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D. Satya Prakash

D. Satya Prakash

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D. Satya Prakash is an Indian filmmaker in Kannada cinema. His works often focus on social issues and human relationships. His debut film was Rama Rama Re... (2016), which is followed by Ondalla Eradalla (2018). His latest venture is Man of the Match (2022). Before making commercial films, Prakash directed the short film Jayanagara 4th block.[1]

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For Rama Rama Re..., Prakash received the Karnataka State Film Award for Director's First Time Best Film. Ondalla Eradalla won two awards at the 66th National Film Awards including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration.[2]

Prakash was selected as one of 20 "changemakers" by Deccan Herald in 2020 for being "one of the important filmmakers in Kannada today".[3]

Early life and education

D Satya Prakash was born in Kaduru, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka to K C Dattatari, a businessman, and Geetha, a homemaker. He completed schooling in Kaduru, Hassan, and Bangalore.

After completing his Diploma in Computer Sciences from DVS Polytechnic College Shimoga. He shifted to Bangalore to pursue his interest in cricket. He was a part of league level matches and sports events.

Career

Prakash worked as assistant director with T. S. Nagabharana, assisting on films including Nam Yajamanru starring Dr.Vishnuvardhan, and Kamsale Kaisale. During his five years of internship he collaborated with V. Manohar, music director for writing lyrics and was involved in dialogue writing for various scripts as well.

Jayanagara 4th Block

Jayanagara 4th Block is a story revolving around the friendship between an actor, a florist, and a retired school teacher. It explores the beauty of relationships among strangers and their journey of rediscovering happiness in an inanimate place 4th Block Jayanagar. This was an experimental film highlighting the existence of pure intentions in a society that’s misunderstood. The script was written by the lead actor Dhananjaya; screenplay and direction were by Prakash. The film received more than a million views on YouTube,[1] and won accolades in film festivals.[which?]

Rama Rama Re

Rama Rama Re... was Satya Prakash's debut commercial film. Released on 21 October 2016, it was written and directed by Satya Prakash. It is a story of a convict on death row. The film was remade in Telugu in 2018 as Aatagadaraa Siva by Rockline Venkatesh.[4]

Ondalla Eradalla

Ondalla Eradalla is about a seven-year-old boy Sameera and his pet cow Banu. The journey of the boy in search of his lost cow, while traveling through city and meeting new people with selfish intentions on the pretext of helping. The film tries to explore the complexities of human nature and qualities such as innocence and empathy masked by selfishness. As the story unfolds, it also unveils the positive thoughts within negatively portrayed people.[2]

Man of the Match

Man of the Match (film) [5] is D. Satya Prakash's latest venture. It has been produced jointly by PRK Productions,[6] the company of Kannada Superstar, Puneeth Rajkumar, in collaboration with Satya and Mayura Pictures. The movie follows A Director who calls for an audition and makes a movie out of it by creating conflicts between the artists who attended the audition.

Filmography

Directed Features

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Writer

Year Film Notes
2015 Bhagyaraj
Endendigu Dialogue Writer
2017 Urvi Dialogue Writer[8]
Happy New Year writer Vijay Raghavendra's episode.[9]
2022 Kaala Patthar Filming
2022 Unlock Raghava Filming

Distributor

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Lyricist

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Awards

D Satya Prakash receiving National Award from Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu.

References

  1. "Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film )". YouTube. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. "Making Ondalla Eradalla was sensitive and risky: D Satya Prakash | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "D Satya Prakash". 27 December 2019.
  4. Anandraj, Shilpa (23 September 2021). "D Sathya Prakash talks about his latest film 'Man of the Match'". The Hindu.
  5. Kannada Kolour (28 December 2013), Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film ), retrieved 8 November 2018
  6. Urvi (2017), retrieved 8 November 2018
  7. Happy New Year (2017), retrieved 8 November 2018
  8. "66th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  9. "Ondalla Eradalla remake rights in huge demand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  10. "Four Kannada movies win big at National Film Awards". Deccan Herald. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

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