Sankalp Reddy
{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sankalp Reddy
| image = Sankalp Reddy.jpg
| caption = Sankalp Reddy in Cinivaram, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad in 2017.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|20}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, Telangana, India
| occupation = Director, writer
| years_active = 2014 – present
| spouse = Keerthi Reddy
| children = 2
| awards =
| website =
| alma mater = CVR College of Engineering
}}
Sankalp Reddy (born October 20, 1984) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema.{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/160818/varun-tej-looks-out-of-this-world.html|title=Varun Tej looks out of this world|date=16 August 2018}} He made his directorial debut with the Pan-Indian war film Ghazi (2017) which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Reddy later directed science fiction film Antariksham 9000 KMPH (2018).
Early life
Sankalp Reddy was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He graduated from CVR College of Engineering and moved to Australia for his MBA at Griffith University, Brisbane. He later dropped out after a semester and joined Griffith Film School, a top creative arts school in Australia, for pursuing MFA in film direction.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-06 |title=India's first submarine warfare movie is coming from Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/entertainment-tollywood/article/india%E2%80%99s-first-submarine-warfare-movie-coming-hyderabad |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306112516/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/entertainment-tollywood/article/india%e2%80%99s-first-submarine-warfare-movie-coming-hyderabad |archive-date=2019-03-06 |access-date=2019-03-06 |url-status=live |website=Deccan Chronicle}}{{Additional citation needed|date=April 2024}}
Career
Reddy researched about submarines about a year and decided to make a film on submarine. Later, he wrote a book titled The Blue Fish to keep the copyrights to make a film with himself. It later marked his feature film debut with Ghazi (2017).{{cite web | url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/entertainment-tollywood/article/india’s-first-submarine-warfare-movie-coming-hyderabad | title=India's first submarine warfare movie is coming from Hyderabad & Visakhapatnam | date=21 December 2014 }} The film is inspired by true events from the Indo-Pakistani war of 1971.{{cite web|date=17 May 2017|title=Director Sankalp Reddy to do a science fiction film|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/170517/director-sankalp-reddy-to-do-a-science-fiction-film.html|publisher=}}{{cite news|last=Ganguly|first=Nivedita|date=17 February 2017|title=The making of a war story|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/The-making-of-a-war-story/article17320239.ece|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}} The submarine warfare film is an underwater tale of the courage and patriotism of the men aboard the Indian Submarine {{INS|Karanj|S21}} which destroyed the Pakistani {{PNS|Ghazi}} when it ventured into Indian waters to destroy {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} on the shore of R. K. Beach, Visakhapatnam.{{cite news|title=Visakhapatnam: Sunk Pakistani submarine Ghazi is an enigma|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151124/nation-current-affairs/article/visakhapatnam-sunk-pakistani-submarine-ghazi-enigma}}{{cite web|last=ScoopWhoop|date=11 January 2017|title=The Ghazi Attack: An Indo-Pak War So Deep Underwater That It Never Surfaced In History|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/The-Real-Story-Of-The-Ghazi-Attack/|publisher=}} Ghazi was screened at the Jagran Film Festival,{{cite web|title=10 Films You Shouldn't Miss At The Jagran Film Festival|url=https://insider.in/top-films-to-watch-at-jagran-film-festival/article|website=insider.in}} and garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 65th National Film Awards 2018.{{cite web|title=65th National Film Awards|url=http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/65th%20%20NATIONAL%20FILM%20AWARDS%20FOR%202017-%20final%20(1).pdf|access-date=13 January 2019|archive-date=15 April 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20180415125311/http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/65th%20%20NATIONAL%20FILM%20AWARDS%20FOR%202017-%20final%20(1).pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=65th National Film Awards LIVE: Sridevi Posthumously Awarded Best Actress; Vinod Khanna Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award|date=13 April 2018|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/65th-national-film-awards-live-sridevi-posthumously-awarded-best-actress-for-mom-newton-wins-best-hindi-film-1717053.html|accessdate=13 April 2018|publisher=News 18}}
In 2018, Reddy directed the space thriller film Antariksham 9000 KMPH,{{cite news|title=Antariksham 9000 KMPH Teaser: A promising & thrilling space-adventure on the cards|website=The Times of India|date=17 October 2018 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/antariksham-9000-kmph-teaser-a-promising-thrilling-space-adventure-on-the-cards/articleshow/66262523.cms}} starring Varun Tej.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varun-tejs-space-thriller-antariksham-9000-kmph-wraps-up-its-shoot/articleshow/66029054.cms|title=Varun Tej's space-thriller Antariksham 9000 KMPH wraps up its shoot|website=The Times of India|date=October 2018 }}
Filmography
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Year
! Title ! Language ! Note | ||
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2017
| Ghazi |Telugu | | ||
2018
|Telugu | | ||
2021 | Telugu | Segment: "Pinky" |
2023
|IB71 | Hindi | {{cite web |title=Sankalp Reddy film with Vidyut Jammwal titled 'IB 71' kick starts its shoot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sankalp-reddy-film-with-vidyut-jammwal-titled-ib-71-kick-starts-its-shoot/articleshow/88894210.cms |website=The Times of india |date=14 January 2022}} |
Awards
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Film
! Award ! Category ! Result ! Ref. |
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rowspan="5" |Ghazi
|{{won}} |
65th Filmfare Awards South
|{{nom}} |{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html|title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018|website=Filmfare|date=4 June 2018|accessdate=21 December 2019}} |
rowspan=2|7th SIIMA Awards
|{{nom}} |
Best Debut Director
|{{nom}} |
16th Santosham Film Awards
|{{won}} | |
References
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External links
- {{IMDB name|8623146}}
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Category:Telugu film directors
Category:Hindi-language film directors
Category:Indian experimental filmmakers
Category:Indian casting directors
Category:Indian male screenwriters
Category:Gaddar Telangana Film Awards winners
Category:Film directors from Telangana
Category:National Film Award (India) winners
Category:Screenwriters from Telangana
Category:21st-century Indian people