Nag Ashwin
Birthdate: Apr 23, 1986
Birthplace: Hyderabad, India
Nag Ashwin (birthname: Nag Ashwin Reddy) is one of the leading director-writers who works in Telugu-language Indian cinema. Ashwin broke into Telugu moviemaking as assistant director (and bit actor) in director-writer Ajay Sastry’s Nenu Meeka Telusa (2008), writer-director Sekhar Kammula’s Leader (2010), and Kammula’s Life Is Beautiful (2012).
Ashwin then stepped up to the position of writer-director with a trio of movies, starting with Yevade Subramayam (2015), with Nani, Malvika Nair, and Vijay Devarakonda; continuing with the highly acclaimed biopic, Mahanati (2018), starring Keerthy Suresh and Dulquer Salmaan, winning three National Film Awards and being the highest-grossing female-themed South Indian movie; and then Ashwin was co-director of the segment titled xLife in Netflix’s first Telugu-language movie, Pitta Kathalu/Short Stories (2021).
Nag Ashwin was producer only of writer-director Anudeep K.V.’s blockbuster comedy-drama, Jathi Ratnalu/Jewels of the Nation (2021), grossing over ten times costs and co-starring Naveen Polishetty, Priyadarshi, Rahul Ramakrishna, and Faria Abdullah. Ashwin was director-writer of one of the priciest Indian movies on record, the dystopian sci-fi inspired by Hindu scriptures, Kalki 2898 AD (2024), co-starring Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan, and Kamal Haasan, and released by AA Films.
Personal Details
Nag Ashwin was born and raised in Hyderabad, India, by his parents Jayaram and Jayanthi Reddy (doctors). Ashwin has a younger sister, Nikhila Reddy. Ashwin attended Hyderabad High School, and then attended and graduated from Manipal Institute of Communication with a B.A. degree in Mass Communications. Ashwin then studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. Ashwin has been married to producer Priyanka Dutt since 2015; the couple has one child.
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Kalki 2898 AD
A modern-day avatar of Vishnu, a Hindu god, who is believed to have descended to earth to protect the world from evil forces.
Some Facts About Nag Ashwin
Turning Point: Nag Ashwin’s career turning point happened in 2015 when he made his debut feature as director-writer, Yevade Subramayam, and when he also married the movie’s producer, Priyanka Dutt.
