Hemanth M. Rao is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame following the success of his directorial debut Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016).[2]
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Born | (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 39)[1] |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Rao took to films after completing his graduation in engineering and brief stint with journalism, in 2005.[2][3] He worked as an assistant director with Girish Kasaravalli in the latter's 2008 film Gulabi Talkies, before working with Jacob Varghese in Savaari (2009) and Prithvi (2010).[4]
He announced his directorial debut in 2013 with Love Churumuri -an youth centric romantic story told in IT background. However, the movie was shelved.[5]
He made his directional debut in 2016 with Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, that tells the story of a son who goes about searching for his missing 66-year-old father, that had Rakshit Shetty and Anant Nag playing the respective roles. The film was received well by audiences and critics alike.[2]
Under his banner Lost & Found Films, he co-produced Humble Politician Nograj - a political satire comedy inspired by The Campaign.[6]
He also won the Filmfare Award and National Film Award in 2019 jointly with other writers for his screenplay contribution to the 2018 Hindi movie Andhadhun.[7]
His second directorial movie Kavaludaari was the maiden venture by actor Puneeth Rajkumar under his new home banner PRK Productions.[8] Kavaludaari won Best Movie in "Kannada Cinema Competition" at 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020[9]
Year | Film | Creadit as | Note | Ref. | ||
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Director | Screenplay | Producer | ||||
2016 | Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-produced with Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah | [2] |
2018 | Humble Politician Nograj | No | No | Yes | Co-produced with Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Rakshit Shetty | |
2018 | Andhadhun | No | Yes | No | Hindi Film; National Film Award for Best Screenplay | [10] |
2019 | Kavaludaari | Yes | Yes | No | [11] | |
2020 | Bheema Sena Nala Maharaja | No | No | Yes | Released on OTT | [12] |
2022 | Sapta Sagaradaache Ello | Yes | Yes | No | Filming | [13] |
Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu | 64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Film- Kannada | Nominated | [14] |
Best Director- Kannada | Nominated | |||
Raghavendra Chitravani Award 2017 | Best Screenplay | Won | [15] | |
Gollapudi Srinivas Award 2017 | First Time Best Director | Won | [16] | |
6th SIIMA Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [17] | |
Best Debut Director | Won | |||
Andhadhun | 66th National Film Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay (jointly) | Won | [18] |
64th Filmfare Awards | Best Screenplay (jointly) | Won | [19][20] | |
24th Star Screen Awards | Best Screenplay (jointly) | Won | [21][22] | |
20th IIFA Awards | Best Screenplay (jointly) | Won | [23] | |
Kavaludaari | 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 | Best Film in Kannada Cinema | Won | [9] |
Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020 | Best Director | Nominated | [24] | |
Best Writing | Nominated | |||
9th SIIMA Awards | Best Director | Nominated | [25] | |
Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay | |
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