Deva Katta
Encyclopedia
Deva Katta is an India
n-born American
-citizen and a filmmaker in Tollywood. He won Filmfare
Best Film Critics Choice Award for his recent classic film Prasthanam
degree in Mechanical Engineering
and worked as a vehicle
crashworthiness
expert in General Motors.
He graduated from film school before making a digital documentary
film about Indian students in USA, which was titled Valasa. He then debuted as a successful writer & director with a superhit romantic comedy flick Vennela
, set against Indian students in America. After a break of about four years, the Telugu film industry witnessed his come back with a landmark masterpiece Prasthanam
, starring Sharvanand
and Sai Kumar
.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n-born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-citizen and a filmmaker in Tollywood. He won Filmfare
Filmfare
Filmfare is an English-language tabloid-sized magazine about Indian cinema. Published by The Times Group, India's largest media services conglomerate, in Mumbai , it highlights the doings of the Bollywood film scene...
Best Film Critics Choice Award for his recent classic film Prasthanam
Prasthanam
-Reception:Though the movie did not make major show at boxoffice on its release due to poor promotions and competition from the other hit movies such as simha and darling, it recovered money for the producer as the remake rights itself were sold for about 70 lakhs in five languages...
Career
He holds a Master of ScienceMaster of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
degree in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
and worked as a vehicle
Vehicle
A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....
crashworthiness
Crashworthiness
Crashworthiness is the ability of a structure to protect its occupants during an impact. This is commonly tested when investigating the safety of aircraft and vehicles. Depending on the nature of the impact and the vehicle involved, different criteria are used to determine the crashworthiness of...
expert in General Motors.
He graduated from film school before making a digital documentary
Documentary
A documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
film about Indian students in USA, which was titled Valasa. He then debuted as a successful writer & director with a superhit romantic comedy flick Vennela
Vennela
Vennela is a 2005 Telugu film written and directed by Deva Katta, starring Raja and Parvati Melton as well as Sharwanand and Ravi Varma.-Audience, setting, and budget:...
, set against Indian students in America. After a break of about four years, the Telugu film industry witnessed his come back with a landmark masterpiece Prasthanam
Prasthanam
-Reception:Though the movie did not make major show at boxoffice on its release due to poor promotions and competition from the other hit movies such as simha and darling, it recovered money for the producer as the remake rights itself were sold for about 70 lakhs in five languages...
, starring Sharvanand
Sharvanand
Sharwanand is an Indian film actor who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. He is also known as Sarva in the Tamil cinema.-Early life:Sharwanand was born on 6 March 1984 in Hyderabad. Nandu, as his friends call him, was a popular kid during his early years. He is the son of MRV Prasad Rao....
and Sai Kumar
Sai Kumar (Telugu actor)
Sai Kumar born on 27 July 1960 as Pudipeddi Saikumar, is an Indian film actor and acclaimed dubbing expert who has made his name in the Kannada, Telugu and Tamil film industries...
.
Filmography
- Autonagar SuryaAutonagar SuryaAutonagar Surya is a forthcoming Telugu film directed by Deva Katta. It stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha in the lead.-Production:This is a political satire starring Naga Chaitanya in the lead...
- 2011 - PrasthanamPrasthanam-Reception:Though the movie did not make major show at boxoffice on its release due to poor promotions and competition from the other hit movies such as simha and darling, it recovered money for the producer as the remake rights itself were sold for about 70 lakhs in five languages...
- 2010 - VennelaVennelaVennela is a 2005 Telugu film written and directed by Deva Katta, starring Raja and Parvati Melton as well as Sharwanand and Ravi Varma.-Audience, setting, and budget:...
- 2005 - Valasa - 2003