10 Facts About Sekhar Kammula

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Sekhar Kammula was born on 4 February 1972 and is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema.

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Sekhar Kammula has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works.

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Sekhar Kammula was among the director's delegation to represent South Indian Cinema at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

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Sekhar Kammula was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh and brought up in Hyderabad, Telangana.

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Sekhar Kammula made his film directorial debut with the independent film Dollar Dreams, shot in both Telugu and English which was a critical success, and won him the National Film Award for Best First film of a director.

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Sekhar Kammula's second film, Anand was a commercial success and was among highest grossing Telugu films of that year.

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Sekhar Kammula's next film, Godavari, was praised by critics and was a commercial success.

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Sekhar Kammula then directed political film Leader which released in 2010 to positive reviews.

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In 2012, Sekhar Kammula written, produced and directed Life Is Beautiful, his first production venture.

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Sekhar Kammula has appreciated the work of other directors including the recent Telugu hit Vaarasudu.