Senna Hegde
Born
Kanhangad, Kerala, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2016–present
Notable work

Senna Hegde is an Indian film director and screenwriter who mainly works in Malayalam films. He has also worked in a Kannada film. His debut film was the 2016 docudrama 0-41* and his second film was the romantic comedy, Katheyondu Shuruvagide.[1]

Biography

Senna was born in the town of Kanhangad, Kasaragod, in northern Kerala. He graduated with a master's degree in Information Technology from Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, and went on to work as a business analyst in the United States for four years. Then he moved to the Middle East, where for the next eight years he worked for various international advertising agencies, telling stories in 30-second spots. He returned to India in 2014.[2][3]

Senna worked on Rakshit Shetty's script team for his 2014 film Ulidavaru Kandanthe.[4] Back in his hometown, Senna turned his hand to making his own films. He wrote the script for his debut feature film, 0-41*, in three days.[5] A docudrama set in Kanhangad, it follows the lives of players on two rival volleyball teams.[6] With a budget of ₹7 lakh (US$8,800), a crew of four, and a Canon 5D Mark III, he shot the 91-minute film over nine days. The six-member cast were not professional actors, which gave their performance what Anurag Kashyap described as an "innocence".[3][5] The film made its world premiere at the 11th 'Cinema on the Bayou' film festival in Lafayette, Louisiana on 26 January 2016.[3][6] It has played at other festivals, but has not been released commercially.[2][3]

Senna's second film, Katheyondu Shuruvagide is a Kannada-language romantic comedy starring Diganth and Pooja Devariya,[5][7] with Ashwin Rao Pallaki and Shreya Anchan in supporting roles.[8]

On the occasion of Onam[9] in 2020, he announced his next Malayalam film Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam. The film won the Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Film and Senna Hegde received the award for Kerala State Film Award for Best Story in the 51st Kerala State Film Awards.[10] The film also won the Best Feature Film in Malayalam in the 68th National Film Awards.[11]

Filmography

Year Film Language Credited as Ref
Director Writer Producer
2016 0-41* Malayalam Yes Yes Yes [12]
2018 Katheyondu Shuruvagide Kannada Yes Yes Yes [13]
2021 Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam Malayalam Yes Yes No [14]
2022 1744 White Alto Malayalam Yes Yes No [15]
2023 Padmini Malayalam Yes No No [16]

Awards

Film Award Category Result Ref.
Katheyondu Shuruvagide 8th SIIMA Awards Best Debut Director Nominated [17]
[18]
Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam 68th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in Malayalam Won [19]
51st Kerala State Film Awards Second Best Film Won [20]
Best Story Won
67th Filmfare Awards South Best Director (Malayalam) Won [21]
10th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film (Malayalam) Nominated [22][23]
Best Director (Malayalam) Nominated
International Film Festival of Kerala Malayalam cinema Nominated [24]
Mazhavil Entertainment Awards 2022 Best Entertaining Debutant Director Won [25]
1744 White Alto International Film Festival Rotterdam Harbour Nominated [26]

References

  1. ^ "Story Begins for Senna Hegde". New Indian Express. 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Call it a soul-searching romantic film: Senna Hegde". Deccan Chronicle. 29 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Game of Life". The New Indian Express. 29 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Diganth Manchale roped in for Senna Hegde's Kannada debut". The Times of India. 10 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b c "Anurag Kashyap changed my life, says filmmaker Senna Hegde". The Indian Express. 10 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "A tale from Kanhangad reaches Bayou film festival". The Times of India. 20 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Senna Hegde finds his leading lady in Pooja Devariya". The Times of India. 1 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Shreya Anchan, Ashwin Rao Pallaki for Senna Hegde's Kannada debut". Cinema Express. The New Indian Express. 28 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Filmmaker Senna Hegde directs new Malayalam film". New Indian Express. The New Indian Express. 4 September 2020.
  10. ^ "51st Kerala State Film Awards: Here is the full list of winners". The Hindu. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  11. ^ "68th National Film Awards winners list: Suriya's Soorarai Pottru wins big". The Indian Express. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. ^ "A tale from Kanhangad reaches Bayou film festival". Times of India.
  13. ^ "A warm drama whose generic beats are elevated by the cast and filmmaking". Film Companion. 16 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Thinkalazhcha Nischayam is a comedy drama rooted in the Kanhangad milieu". Times of India.
  15. ^ "After Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam, Senna Hegde to direct a crime-comedy". Cinema Express.
  16. ^ "Padmini: Kunchacko Boban to star in Senna Hedge's next". Cinema Express.
  17. ^ SIIMA Awards 2019: Here’s a complete list of nominees
  18. ^ "SIIMA Awards 2019 full winners list". Times Now. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  19. ^ "National Film Awards: Suriya, Ajay Devgn share best actor title, Aparna Balamurali wins best actress". English Mathrubhumi News. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  20. ^ "51st Kerala State Film Awards: The full winners list". Indian Express. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Suriya's Soorarai Pottru, Allu Arjun's Pushpa win big at 67th Filmfare Awards South". The News Minite. 10 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  22. ^ "സൗത്ത് ഇന്ത്യയിലെ വിജയികൾ ആരാകും ? സൈമ അവാർഡ് നോമിനേഷനുകൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". The India Today Malayalam. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  23. ^ "SIIMA Day 2: Tovino Thomas, Kangana Ranaut, Simbu win big". The Indian Express. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  24. ^ "IFFK from Feburary 10, to be held in four stages". OnManorama. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  25. ^ "Mazhavil Entertainment Awards is back. Here's when the show will premier on TV". OnManorama. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  26. ^ "Indian films set to make splash at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2023". IndianExpress. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.

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