B. V. Nandini Reddy Explained

Nandini Reddy
Birth Place:Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present day Telangana), India
Occupation:Film director, screenwriter
Yearsactive:2011–present

B. V. Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema and television.[1] She debuted with 2011 Telugu film, Ala Modalaindi.[2] [3]

Early life

Nandini Reddy was born in Hyderabad. Her father Bharath. V. Reddy was a Chartered accountant who is originally from Chittoor district, and is settled in Bangalore. Her mother Roopa Reddy is from the "Pingle" family hailing from Warangal district. Nandini has a younger brother named Uttam Reddy.[4]

Reddy was educated at St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad, and earned a degree at Women's College, Koti. She also holds a master's degree in politic science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She was active in dramatics, elocution and cricket throughout her school and college years. She is also one of the judges in a Telugu reality TV show Adhurs.

Career

Reddy was introduced to Gangaraju Gunnam through a mutual friend and in 1995 she worked on his children's movie Little Soldiers as an Assistant Director.[5] After that film was released, cinematographer Rasool Ellore introduced her to Krishna Vamsi, who refused at the time to take her into his team. She was idle for a year before being offered work on the Kannada film Santhi Santhi Santhi. Actress Ramya Krishnan then persuaded Vamsi to take her for his next project, Chandralekha. She became an integral part of Vamsi's team up to and including the filming of Shakti, a Hindi remake of Anthahpuram.[6]

Vamsi sent Reddy to Daggubati Suresh Babu, with whom she has worked for Suresh Productions.

In 2019, she directed her fourth film Oh! Baby, starring Samantha Akkineni. Produced by People's Media Productions and Guru Films along with Suresh Productions, this is the second time Samantha and Reddy worked together.[7] [8]

Filmography

Film

Film credits
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes
2011 Ala Modalaindi [9] [10]
2013 Jabardasth
2016 Kalyana Vaibhogame [11] [12]
2019Oh! Baby [13]
2021Pitta Kathalu Segment: Meera [14]
2023Anni Manchi Sakunamule [15]

Television

Television credits!Year!Title!Network!Role!Notes
2013AdhursJudge[16]
2017Mana Mugguri Love StoryYuppTVCreator[17] [18]
2018GangstarsAmazon Prime VideoCreator[19] [20]
2020-2021Sam JamCreative Producer

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tollywood gives kiss a miss – The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 15 September 2003 . 29 October 2012.
  2. Web site: M. L. Narasimham . Arts / Cinema : Charm of romantic comedies . The Hindu. 22 July 2010 . 29 October 2012.
  3. News: 2024-02-02 . Nandini Reddy reveals Nithya Menen said 'no' to a drinking scene in 'Ala Modalaindi': 'She opened my mind' . 2024-07-16 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  4. Web site: All you want to know about #NandiniReddy. 2020-09-12. FilmiBeat. en.
  5. News: Defiant men and hurt egos: Being a woman filmmaker in the south Indian film industries. 10 August 2016. The News Minute. 31 August 2017.
  6. Web site: Nandini Reddy interview – Telugu Cinema interview – Telugu film director. www.idlebrain.com. 28 August 2017.
  7. Web site: Oh Baby trailer review: Critics and audience say Samantha make us cry, laugh and think. Hooli. Shekhar H.. 20 June 2019. International Business Times, India Edition. english. 1 July 2019.
  8. Web site: 'Oh Baby' gets release date. siva. 1 June 2019. www.thehansindia.com. 1 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Nani-Nithya Menen film 'Ala Modalaindi' is a classic millennial Telugu rom-com . 2020-09-12. www.thenewsminute.com. 4 September 2020 .
  10. Web site: Ala Modalaindi is entertaining. 2020-09-12. Rediff. en.
  11. News: Director Nandini Reddy on Kalyana Vaibhogame, marriages, then and now. The Hindu. 28 August 2017. en.
  12. Web site: INDIA. THE HANS. 2016-03-04. I'm the queen of rejections. 2020-09-12. www.thehansindia.com. en.
  13. Web site: 2019-07-05. Oh! Baby movie review : Samantha delivers a career-best performance in Nandini Reddy's heart-warming drama . 2020-09-12. Firstpost.
  14. Web site: 2020-04-15. Filmmaker Nandini Reddy clarifies her next film is not a remake. 2021-01-04. Hindustan Times. en.
  15. News: 2021-07-05. Nandini Reddy's next Telugu film is 'Anni Manchi Sakunamule'. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-08-16. 0971-751X.
  16. Web site: Adhurs (అదుర్స్). 2020-09-12. www.etv.co.in.
  17. Web site: 2017-11-20. Mana Mugguri Love Story: The characters in Nandini Reddy's Telugu web series are the real winners . 2020-09-12. Firstpost.
  18. Web site: Pulluru. Author Saraswathi. 2017-12-27. Web Series Review : Mana Mugguri Love Story. 2020-09-12. Awesome saraswathi. en.
  19. Web site: Nathan. Archana. 'GangStars' web series has plenty of awkward moments and only a few laughs. 2020-09-12. Scroll.in. en-US.
  20. Web site: 2018-06-05. Gangstars review: Amazon Prime's maiden Telugu web series can be best described as a wasted opportunity . 2020-09-12. Firstpost.
  21. Web site: Nandi awards 2010 announced – Telugu cinema news . Idlebrain.com . 5 August 2011 . 29 October 2012.
  22. News: The Hyderabad Times Film Awards 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130718191108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-24/news-interviews/32382769_1_mahesh-babu-tamannaah-video . dead . 18 July 2013 . . 24 June 2012.

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