Praveen Sattaru

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Praveen Sattaru
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  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2010 - present
SpouseArchana

Praveen Sattaru is an Indo-American film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema. [1] [2] He made his directorial debut with the 2011 film, LBW: Life Before Wedding . In 2014, he directed the critically acclaimed anthology film, Chandamama Kathalu which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for that year. [3]

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Personal life

Praveen Sattaru was born in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. He holds MS degree in Chip Designing, and has worked as SAP consultant in IBM for about 10 years. He is an Indian immigrant to the United States. He is married to Archana. [4]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2011 LBW: Life Before Wedding YesYesYesDebut Film
2012 Routine Love Story YesYesYes
2014 Chandamama Kathalu YesYesYes
2016 Guntur Talkies YesNoYes
2017 PSV Garuda Vega YesNoYes
2022 The Ghost YesNoYes
2023 Gandeevadhari Arjuna YesNoYes

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References

  1. IANS (16 April 2014). "Film industry not a place to make money: Praveen Sattaru (Interview)". business-standard.com.
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