K. N. T. Sastry

K. N. T. Sastry
K. N. T. Sastry in New Delhi on August 14, 2004
Born(1945-09-05)September 5, 1945
DiedSeptember 13, 2018(2018-09-13) (aged 73)
Occupation(s)Director
Writer
Film Critic

Kanaala Nanjunda Tirumala Sastry (5 September 1945 – 13 September 2018) was an Indian film critic, screenwriter, director, littérateur, and producer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema.[1] He has garnered six National Film Awards, three Nandi Awards and three International honors.[2][3]

He served as chairman of critics Jury at National Film Awards.[4] Sastry was a jury member of Vladivostok International Film Festival 2003; five time jury member for Indian Panorama-International Film Festival of India; jury member the Nandi Awards, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and Fipresci jury member at Kinotavr film festival and Busan International Film Festival.[4]

Sastry's Thilaadanam received "New Currents Award" at the 7th Busan International Film Festival.[5][2] He worked on many research projects with veteran director B. Narsing Rao. Sastry's English Documentary Harvesting Baby Girls won the Special Jury Award at International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[6][1]

  1. ^ a b "KNT Sastry: Conscientious filmmaker". The Hindu. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "How Kamli came alive onscreen". Rediff.com (Press release). 31 December 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ^ "NYIFF 2016". www.iaac.us.
  4. ^ a b "Asian Project Market l 8 -11 October 2012". Apm.asianfilmmarket.org. 28 May 2009. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Awards". Busan International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  6. ^ "A film 'Shaanu' on kids and their dilemmas". The Hindu. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2020.