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{{Short description|Indian playwright and theatre director}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abhishek Iyengar
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bengaluru]]
| alma_mater =
| occupation = Theatre director, writer
| years_active = 2006–present
}}
'''Abhishek Iyengar''' is an Indian playwright and theatre director. He is a co-founder of [[Bangalore]]-based theatre company [[WeMove Theatre]]. He writes play in [[Kannada language|Kannada]] and English.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=Datta |first=Sravasti |title=Plays for everyone |website=The Hindu |date=2016-02-26 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/plays-for-everyone/article8285613.ece |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Chakravorty |first=Joyeeta |title=Playwright Abhishek Iyengar bags his next film project |website=The Times of India |date=2021-09-12 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/playwright-abhishek-iyengar-bags-his-next-film-project/articleshow/86116562.cms |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref>

==Career==
Iyengar wrote ''E=MC<sup>2</sup>'', a thriller play which revolves around the life of a software engineer. The protagonist of the play, a person with [[schizophrenia]], is hired to search the missing Software Engineer and through this quest he explores many other hidden truths.<ref name=":0"/> His another play entitled ''Magadi Days'' is a political satire. In this play, a local government manipulates the laws because of which the common man suffers.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |last=Datta |first=Sravasti |title=Political network |website=The Hindu |date=2013-11-29 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/theatre/political-network/article5405398.ece |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref> His play ''Namma Metro'' (2012) is a symbolic representation of Bangalore. It deals with issues of how a small-time city suddenly gets exposed to globalization and the repercussions occurs due to the same.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=A play on namma metro |website=The New Indian Express |date=2012-05-29 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2012/may/29/a-play-on-namma-metro-372537.html |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{cite web |title=A lot can happen on a bench in the city |website=The Hindu |date=2012-06-13 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/a-lot-can-happen-on-a-bench-in-the-city/article3524566.ece |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref> In 2013, he wrote and directed ''P.S. I Don't Love You''.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last=Ravindran |first=Nirmala |title=Of love & other demons |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2013-05-14 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/of-love-other-demons/articleshow/21194139.cms |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref> His play ''Cocktail'' is a collection of eight short stories based on the real-life stories of people in India. Each story depicts a different emotion and expression thus adding eight different variations. The play is devised using the 'black-box' concept.<ref name=":6">{{cite web |last=Mazumdar |first=Arunima |title=The Mint Planner, 20 March 2015 |website=Mint |date=2015-03-19 |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/business-of-life/the-mint-planner-20-march-2015-1540715256609.html |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Retreating World with a twist |website=The Times of India |date=2014-05-08 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/the-retreating-world-with-a-twist/articleshow/34841001.cms |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{cite web |title=A bouquet of emotions |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2014-05-06 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/wemove-theatre-abhishek-iyengar-cocktail-play-meant-for-the-masses-bangalore-karnataka-events/articleshow/34744640.cms |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref> His play ''Anaavarana'' (The Unveiling) revolves around the subject of reunion of friends after their graduation. Miffed with their own secrets, the six friends try to recollect their graduation days and what percolates out is a series of emotions which were always hidden from each other.<ref name=":4">{{cite web |last=Nair |first=Prajeet |title=Bittersweet reunions |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2017-05-14 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/lounge/bittersweet-reunions/articleshow/58662080.cms |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Slay this Monday with a host of activities – from art to meditation to a drag show and a dance party |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2020-03-09 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/slay-this-monday-with-a-host-of-activities-from-art-to-meditation-to-a-drag-show-and-a-dance-party/articleshow/74541748.cms |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref>

In 2006, he co-founded the [[WeMove Theatre]] with Rangraj Bhattacharya.<ref>{{cite web |title=Visually Appealing |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2015-11-26 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/visually-appealing/articleshow/49926666.cms |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref> In 2017, he was appointed a WorldTheatre Ambassador as a representative of India for world theatre map, as a part of [[HowlRound]], a project by [[Emerson College]], [[Boston]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Shoot at sight | website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2017-05-31 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/the-informer/shoot-at-sight/articleshow/58917435.cms |access-date=2022-02-18}}</ref>

==Awards==
Iyengar received first prize at Adjust Madkobedi Theatre Festival for his play ''Mooru Humpugalu''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rousing finale for 'Adjust Madkobedi' Natakotsava |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=2014-05-06 |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/mooru-humpugalu-abhishek-iyengar-adjust-madkobedi-theatre-festival-vijaya-karnataka-abhinaya-mysooru-fourth-wall-tahatto-goblin-productions-arundhati-nag/articleshow/34695687.cms | access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> Iyengar was awarded the Kannada Sahitya Parishat Award by [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]] for his plays ''Magadi Days'' and ''By2coffee''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/kasapa-datti-awards-2021-kannada-sahitya-parishad-s-2021-endowment-award-announced-which-work-for-which-award-check-details-here-181676548030624.html | title=KaSaPa datti awards 2021: ‌ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್‌ನ 2021ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ದತ್ತಿ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ ಪ್ರಕಟ; ಯಾವ ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಯಾವ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ – ವಿವರ }}</ref>

==List of plays==
=== Plays written in English ===
* ''P.S I Don't Love You''<ref name=":5"/>
* ''Cocktail''<ref name=":6"/><ref name=":7"/>
* ''Malgudi Express'' (adapted from [[Malgudi Days (short story collection)|''Malgudi Days'']] written by R. K. Narayan)<ref name="The New Indian Express 2012">{{cite web | title=Malgudi Daze on stage | website=The New Indian Express | date=2012-03-30 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2012/mar/30/malgudi-daze-on-stage-353704.html | access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref>
* ''Anaavarana'' (The Unveiling) (2017), directed by Ranjan S.<ref name=":4"/>

===Plays written in Kannada===
* ''Namma Metro''<ref name=":2"/><ref name=":8"/>
* ''Magadi Days''<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{cite web |title='Magadi Days' play on February 8 |website=Deccan Herald |date=2014-02-05 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/384597/magadi-days-play-february-8.html |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref>
* ''E=MC<sup>2</sup>''<ref name=":0"/>
* ''Sambhandagala Sutta''<ref>{{cite web |title=WeMove Theatre marks its 14th anniversary today |website=The Times of India |date=2020-08-26 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/theatre/wemove-theatre-marks-its-14th-anniversary-today/articleshow/77763863.cms |access-date=2022-02-28}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm4842533}}

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[[Category:21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
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[[Category:Indian male dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:1984 births]]

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