Hemanth M. Rao

Hemanth M. Rao
Born (1983-09-04) 4 September 1983 (age 40)
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilmmaker

Hemanth M. Rao is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Kannada cinema. He rose to fame following the success of his directorial debut Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu (2016).

Career

After a brief stint in journalism, Rao ventured into the film industry in 2005. He began as an assistant director with Girish Kasaravalli on the 2008 film Gulabi Talkies. He then worked in similar capacities with Jacob Varghese on Savaari and Prithvi. He worked as an assistant director with Girish Kasaravalli in the latter's 2008 film Gulabi Talkies, before working with Jacob Varghese in Savaari (2009) and Prithvi (2010).

He made his directorial debut in 2016 with Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu, a Kannada drama feature about a man searching for his missing father with Alzheimer’s, with a script that he co-wrote. that had Rakshit Shetty and Anant Nag playing the respective roles. The film, produced by Pushkar Films, was a box office success and received critical acclaim upon release.

Under his banner Lost & Found Films, he co-produced Humble Politician Nograj—a political satire comedy inspired by The Campaign. The film was produced by Pushkar Films and Paramvah Studios and was released in January 2018.

Rao’s next writing venture was Andhadhun (2018), which was also his first venture into Hindi cinema. He co-wrote the script with Sriram Raghavan, Pooja Ladha Surti (who was also the editor of the film), Arijit Biswas, and Yogesh Chandekarand. The film also garnered tremendous praise and popularity, while also quickly garnering a cult following. They all collectively won a Filmfare Award and National Film Award for their screenplay.

His second directorial was Kavaludaari (2019), which was also the maiden production venture of Puneeth Rajkumar under production house, PRK Productions. Kavaludaari won Best Movie in "Kannada Cinema Competition" at 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020

Rao continued to work in the thriller space with Maestro, which released in 2021. His next directorial, Sapta Sagaradaache Ello, is a romantic drama which he wrote a long time back. Owing to the expansive timeline of the screenplay, it was split into two parts: Side A and Side B. Side A released on 1 September 2023 to critical acclaim from both the critics and audience, alike. Side B is slated to release on 17 November 2023.

Filmography

Year Film Credit as Note Ref.
Director Screenplay Producer
2016 Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu Yes Yes Yes Co-produced with Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah
2018 Humble Politician Nograj No No Yes Co-produced with Pushkara Mallikarjunaiah, Rakshit Shetty
2018 Andhadhun No Yes No Hindi Film; National Film Award for Best Screenplay
2019 Kavaludaari Yes Yes No
2020 Bheemasena Nalamaharaja No No Yes Released on OTT
2023 Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A Yes Yes No
Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B Yes Yes No

Awards and nominations

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu 64th Filmfare Awards South Best Film- Kannada Nominated
Best Director- Kannada Nominated
Raghavendra Chitravani Award 2017 Best Screenplay Won
Gollapudi Srinivas Award 2017 First Time Best Director Won
6th SIIMA Awards Best Film Nominated
Best Debut Director Won
Andhadhun 66th National Film Awards Best Adapted Screenplay (jointly) Won
64th Filmfare Awards Best Screenplay (jointly) Won
24th Star Screen Awards Best Screenplay (jointly) Won
20th IIFA Awards Best Screenplay (jointly) Won
Kavaludaari 12th Bengaluru International Film Festival 2020 Best Film in Kannada Cinema Won
Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020 Best Director Nominated
Best Writing Nominated
9th SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated

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