Satish Kasetty
- Not to be confused with Telugu actor Kaikala Satyanarayana who is also credited as K. Satyanarayana.
| Satish Kasetty | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Website | http://satishkasetty.com/ |
Satish Kasetty (born as Kasetty Sathyanarayana and sometimes credited as K. Sathyanarayana) is an Indian film director who predominantly works in the Telugu film industry.
Career
Kasetty is known for his debut directorial 2006 Telugu film Hope for which he won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the 54th National Film Awards. The film dealt with the topic of teenage suicides due to peer pressure and stress caused by the education system. He shared the award with the producer of the film Policherla Venkata Subbiah. The jury presented the award to the film for "focusing on the need to re-examine the present-day education system that leads many young people to commit suicide".[1]
In 2009, Kasetty released his musical romantic film Kalavaramaye Madilo, . It won the prestigious "Nandi" award, as the third best film. The Nightingale of the south india Chitra won the best singer award for the song "pallavinchani". The story of this film revolved around the lead character, played by actress Swati Reddy, aspiring to sing for A. R. Rahman. Rediff.com in their review of the film called it "appealing" and gave three out of five stars.[2]
Before turning a film director, Kasetty has also been a fashion photographer, event manager, choreographer and ad film maker.[1] He was also the jury on the 59th National Film Awards.[3]
References
- 1 2 "54th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Kalavaramaye Madilo is appealing". Rediff.com. July 17, 2009. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ↑ "59th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved February 21, 2013.