Sekhar Kammula

Freitag, 04. Februar 1972

Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. A Master of Fine Arts holder from Howard University, he made his movie directorial debut with the independent drama film Dollar Dreams (2000), which won him the National Film Award for Best First film of a director. The film was also screened at the International Film Festival of India. Kammula has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional film works. Kammula was an influential director and is among the director's delegation to represent Indian Cinema at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.