Sekhar Kammula

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Sekhar Kammula (Telugu: శేఖర్ కమ్ముల) is a critically acclaimed, award winning Telugu film director, writer and producer.

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[edit] Early life

In Sekhar's childhood, he went to St. Patrick's High School. He was very popular among his friends and became a class leader. He completed his intermediate studies from St. Alphonsa's and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of technology affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. He later landed in the United States to pursue a Graduate degree in Computer Science at New Jersey. After a brief stint in the IT industry, he enrolled in the MFA program at Howard University, Washington, D.C.

[edit] Career

Sekhar's first film was the so called "commercial formulas" in making his movies. Nevertheless, all his movies have been very well received and have been commercially successful at the box-office, making him one of the revolutionary directors of Telugu cinema. Dollar Dreams. This film was a critical success, and won him the National Film Award for best debutant director. His second film, Anand, was huge hit in the year 2004. Dr. Dasari Narayana Rao, a prominent person in the Telugu film industry, declared Sekhar as "Hero of 2004". His next film, Godavari, was praised by critics, but was a moderate success. He has done his magic again with Happy Days last year (2007). Happy Days which was released in USA on 28th Sept was declared a smash hit. Kammula's films pleasantly lack the omnipresent violence in Indian cinema and this makes family viewing possible. He avoids over dramatization, vulgarity and violence.

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