Sai Rajesh

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Sai Rajesh Neelam
Born
Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation
  • Film director
  • writer
  • producer
Years active2014–present

Sai Rajesh Neelam is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema.[1][2][3][4] He has produced Colour Photo (2020) under Amrutha Productions, which won him the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[5] His film Baby (2023) grossed ₹100 crore worldwide, becoming the tenth highest-grossing Telugu film of the year.[6]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Director Producer Writer Ref.
2014 Hrudaya Kaleyam Yes Yes Yes [7]
2019 Kobbari Matta Yes Yes Yes [8]
2020 Colour Photo No Yes Yes [9]
2023 Baby Yes No Yes [10]
TBA
Chennai Love Story Not yet released No Yes Yes [11]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2021 Colour Photo 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Producer – Telugu Won [12]
2022 68th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Telugu Won [13]
2023 Baby 22nd Santosham Film Awards Best Director Won [14]
2024 69th Filmfare Awards South Critics Best Film – Telugu Won [15]
12th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director – Telugu Nominated [16]
Critics Best Director – Telugu Won
3rd IIFA Utsavam Best Director – Telugu Nominated [17]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sai Rajesh's Telugu film Baby is a story of sugar-coated patriarchy". The News Minute. 18 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Telugu film director Sai Rajesh assaulted one held". Business Standard.
  3. ↑ "Baby director Sai Rajesh: Stop judging directors before listening to their scripts, give them a chance". HT Media.
  4. ↑ "Director Sai Rajesh Neelam's Clarification After His Film Baby Gets Legal Notice over Drug Scene". News 18. 15 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Sandeep Raj and Sai Rajesh Received National Award for Colour Photo; 68th National Film Awards". YouTube. October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Bollywood Star-Kids 'Want to be Part' of Hindi Remake of Tollywood's Rs 100-cr Blockbuster 'Baby'". Outlook (Indian magazine). 24 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "'Hrudaya Kaleyam' an experiment, says director". The Hindu. 11 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "Sai Rajesh's next announced". Cinema Express. 15 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (11 August 2020). "Suhas and Chandini starrer 'Colour Photo' is inspired by incidents in producer Sai Rajesh's life". The Hindu.
  10. ↑ "I Wrote the Dialogues on the Set: Baby Director Sai Rajesh". Film Companion. 24 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Sai Rajesh and SKN's new movie launches with a pooja ceremony". 123 Telugu. 30 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "SIIMA; South India International Movie Awards". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "68th National Film Awards". The Hindu. 22 July 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ Telugu, 10TV; Nill, Saketh (8 November 2023). "22వ సంతోషం సౌత్ ఇండియన్ ఫిల్మ్ అవార్డ్స్.. ఈసారి ఘనంగా గోవాలో." 10TV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 21 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ↑ https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2024/telugu/winners
  16. ↑ Bharat, E. T. V. (17 July 2024). "SIIMA 2024 Nominations Revealed: Nani's Dasara and Rajinikanth Starrer Jailer Lead with 11 Nominations Each". ETV Bharat News. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "IIFA UTSAVAM 2024 UNVEILS NOMINATIONS, HONORING THE DIVERSITY OF SOUTH INDIAN CINEMA!". IIFA. Retrieved 23 August 2024.

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