Deva Katta

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Deva Katta
Katta at IFFI (2010)
BornMay 24[1]
Eluru, Andhra Pradesh
Alma materWayne State University
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1999–present

Deva Katta is an Indian American film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He directed movies such as Vennela (2005), Prasthanam (2010), Autonagar Surya (2014), and Republic (2021). In 2010, Prasthanam was showcased in the Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India.[2] The film also won two Filmfare awards including Filmfare South Critics Award for Best Film and Nandi Award for Best Feature Film in 2010.[3]

Deva Katta (right), being felicitated at IFFI (2016)

Early life

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Deva Katta was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. His father, Niranjan Naidu Katta, hails from Kadapa, while his mother hails from Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh. He moved to Chennai in 1985.[4] He holds a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.[5] He worked as a vehicle crashworthiness expert at General Motors. He is a naturalized American citizen.[3]

Career

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He graduated from film school before making a television serial about Indian students in the United States shot from 1999 to 2000 titled Valasa.[6] He shorten the serial into a film in 2003; however, it was not released.[7] He then made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy flick Vennela on the same topic while additionally including a love story.[4]

In 2015, Katta teamed up with actor Vishnu Manchu for the film Dynamite, a remake of the Tamil film Arima Nambi (2014), and Katta's only remake till date. Katta, however, said that he shot the film for only nine days and walked out due to creative differences.[8] Katta was credited as the film's director nonetheless.[9]

In one of his interviews, he mentioned that Prasthanam, Autonagar Surya, and Republic are part of his quadrilogy of the society which show the perspective of a Politician (Legislative), Common Man (Voter), and Bureaucrat (Executive) on society. He is currently working on the final part of the quadrilogy which will show the perspective of a Judicial (Judiciary) on society.[10]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Key
† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
  • Note: all films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.
As director
Films as a director
Year Title Notes Ref.
2005 Vennela Credited as Deva Kaushik Katta
2010 Prasthanam International Film Festival of India
Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze)
Filmfare Critics Award for Best Telugu Film
2014 Autonagar Surya
2015 Dynamite
2019 Prassthanam Hindi remake of Prasthanam
2021 Republic [11]
2027 JDR Part1 In Pre-Production
As writer and producer
Films as a writer and producer
Year Title Writer Producer Notes Ref.
2026 Hitmen Prod No.1 No Creative [12]
2027 Varanasi † Dialogues No

Television

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List of web series directed and written
Year Title Streaming Service Notes
2025 Mayasabha SonyLIV

Short films

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List of short films directed and written by Katta
Year Title Language Notes Ref.
The People Mover English Released in film festivals; also actor [13][14]
2015 Dying to Be Me English

Acting roles

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References

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