Prithvi Konanur
Prithvi Konanur | |
|---|---|
| Occupations | Director, writer, producer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Prithvi Konanur is an Indian film director, who works in Kannada cinema. For the film Pinki Elli (2020), he won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director.[1] In 2024, his directorial film Hadinelentu won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director.[2]
Career
Konanur's first notable film was Railway Children (2016), for which newcomer Manohara won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[3]
Pinki Elli (2020) is about a missing baby and features first time actors.[4]
His most recent film is Hadinelentu (2022), a film about an intimate video being leaked; however, the video is deliberately never shown as he felt it was unnecessary to the story.[5][6]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Alegalu | |
| 2016 | Railway Children | |
| 2020 | Pinki Elli? | Won - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director |
| 2022 | Hadinelentu | Won - Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada |
References
- ^ "Karnataka State Awards 2020: Sanchari Vijay presented posthumous Jury Award". DeccanHerald.com. 12 March 2025.
- ^ "70th Filmfare Awards South winners list: Pushpa 2, Amaran, Aadujeevitham win big; Amitabh Bachchan bags Best Supporting Actor award. See full list". The Indian Express. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (15 June 2024). "India's Manohara Evolves From Award-Winning Child Actor to Director of Shanghai-Selected Film on Albinism 'Bird of a Different Feather'". Variety.
- ^ "In Our World presents the vision of a world which can create a bridge of love between the two different worlds of "they" the autistic children and the rest of "us": Director and Producer Shreedhar". Press Information Bureau.
- ^ Rajendran, Sowmya (31 January 2024). "This Generation Isn't Apologetic About Its Sexuality: Hadinelentu Director Prithvi Konanur". Film Companion.
- ^ Priya, Akchayaa Rajkumar,Lakshmi (6 February 2024). "'Today's youth is not sorry about their sexuality': Hadinelentu director Prithvi Konanur". The News Minute.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "I want to hold a mirror to the society: Pinki Elli director Prithvi Konanur". Indian Express. 27 January 2021.
- ^ Sarkar, Dipankar (10 March 2023). "An Interview with 'Hadinelentu' Filmmaker Prithvi Konanur". Vague Visages.