Chandra Pemmaraju

Chandra Pemmaraju

Chandra Pemmaraju at Love Lies and Seeta premiere at the IIFF 2012.
Occupation Filmmaker

Chandra Pemmaraju[1] is a film writer and director of Indian origin based out of New York. He is best known for writing, producing & directing May Beetle,[2]Kissing Miss Jones,[3] and Love Lies and Seeta,[4] a New York based independent feature film.

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. His press appearances include major national newspapers such as Times of India,[5] The Hindu,[6] and most visited movie information sites such as idlebrain.com,[7] Telugu Cinema[8] Bollywood Hungama[9] localbozo.com.[10]

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 high critical acclaim before its release. His debut feature film, Love Lies and Seeta, which played in various international film festivals was released in India and US. Later he worked as the creative associate on a bollywood film Happy Ending starring Saif Ali Khan immediately after he collaborated as the creative director on an American comedy feature Midnight Delight. He was also invited to curate a Bollywood Night in the New Filmmakers Festival in New York.

Filmography

Year Name Producer director Screenwriter Other
2008 May Bettle Yes Yes Yes ( short film )
2009 Kissing Miss Jones Yes Yes Yes ( short film )
2012 Life! Camera Action... No No No ( feature film ) creative director
Love Lies and Seeta Yes Yes Yes ( feature film ) won several accolades
2014 Happy Ending No No No ( feature film ) creative associate / 2nd unit director and behind the scenes director[11]
2015 Selfie No Yes Yes ( telefilm ) a segment from the tv series Darr Sabko Lagta Hai / creative associate
2016 Midnight Delight No No No ( feature film ) assistant director / creative director

Festivals & nominations

May Beetle (2008)

Kissing Miss Jones (2009)

Love Lies and Seeta (2012)

References

  1. "Internet Movie Database". IMDB.
  2. "May Beetle on IMDB". IMDB.
  3. "New Filmmakers Screens KISSING MISS JONES". Broadway World. 6 October 2009.
  4. "'Love Lies & Seeta' for India Int film festival". Times of India. 7 February 2012.
  5. "Love Lies and Seeta is a romantic comedy". Times of India. 8 June 2011.
  6. "There's something about Seeta". The Hindu. 11 December 2011.
  7. "Love Lies Seeta press meet". Idle Brain. 10 May 2012.
  8. "Chit Chat: Director Chandra Pemmaraju". Telugu Cinema. 15 June 2011.
  9. "Chandra Pemmaraju with Cast". Bollywood Hungama.
  10. "First Look: Love Lies & Seeta". Localbozo.com. 9 May 2011.
  11. "Happy Ending". IMDB.

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