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{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nag Ashwin
| image = Nag Ashwin (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ashwin in 2014
| birth_name = Nag Ashwin Reddy<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice Prez presents Ramineni foundation awards |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/vice-prez-presents-ramineni-foundation-awards-118100700555_1.html |access-date=22 February 2021 |publisher=Business Standard |date=7 October 2018}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], India
| birth_date = 
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, Producer.
| years_active = 2008–present
| spouse = [[Priyanka Dutt]]
| children = 1
}}
'''Nag Ashwin Reddy''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the coming-of-age philosophical drama film ''[[Yevade Subramanyam]]''.

In 2018, he directed the biographical film ''[[Mahanati]]'', starring [[Keerthy Suresh]] as yesteryear actress [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/nag-ashwins-next-a-biopic-on-legendary-actress-savitri-2821617/|title=Nag Ashwin's next a biopic on legendary actress Savitri|date=2016-05-27|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=2016-10-23}}{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/dulquer-surrenders-to-his-role-nag-ashwin/articleshow/59808971.cms|title=Dulquer surrenders to his role: Nag Ashwin - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-09-14}}</ref> At the [[66th National Film Awards]] 2019, the film won accolades including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/66th-national-film-awards-andhadhun-kgf-padmaavat-win-the-prestigious-award/articleshow/70604186.cms|title=66th National Film Awards winners' list: 'Andhadhun', 'KGF', 'Padmaavat' win the prestigious award - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="indiatoday.in">{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/66th-national-film-awards-list-of-winners-1579143-2019-08-09|title=66th National Film Awards: Full winners list|agency=Ist|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> Nag Ashwin received the [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]] at the [[66th Filmfare Awards South]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>

Mahanati was showcased in the [[Indian Panorama]] Mainstream section at the [[49th International Film Festival of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffigoa.org/indian-panorama-iffi-2018/|title=IFFI 2018 Announces Official Selection for Indian Panorama Film Section|date=31 October 2018}}</ref> and has also garnered the "Equality in Cinema Award" at the 2018 [[Indian Film Festival of Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/mahanati-100-glorious-days-of-an-undisputed-classic-184535.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224505/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/mahanati-100-glorious-days-of-an-undisputed-classic-184535.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2018-11-08|title=Mahanati: 100 glorious days of an undisputed classic! - in.com|website=in.com}}</ref>

==Early life ==
Nag Ashwin was born in Hyderabad to Jayaram and Jayanthi Reddy, both of whom are doctors.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=PIX: Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu at Nag Ashwin-Priyanka's wedding reception|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/pix-venkatesh-mahesh-babu-at-nag-ashwin-priyankas-wedding-reception/20151208.htm|access-date=2021-03-14|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> He studied in [[Hyderabad Public School]] and received [[bachelor's degree]] in Mass Communication from MIC, Manipal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/an-eye-for-story/article6874716.ece|title=An eye for story|last=Chowdhary|first=Y. Sunita|date=2015-02-09|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-09-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He then did a Film Direction course at the [[New York Film Academy]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-25|title=Nag Ashwin to Tharun Bhascker, 7 Telugu directors who studied abroad|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nag-ashwin-tharun-bhascker-7-telugu-directors-who-studied-abroad-140276|access-date=2021-01-04|website=The News Minute}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:The Vice President, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu presenting the ‘Ramineni Awards 2018’ to Film Director, Shri Nag Ashwin Reddy, instituted by Dr. Ramineni Foundation, in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.JPG|thumb|Ashwin (third from right) receiving an award from [[Venkaiah Naidu]] (third from left), the [[Vice President of India]] in 2018]]
Nag Ashwin began his film industry career as an assistant director for the film ''[[Nenu Meeku Telusa...?]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nenu Meeku Telusa - Full Cast & Crew|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1296409/fullcredits|website=IMDB}} {{unreliable?|date=January 2019}}</ref> He has then worked as an assistant director with [[Sekhar Kammula]] for the films [[Leader (2010 film)|''Leader'']] and [[Life Is Beautiful (2012 film)|''Life Is Beautiful'']].<ref>{{cite news|title=An eye for story|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/an-eye-for-story/article6874716.ece|publisher=The Hindu|date=9 Feb 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=This film came at the right time|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/this-film-came-at-the-right-time/article6902995.ece|publisher=The Hindu|date=17 Feb 2015}}</ref>

For his third film, Ashwin is teaming up with the actors, [[Prabhas]] and [[Deepika Padukone]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-19|title=Prabhas and Deepika Padukone to star in Nag Ashwin's film|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/prabhas-and-deepika-padukone-to-star-in-nag-ashwin-film-6512530/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In December 2015, Ashwin married [[Priyanka Dutt]], daughter of producer [[C. Ashwini Dutt]] of [[Vyjayanthi Movies]].<ref name=":0" /> The couple has a son.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It's a boy for Nag Ashwin & Priyanka! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/its-a-boy-for-nag-ashwin-priyanka/articleshow/55313121.cms|access-date=2021-03-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography ==
{{Pending films key}}
* ''All films are in Telugu, unless noted otherwise''.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%"
|- align="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Writer
! Producer
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2015 ||''[[Yevade Subramanyam]]''
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
| 2018 ||''[[Mahanati]]''
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
|
|
|-
| 2021 ||''[[Pitta Kathalu]]''
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}}
| [[Netflix]] anthology film; Segement: ''xLife''
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title=Pitta Kathalu teaser: Netflix's first Telugu film looks intriguing|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/pitta-kathalu-teaser-netflix-telugu-film-7153994/|access-date=2021-01-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title=NetFilx Pitta Kathalu : తెలుగులో మొదటిసారిగా నలుగురు హీరోయిన్స్‌తో నెట్‌ఫ్లిక్స్ అలాంటీ వెబ్ సిరీస్.. టీజర్ విడుదల..|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/shruthi-haasan-eesha-rebba-amala-paul-lakshmi-manchu-netfilx-pitta-kathalu-official-teaser-released-sr-730706.html|access-date=2021-01-21|website=News18 Telugu}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|''[[Jathi Ratnalu]]''
| {{no}} || {{no}} || {{yes}} || ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/nag-ashwins-first-telugu-production-jaathi-ratnalu-stars-priyadarshi-rahul-ramakrishna-and-naveen-polishetty/article29784534.ece|title='Mahanati' director Nah Ashwin turns producer|date=2019-10-24|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref>
|-
|TBA
|{{Pending|align="left"|[[Prabhas|Project K]]}} {{dagger}}
| {{yes}} || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Filming
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=K |first1=Janani |title=Prabhas gives first clap for Amitabh Bachchan as Nag Ashwin's sci-fi film goes on floors |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/prabhas-gives-first-clap-for-amitabh-bachchan-as-nag-ashwin-s-sci-fi-film-goes-on-floors-1832087-2021-07-24 |website=India Today |access-date=24 July 2021 |date=24 July 2021}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Film
! Awards
! Category
! Result
! Ref.
|-
|rowspan=2|''[[Yevade Subramanyam]]''
|[[Nandi Awards]]
|[[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director|Best Debut Director]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2017-11-14/AP-Government-announces-Nandi-Awards/339340|title=2015 Nandi Awards|website=The Hans India|access-date=25 June 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[5th South Indian International Movie Awards|5th SIIMA Award]]
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=SIIMA 2016 Telugu movie nominations revealed; 'Baahubali,' 'Srimanthudu' lead the list5|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2016-telugu-movie-nominations-revealed-baahubali-srimanthudu-lead-list-680040|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526120833/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2016-telugu-movie-nominations-revealed-baahubali-srimanthudu-lead-list-680040|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-05-26}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" |''[[Mahanati]]''
|[[66th Filmfare Awards South]]
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/winners-of-the-66th-filmfare-awards-south-2019_-38163.html|title=Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019|website=[[Filmfare]]|access-date=22 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[66th National Film Awards]]
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film - Telugu]]
|{{won}}
|<ref name="indiatoday.in"/>
|-
|[[8th South Indian International Movie Awards|8th SIIMA Award]]
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|<ref name=":6">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/siima-awards-2019-winners-rangasthalam-kgf-yash-keerthy-suresh-tamil-telugu-malayalam-kannada-5909506/|title=SIIMA 2019 winners full list: Dhanush, Trisha, Prithviraj win big|website=[[Indian Express]]|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
|[[Zee Cine Awards]] Telugu
|Best Director
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/tollywoods-first-and-biggest-awards-event-of-the-year-on-zee-telugu-2173969.html|title=Tollywood's first and biggest Awards event of the Year on Zee Telugu.|website=Zee News|date=2019-01-25|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref>
|-
|[[Ramineni Foundation Awards]]
|Best Director
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-25|title=Tollywood's first and biggest Awards event of the Year on Zee Telugu.|url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/tollywoods-first-and-biggest-awards-event-of-the-year-on-zee-telugu-2173969.html|access-date=2019-11-26|website=Zee News}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* {{Twitter|nagashwin7}}

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