Chandra Pemmaraju Explained

Chandra Pemmaraju
Occupation:Filmmaker

Chandra Pemmaraju is an Indian-American film writer and director.

Early life and career

Pemmaraju's interest in creative fields over the years has been expressed in the form of short plays that he wrote & directed while in India. A film enthusiast and strong desire to pursue movie making as a medium to create and express art has made him to take the plunge in 2008, switching from a financial services career in to filmmaking. Since then, he had made short films, and independent films that have been well received at various international film festivals in the United States and India.

He has written, produced, and directed May Beetle, Kissing Miss Jones and worked in the screenplay department, production management for the internationally acclaimed film Life! Camera Action... that won numerous awards and wide critical acclaim. He was also invited to curate a Bollywood Night in the New Filmmakers Festival in New York.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearNameProducerdirectorScreenwriterOther
2008May Bettle(short film)
2009Kissing Miss Jones(short film)
2012Life! Camera Action...(feature film) creative director
Love Lies and Seeta(feature film) won several accolades
2014Happy Ending(feature film) creative associate / 2nd unit director and behind the scenes director[1]
2015Selfie (telefilm) a segment from the TV series Darr Sabko Lagta Hai / creative associate
2016Midnight Delight(feature film) assistant director / creative director
2017A Gentleman(feature film) creative associate
2020Stay Safe, Baby!(short film)
2022Gaalivaana(Telugu-language mystery crime-thriller web series)
2024Cheekati Loupcoming - crime-thriller Telugu language feature[2] [3] [4]

Festivals & nominations

May Beetle (2008)

Kissing Miss Jones (2009)

Love Lies and Seeta (2012)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Happy Ending. IMDB.
  2. News: CE . Features . Rana Daggubati to collaborate with Prime Video on two projects . 20 March 2024 . Cinema Express . 19 March 2024.
  3. News: Gautam . Isha . Prime Video Unveils Exciting 2024 Lineup With Original Debuts And Cinema Release . 20 March 2024 . News X . 19 March 2024.
  4. News: News . Movie . Telugu-language original. Titled 'Cheekati Lo', it is produced by Suresh Productions. Helmed by Chandra Pemmaraju, the film will stream on Prime later this year. . 20 March 2024 . Telugu Vox . 19 March 2024.