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{{Short description|Indian film director and screenplay writer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Saagar K Chandra
| image = Saagar K Chandraa.jpg
| caption = Chandra in 2015
| birth_name = Kala Sagar
| birth_date = {{Birthdate and age|1980|05|17|df=yes}} or {{Birthdate and age|1985|5|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh]], India (now in [[Telangana]])
| alma_mater = [[Vasavi College of Engineering]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 2009{{ndash}}present
| spouse = {{marriage|Geetha Reddy|2017}}
}}

'''Saagar K Chandra''' (born '''Kala Sagar'''; 17 May 1980/1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Happy Birthday Saagar K Chandra: Fans flood Twitter with warm wishes for PSPK Rana Movie director |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-saagar-k-chandra-fans-flood-twitter-with-warm-wishes-for-pspk-rana-movie-director/articleshow/82705934.cms |access-date=17 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |quote=Saagar K Chandra has turned 41 today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2022 |title=Success gave me a new high |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/200322/success-gave-me-a-new-high.html |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yalala |first=Sridhar |date=10 April 2022 |title=Dil se: Iragadeese Saagar |url=https://pynr.in/article/dil-se-iragadeese-saagar |access-date=21 April 2022 |website=The Pynr |language=en}}</ref> is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He made his directorial debut film in 2012 with ''[[Ayyare]].'' He then directed ''[[Appatlo Okadundevadu]]'' (2016) and ''[[Bheemla Nayak]]'' (2022).

== Personal life ==

Chandra hails from [[Nalgonda district]] in present-day [[Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 February 2022 |title=The Film That Made Pawan Kalyan Trust Saagar K Chandra to Helm Bhimla Nayak |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/the-film-that-made-pawan-kalyan-trust-saagar-k-chandra-to-helm-bhimla-nayak-4810145.html |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}</ref> He was born to Rama Chandra Reddy and Sunitha. Saagar's birthname was Kala Sagar but he changed his name to Saagar K Chandra to suffix his father's name.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=17 August 2020 |title=లోకల్‌ జీవితాన్ని గ్లోబల్‌గా చూపించాలి! |url=https://www.ntnews.com/sunday/2020-08-16-68957 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816152757/https://www.ntnews.com/sunday/2020-08-16-68957 |archive-date=16 August 2020 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=[[Namasthe Telangana]]}}</ref> He has a sister, Gauthami. He did his schooling in [[Nalgonda]] and graduated from [[Vasavi College of Engineering]] in Hyderabad,{{Efn|In an earlier interview, Chandra stated that he graduated from [[Osmania University]] in Electrical Engineering<ref name=":1" />}} and later moved to the [[United States]] to pursue his Masters. In 2017, he married Geetha Reddy.<ref name=":0" />

== Film career ==
He left his job in the US and moved back to [[Hyderabad]] in 2009 to pursue his career in films. He faced resistance from his family when he conveyed his interest in films, as he does not have a film background.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 February 2022 |title=పవన్‌తో సినిమా అనగానే.. షాకయ్యా.. |trans-title=Movie with Pawan.. I was shocked ..! |url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-article/sunday-magazine/life-journey-of-young-director-sagar-k-chandra/5/322000168 |access-date=27 February 2022 |website=[[Eenadu]] |language=te}}</ref> He worked as assistant director with director [[Ravi Babu]] for his film [[Amaravathi (2009 film)|''Amaravathi'']] (2009). He also worked with Madhura Sreedhar in direction department. His first film as a director is ''[[Ayyare]]'' which got critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-01-20|title=Review : Ayyare – A thought Provoking Movie|url=https://www.123telugu.com/reviews/review-ayyare-a-thought-provoking-movie.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=123telugu.com|language=en}}</ref> Later he directed [[Appatlo Okadundevadu|''Appatlo Okadundevadu'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavirayani|first=suresh|date=2017-01-01|title=Movie review 'Appatllo Okadundevadu': An excellent film that starts poorly|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/010117/movie-review-appatllo-okadundevadu-an-excellent-film-that-starts-poorly.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref> This film also got critical acclaim and a commercial success as well.

In 2022, he directed the Telugu remake of ''[[Ayyappanum Koshiyum]]'' titled ''[[Bheemla Nayak]]'', starring [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Rana Daggubati]] and [[Nithya Menen]] under Sithara Entertainments banner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 February 2022 |title=Bheemla Nayak: Director Saagar K Chandra finishes filming Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati-starrer |url=https://www.news9live.com/entertainment/telugu/bheemla-nayak-director-saagar-k-chandra-finishes-filming-pawan-kalyan-rana-daggubati-starrer-154330 |access-date=20 February 2022 |website=[[News9 (Karnataka)|News9]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-27 |title=What makes Pawan Kalyan’s Bheemla Nayak work at the box office? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/telugu/what-makes-pawan-kalyan-bheemla-nayak-work-at-the-box-office-7790947/ |access-date=2022-02-27 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="2" | Credited as
! scope="col" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
! scope="col" | Director
! scope="col" | Writer
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Ayyare]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Directorial debut
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Appatlo Okadundevadu]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[Nandi Special Jury Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kulpreet 2017-11-15T11:48:00+05:30|date=2017-11-15|title=Nandi Awards Winners List For 2014, 2015 and 2016|url=https://www.chitramala.in/nandi-awards-winners-list-2014-2015-2016-255062.html|access-date=2022-02-20|website=Chitramala|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Bheemla Nayak]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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