Valasa
| Valasa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Deva Katta |
| Produced by | Sachi Pinagapani |
| Cinematography | Sachi Pinagapani Deva Katta |
| Edited by | Sachi Pinagapani Deva Katta |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Telugu |
Valasa (transl. Migration) is an unreleased Telugu-language documentary film directed by Deva Katta.[1] The film is about the lives of Indian students who go abroad to the United States for college.
Production
Deva Katta worked on this film while working in an automobile company as a mechanical engineer.[2][3] The film was produced by Deva Katta's friend Sachi Pinagapani, who also worked as a cameraman and editor alongside Katta. The film starred Katta's colleagues and roommates. The film began production in 1999 as an 18-episode low-budget television serial shot in Detroit on a Panasonic MiniDV camcorder during the weekends in winter.[3][4] The film was shot for around a year.[3] Ravi Varma auditioned for one of the lead roles in 2000 but was not selected.[5] Katta edited the film using Adobe Premiere.[3] Since Katta was not satisfied with the final cut due to technical issues, he shortened the serial into a two hour film in 2003.[6]
Future
Katta used Valasa as the basis of his feature film debut Vennela (2005), co-produced by Sachi Pinagapani, which additionally included a love story.[7][4]
References
- ^ Bharath, Kalyan (3 July 2018). "11 Telugu Directors Who Made Short Films Before Directorial Debut". wirally (in Telugu). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Kalyan, Vijay. "police kalpula nundi thappinchukunna director deva katta!". Telugu Swag (in Telugu). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "A Guerrilla's Prasthanam into Panorama". Idlebrain.com. Hyderabad. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Deva Katta interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Chitchat with Ravi Varma". Idlebrain.com. Hyderabad. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Parasa, Rajeswari (25 November 2020). "Nag Ashwin to Tharun Bhascker, 7 Telugu directors who studied abroad". The News Minute. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Vennela - press meet - Telugu Cinema - Raja, Parvati Melton". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.