Satish Vegesna
Born
Tanuku, Andhra Pradesh, India
EducationB.A
Occupation(s)Director, screenwriter

Satish Vegesna is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1] His film Shatamanam Bhavati received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment and the state Nandi Awards for Best Direction, and Best Home Viewing Feature Film.[2][3][4]

Early life

Vegesna was born in Tanuku of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his BA and worked as a composer in the news daily Eenadu for 7 years.[5] He quit his job to become a writer.

Filmography

Vegesna (right) receiving award from President Pranab Mukherjee (middle) at the 64th National Film Awards, 2017

Vegesna initially worked as a writer and became a director. In 1999, he started working with director Muppalaneni Shiva for a few films like Speed Dancer and Priya O Priya. He worked with E. V. V. Satyanarayana for the film Thotti Gang.[3] This along with Kabaddi Kabaddi gave him a break as a writer. Later he worked with Allari Naresh for several films.

Dongala Bandi was his first film as a director starring Allari Naresh. But this film did not do well at the box office. He worked for director Harish Shankar for the films Gabbar Singh, Ramayya Vastavayya, and Subrahmanyam for Sale. After that he approached producer Dil Raju with the story of Shatamanam Bhavati which became a hit at the box office also garnering a National award and state Nandi award. The film received the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment for "in appreciation of providing a feeling of jubilation by respecting family values in an unexplored manner".[6]

As a director

As a writer

YearFilmCreditsAwardsRef.
1998SubhalekhaluDialogue--
2000Maa Pelliki RandiDialogue
2000HyderabadDialogue
2001Prema SakshigaDialogue
2002RaghavaDialogue
2002Nee PremakaiStory
2002Kanulu Moosina NuvveDialogue
2002Yuva RathnaStory, dialogue
2002HaiDialogue
2002Thotti GangDialogue
2003Kabaddi KabaddiDialogue
2003SatyamDialogue
2003Nenu Seeta MaalakshmiDialogue
2003Nenu Pelliki ReadyDialogue
2004Naa AutographDialogue
2004Leela Mahal CenterDialogue
2005PandemStory, dialogue
2005Nuvvante NaakishtamDialogue
2005PaanduDialogue
2006KithakithaluDialogue
2006RajababuDialogue
2007Athili Sattibabu LKGDialogue, screenplay
2007Pellaindi KaaniDialogue
2008Blade BabjiStory, dialogues
2008Dongala BandiStory, screenplay, dialogue
2008Mangataayaru Tiffin CentreDialogue
2010BurudiDialogues
2011Madatha KajaStory, screenplay, dialogue
2012Gabbar SinghScreenplay
2012Rama DanduStory, screenplay, dialogue
2012Kulu ManaliStory, screenplay, dialogue
2013Kevvu KekaStory, dialogue
2013Ramayya VasthavayyaScreenplay
2015Subramanyam for SaleScreenplay
2015Paisalo ParamatmaDialogues
2017Shatamanam BhavatiStory, screenplay, dialogueNational Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Nandi Award for Best Director
2018Srinivasa KalyanamStory, screenplay, dialogue
2020Entha ManchivaadavuraaStory, screenplay, dialogue
2021Kothi KomachiStory, screenplay, dialogue
2022Sri Sri Sri RajaavaaruStory, screenplay, dialogue

References

  1. ↑ Y., Sunita Chowdhary (20 January 2017). "Human emotions never get outdated". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh government announces Nandi awards for 2014-2016". The Times of India.
  3. 1 2 "I don't want to be preachy any more, says Satish Vegesna". The Hans India. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Satish Vegesna to direct Sai Dharam Tej". deccanchronicle.com/. Deccan Chronicle. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. ↑ Nelluri, Maya. "Interview with Satish Vegesna about Shatamanam Bhavati by Maya Nelluri - Telugu cinema director". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "64th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
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