B. V. 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 active2011–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]

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Early life

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. [3]

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. [4] 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 ]

Nandini Reddy in Cinivaram, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad Nandini Reddy.jpg
Nandini Reddy in Cinivaram, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad

Career

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. [5] 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. [5] She became an integral part of Vamsi's team up to and including the filming of Shakti, a Hindi remake of Anthahpuram. [4]

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. [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film credits
YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2011 Ala Modalaindi YesYes [8] [9]
2013 Jabardasth YesScreenplay
2016 Kalyana Vaibhogame YesYes [10] [11]
2019 Oh! Baby YesScreenplay [12] [13]
2021 Pitta Kathalu YesNoSegment: Meera [14]
2023 Anni Manchi Sakunamule YesNo [15]

Television

Television credits
YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2013Adhurs ETV Judge [16]
2017Mana Mugguri Love Story YuppTV Creator [17] [18]
2018 Gangstars Amazon Prime Video Creator [19] [20]
2020-2021 Sam Jam Aha Creative Producer

Awards

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