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D. Satya Prakash
Prakash in 2017
Born
Dattatreya Satya Prakash

Kadur, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • Director
  • Lyricist
  • Producer
  • Distributor
Years active2007–present
WebsiteSatya 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). His latest venture is Man of the Match (2022). Before making commercial films, Prakash directed the short film Jayanagara 4th block.[1]

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 latest venture. 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.

Filmography

Directed Features

Year Film Director Producer Notes
2013 Jayanagar 4th Block Yes No Short Film[7]
2016 Rama Rama Re Yes Yes Remade in Telugu as "Aatagadharaa Siva"
2018 Ondalla Eradalla Yes No
2022 Man of the Match Yes Yes Released on Amazon Prime

Writer

Year Film Notes
2015 Bhagyaraj
Endedigu Dialogue Writer
2017 Urvi Dialogue Writer[8]
Happy New Year writer Vijay Raghavendra's episode.[9]
2022 Kaala Patthar Filming
2022 Unlock Raghava Shooting in progress

Distributor

Year Film Notes
2022 Four Walls Kannada
Gilki Kannada
Son of India Telugu
Reddygarintlo Rowdism Telugu
Purushothama Kannada
Balaraju Telugu

Lyricist

Year Film song
2016 Rama Rama Re... All songs
2018 Ondalla Eradalla All songs
2018 Churikatte sanchondu illi sanchari yagi
2022 Man of the Match (film) Enadru madoke munchane

Awards

D Satya Prakash receiving National Award from Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu.
Film Award Category Result Ref.
Rama Rama Re 2016 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Debutant Director Won [10]
Bengaluru International Film Festival First Best Kannada film Won [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 Film Won [17]

References

  1. ^ a b "Jayanagar 4th Block ( a kannada short film )". YouTube. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "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.
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