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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian film director}}<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Sankalp Reddy<br />
| image = Sankalp Reddy.jpg<br />
| caption = Sankalp Reddy in Cinivaram, Ravindra Bharathi, Hyderabad in 2017.<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1984|10|20}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Director, writer<br />
| years_active = 2014 – present<br />
| spouse = Keerthi Reddy<br />
| children = 2 <br />
| awards =<br />
| website = <br />
| alma mater = [[Griffith Film School]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Sankalp Reddy''' (born October 20, 1984) is an Indian film director, and screenwriter who primarily works in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/160818/varun-tej-looks-out-of-this-world.html|title=Varun Tej looks out of this world|date=16 August 2018}}</ref> He made his directorial debut with the [[Pan-India film|Pan-Indian]] war film [[Ghazi (2017 film)|''Ghazi'']] (2017) which won the [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film in Telugu]]. Reddy later directed [[Science fiction film|science fiction]] film ''[[Antariksham 9000 KMPH]]'' (2018).<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Sankalp Reddy was born and brought up in [[Hyderabad]]. He graduated from [[CVR College of Engineering]] and moved to [[Australia]] for his MBA at [[Griffith University]], [[Brisbane]]. He later dropped out after a semester and joined [[Griffith Film School]], a top [[creative arts]] school in Australia, for pursuing [[Masters of Fine Arts|MFA]] in film direction.<ref name=":0">http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141221/entertainment-tollywood/article/india’s-first-submarine-warfare-movie-coming-hyderabad {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Reddy researched about submarines about a year and decided to make a film on submarine. Later, he wrote a book titled ''The Blue Fish'' to keep the copyrights to make a film with himself. It later marked his feature film debut with ''[[Ghazi (film)|Ghazi]]'' (2017)''.<ref name=":0" />'' The film is inspired by true events from the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971]].<ref>{{cite web|date=17 May 2017|title=Director Sankalp Reddy to do a science fiction film|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/170517/director-sankalp-reddy-to-do-a-science-fiction-film.html|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ganguly|first=Nivedita|date=17 February 2017|title=The making of a war story|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/The-making-of-a-war-story/article17320239.ece|publisher=|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The submarine warfare film is an underwater tale of the courage and patriotism of the men aboard the Indian Submarine {{INS|Karanj|S21}} which destroyed the Pakistani {{PNS|Ghazi}} when it ventured into Indian waters to destroy {{INS|Vikrant|1961|6}} on the shore of R. K. Beach, Visakhapatnam.<ref>{{cite news|title=Visakhapatnam: Sunk Pakistani submarine Ghazi is an enigma|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151124/nation-current-affairs/article/visakhapatnam-sunk-pakistani-submarine-ghazi-enigma}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=ScoopWhoop|date=11 January 2017|title=The Ghazi Attack: An Indo-Pak War So Deep Underwater That It Never Surfaced In History|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/The-Real-Story-Of-The-Ghazi-Attack/|publisher=}}</ref> ''Ghazi'' was screened at the [[Jagran Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Films You Shouldn't Miss At The Jagran Film Festival|url=https://insider.in/top-films-to-watch-at-jagran-film-festival/article|website=insider.in}}</ref> and garnered the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] at the [[65th National Film Awards]] 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=65th National Film Awards|url=http://164.100.117.97/WriteReadData/userfiles/65th%20%20NATIONAL%20FILM%20AWARDS%20FOR%202017-%20final%20(1).pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=65th National Film Awards LIVE: Sridevi Posthumously Awarded Best Actress; Vinod Khanna Honoured With Dada Saheb Phalke Award|date=13 April 2018|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/65th-national-film-awards-live-sridevi-posthumously-awarded-best-actress-for-mom-newton-wins-best-hindi-film-1717053.html|accessdate=13 April 2018|publisher=News 18}}</ref> <br />
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In 2018, Reddy directed the space thriller film [[Antariksham 9000 KMPH]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Antariksham 9000 KMPH Teaser: A promising & thrilling space-adventure on the cards|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/antariksham-9000-kmph-teaser-a-promising-thrilling-space-adventure-on-the-cards/articleshow/66262523.cms}}</ref> starring [[Varun Tej]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/varun-tejs-space-thriller-antariksham-9000-kmph-wraps-up-its-shoot/articleshow/66029054.cms|title=Varun Tej's space-thriller Antariksham 9000 KMPH wraps up its shoot|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{{Pending films key}}<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Title<br />
! Director<br />
! Writer<br />
! Language <br />
! Note<br />
|-<br />
| 2017<br />
| ''[[Ghazi (film)|Ghazi]]'' <br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|Telugu<br />Hindi<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
| 2018<br />
|''[[Antariksham 9000 KMPH]]''<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|{{yes}}<br />
|Telugu<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|2021<br />
| ''[[Pitta Kathalu]]''<br />
|{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || Telugu|| Segment: "Pinky"<br />
|-<br />
|2023<br />
|''[[IB71]]''<br />
|{{yes}} || {{yes}} || Hindi || <ref>{{cite web |title=Sankalp Reddy film with Vidyut Jammwal titled 'IB 71' kick starts its shoot |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/sankalp-reddy-film-with-vidyut-jammwal-titled-ib-71-kick-starts-its-shoot/articleshow/88894210.cms |website=The Times of india |date=14 January 2022}}</ref><br />
|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
[[File:Smriti Irani presenting the Rajat Kamal Award to Sankalp (Best Telgu Film) for the Feature film – GHAZI, at the 65th National Film Awards Function, in New Delhi.JPG|thumb|Reddy (right) receiving the National Film Award]]<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Film<br />
! Award<br />
! Category <br />
! Result<br />
! Ref.<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan="5" |''[[Ghazi (film)|Ghazi]]''<br />
|[[65th National Film Awards]]<br />
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Best Feature Film - Telugu]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/national-awards-2018-ghazi-gets-best-movie-baahubali-2-wins-2-honors-766572|title=National Awards 2018: Ghazi gets best movie, Baahubali 2 wins 3 honors|website=International Business Times|date=2018-04-13|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|[[65th Filmfare Awards South]]<br />
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu|Best Director ]]<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html|title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018|website=[[Filmfare]]|date=4 June 2018|accessdate=21 December 2019}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=2|[[7th South Indian International Movie Awards|7th SIIMA Awards]]<br />
|[[SIIMA Award for Best Director (Telugu)|Best Director (Telugu)]]<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-awards-2018-telugu-kannada-nomination-list-out-date-place-7th-edition-revealed-777016|title=SIIMA Awards 2018 - Telugu, Kannada nomination list out: Date, place of 7th edition revealed|website=International Business Times|date=2018-08-05|access-date=2019-12-21}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|Best Debut Director<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[16th Santosham Film Awards]]<br />
|[[Santosham Best Director Award|Best Director]]<br />
|{{won}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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