 28th Sept was declared a smash hit. Kammula's films pleasantly lack the omnipresent violence in Indian cinema and this makes family viewing possible. He avoids over dramatization, vulgarity and violence.He worked with Polaris software before starting films, his brother is still associated with same firm.Filmography
* "Happy Days" "Varun Sandesh, Tamanna Bhatia, rahul,nikhil,sonia,vamsee krishnaetc." (2007)
* "Godavari-Sumanth, Kamilinee Mukherjee,tanikella bharani" (2006)
* "Anand-Raja, Kamalinee Mukherjee" (2004)
* "Dollar Dreams " (2000)He is now a Brand Ambassador for Eknazar.com and Radio Salaam Namaste 104.9 FM in Dallas, TX USA
References
External links
* [http://shekarkammula.com/ Sekhar Kammula - Fan site]
* [http://passionforcinema.com/sekhar-kammula-passion-for-cinema/ Sekhar Kammula: Passion for cinema?]
* [http://totaltollywood.com/interviews/interviews.php?category=6&id=sekhark2 Sekhar Kammula - Detailed interview]
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