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	'''Neelakanta''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] films director. He has received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu\|National Award]] in the screenwriting for the feature ''[[Show (film)\|Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Awards of Neelakanta\|url=http://www.cineradham.com/biographies/directors/neelakanta/awards.html\|publisher=Cine Radham\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302032946/http://www.cineradham.com/biographies/directors/neelakanta/awards.html\|archive-date=2 March 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref>		'''Neelakanta''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] films director. He has received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu\|National Award]] in the screenwriting for the feature ''[[Show (film)\|Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Awards of Neelakanta\|url=http://www.cineradham.com/biographies/directors/neelakanta/awards.html\|publisher=Cine Radham\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302032946/http://www.cineradham.com/biographies/directors/neelakanta/awards.html\|archive-date=2 March 2014\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He won two [[National Film Awards]] & three [[Nandi Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf\|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)\|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)\|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)\|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]\|access-date=21 August 2020 \| language=Telugu}}</ref>


	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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{{short description|Indian film director and screenwriter}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Neelakanta
| image = Neelakanta in Cinivaram.jpg
| caption = Neelakanta in 2018
| birth_name = G. Neelakanta Reddy<ref name="idlebrain interview" />
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Kadapa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]], India
| alma_mater = Loyola College, Vijayawada
| occupation = Director, Screen Writer
| spouse =
}}

'''Neelakanta''' is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films director. He has received the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|National Award]] in the screenwriting for the feature ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Awards of Neelakanta|url=http://www.cineradham.com/biographies/directors/neelakanta/awards.html|publisher=Cine Radham|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302032946/http://www.cineradham.com/biographies/directors/neelakanta/awards.html|archive-date=2 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Neelakanta is a native of [[Kadapa]], Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="idlebrain interview">{{cite web|title=Interview with Neelakanta|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/neelakanta.html|publisher=Idle Brain}}</ref> He studied at Loyola Public School and [[Andhra Loyola College|Loyola College]] in Vijayawada. Since his school days, Neelakanta has had a deep love for film direction and film making which is what drove him to [[Chennai]] after his graduation.

==Career==
Neelakanta always wanted to make films which eloquently depicted the psychological study of characters for the off-beat<ref>{{cite web|title=Directors show all the way|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-missamma.html|publisher=Idle brain}}</ref> his passion materialised with [[Show (film)|Show]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Review|url=http://movies.fullhyderabad.com/show/telugu/show-movie-reviews-926-2.html|publisher=Fully hyderabad}}</ref> followed by ''[[Missamma (2003 film)|Missamma]]''. He received two national awards, one for Best Screenplay and the other for the Best Feature Film in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] for ''Show'' while state [[Nandi Awards|Nandi Award]] in the screenplay department for the latter.

He then made ''[[Sadaa Mee Sevalo|Sada Mee Sevalo]]'', with [[Shriya]] and [[Venu]] in lead roles,<ref>{{cite web|title=Sada mee sevalo is a dud|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/sada/20050328.htm|publisher=Rediff}}</ref> and later made a psychological thriller, ''[[Nandanavanam 120km]]''. Both these films did not do well at the box office. Despite its commercial failure, ''Nanadanavanam'' got him huge critical acclaim.<ref>{{cite web|title=120 km away from routine flicks|url=http://www.cinegoer.net/reviews/nandanavanam.htm|publisher=cinegoer}}</ref> These were followed by ''[[Mr. Medhavi|Mr.Medhavi]]''. with [[Genelia]] and [[Raja Abel|Raja]] in the lead roles. This film, produced by [[RamaRao Bodduluri]], proved to be an above-average grosser. He also wrote dialogues for a Telugu remake of the [[Hindi]] hit ''[[A Wednesday!]]'', entitled ''[[Eeenadu]]''. In 2011, Neelakanta directed ''[[Virodhi (2011 film)|Virodhi]]'', featuring [[Meka Srikanth]] and [[Kamalinee Mukherjee]]. Neelakanta secured the [[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer|best dialogue writer award]] in the year 2011 for this film. In 2013 he directed ''[[Chammak Challo (film)|Chammak Challo]]'', which gathered bad reviews for both the director and the film.<ref>{{cite web|title=writer sleeping under tree|url=http://english.tupaki.com/enews/view/Neelakantas-Writer-Sleeping-Under-Tree--/18443|publisher=tupaki}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nothing flashy about this|url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-chammak-challo-nothing-flashy-about-this.html|publisher=123 telugu}}</ref>

In 2018, he directed the [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film ''[[Zam Zam (film)|Zam Zam]]'' starring [[Manjima Mohan]]. The film is an official remake of the Hindi film [[Queen (2014 film)|Queen]].

==Filmography==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Priyanka (1994 film)|Priyanka]]''
|Direction
|[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
|Remake of Hindi film ''[[Damini – Lightning]]''
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Show (film)|Show]]''
| Screenplay, direction
| Telugu
| Received two [[National Film Awards]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Missamma (2003 film)|Missamma]]''
| Screenplay, direction
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| Received Four Nandi Awards
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Sadaa Mee Sevalo]]''
| Screenplay, direction
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Nandanavanam 120km]]''
| Screenplay, direction,
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Mr. Medhavi]]''
| Direction
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Eeenadu]]''
| Dialogues
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Virodhi (2011 film)|Virodhi]]''
| Screenplay, direction
| Telugu
| Screened at [[International Film Festival of India]] – 2011
Received Two Nandi Awards 2011

Screened at Melbourne International Film Festival-2011<ref>{{cite web|title=IFFM neglected Telugu films|url=http://sirienterprises.net/?news_type=why-telugu-films-are-neglected-in-iffm|publisher=sisi enterprises|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221080018/http://sirienterprises.net/?news_type=why-telugu-films-are-neglected-in-iffm|archive-date=21 February 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Chammak Challo (film)|Chammak Challo]]''
| Direction
| Telugu
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Maaya (2014 film)|Maaya]]''<ref>{{cite web | title = For 'Maaya', Harshvardhan Rane follows caveman's diet|publisher=CNN-IBN | url = http://ibnlive.in.com/news/for-maaya-harshvardhan-rane-follows-cavemans-diet/445975-71-216.html|date=17 January 2014| access-date = 25 May 2014 }}</ref>
| Screenplay, direction
| Telugu
| <ref>{{cite web|title=Maaya is Neelakanta's new film|url=http://www.action2cut.com/news/maaya-director-neelakanta-new-film-movies-list/|publisher=action cut|access-date=3 March 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140303211455/http://www.action2cut.com/news/maaya-director-neelakanta-new-film-movies-list/|archive-date=3 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|TBA||''[[Zam Zam (film)|Zam Zam]]''||Direction||[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]||Remake of Hindi film ''Queen''
|}

==Awards==
;[[National Film Awards]]
*[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] – 2002 – ''Show''
*[[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]] – 2002 – ''Show''

;[[Nandi Awards]]
*[[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]] – ''[[Show (film)|Show]]'' (2001)
*[[Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer]] – ''[[Missamma (2003 film)|Missamma]]'' (2003)
*[[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer]] – ''[[Virodhi (2011 film)|Virodhi]]'' (2011)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1252615}}

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