Sekhar Kammula

Sekhar Kammula is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. A Master of Fine Arts holder from Howard University, he made his directorial debut with the independent film Dollar Dreams (2000), which won him the National Film Award for Best First film of a director. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India. Kammula has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his works. Kammula was among the director's delegation to represent Indian Cinema at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.