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| image = The Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Culture Shri S. Jaipal Reddy is being presented a report on National Film Awards - 2003 by the Head Jury ( Best writing on Cinema ) Shri K.N.T Sastry in New Delhi on August 14.jpg |
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| caption = The Minister of Information & Broadcasting and Culture Shri S. Jaipal Reddy being presented a report on National Film Awards - 2003 by the Head Jury (Best writing on Cinema) Shri K.N.T Sastry in New Delhi on August 14, 2004. |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|9|5}} |
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| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], India |
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| occupation = Director<br />Writer<br />Film Critic |
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⚫ | '''Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry''' (5 September 1945 – 13 September 2018) was an Indian [[film criticism|film critic]], screenwriter, director, littérateur, and producer, known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref name="thehindu1">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/knt-sastry-conscientious-filmmaker/article24967357.ece |title=KNT Sastry: Conscientious filmmaker |work=The Hindu |date=2018-09-17 |accessdate=2020-01-07}}</ref> He has garnered six [[National Film Awards]], three [[Nandi Awards]] and three International honors.<ref name="rediff2004">{{Cite press release |title=How Kamli came alive onscreen |date=31 December 2004 |work=Rediff.com |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/nov/30sastry.htm |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2016/directors-first-films.htm|title=NYIFF 2016|website=www.iaac.us}}</ref> |
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He served as chairman of critics Jury at [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="asianfilmmarket2004">{{cite web |url=http://apm.asianfilmmarket.org/eng/database/view_ppp_history.asp?order_year=2004&idx=161&no=16 |title=Asian Project Market l 8 -11 October 2012 |publisher=Apm.asianfilmmarket.org |date=2009-05-28 |accessdate=2012-08-27 |archive-date=25 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225054833/http://apm.asianfilmmarket.org/eng/database/view_ppp_history.asp?order_year=2004&idx=161&no=16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Sastry was a Jury Member of [[Vladivostok]] International Film Festival 2003; Five time Jury Member for ''Indian Panorama''-''[[International Film Festival of India]]''; Jury Member the [[Nandi Awards]], [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]], and Fipresci Jury Member at Kinotavr film festival and [[Busan International Film Festival]].<ref name="asianfilmmarket2004"/> |
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Sastry's [[Thilaadanam]] received "New Currents Award" at the 7th Busan International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biff.kr/Template/Builder/00000001/page.asp?page_num=4892 |title=Awards |website=Busan International Film Festival |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620083906/http://biff.kr/Template/Builder/00000001/page.asp?page_num=4892 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |access-date=27 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="rediff2004"/> He worked on many research projects with veteran director [[B. Narsing Rao]]. Sastry's English Documentary ''Harvesting Baby Girls'' won the Special Jury Award at [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]].<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-film-shaanu-on-kids-and-their-dilemmas/article7912430.ece |title=A film 'Shaanu' on kids and their dilemmas |work=The Hindu |date=2015-11-24 |accessdate=2020-01-07}}</ref><ref name="thehindu1"/> |
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==Noted publications== |
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*''[[V. Nagayya|Chittoor V. Nagaiah]]: A Monologue''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sastry |first1=K. N. T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kc1DwAAQBAJ&dq=knt+sastry+chitoor+nagaiah&pg=PT6 |title=Chittoor V. Nagaiah: A Monograph |date=2017-08-29 |isbn=9788123025438 |accessdate=2020-01-07}}</ref> |
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*''Nalo Nenu'' a Monologue of [[Bhanumathi Ramakrishna]]<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/76_41stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
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*''Alanti Chalanchitram'' First 25 Years of Telugu cinema <ref name="43rdawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2016 || ''Shaanu'' || {{yes}}|| ||{{yes}} ||[[The Golden Elephant]] Festival<ref name="thehindu2"/> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2006|| ''[[Kamli (2006 film)|Kamli]]'' || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]<br> |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2003|| ''Harvesting Baby Girls'' || {{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||''Special Jury Award'' [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2000|| ''[[Thilaadanam]]'' || {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||[[New York Indian Film Festival]]<br>''New Currents Award'' - 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|1999|| ''Surabhi''|| {{yes}} || ||{{yes}} ||''Documentary - Short Film''<br>[[Nandi Award for Best Documentary Film]]<br>[[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|1988|| ''[[Daasi (1988 film)|Daasi]]'' || ||||{{yes}} ||National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu<br>''Diploma of Merit award at Moscow Film Festival'' |
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| style="text-align:center;"|1987 || ''[[Maa Ooru]]'' || || || {{yes}} || ||[[National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film]]<br>''Media Wave Award at the Hungary International festival of visual arts''<br>Best Film International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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*[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic]] - 1989 |
*[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]] - 1989<ref name="41stawardPDF" /> |
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*[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema]] (Publisher) - 1993<ref name="41stawardPDF" |
*[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]] (Publisher) - 1993 <ref name="41stawardPDF"/> |
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*[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)]] - 1995 |
*[[National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Book on Cinema)|Special Jury Award / Special Mention - Book on Cinema]] - 1995<ref name="43rdawardPDF"/> |
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*Best Ethnographic Film - 1999<ref name="47thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/70_47thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=47th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=13 March 2012}}</ref> |
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*[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] - 2002 |
*[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director|Best Debut Film of a Director]] - 2002 |
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*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - 2007 |
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]] - 2007 |
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;International Honours |
;International Honours |
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*Special Jury Award, [[Kamli (film)|Harvesting Baby Girls]], at [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |title=Kamli - My Daughter |publisher=Apoorvachitra.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27}}</ref> |
*Special Jury Award, [[Kamli (2006 film)|Harvesting Baby Girls]], at [[International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |title=Kamli - My Daughter |publisher=Apoorvachitra.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-27 |archive-date=7 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407105628/http://www.apoorvachitra.com/profiles.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*New Currents Award at the 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]] in South Korea |
*New Currents Award at the 7th [[Busan International Film Festival]] in South Korea |
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*Fipresci Jury Member at [[Kinotavr]] film festival and [[Busan International Film Festival]] |
*Fipresci Jury Member at [[Kinotavr]] film festival and [[Busan International Film Festival]] |
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;[[Nandi Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref> |
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;[[Nandi Awards]] |
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*[[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]] - ''[[Thilaadanam]]'' (2001) |
*[[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director|Best First Film of a Director]] - ''[[Thilaadanam]]'' (2001) |
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*Nandi Award for Best Documentary Film - ''Surabhi'' (1999) |
*[[Nandi Award for Best Documentary Film|First Best Documentary Film]] - ''Surabhi'' (1999) |
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*[[Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema|Best Book on Telugu Cinema]] - ''Alanati Chalana Chitram'' (1995) |
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;Jury Member |
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*Jury Member of [[Vladivostok]] International Film Festival 2003 and [[International Film Festival of India]] |
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*Five time Jury Member for ''Indian Panorama'' - ''International Film Festival of India''. |
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*Jury Member the [[Nandi Awards]], [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 17:37, 16 February 2024
K. N. T. Sastry | |
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Born | Andhra Pradesh, India | September 5, 1945
Died | September 13, 2018 | (aged 73)
Occupation(s) | Director Writer Film Critic |
Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry (5 September 1945 – 13 September 2018) was an Indian film critic, screenwriter, director, littérateur, and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema.[1] He has garnered six National Film Awards, three Nandi Awards and three International honors.[2][3]
He served as chairman of critics Jury at National Film Awards.[4] Sastry was a Jury Member of Vladivostok International Film Festival 2003; Five time Jury Member for Indian Panorama-International Film Festival of India; Jury Member the Nandi Awards, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and Fipresci Jury Member at Kinotavr film festival and Busan International Film Festival.[4]
Sastry's Thilaadanam received "New Currents Award" at the 7th Busan International Film Festival.[5][2] He worked on many research projects with veteran director B. Narsing Rao. Sastry's English Documentary Harvesting Baby Girls won the Special Jury Award at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[6][1]
Noted publications[edit]
- Chittoor V. Nagaiah: A Monologue[7]
- Nalo Nenu a Monologue of Bhanumathi Ramakrishna[8]
- Alanti Chalanchitram First 25 Years of Telugu cinema [9]
Filmography[edit]
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Notes |
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2016 | Shaanu | Yes | Yes | The Golden Elephant Festival[6] | |
2006 | Kamli | Yes | Yes | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu | |
2003 | Harvesting Baby Girls | Yes | Yes | Yes | Special Jury Award International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
2000 | Thilaadanam | Yes | Yes | New York Indian Film Festival New Currents Award - 7th Busan International Film Festival | |
1999 | Surabhi | Yes | Yes | Documentary - Short Film Nandi Award for Best Documentary Film National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film | |
1988 | Daasi | Yes | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Diploma of Merit award at Moscow Film Festival | ||
1987 | Maa Ooru | Yes | National Film Award for Best Anthropological/Ethnographic Film Media Wave Award at the Hungary International festival of visual arts Best Film International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam |
Awards[edit]
- National Film Awards
- Best Film Critic - 1989[8]
- Best Book on Cinema (Publisher) - 1993 [8]
- Special Jury Award / Special Mention - Book on Cinema - 1995[9]
- Best Ethnographic Film - 1999[10]
- Best Debut Film of a Director - 2002
- Best Feature Film in Telugu - 2007
- International Honours
- Special Jury Award, Harvesting Baby Girls, at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam[11]
- New Currents Award at the 7th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea
- Fipresci Jury Member at Kinotavr film festival and Busan International Film Festival
- Best First Film of a Director - Thilaadanam (2001)
- First Best Documentary Film - Surabhi (1999)
- Best Book on Telugu Cinema - Alanati Chalana Chitram (1995)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "KNT Sastry: Conscientious filmmaker". The Hindu. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b "How Kamli came alive onscreen". Rediff.com (Press release). 31 December 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ^ "NYIFF 2016". www.iaac.us.
- ^ a b "Asian Project Market l 8 -11 October 2012". Apm.asianfilmmarket.org. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Awards". Busan International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ a b "A film 'Shaanu' on kids and their dilemmas". The Hindu. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Sastry, K. N. T. (29 August 2017). Chittoor V. Nagaiah: A Monograph. ISBN 9788123025438. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "41st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ a b "43rd National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "47th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Kamli - My Daughter". Apoorvachitra.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
- 1945 births
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- Indian film critics
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- Telugu film directors
- Indian documentary filmmakers
- Indian documentary film directors
- Indian experimental filmmakers
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- Director whose film won the Best Debut Feature Film National Film Award
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