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⚫ | '''K. N. T. Sastry''' (born '''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 |publisher=The Hindu |date=2018-09-17 |accessdate=2020-01-07}}</ref> He has garnered six [[National Film Awards]], and three International honors.<ref name="rediff2004">{{Cite press release |title=How Kamli came alive onscreen |date=31 December 2004 |publisher=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}}</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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⚫ | '''K. N. T. Sastry''' (5 September 1945 – 13 September 2018) was an Indian [[film criticism|film critic]], screenwriter, director and producer, known for his works predominantly in [[Telugu cinema]] |
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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 |publisher=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. Nagaiah]] A Monologue <ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=_kc1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT6&lpg=PT6&dq=knt+sastry+chitoor+nagaiah&source=bl&ots=ry6ThHkAiC&sig=ACfU3U2m5p3zB2aLeOK2pNsaD_9CMe46FQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOmtL5uPHmAhUCzTgGHTk1CwAQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=knt%20sastry%20chitoor%20nagaiah&f=false |title=CHITTOOR V. NAGAIAH: A MONOGRAPH - K.N.T Sastry - Google Books |publisher=Books.google.co.in |date=2017-08-29 |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|format=PDF|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|format=PDF|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
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==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 (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]]'' || ||||{{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 Awards |
;National Film Awards |
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*[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic]] - 1989 |
*[[National Film Award for Best Film Critic|Best Film Critic]] - 1989 |
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*[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema]] (Publisher) - 1993<ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url= |
*[[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]] (Publisher) - 1993 <ref name="41stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/76_41stNfacatalogue.pdf|title=41st National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
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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">{{cite web|url=https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf|title=43rd National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=3 March 2012}}</ref> |
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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|format=PDF|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 (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> |
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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]] |
;[[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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*Best Documentary Film - ''Surabhi'' (1999) |
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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== |
==References== |
Revision as of 10:46, 19 January 2020
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 |
K. N. T. Sastry (born 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, 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
- V. Nagaiah A Monologue [7]
- Nalo Nenu a Monologue of Bhanumathi Ramakrishna [8]
- Alanti Chalanchitram First 25 Years of Telugu cinema [9]
Filmography
Year | Film | Director | Producer | Screenwriter | Actor | 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
- National Film Awards
- Best Film Critic - 1989
- 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)
- Best Documentary Film - Surabhi (1999)
References
- ^ a b "KNT Sastry: Conscientious filmmaker". The Hindu. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b "How Kamli came alive onscreen" (Press release). Rediff.com. 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. 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.
- ^ "CHITTOOR V. NAGAIAH: A MONOGRAPH - K.N.T Sastry - Google Books". Books.google.co.in. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- 1945 births
- 2018 deaths
- Telugu people
- Indian film critics
- 20th-century Indian film directors
- Telugu film directors
- Indian documentary filmmakers
- Indian documentary film directors
- Indian experimental filmmakers
- Indian male screenwriters
- Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
- Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh
- Telugu screenwriters
- Nandi Award winners
- Director whose film won the Best Debut Feature Film National Film Award
- Best Critic National Film Award winners