Ananya Kasaravalli

Ananya Kasaravalli is an Indian actress and director in the Kannada film industry, and a theatre artist in Karnataka, India.[3] Born into a family of filmmakers,[4] she had a successful acting career in films, television and theater before taking up filmmaking at LV Prasad Film and TV Academy, Chennai.

Ananya Kasaravalli
The cast and crew of the film Harikatha Prasanga at the presentation, during the 47th International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2016), in Panaji, Goa on November 24, 2016.jpg
Ananya Kasaravalli, IFFI (2016)
SpouseM.S. Santhosh[1]
Parents
RelativesApurva Kasaravalli (brother)[2]

Ananya's notable films as an actress include Kaada Beladingalu (2007) and Naayi Neralu (2006). Her debut directorial feature Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari (2016)[5] won the Best film in the Indian Cinema Competition section in the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival.

Career

Ananya started her career in the industry as an actress. She first appeared as a child actor in Goodininda Gaganakke, a tele-serial which aired on Doordarshan. She has since appeared in several films such as Naayi Neralu, Kaada Beladingalu as well as popular television serials like Guptagamini, Malebillu, among others. In addition to her work in films and TV, Ananya was also actively involved in several Kannada theatre productions.

Ananya took a hiatus from her acting career to pursue filmmaking. In 2014, she graduated from LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, Chennai[6] with a master's degree in filmmaking. Ananya worked as an assistant director before helming her own productions. She began by assisting her father, Girish Kasaravalli, on his films, Naayi Neralu and Hasina. She also worked as an assistant director on Oggarane directed by Prakash Raj and Vidaaya directed by P Sheshadri. She was also the costume designer for Naayi Neralu and Koormavatara.

Ananya came into her own as a young director with short films like Wasiyat Nama, Beyond Binary (a documentary on transfeminity) and Kappu Kallina Shaitana. All of them have been highly acclaimed in festival circuits and have won several awards in the short film category.

In 2016, she directed her first feature film Harikatha Prasanga/Chronicles of Hari[7] which was based on a short story named Beladi Harishchandra by writer Gopalakrishna Pai.[8] Harikatha Prasanga won in the Best Film category at the Jaffna International Cinema Festival as well as the Best Film in the Indian Cinema Competition at the 9th Bengaluru International Film Festival. It competed for the Centenary Award (Best Debut Feature of a Director) at IFFI.[9] It was also the first Kannada cinema to be selected for the Busan International Film Festival.[10] The film was also screened at the Museum of Moving Image - MOMI New York, South Asian International Festival, Singapore and the Jio MAMI International Film Festival[11] among several others.

Ananya is also an associate professor at her alma mater, LV Prasad Film & TV Academy, where she teaches a course in direction.[12]

Personal life

Ananya is the daughter of Girish Kasaravalli and Vaishali Kasaravalli, and sister of Apurva Kasaravalli. She is married to M S Santosh.

Filmography

Films
Film Role Director Language
Goodininda Gaganakke Child actor Kannada
Naayi Neralu Girish Kasaravalli Kannada
Kaada Beladingalu Sudeshne B S Lingadevaru Kannada
Desi Nikhil Manju Kannada
Parole Shekhar Kannada
Echcha Dana Rwita Dutta Bengali

Telefilms and teleserials
Name Role Director Language
Lakshmi Kataksha Prema Karanth Kannada
Kaveri Kangalalli Kaveri Bokkapatna Vasu Kannada
Radha Rukmini Kannada
Guptagamini Kannada
Muttina Torana Madhu Kannada
Malebillu Soujanya Kannada
Mooka Raaga Mute character Vaishali Kasaravalli Kannada
Paaru Counsellor Kannada

Theatre
Play Role Director Troupe Language
Hayavadana Padmini B V Karanth Benaka Kannada
Jokumaraswamy Ningi Benaka Kannada
Mrichchakatika Vasanta Sene Suresh Anagalli Aneka Kannada
Meghadoota Suresh Anagalli Aneka Kannada
Bhagavadajjukeeya Sundarashree Kannada
Ratto Ratto Rayana Magane Srivatsa Kannada

As director
Year Film Credit Language
2014 Kappu Kallina Shaitana Director Kannada
2015 Wasiyat Nama Director Kannada
Beyond Binary Director English
2017 Harikatha Prasanga Director Kannada

Awards
Year Film Award Credit Category Result Ref
2014 Kappu Kallina Shaitana Pune International Film Festival Director Best Short Film Won [13]
2014 Parampara International Film Festival Director Best Film Won
2014 Kalapinjhar Kolkata Director Best Short Fiction Won
2015 Wasiyat Nama Chennai International Short Film Festival Director Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography Won
2017 Harikatha Prasanga Bengaluru International Film Festival Director Best Film - Indian Film Competition Won [14]
2017 International Film Festival of India Director Centenary Award - Best Debut Feature of a Director Nominated
2017 Jaffna International Cinema Festival Director Best Debut Feature Film Won
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References
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  6. "Ananya Kasaravalli dons father Girish's mantle". Deccan Herald. India. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  7. Sarkar, Dipankar (7 December 2016). "Ananya Kasaravalli: Dance like a woman". mint. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. "Crossing the gender boundaries". The New Indian Express. India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. "An artist in conflict". The Indian Express. India. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. "Kannada film makes it to prestigeous film festival - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. "The gender-fluid struggle". DNA India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. "ANANYA KASARAVALLI". L.V. Prasad Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. "Ananya Kasaravalli's film wins Pune festival award". The Times of India. India. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  14. S., Shyam Prasad (10 February 2017). "Kannada film Harikatha Prasanga bags top honour at BIFFes". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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