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'''Priya Krishnaswamy''' is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where she specialised in film editing. <br />
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She is a 2-time National Award-winning Indian film producer, writer, director and editor who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema. <br />
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In 2004, her English language documentary film, 'The Eye of the Fish - the Kalaris of Kerala' won the National Award for Best Arts / Cultural film.<ref>https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2020/feb/19/director-priya-krishnaswamy-baaram-found-me-17120.html</ref><br />
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She made her feature film directorial debut with the Hindi film Gangoobai (2013), which was a product of NFDC's acclaimed screenwriters' lab in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gulfnews.com/general/sarita-joshi-applauds-audiencesopen-mind-1.1130810|title=Sarita Joshi applauds audiences'open mind|website=gulfnews.com}}</ref> <br />
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She wrote, edited, directed and produced the Tamil language thriller Baaram (2020) which won the National Award for Best Tamil Feature Film in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/i-wanted-baaram-to-be-dark-and-intense-priya-krishnaswamy-6279104/|title=I wanted Baaram to be dark and intense: Priya Krishnaswamy|date=February 21, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/baaram-is-an-original-story-on-thalaikoothal-says-director-priya-krishnaswamy/article29092845.ece|title='Baaram' is an original story on Thalaikoothal, says director Priya Krishnaswamy|first=Anusha|last=Surendran|date=August 14, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> <br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!rowspan=2|Year<br />
!rowspan=2|Film<br />
!colspan=2| Credited as<br />
!rowspan=2|Language<br />
!rowspan=2|Notes<br />
|-<br />
!Director <br />
!Editor <br />
|-<br />
| 1988 || ''[[Om-Dar-B-Dar]]'' || {{Na}} || {{Ya}} || [[Hindi]] ||<br />
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| 1989 || ''[[Percy (1989 film)|Percy]]'' || {{Na}} || {{Ya}} || [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] || Also actress<br />
|-<br />
| 1990 || ''Kaafila'' || {{Na}} || {{Ya}} || Hindi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1998 || ''[[Bombay Boys]]'' || {{Na}} || {{Ya}} || Hindi ||<br />
|-<br />
| 1999 || ''[[Bhopal Express (film)|Bhopal Express]]'' || {{Na}} || {{Ya}} || Hindi ||<br />
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| 2013 || ''[[Gangoobai]]'' || {{Ya}} || {{Ya}} || Hindi || Also writer<br />
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| 2020 || ''[[Baaram]]'' || {{Ya}} || {{Ya}} || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Also producer and writer<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb name|0471499}}<br />
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