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{{Infobox person
| name = Srinivas Sunderrajan
| image = Vaas-2014.jpeg
|caption =
|years active = 2006 - Present
|occupation = Filmmaker, Director, Writer, Editor, Musician
}}
'''Srinivas Sunderrajan''' or Vaas<ref>NH7. [http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/06/08/the-untitled-kartik-krishnan-project-gets-release-date/ The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project to Get Theatrical Release]</ref><ref name=Rollingstone>RollingStone. [http://rollingstoneindia.com/scribe-bassist-srinivas-sunderrajan-extends-funding-deadline-for-his-second-film/ Scribe Bassist Srinivas Sunderrajan Extends Funding Deadline For His Second Film ]</ref><ref name=NH7EG>NH7. [http://nh7.in/indiecision/2011/12/09/guerilla-video-the-enter-guerilla-story/ Guerrilla Video, The Enter Guerrilla Story]</ref> is an Indian musician and an independent filmmaker based in [[Mumbai]], widely known for his films - [[The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project]], and Greater Elephant.<ref name=HinduOS>The Hindu. [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/his-own-story-almost/article3696001.ece His own story, almost]</ref> He is the co-founder of a DIY production house Enter Guerrilla Films,<ref name=NH7EG /> and has directed the third season of [[The Dewarists]].<ref>Pandolin. [http://www.pandolin.com/dewarists-combines-art-music-srinivas-sunderrajan/ The Dewarists combines Art and Music: Srinivas Sunderrajan]</ref> He is currently the bass player for Mumbai’s hardcore band, [[Scribe (band)|Scribe]].<ref name=Rollingstone />

== Career ==

===Early years===
Srinivas assisted on the independent Hindi film - [[The Pool (2007 film)|The Pool]], directed by [[Chris Smith (filmmaker)|Chris Smith]] and starring [[Nana Patekar]]. The film won the Special Jury Prize at [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref name=HinduOS />
After this experience Srinivas created two short films - Tea Break and Vaapsi.
Tea Break won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at the [[Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles]],<ref>The Hindu. [http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/around-the-world-with-40000-rupees/article2134496.ece Around the world with 40,000 rupees]</ref> and Vaapsi won the Best Short at the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI festival]] in Mumbai.<ref>Dear Cinema. [http://dearcinema.com/article/watch-award-winning-shorts-on-mumbai-the-city/1059 Watch Award Winning Shorts on Mumbai: The City]</ref>

[[File:Srinivas Sunderrajan with Scribe.jpg|thumb|right|Srinivas performing at a show with his band 'Scribe' at Puma Loves Vinyl show in Bandra, Mumbai, India.]]

===The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project===
The story is about a software professional who wants to become a filmmaker, his love interest, a corrupt cop and a talking robot.<ref>Live Mint. [http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/z8IpYCvviDJzvVqQKVWhoJ/Trunk-call.html?facet=print Trunk Call]</ref> Billed as India’s first [[Mumblecore|Mumble Core]] film, Srinivas produced and directed [[The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project]] with a budget of only Rs. 40,000 (Roughly less than 1000 USD). The black and white drama-thriller went on to be the first Indian film, to be screened at the [[Transilvania International Film Festival]].<ref>Dear Cinema. [http://dearcinema.com/article/the-indian-indie-in-eastern-europe-transilvania-film-festival/4753 The Indian Indie in Eastern Europe: Transilvania International Film Festival]</ref> After seeing an initial screening [[Anurag Kashyap]] helped to promote the film.<ref>Times of India. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/I-make-movies-as-I-love-cinema-Anurag/articleshow/6090740.cms I make movies as I love cinema: Anurag]</ref>

===Greater Elephant===
Peppered with dark humour, the film follows the [[mahout]] who goes on a unique quest to recover his elephant. Srinivas planned Greater Elephant in his college days, long before [[The Untitled Kartik Krishnan Project]] took shape. Sunderrajan says that the narrative style in the film has been kept simple as the story is layered with metaphorical meanings. "Since the script takes the story forward, there was no room for visual or camera gimmicks," says Sunderrajan.
He chose to crowdfund the distribution of the film saying, “I see crowdfunding as a platform that is 'of the people, by the people and for the people' — where 'people' are the cinema viewers," adding that getting a film to a local cinema is an expensive process and distribution systems in India are archaic.<ref>Indian Express. [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/an-elephant-safari/990756/0 An Elephant Safari]</ref>

The film premiered at the [[New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival|South Asian Film Festival]] in [[New York City]], and won the Jury Prize for the Best Narrative Feature of 2011.<ref>NH7. [http://nh7.in/indiecision/2011/11/30/new-enter-guerrilla-film-greater-elephant-gets-trailer/ New Enter Guerrilla Film Greater Elephant Gets Trailer]</ref>
In August 2012, Greater Elephant secured a release date in [[San Francisco]] where it was screened as a part of the Indian Film Festival of Hope, and in [[Copenhagen]] at a festival called [[CPH:PIX|CPH PIX]].<ref>Times of India. [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Greater-Elephant-reaches-out-to-the-public-for-funding/articleshow/15567641.cms?referral=PM 'Greater Elephant' reaches out to the public for funding]</ref>

===Heartless Ramesh===
Srinivas has announced his third film titled Heartless Ramesh, that would fall under the genre of [[mythic fiction|mythological fiction]]. The film would be a fusion of science fiction concepts and [[Hindu]] mythological philosophies. “As the synopsis says it’s about a celestial event that signifies the end of time, advent of [[Kalki]] and how the government of the future decides to handle it” says Srinivas, “There’s also a love story in it somewhere.” he adds.<ref>SaddaHaq. [https://www.saddahaq.com/entertainment/srinivassunderrajan/srinivas-sunderrajan-the-audience-can-defy-a-films-smallscale-stature Srinivas Sunderrajan: The audience can defy a film's small-scale stature]</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
*Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (Tea Break)
*Best Short at the MAMI festival (Vaapsi)
*Jury Prize for the Best Narrative Feature (Greater Elephant)

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