Ramchandra PN
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Ramchandra P. N. is an award winning filmmaker making feature films, short films, documentaries and TV programs. He is a Tuluva based in Mumbai
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, Mumbai
, Manipal
, Dharwad
and Udupi.
in Udupi whose secretary owned a 16 mm projector. By the time he was in his twenties he had seen classics like Seventh Seal, Bicycle Thieves
, Pather Panchali
, Roshomon and Ghatashraddha
. At the age of nineteen, he along with his cousin and their friends made a short film with a VHS camera owned by a friend whose father worked in the Middle East. Since they had no editing facilities then, they shot the film in the editing order.
, Sateesh Bahadhur, PK Nair, Nirad Mahapatra, Hariharan, Girish Kasaravalli
and Abdul Rehaman Pasha. Finally, in 1987 dropping out from his Law and Charted Accounting studies, he joined the Film & TV Institute of India, Poona to do a three year course in Film Direction and Screenplay Writing.
Putaani Party
- The Kid Gang. (Kannada)
Suddha - The Cleansing Rites (Tulu)
The Bangalore Edition of the Newspaper 'The Hindu' had described the film as follows.
Mani Bhai Pass Hogaya (Hindi)
Out of Tune (English)
Heart Troubles of Ramchand Yavathmal Tiruchinapalli Azamghar (Hindi and English)
The Hot Shot (Only Music)
Miyar House
- (Kannada)
Floating Healers - (Bengali)
Makkala Panchayat - (The Kid Power)(Kannada)
Despite Distortions (English, Hindi, Tulu);
Shaky Souls, Empty Chairs, Testing Times (Hindi, Kannada, English)
Baratha Uvaacha… (English)
Virus No. 1 (Hindi, Gujrati, English)
Kodavas – the worrier race (English)
My Banjara Diary (English)
Gently Down the Stream (English)
Voices from Mini-Tibet (Hindi)
Chacha Chaudary (Hindi, Sahara One)
Idhu Yaake Heege? (Kannada)
Mr & Mrs 55, Kumarapark (e) (Kannada, ETV)
Swamy Swamy (Kannada, ETV)
Surabhi (Hindi, Doordarshan)
Swar Sadhana (Hindi, Doordarshan)
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
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Early days
Ramchandra Perampalli Neckar was born in the town of Udupi in the erstwhile undivided Dakshina Kannada District (presently Udupi District) in the coastal area of the state of Karnataka in southern India, in the year 1965. Ramchandra PN completed his education in various schools and colleges in Kota, KundapuraKundapura
-Languages and culture :The town mainly consists of Kannadigas who speak Kundagannada, Konkanis and Tuluvas. The Goud Saraswat Brahmins who fled Goa during the Portuguese arrival in the 16th century arrived by Boat in Basrur and some settled in Kundapura and surrounding villages. These people and...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, Manipal
Manipal
Manipal is a university town situated in the state of Karnataka in India. It is a suburb within Udupi city and is administered by Udupi City Municipality. It is located in the rocky hinterland of the Malabar Coast of south west India, about 8 km from the Arabian Sea...
, Dharwad
Dharwad
Dharwad, also known as Dharwar, is a city and a DISTRICT PLACE in India's Karnataka state.Dharwad is the administrative seat of the Dharwad District. The municipality of Hubli-Dharwad covers an area of 200.23 km²...
and Udupi.
Early Interests
Ramchandra PN’s initial foray into the arts got kindled during his college days in Poornaprajna College, Udupi. After having participated as an actor as well as a back stage worker in various plays directed by local Kannada theater directors, he attuned his creative instincts by attending various theater workshops conducted by renowned Kannada theater personalities like Chidambar Rao Jambe and Gangadhar Swamy.Interest in Films
Ramchandra PN was an active member of the now defunct Chitra Samudaya, a film societyFilm society
A film society is a membership club where people can watch screenings of films which would otherwise not be shown in mainstream cinemas. In Spain they are known as "Cineclubs," and in Germany they are known as "Filmclubs"....
in Udupi whose secretary owned a 16 mm projector. By the time he was in his twenties he had seen classics like Seventh Seal, Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves
Bicycle Thieves , also known as The Bicycle Thief, is a 1948 Italian neorealist film directed by Vittorio De Sica. It tells the story of a poor man searching the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle, which he needs to be able to work. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Luigi...
, Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali is a 1955 Bengali drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray and produced by the Government of the Indian state of West Bengal. Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name, the film was the directorial debut of Ray...
, Roshomon and Ghatashraddha
Ghatashraddha
Ghatashraddha is 1977 Kannada language film directed by Girish Kasaravalli. The film is based on a novella by eminent Kannada writer U R Ananthamurthy....
. At the age of nineteen, he along with his cousin and their friends made a short film with a VHS camera owned by a friend whose father worked in the Middle East. Since they had no editing facilities then, they shot the film in the editing order.
Training in Films
Ramchandra PN’s growing interests in films took him to Mangalore, Heggodu and Bangalore where he attended various film appreciation courses conducted by the likes of K. V. SubbannaK. V. Subbanna
Kuntagodu Vibhuthi Subbanna was an acclaimed dramatist and writer in Kannada. He was the founder of the world famous NINASAM drama institute. Founded in 1949 in Heggodu, Shimoga, Ninasam, under the guidance of K.V. Subbanna, made significant contribution to Kannada theatre and other performing...
, Sateesh Bahadhur, PK Nair, Nirad Mahapatra, Hariharan, Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli is a noted film director, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema in Kannada cinema, who has won the National Film Award for Best Film four times, Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa...
and Abdul Rehaman Pasha. Finally, in 1987 dropping out from his Law and Charted Accounting studies, he joined the Film & TV Institute of India, Poona to do a three year course in Film Direction and Screenplay Writing.
Professional life
Ramchandra PN has been residing in Mumbai since 1990. As a freelancer, he has been making feature films, documentaries, short films and TV programs in English, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi and Tulu.Awards
- 'Putaani Party' - a Children's film directed by Ramchandra PN has jointly won the Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) for the Best Children's Film at the 2009 National Film Awards constituted by the Government of India.
- In 2005, Ramchandra PN made a Tulu language digital feature film called Suddha (film), also known as The Cleansing Rites. This film won the Best Indian Film at the Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian Film held at New Delhi. The five members jury had given the award for "its poetic, evocative and uncompromising style reflecting the moods of contemporary India."
- In 2004, his short film Heart Troubles of Ramchand Yavathman Tirchuinapalli Azamghar won the best short film at the Abuja International Film Festival, Nigeria.
Work Done
- Feature FilmFeature filmIn the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
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Putaani Party
Putaani Party
Putaani Party is a 2009 Kannada language feature film. Produced by Children's Film Society, India, the film was shot in a village called Honnapura situated near the town of Dharwad in South India. The film uses local actors, most of them first timers who are new to the medium of films...
- The Kid Gang. (Kannada)
Suddha - The Cleansing Rites (Tulu)
The Bangalore Edition of the Newspaper 'The Hindu' had described the film as follows.
"The allure of the 105-minute Tulu film is mainly due to its impressive technical accomplishments. Camerawork by Sameer Mahajan uses light and shade superbly and captures the mood and feel of the story. The interiors of the typical rural house — with peeling walls and old-world appendages — which stand as mute witness of the breaking family have been shot with care and sensitivity."
- Short Fiction:
Mani Bhai Pass Hogaya (Hindi)
Out of Tune (English)
Heart Troubles of Ramchand Yavathmal Tiruchinapalli Azamghar (Hindi and English)
The Hot Shot (Only Music)
- Documentaries:
Miyar House
Miyar House
Miyar House , is a Kannada language feature film in the documentary genre directed and produced by the Mumbai based director Ramchandra P. N.. It has been completed in 2011. It tells the personal story of the director as his ancestral house gets dismantled in a remote village called Miyar in...
- (Kannada)
Floating Healers - (Bengali)
Makkala Panchayat - (The Kid Power)(Kannada)
Despite Distortions (English, Hindi, Tulu);
Shaky Souls, Empty Chairs, Testing Times (Hindi, Kannada, English)
Baratha Uvaacha… (English)
Virus No. 1 (Hindi, Gujrati, English)
Kodavas – the worrier race (English)
My Banjara Diary (English)
Gently Down the Stream (English)
Voices from Mini-Tibet (Hindi)
- TV Programs:
Chacha Chaudary (Hindi, Sahara One)
Idhu Yaake Heege? (Kannada)
Mr & Mrs 55, Kumarapark (e) (Kannada, ETV)
Swamy Swamy (Kannada, ETV)
Surabhi (Hindi, Doordarshan)
Swar Sadhana (Hindi, Doordarshan)