Chandra Pemmaraju

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Chandra Pemmaraju
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Chandra Pemmaraju is an Indian-American film writer and director.

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Early life and career

Pemmaraju's interest in creative fields over the years has been expressed in the form of short plays that he wrote & directed while in India. A film enthusiast and strong desire to pursue movie making as a medium to create and express art has made him to take the plunge in 2008, switching from a financial services career in to filmmaking. Since then, he had made short films, and independent films that have been well received at various international film festivals in the United States and India.

He has written, produced, and directed May Beetle, Kissing Miss Jones and worked in the screenplay department, production management for Life! Camera Action... . He was also invited to curate a Bollywood Night in the New Filmmakers Festival in New York.

Filmography

Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearNameProducerdirectorScreenwriterOther
2008May BettleYesYesYes(short film)
2009Kissing Miss JonesYesYesYes(short film)
2012 Life! Camera Action... NoNoNo(feature film) creative director
Love Lies and Seeta YesYesYes(feature film) won several accolades
2014 Happy Ending NoNoNo(feature film) creative associate / 2nd unit director and behind the scenes director [1]
2015SelfieNoYesYes(telefilm) a segment from the TV series Darr Sabko Lagta Hai / creative associate
2016 Midnight Delight NoNoNo(feature film) assistant director / creative director
2017 A Gentleman NoNoNo(feature film) creative associate
2020Stay Safe, Baby!YesYesYes(short film)
2022 Gaalivaana NoNoYes(Telugu-language mystery crime-thriller web series)
2024 Cheekati Lo NoYesYesupcoming - crime-thriller Telugu language feature [2] [3] [4]

Festivals & nominations

May Beetle (2008)

Kissing Miss Jones (2009)

Love Lies and Seeta (2012)

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