Hari Viswanath Explained

Hari Viswanath
Birth Date:18 December
Birth Place:Chennai, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Film director, Screenwriter
Years Active:2011 - Present

Hari Viswanath is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter from Chennai, India. He is best known for his film Radiopetti ("Radio Set"), having won the "Audience Award Best Film" in the official competition at the Busan International Film Festival in 2015, which was later picked by Netflix.[1] [2] He was the jury member of Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of India 2017 in Goa. Award winning Films Radiopetti and has made him a notable director.[3]

Radiopetti was officially selected as the only Tamil film for Indian Panorama for the 46th International Film Festival of India, held in Panaji, Goa.[4] It also won the second "Best Film" award and a special jury award for "Best Acting" at the Chennai International Film Festival in 2015. The film also won the "Best Music" award at the 2016 ImagineIndia film festival in Spain and was officially selected in the 2016 Pune International Film Festival and in the eighth Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema, Auroville.[5]

Hari's debut Hindi film , starred Anurag Kashyap[6] and Rituparna Sengupta in lead roles.[7]

Biography

Born in Chennai, he is an engineer-turned-filmmaker. Hari's passion for film stems from accompanying his father to his theatre performances. Being closely associated with theatre crystallized his vision and path for himself. Inspired by real life incidents, he wrote and directed his debut short film "Idukkan" ("Sufferings") [8] which won the "Best Short Film" award in the Norway Tamil Film Festival 2013. Ever since, he has been actively directing films and writing stories close to his heart.[9]

Filmography

YearFilmLanguageCredited as
width=65 Directorwidth=65 Writerwidth=65 Producer
2012Idukkan Tamil
2013Pesum Virus Tamil
2015Radiopetti Tamil[10]
2018Monitor Tamil[11] [12]
2021 Hindi

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Busan International film festival Winners. 2015-10-12. 2015-11-04. asianmoviepulse.
  2. Web site: 'Immortal', 'Walnut Tree' win at Busan. 2015-10-12. 2015-11-04. screendaily.
  3. Web site: Hari Viswanath Interview: On The Award-Winning ‘Radiopetti’ And Working With Rituparna Sengupta And Anurag Kashyap For His Upcoming ‘Bansuri’ . Silver Screen India . 15 April 2024 . 9 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Indian Panorama press release. 2015-11-04. iffi.nic.in.
  5. Web site: Coup de projecteur : Radiopetti de Hari Viswanath. 2015-09-17. 2015-11-04. lebillet.ch.
  6. Web site: Radiopetti fame Hari Viswanath to direct Anurag Kashyap in Hindi . . 15 April 2024 . 15 May 2020.
  7. Web site: 'Bansuri' trailer: Anurag Kashyap leads film about flute playing and dreams of success. Scroll Staff. Scroll.in. April 2021 .
  8. Web site: Film festivals act as promotional platforms for indie film . . 15 April 2024 . 16 January 2017.
  9. News: Busan: Tamil-language 'Radio Set' a First for Festival. variety. 2015-10-02. 2015-11-05.
  10. Web site: Hari's Radiopetti Goes Global . . 15 April 2024 . 5 November 2015.
  11. News: I hope my film will be an inspirational tool: Hari Viswanath . 13 May 2020 . . 25 November 2018.
  12. Web site: 9th SAARC Film Festival 2019 . Saarc Culture . 16 April 2024.
  13. Web site: Hari Viswanath, Indian director of Radio Set at BIFF. 2015-10-04. news.yahoo.com. 2015-11-06.
  14. Web site: 'Indian Panorama' film festival to begin on February 6 . . 18 April 2024 . 3 February 2017.

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