Srinivas has not only studied abroad but also taught there. He holds a screenwriting diploma from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has taught for a year at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York. His acting skills were noted in his debut movie Ashta Chamma, where he played the character of Anand. Srinivas has played several prominent characters in recent Telugu films.
Deva Katta: The
Prasthanam director has a graduate degree from a film school and has also made a documentary film about Indian students in the USA, titled
Valasa, in 2003. Before that, he finished his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University in Michigan.
The director shot to fame through
Prasthanam in the year 2010. He is also known for his dialogue writing skills and has written lines for the
Baahubali series. Some of the notable movies of the director include
Vennela and a short film
Dying To Be Me.
Ravi Babu: The
Avunu director did an advanced cinematography course at the Film and Television Workshop in Rockport, Maine. Though he quit this course in the middle, he later finished a course at the Sony Institute in San Jose, California.
His film
Nachavule won critical acclaim and three Nandi Awards. He is also known for his crime and suspense thrillers
Avunu 2, Amaravathi and others. He has acted in several roles, from villain to a comedian. The multitalented Ravi Babu is also a producer and dialogue writer.
Adivi Sesh: Most of us know Adivi Sesh as an actor in Tollywood thrillers, but he is also a director who graduated from the San Francisco State University. Though he was born in Hyderabad, he was brought up in California in the United States. Sesh made his directorial debut with
Karma: Do You Believe?, released in the year 2010. Sesh has also worked as a screenplay writer, and he wrote for
Kshanam, a blockbuster in which he played the lead. He's known to be an experimental actor who does interesting films.
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