Vidyadhar Kagita
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.jpg) Vidyadhar while shooting Gaami | |
| Born | Vidyadhar Kagita Rao[1] July 16, 1993 Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Known for | Gaami |
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Vidyadhar Kagita is an Indian film writer and director from Telugu film industry who made his debut with Vishwak Sen starrer Gaami (2024).[2]
Early life[edit]
Vidyadhar was born in Bhimavaram, his father Kagita Srinivas Rao was an educator in the private sector, and his mother Kagita Padma, was a homemaker. Vidyadhar pursued his early education at St. Marks High School, Secunderabad, and Sri Kakatiya Merit School, Bhimavaram before he moved to Hyderabad and went to pursue Mechanical engineering at Malla Reddy Engineering College and graduated in 2014.[3]
Career[edit]
Vidyadhar started making short films at age 17 and has made number of student short films. And after graduation he went to work as editor for wedding films in Hyderabad, where he would meet Vishwanath Chelumala, who eventually collaborated again on Gaami. In 2013, Vidyadhar started his first Sci-fi short film titled Zero[4] where he collaborates with Sunil Raju who would eventually work on Gaami as well.
In 2017, after finishing work on his short film Vaitharani and Vara with Karthik Sabareesh as producer, before the duo commenced work on Gaami which would first be announced in 2018.[5][6] the film was initially thought to be a crowd-funded film.[7] In an interview with The Hindu, Vidyadhar said “As I worked on the script, I realised the importance of catering to a larger audience. I wanted to do something new within the format of mainstream cinema.” He roped in his friend Pratyush Vatyam to write the dialogues and “since his contribution was much more, I decided to share the writing credits with him”.[3] The film was noted for its different concept.[8]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2024 | Gaami | writer, director | Theatrical Debut |
Short films[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2013 | Zero | Writer, Director | Short films |
| 2017 | Vaitharani | ||
| Vara |
References[edit]
- ^ "Vidyadhar Kagita". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Kairam Vaashi's review of Vidyadhar Kagita's 'Gaami': A film that, in its own way, will open new doors for Indian cinema". Baradwaj Rangan. 2024-03-09. Archived from the original on 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2024-02-14). "Interview: Meet Vidyadhar Kagita, director of Vishwak Sen-starrer Telugu film 'Gaami'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "ZERO TEASER - An Upcoming VFX Short film by Vidyadhar". ZERO An Experimental Futuristic Sc-fi VFX Short Film by Vidyadhar. Archived from the original on 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Srikar, Ram Venkat (2024-03-06). "I Worked As If Gaami Was My Last Film: Vidyadhar Kagita". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 2024-03-23. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ Srikar, Ram Venkat (2024-03-13). "I'm Suprised Gaami Worked For Audiences: Vidyadhar Kagita". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "'Gaami' to be made as crowd-funded movie: Nag Ashwin - Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. 2018-12-15. Archived from the original on 2024-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Gaami director Vidyadhar Kagita clears a major rumor about the film with a simple statement | Details inside". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 2024-03-31. Retrieved 2024-03-31.