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Nagesh Kukunoor

In this Telugu name, the surname is Kukunoor.
Nagesh Kukunoor
Kukunoor at Saarang 2011, IIT Madras cultural festival
Born
Nagesh Kukunoor[1]

(1967-03-30) 30 March 1967 (age 57)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (present-day Telangana), India
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Film director, actor

Nagesh Kukunoor (born 30 March 1967) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Hindi cinema, and few Telugu films. He is known for his works in parallel cinema, such as Hyderabad Blues (1998), Rockford (1999), Iqbal (2005), Dor (2006), Aashayein (2010), Lakshmi (2014), and Dhanak (2016). Kukunoor has received seven International Awards, and two National Film Awards for his works.[2][3]

In 2003, he directed 3 Deewarein, which was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 2003 International Film Festival of India. The film was also premiered at the Kolkata Film Festival.[4] After having been screened at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, where it was well received, the film was screened at the Commonwealth Festival at Manchester. It was nominated as one of the top five films, at the gala presentation. Nagesh Kukunoor has also received the Filmfare Award for Best Story.[5]

In 2006, he garnered the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues, for directing Iqbal. In 2014, he received the Mercedes Benz Audience Award, for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for Lakshmi.[6] In 2015 he directed the road movie, Dhanak, which won the Crystal Bear Grand Prix for Best Children's Film, and Special Mention for the Best Feature Film by The Children's Jury for Generation Kplus at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. The film has also garnered the Best Film Award in the main category-Children's Feature Film Competition-Cinema in Sneakers (film festival), and the Best Film Award – at the Montreal International Children's Film Festival (FIFEM).[2][7][8][9] The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Children's Film for 2016.[10]

  1. ^ Nagesh Kukunoor with Irfan (27 February 2017). Guftagoo with Nagesh Kukunoor (in Hindi). Rajya Sabha TV. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "'Dhanak' honoured in Poland".
  3. ^ "- Berlinale – Archive – Annual Archives – 2015 – Programme – Dhanak – Rainbow – Regenbogen".
  4. ^ Sircar, Subhra (14 November 2002). "Desi films draw bigger crowds than foreign films". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. ^ "Lakshmi wins Audience Award". India West. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  7. ^ "- Berlinale – Archive – Annual Archives – 2015 – Programme – Dhanak – Rainbow – Regenbogen".
  8. ^ "Small film, big win: Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak' wins two awards at Berlinale". The Indian Express. 17 February 2015.
  9. ^ Jaidev Hemmady (16 February 2015). "Nagesh Kukunoor's 'Dhanak' Bags Award at the Berlin Film Festival". movietalkies. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  10. ^ "National Film Awards: Neerja best film, Akshay Kumar best actor". 7 April 2017.

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