Hemanth Rao

Hemanth Rao
Born Hemanth M. Rao
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Film director, screenwriter

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).[1]

Career

Rao took to films after completing his graduation in engineering and brief stint with journalism, in 2005.[1][2] 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).[3]

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. Talking about his what inspired him to choose such a subject, he said, "As a kid, I used to watch the missing reports on television news. The following day, I used to wonder what happened to those who had gone missing the previous day - were they found? When I started meeting people who have had people go missing in their family, I realized that, for the family, the lack of closure about the person who has gone away is the most important aspect. While this was one thread of the story, the other important element is the relationship between a father and a son, something that I have always been fascinated with."[3] The film was received well by audiences and critics alike.[1]

Filmography

Year Film Notes Ref.
2008 Gulabi Talkies Assistant director [3]
2009 Savaari Associate director [4]
2010 Prithvi Associate director [5]
2016 Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Also screenwriter [1]
TBA Kavalu Daari [6]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Yerasala, Kyatha (8 June 2016). "Hemanth Rao and the masters of film verse". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Waseem, Mohammed (24 January 2017). "It's easy to direct intelligent actors". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Nathan, Archana (16 April 2016). "‘I tried to keep my ego out of the equation’". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Savari – ಸವಾರಿ (2009/೨೦೦೯)". kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Prithvi – ಪೃಥ್ವಿ (2010/೨೦೧೦)". kannadamoviesinfo.wordpress.com.
  6. ↑ "Hemanth Rao's next titled as Kavalu Daari". The Times of India. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Awards for Thithi, Godhi Banna... directors". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kannada director Hemanth Rao wins 2017 Gollapudi Srinivas award". The Hindu. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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