Abhaya Simha

Simha, Abhaya
Abhaya Simha
Born (1981-06-12) 12 June 1981 (age 43)
Mangalore
OccupationFilm director
Years active2007 - Present
SpouseRashmi Abhaya Simha

Abhaya Simha is a Kannada film director and screenwriter. He was born and brought up in Mangalore, Karnataka, INDIA. He did his graduation from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He studied Kannada, English Literature and Journalism. After that he specialized in Film Direction from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune. He started his film career in Bangalore in 2007. His debut venture Gubbachchigalu won the National Award for the best children's film for the year 2008.[1][2] His second venture was a bilingual movie named Shikari. Shikari was released in March 2012 across Karnataka and Kerala. His third film was Sakkare in Kannada starring Ganesh (actor). It was released across Karnataka in November 2013. In 2017 he made Paddayi in Tulu won 65th National award for Best Feature Film in Tulu.

Early life

Abhaya Simha has completed his graduation from St Aloysius College, Mangalore. Later he did his film studies from Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune.[3] His grandfather was G.T. Narayana Rao, a well-known science writer in Kannada, music critic, cultural organiser, and a prominent citizen of the city of Mysore, India.

Filmography

Year Film Language Notes
2008 Gubbachigalu Kannada Winner National Film Award for Best Children's Film
2012 Shikari Kannada Bilingual film
Malayalam
2013 Sakkare Kannada
2017 Paddayi Tulu Best Feature Film in Tulu -2017

References

  1. ^ CR, Sharanya (24 August 2013). "Commercial cinema is as difficult as art-house filmmaking: Abhaya Simha". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Gubbachigalu Director Abhay Simha Excited". Chitraloka.com. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  3. ^ Simha, Abhaya (9 April 2015). "National Film Award Winning Director Abhaya Simha Talks About His Life And Work". OfficeChai. Retrieved 18 April 2015.