Deva Katta

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Deva Katta

Born	Jettivaripalli ( Kadapa dist ) ,24 kms from Rly kodur. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation	Film director, producer and writer

Deva Katta (Devadoss Koushik Katta^[1] ) is an Indian-born American-citizen and a filmmaker in Tollywood. He won Filmfare Best Film Critics Choice Award for his recent classic film Prasthanam. ^[2]

Early life

Deva Katta is from railway kodur, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. His family moved to Chennai and Deva Katta was brought up there. . He studied in Chennai with a mechanical engineering degree from Satyabhama Engineering College. He later moved to the US for higher studies and obtained a master of science in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. Deva Katta progressed into filmmaking while working as a full-time engineer in the automobile industry in the US. He is a US citizen and one of the most sought after filmmakers in Tollywood, India.

Career

He holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and worked as a vehicle crashworthiness expert in General Motors.

He graduated from film school before making a digital documentary film about Indian students in USA, which was titled Valasa. He then debuted as a successful writer & director with a romantic comedy flick Vennela, set against Indian students in America. In 2010 Telugu film industry witnessed a classic film Prasthanam from him, starring Sharvanand and Sai Kumar. Deva Katta is one of most sought after directors in Tollywood.

Filmography

Untitled ^[3] - 2014
Autonagar Surya^[3] - 2013
D For Dopidi - 2013
Prasthanam - 2010
Vennela - 2005
Valasa - 2003

References

↑ Katta, Deva. "(Devadoss Katta)". Wayne State University. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
↑ The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : ‘Prasthanam' in Indian Panorama
↑ 3.0 3.1 'Autonagar Surya' on floors from Dasara - Telugu Movie News

External links

Deva Kaushik Katta at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Katta, Deva
Alternative names	Dev
Short description	Indian film director
Date of birth	Jettivaripalli ,rly kodur , kadapa dist.
Place of birth	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Date of death
Place of death

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