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Nandini Reddy | |
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 Reddy at the success meet of Mahanati in 2018 | |
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| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2011–present |
B. V. Nandini Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema and television. [1] She debuted with 2011 Telugu film, Ala Modalaindi . [2] [3]
Nandini Reddy was born in Hyderabad. Her father Bharath. V. Reddy was a Chartered accountant who is originally from Chittoor district, and is settled in Bangalore. Her mother Roopa Reddy is from the "Pingle" family hailing from Warangal district. Nandini has a younger brother named Uttam Reddy. [4]
Reddy was educated at St. Ann's High School, Secunderabad, and earned a degree at Women's College, Koti.[ citation needed ] She also holds a master's degree in politic science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. [5] She was active in dramatics, elocution and cricket throughout her school and college years. She is also one of the judges in a Telugu reality TV show Adhurs.[ citation needed ]
Reddy was introduced to Gangaraju Gunnam through a mutual friend and in 1995 she worked on his children's movie Little Soldiers as an Assistant Director. [6] After that film was released, cinematographer Rasool Ellore introduced her to Krishna Vamsi, who refused at the time to take her into his team. She was idle for a year before being offered work on the Kannada film Santhi Santhi Santhi. Actress Ramya Krishnan then persuaded Vamsi to take her for his next project, Chandralekha. [6] She became an integral part of Vamsi's team up to and including the filming of Shakti, a Hindi remake of Anthahpuram. [5]
Vamsi sent Reddy to Daggubati Suresh Babu, with whom she has worked for Suresh Productions.
In 2019, she directed her fourth film Oh! Baby , starring Samantha Akkineni. Produced by People's Media Productions and Guru Films along with Suresh Productions, this is the second time Samantha and Reddy worked together. [7] [8]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2011 | Ala Modalaindi | Yes | Yes | [9] [10] | |
| 2013 | Jabardasth | Yes | Screenplay | ||
| 2016 | Kalyana Vaibhogame | Yes | Yes | [11] [12] | |
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | Yes | Screenplay | [13] [14] | |
| 2021 | Pitta Kathalu | Yes | No | Segment: Meera | [15] |
| 2023 | Anni Manchi Sakunamule | Yes | No | [16] |
| Year | Title | Network | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Adhurs | ETV | Judge | [17] |
| 2017 | Mana Mugguri Love Story | YuppTV | Creator | [18] [19] |
| 2018 | Gangstars | Amazon Prime Video | Creator | [20] [21] |
| 2020-2021 | Sam Jam | Aha | Creative Producer |
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