Kavitha Lankesh is a renowned filmmaker and director

Film director

A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 in the Kannada cinema industry

Cinema of Karnataka

The cinema of Karnataka , sometimes colloquially referred to as Sandalwood and as Chandanavana in Kannada, encompasses movies made in the Indian state of Karnataka based in Bangalore. Most of the movies are made in Kannada, with a handful of them in Konkani or Tulu. Today more than 100 films are...

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Lankesh is the younger daughter of well known Kannada

Kannada language

Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...

 writer and journalist P. Lankesh

P. Lankesh

Palegar Lankeshappa was a major Indian writer and journalist, writing in the Kannada language. He is probably the only writer who can be credited with bringing magical realism to Kannada literature apart from innovative use of the language...

. Kavitha holds a Masters in English Literature from the Bangalore University

Bangalore University

Bangalore University is a public university located in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. The university is one of the oldest in India, dating back to 1886...

 and a diploma in advertising.

Kavitha started her film career with a documentary on children's nature camp. Deveeri, a movie based on a short story by P. Lankesh

P. Lankesh

Palegar Lankeshappa was a major Indian writer and journalist, writing in the Kannada language. He is probably the only writer who can be credited with bringing magical realism to Kannada literature apart from innovative use of the language...

, saw her debut as a director. Deveeri won several State, National and International awards, including International Critics Award and the National Debut Director Award for Kavitha Lankesh. Deveeri participated in several prestigious International Film Festivals.

Selected filmography

• Deveeri
  Deveeri
  Deveeri is a 1999 Kannada language film based on the novel of the same name by noted Kannada writer P. Lankesh. The novel was adapted for the movie by his daughter Kavita Lankesh.The film won the 1999–2000 Karnataka State Award for best film....
  
   (1999)1Interantional award/ 2 national award & 9 state awards
• Alemaari (2001)
• Bimba (film) (2002)Best Screenplay award
• Preeti Prema Pranaya (2003)National award for Best regional film & Best story State award
• Malgudi Hindi Tele-films Fresh Stories 2004
• Tananam Tananam (2006)Best Actress Filmfare Award and SICA Award
• Avva( 2008)State award Best supporting actress & Best Story

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