Siddharth Katragadda Explained

Siddharth Katragadda
Pseudonym:Sid
Birth Place:Bangalore, India
Nationality:US (India)
Alma Mater:University of Texas, Arlington, The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Period:2002–present
Notableworks:Dark Rooms, The Other Wife, Varanasi (film), B.L.I.N.D (film), Painless (screenplay)
Awards:Red Hen Fiction Prize (Runner up), Rhode Island International Film Festival (Semi-finalist) Page Screenwriting Award, Screencraft Drama Contest, WeScreenplay Feature Contest (Quarterfinalist), San Diego Book Awards(Runner-up), Atlantic City Film Festival (Best Foreign Film)

Siddharth (Sid) Katragadda is an Indian American artist, writer, filmmaker, poet and engineer.

Early life

He was born in Bangalore, India in 1972 and moved to the United States for his Master's degree in computer sciences from the University of Texas at Arlington.[1]

Painting

Katragadda has been painting since childhood, and started exhibiting and selling his art in 2008.[2] His paintings often feature Indian women painted in an abstract style.[3] In 2010, his work was acquired by Mani Ratnam.

In 2022, he painted a series of 12 Western paintings in what he calls Holeism style, based on various humanitarian issues. He also returned to his abstract Indian women, creating the first of his Timism style paintings.

Exhibitions

Films

Katragadda's short documentary "B.L.I.N.D – Born to Live in Near Darkness?" had its theatrical release at the Los Feliz 3 Theater, Los Angeles, from Sept 24–30th 2021. The film was an official entry to the 94th Academy Awards in the Documentary Short-Subject Category.Hi second documentary, The Godsend was screened at the 14th Chicago South Asian Film FestivalHis short film "Varanasi" won the Best Foreign Film Award at the Atlantic City CineFest, New Jersey, 2013.[9] [10] His screenplay "Painless" (aka The Mercy Machine) was a quarter finalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 2016,[11] the Screencraft Drama Contest 2017,[12] the WeScreenplay Screenplay Awards[13] His short documentary "The Indus Code" was shortlisted for the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala. [14] [15] His Screenplay pitches won Honorable Mention/Finalist awards at the 2021 ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge.[16] [17]

Filmography

YearFilmGenreAwardsCredited as
DirectorProducerScreenwriter
2012The Girl UpstairsFeature FilmReleased on Amazon Prime
2013VaranasiShort FilmBest Foreign Film, Downbeach Film Festival, New Jersey
2023City of LightsShort Film
  • Official Selection, Amsterdam Lift-off Film Festival 2023
  • Official Selection, San Diego Independent Filmmaker’s Festival
  • Honorable Mention, Kuumba Film Festival,2023
  • Official Selection – Kerala Short Film Festival, Munnar
2020B.L.I.N.D : Born to Live in Near DarknessDocumentary Short
  • Semifinalist, Flickers Rhode Island Intl. Film Festival 2020, 2021,
  • Outstanding Documentary Award, Hollywood Golden Film Awards, 2020,
  • Gold Award, International Independent Film Awards, 2020,
  • Best Documentary Short, Zero Degree Film Contest, 2020,
  • Grand Prize Award-Documentary, Cannes International Independent Film Festival, 2020,
  • Finalist, India International Film Festival Boston, 2020,
  • Finalist, Bengaluru Shorts Intl. Film Festival,
  • Best Documentary/Outstanding Achievement (Direction), Sand Dance International Film Festival,
  • Special Mention, 11th DadaSaheb Phalke Film Festival,
  • Outstanding Achievement Award, Tagore International Film Festival,
  • Official Selection, Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-20,
  • Official Selection, 16 International Film Festivals by JIFF,
  • Kaaryat International Film Festival of India, Jaipur
2020Being HumanShort Film
  • Best Documentary Award – FLICKFAIR, LA, 2021
  • FROSTBITE International Indie Fest,
  • DMOFF, LA,
  • Standalone Film Festival & Awards, LA
  • AI International Film Festival (April 21 – 23, 2023 at the Redstone Theater in Park City, Utah)
2023The GodsendShort Film
  • Official Selection – Chicago South Asian Film Festival, 2023
  • Official Selection – Kerala Short Film Festival, Munnar, 2023
  • Honorable Mention – Indian Independent Film Festival, 2023
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Writing

His first novel, "Metamorphosis" won Runners-up Prize at the 2021 Red Hen Press Fiction Award/ Los Angeles Review. [18] His first Novel in Verse, Dark Rooms won an award at the San Diego Book Prize, 2002 (Poetry).[19] A sequel, The Other Wife also won the same award in 2003.[20] [21]

Numerous articles written by him have been published on CNN.[22] [23] [24] [25] His work has appeared in Taint Taint Taint,Grey Sparrow Press (best new literary journal 2011),[26] New Plains Review – Fall 2018 Issue, Chaffey Review, A Generation Defining Itself, Carter Street Review, Wilderness Review and numerous literary journals.[27] [28] His work has been reviewed in the journals like "One India."[29] [30] He also writes on Cricket topics.[31]

Books

YearBookGenreAwards
2002Dark RoomspoetryRunners-up San Diego Book Awards
2003The Other WifepoetryRunners-up San Diego Book Awards
2022MetamorphosisNovelRunners-up – Red Hen Fiction Award

Podcasts

Sid was interviewed on the reputed podcast Immigrantly Podcast for the Dec 24th, 2023 episode.[32]

Plays

An emerging playwright, his play "Tsunami" was produced by Firecracker Production, Houston, and was nominated for five Awards at the 2021 Broadway World Houston.[33] Tsunami also was won the "Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival" in San Francisco. His short play Power Outage will be produced at the 11th Towne Street Theatre's Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival – at the Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood April 4–26, 2020.[34]

Theatre productions

Year Play Production
2020The Power OutageStella Adler Theatre, Hollywood 11th-annual-10-min-play-festival
2020TsunamiShelton Theater in San Francisco, Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival
2021TsunamiFirecracker Productions, Houston

References

  1. Web site: 51 Notable Alumni of the University of Texas at Arlington . EduRank . 29 February 2024 .
  2. Web site: Exhibition of paintings – by Siddharth Katragadda at Karnataka Chitra… . buzzintown.com . 4 August 2024 . https://archive.today/20130118164159/http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event--exhibition-paintings-siddharth-katragadda/segment--venue-map/id--11982.html . 18 Jan 2013 . 18 January 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Soulism. https://web.archive.org/web/20220811082828/https://www.tainttainttaintmagazine.com/siddarth-katragadda . 11 August 2022 . Taint Taint Taint .
  4. Web site: 18 January 2013. Exhibition of paintings – by Siddharth Katragadda . buzzintown.com . bot: unknown. https://archive.today/20130118164159/http://www.buzzintown.com/bangalore/event--exhibition-paintings-siddharth-katragadda/segment--venue-map/id--11982.html. 18 January 2013.
  5. News: Attend: Art. The Hindu. 2 December 2013. 4 June 2024.
  6. Web site: I Can't Breathe Sid Katragadda . Culturally Arts Coll . 4 August 2024 . en.
  7. Web site: Monsoon Maidens – An Exhibition by Indian-American Artist Sid Katragadda. stayhappening.com . 4 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Interiority, 2024 . culturallyarts.com. 4 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Downbeach Film Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest 2013 : Home. festivalgenius.com. 16 February 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040807/http://downbeach.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/varanasi_siddharthkatragadda_downbeach2013. dead.
  10. Web site: Varanasi. festivalgenius.com. 16 February 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040807/http://downbeach.festivalgenius.com/2013/films/varanasi_siddharthkatragadda_downbeach2013. dead.
  11. Web site: 2016 Quarter-Finalists – PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests. pageawards.com. 16 February 2017.
  12. News: 2017 Drama Contest Quarter-Finalists Announced. Screencraft . 24 October 2017.
  13. Web site: WeScreenplay – WeScreenplay Feature Contest WISC 2016 Quarter Finalists. WeScreenplay. wescreenplay.com. 30 December 2016. 16 February 2017.
  14. Web site: Archived copy . 12 June 2013 . 15 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131215074707/http://www.iffk.in/idsffk/images/9th-Day.pdf . dead .
  15. Web site: International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala . 2013-10-29 . dead . https://archive.today/20131030095300/http://idsffk.keralafilm.com/informfilm.html . 30 October 2013 .
  16. Web site: ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge.
  17. Web site: The Key to a Perfect Pitch is You.
  18. Web site: Red Hen Press Fiction Award – Red Hen Press. 18 February 2020.
  19. Web site: Search – San Diego Public Library. bibliocommons.com. 16 February 2017.
  20. Book: Katragadda, Siddharth. 1 January 2003. The other wife: a novel in verse. PublishAmerica. 9781413706833. sandiego Library Catalog. 16 February 2017.
  21. Web site: Katragadda. Siddharth. 1 January 2003. Winner, Unpublished Novel, San Diego Book Awards, 2010. PublishAmerica. San Diego Library Catalog. 16 February 2017.
  22. Web site: Delhi gang rape victim dies: India does care about its women. https://web.archive.org/web/20130329175655/http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-903926. 29 March 2013.
  23. Web site: Brown. Sarah. 'She could have been me': Action urged after Delhi gang rape case. CNN. 4 January 2013. 16 February 2017.
  24. Web site: prospectjournalucsd. 30 January 2013. SHE SAID 'NO,' HE HEARD 'YES': AMERICA'S RAPE CULTURE. prospectjournal.org. 16 February 2017.
  25. Web site: Glimmer of hope for India's poorest girl students. CNN. 16 February 2017.
  26. Web site: [9] Summer 2011. 31 July 2018.
  27. Web site: Cartier Street Review March 2011. issuu.com. 16 February 2017.
  28. Web site: Poetry in Wilderness House Literary Review.
  29. Web site: The Dark Rooms: Ode to a Generation. 22 April 2008.
  30. Web site: 5 May 2008. The Other Wife: When You Take The Second Step. boldsky.com. 16 February 2017.
  31. Web site: The Fall of Goliath – India's near-exit from the T20 World Cup. 3 November 2021.
  32. Web site: Ep-252 Crafting Change Through Art . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231224072929/https://immigrantlypod.com/podcasts/ep-252-crafting-change-through-art . 2023-12-24 . 2024-08-04 . web.archive.org.
  33. Web site: BroadwayWorld Houston Awards – Best Streaming Play.
  34. Web site: 11th 10 Minute Play Festival. Towne Street Theatre.

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