D. Satya Prakash

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D. Satya Prakash
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Prakash in 2017
Born
Dattatreya Satya Prakash

NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Director
  • Lyricist
  • Producer
  • Distributor
Years active2007–present
Website Satya Pictures

D. Satya Prakash is an Indian filmmaker in Kannada cinema. His works often focus on social issues and human relationships. His debut film was Rama Rama Re... (2016), which is followed by Ondalla Eradalla (2018). He then directed Man of the Match (2022). His latest venture is X&Y (2025). Before making commercial films, Prakash directed the short film Jayanagara 4th block. [1]

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For Rama Rama Re..., Prakash received the Karnataka State Film Award for Director's First Time Best Film. Ondalla Eradalla won two awards at the 66th National Film Awards including the Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration. [2]

Prakash was selected as one of 20 "changemakers" by Deccan Herald in 2020 for being "one of the important filmmakers in Kannada today". [3]

Early life and education

D Satya Prakash was born in Kaduru, Chikmagalur district, Karnataka to K C Dattatari, a businessman, and Geetha, a homemaker. He completed schooling in Kaduru, Hassan, and Bangalore.

After completing his Diploma in Computer Sciences from DVS Polytechnic College Shimoga. He shifted to Bangalore to pursue his interest in cricket. He was a part of league level matches and sports events.

Career

Prakash worked as assistant director with T. S. Nagabharana, assisting on films including Nam Yajamanru starring Dr.Vishnuvardhan, and Kamsale Kaisale . During his five years of internship he collaborated with V. Manohar, music director for writing lyrics and was involved in dialogue writing for various scripts as well.

Jayanagara 4th Block

Jayanagara 4th Block is a story revolving around the friendship between an actor, a florist, and a retired school teacher. It explores the beauty of relationships among strangers and their journey of rediscovering happiness in an inanimate place 4th Block Jayanagar. This was an experimental film highlighting the existence of pure intentions in a society that’s misunderstood. The script was written by the lead actor Dhananjaya; screenplay and direction were by Prakash. The film received more than a million views on YouTube, [1] and won accolades in film festivals.[ which? ]

Rama Rama Re

Rama Rama Re... was Satya Prakash's debut commercial film. Released on 21 October 2016, it was written and directed by Satya Prakash. It is a story of a convict on death row. The film was remade in Telugu in 2018 as Aatagadaraa Siva by Rockline Venkatesh. [4]

Ondalla Eradalla

Ondalla Eradalla is about a seven-year-old boy Sameera and his pet cow Banu. The journey of the boy in search of his lost cow, while traveling through city and meeting new people with selfish intentions on the pretext of helping. The film tries to explore the complexities of human nature and qualities such as innocence and empathy masked by selfishness. As the story unfolds, it also unveils the positive thoughts within negatively portrayed people. [2]

Man of the Match

Man of the Match (film) [5] is D. Satya Prakash's third creative work in cinema. It has been produced jointly by PRK Productions, [6] the company of Kannada Superstar, Puneeth Rajkumar, in collaboration with Satya and Mayura Pictures. The movie follows A Director who calls for an audition and makes a movie out of it by creating conflicts between the artists who attended the audition.

X&Y

X&Y is D. Satya Prakash's latest venture, produced under the Satya Pictures banner. The film follows the story of an unborn soul who pleads with the Creator for a chance to experience life on Earth. Entrusted with a mission to find his future parents and unite them before he can be born, the soul embarks on his journey. However, once on Earth, he encounters harsh realities, struggles, and emotional turmoil. The vibrant world he had long desired proves far more challenging than expected, leaving him disillusioned and regretful of his decision, ultimately yearning to return to the Creator and renouncing the wish to be born.

Filmography

Directed Features

YearFilmDirectorProducerNotes
2013Jayanagar 4th BlockYesNoShort Film [7]
2016 Rama Rama Re YesYesRemade in Telugu as "Aatagadharaa Siva"
2018 Ondalla Eradalla YesNo
2022 Man of the Match YesYesReleased on Amazon Prime
2025 X&Y YesYes

Writer

YearFilmNotes
2015Bhagyaraj
Endendigu Dialogue Writer
2017 Urvi Dialogue Writer [8]
Happy New Year writer Vijay Raghavendra's episode. [9]
2024 Kaalapatthar
2025Unlock Raghava

Distributor

YearFilmNotes
2022Four WallsKannada
GilkiKannada
Son of IndiaTelugu
Reddygarintlo RowdismTelugu
PurushothamaKannada
BalarajuTelugu
BypassroadKannada
VikipediaKannada
3.0Kannada
ShubamangalaKannada
KambalihulaKannada
Hubali DhabaKannada
"O"Kannada
KasagiputagaluKannada
Kullana HendatiKannada
DwipatraKannada
Shambo Shiva ShankaraKannada
2023Sri Balaji Photo StudioKannada
SakuchiKannada
PaalaarKannada
ArambhaKannada
ChowkabharaKannada
Ondanki KaduKannada
DaamayanaKannada
Nimmellara AshirwadaKannada
AuraKannada
Bun TeaKannada
Vasantakaalada HoogaluKannada

Lyricist

YearFilmsong
2016 Rama Rama Re... All songs
2018 Ondalla Eradalla All songs
2018 Churikatte Sanchondu Illi Sanchari Yagi
2022 Man of the Match Enadru Madoke Munchane
2023DooradarshanaTaayi Usire
2023Harikathe Alla GirikatheGir Gir Gitle Zamana
2025X&YKunthi Karna

Awards

D Satya Prakash receiving National Award from Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu. National award.jpg
D Satya Prakash receiving National Award from Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu.
FilmAwardCategoryResultRef.
Rama Rama Re 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Debutant Director Won [10]
Bengaluru International Film Festival First Best Kannada filmWon [11] [ circular reference ]
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Film Nominated [12]
Ondalla Eradalla 66th National Film Awards Best Feature Film on National Integration Won [13] [14] [15]
2018 Karnataka State Film Awards Third Best Film Won [16]
Critics Choice Film Awards(CCFA)Best Kannada FilmWon [17]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film )". YouTube. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Making Ondalla Eradalla was sensitive and risky: D Satya Prakash | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  3. "D Satya Prakash". 27 December 2019.
  4. "Aatagadara Siva review : Plot so poignant". The Hindu . 20 July 2018.
  5. Anandraj, Shilpa (23 September 2021). "D Sathya Prakash talks about his latest film 'Man of the Match'". The Hindu.
  6. "Puneeth Rajkumar's production house rolls out 'Man of the Match'".
  7. Kannada Kolour (28 December 2013), Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film ) , retrieved 8 November 2018
  8. Urvi (2017) , retrieved 8 November 2018
  9. Happy New Year (2017) , retrieved 8 November 2018
  10. Karnataka State Film Award Winners for 2016
  11. 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2017
  12. "64th Filmfare South Awards 2017: Here's Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Tamil nomination lists". ibtimes.com. 8 June 2015.
  13. "66th National Film Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  14. "Ondalla Eradalla remake rights in huge demand". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  15. "Four Kannada movies win big at National Film Awards". Deccan Herald. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  16. "KARNATAKA STATE FILM AWARDS 2018: RAGHAVENDRA RAJKUMAR AND MEGHANA RAJ BAG TOP HONOURS; CHECK OUT ALL WINNERS". bangalore mirror. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  17. "ಮುಂಬೈ ವಿಮರ್ಶಕರಿಂದ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ 'ಒಂದಲ್ಲಾ ಎರಡಲ್ಲಾ' ಚಿತ್ರ". 22 April 2019.