Siddharth Katragadda

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Siddharth Katragadda
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BornBangalore, India
Pen nameSid
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • playwright
  • filmmaker
  • artist
  • software engineer
NationalityUS (India)
Alma materUniversity of Texas, Arlington, The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Period2002–present
Notable worksDark Rooms, The Other Wife, Varanasi (film), B.L.I.N.D (film), Painless (screenplay)
Notable awardsQuarterfinalist (Page Screenwriting Contest - 2016, Screencraft Drama Contest -2017, WeScreenplay Feature Contest-2017, Runner-up San Diego Book Awards(Poetry) 2002 & 2003, Best Foreign Film for Varanasi- Atlantic City Film Festival
Website
sidartist.com

Siddharth (Sid) Katragadda is an Indian American writer, filmmaker, playwright, poet, artist and engineer.

Films[]

An award-winning filmmaker/screenwriter, his short documentary "B.L.I.N.D - Born to Live In Near Darkness?" won numerous awards at Film Festivals (see below). It had it's Theatrical release at the Los Feliz 3 Theater, Los Angeles, from Sept 24-30th 2021. The film was an official entry to the 94th Academy Awards in the Documentary Short-Subject Category. His short film "Varanasi" won the Best Foreign Film Award at the , New Jersey, 2013.[1][2] His screenplay "Painless" (aka The Mercy Machine) was a Quarterfinalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 2016,[3] the Screencraft Drama Contest 2017,[4] the WeScreenplay Screenplay Awards [5] - and Semi-finalist at the .[6] His short documentary, "The Indus Code" was shortlisted for the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala. [7][8] His Screenplay pitches won Honorable Mention/Finalist awards at the 2021 ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge.[9][10] His also writes on Cricket topics.[11]

Filmography[]

Year Film Genre Awards Credited as
Director Producer Screenwriter
2012 The Girl Upstairs Feature Film Released on Amazon Prime Yes Yes Yes
2013 Varanasi Short Film Best Foreign Film, Downbeach Film Festival, New Jersey Yes Yes Yes
2020 B.L.I.N.D : Born to Live In Near Darkness Documentary Short

Semifinalist, Flickers Rhode Island Intl. Film Festival 2020, 2021,

Outstanding Documentary Award, Hollywood Golden Film Awards, 2020,

Gold Award, International Independent Film Awards, 2020,

Best Documentary Short, Zero Degree Film Contest, 2020,

Grand Prize Award-Documentary, Cannes International Independent Film Festival ,

Finalist, India International Film Festival Boston, 2020,

Finalist, Bengaluru Shorts Intl. Film Festival,

Best Documentary/Outstanding Achievement(Direction), Sand Dance International Film Festival,

Special Mention, 11th DadaSaheb Phalke Film Festival,

Outstanding Achievement Award, Tagore International Film Festival,

Official Selection, Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-20,

Official Selection, 16 International Film Festivals by JIFF,

Kaaryat International Film Festival of India, Jaipur

Yes No Yes
2020 Being Human Short Film

Best Documentary Award - FLICKFAIR, LA,

FROSTBITE International Indie Fest,

DMOFF, LA,

Standalone Film Festival & Awards, LA

Yes Yes Yes

Writing[]

Katragadda's first Novel in Verse, Dark Rooms won an award at the San Diego Book Prize, 2002 (Poetry).[12] A sequel, The Other Wife also won the same award in 2003.[13][14] Numerous articles written by him have been published on CNN.[15][16][17] [18] His work has appeared in Grey Sparrow Press (best new literary journal 2011),[19] New Plains Review - Fall 2018 Issue, Chaffey Review, A Generation Defining Itself, Carter Street Review, Wilderness Review and numerous literary journals.[20][21] His work has been reviewed in the journals like "One India."[22] [23] His quotes have been listed by various websites, and he's most renowned for his quote "The greatness of a culture can be found in its festivals."

Books[]

Year Book Genre Awards
2002 Dark Rooms poetry Runners-up San Diego Book Awards
2003 The Other Wife poetry Runners-up San Diego Book Awards

Plays[]

An emerging playwright, his play "Tsunami" was produced by Firecracker Production, Houston, and was nominated for five Awards at the 2021 Broadway World Houston.[24] Tsunami also was won the "Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival" in San Francisco. His short play Power Outage will be produced at the 11th Towne Street Theatre's Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival - at the Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood April 4–26, 2020.[25]

Theatre Productions[]

Year Play Production
2020 The Power Outage Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood 11th-annual-10-min-play-festival
2020 Tsunami Shelton Theater in San Francisco, Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival
2021 Tsunami Firecracker Productions, Houston

Painting[]

An emerging artist/painter and is known for his abstract portraits of Indian women. He has held various exhibitions in India and in America. He has been painting since he was ten. He believes that an artist's primary objective should be to capture a culture – and that a culture, or ethnicity, can be best understood through its women (because society shapes its women). He paints colorful and elaborately dressed, voluptuous, dark Indian women - paying equal attention to their omnipresent bindis and resplendent ornaments as he does to their vibrant draped saris and brilliant blouses.

Exhibitions[]

Year Gallery Solo/Group Show
2009 Chitra Kala Parishad, Bangalore Solo
2010 Mixture Gallery, San Diego Group "Mixture"
2013 Renaissance Gallerie, Bangalore Group "The Parrot"
2014 Kalarasa, Bangalore Group "Eclectic Collections - 30 emerging Indian Artists"
2014 Kensington Art Gallery, San Diego Group "Boutiful Art - Juried by Christine Knocke"
2015 Wine Vault, San Diego Solo "The Woman"

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References[]

  1. ^ "Downbeach Film Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest 2013 : Home". festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Varanasi". festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ "2016 Quarter-Finalists - PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests". pageawards.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ https://screencraft.org/2017/10/24/2017-drama-contest-quarter-finalists-announced/
  5. ^ WeScreenplay. "WeScreenplay - WeScreenplay Feature Contest WISC 2016 Quarter Finalists". wescreenplay.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Home". socalscreenplay.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  7. ^ http://iffk.in/idsffk/images/9th-Day.pdf
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ https://www.networkisa.org/modules/contest/individual/fast_track_announcements/1231
  10. ^ https://www.networkisa.org/articles/view/the-key-to-a-perfect-pitch-is-you
  11. ^ https://www.crictracker.com/the-fall-of-goliath-indias-near-exit-from-the-t20-world-cup/
  12. ^ "Search - San Diego Public Library". bibliocommons.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  13. ^ Katragadda, Siddharth (1 January 2003). "The other wife: a novel in verse". PublishAmerica. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via sandiego Library Catalog.
  14. ^ Katragadda, Siddharth (1 January 2003). "Winner, Unpublished Novel, San Diego Book Awards, 2010". PublishAmerica. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via San Diego Library Catalog.
  15. ^ "Delhi gang rape victim dies: India does care about its women". cnn.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  16. ^ Brown, Sarah. "'She could have been me': Action urged after Delhi gang rape case". cnn.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  17. ^ prospectjournalucsd (30 January 2013). "SHE SAID 'NO,' HE HEARD 'YES': AMERICA'S RAPE CULTURE". prospectjournal.org. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Glimmer of hope for India's poorest girl students". cnn.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  19. ^ https://grey-sparrow-press.com/9-summer-2011/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ^ "Cartier Street Review March 2011". issuu.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  21. ^ Poetry in Wilderness House Literary Review
  22. ^ https://www.boldsky.com/insync/pulse/2008/the-dark-rooms-review-220408.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ "The Other Wife: When You Take The Second Step". boldsky.com. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  24. ^ https://www.broadwayworld.com/houston/liveupdateregion.cfm?btype=6169&region=Houston&fbclid=IwAR16FayEYtXSMn0eqy--2PqDnYqo2ZRYsqdU7r_DXkn3vRVVs6j8DXiQX24[bare URL]
  25. ^ https://www.townestreetla.org/11thplayfestival. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ "Siddharth Katragadda – Famous Indian Artist, Siddharth Katragadda Paintings - Mojarto". mojarto.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  27. ^ "Exhibition of paintings - by Siddharth Katragadda at Karnataka Chitra…". archive.is. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  28. ^ "ArtWalk Artists New". artwalksandiego.org. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  29. ^ "Siddharth Katragadda – Famous Indian Artist, Siddharth Katragadda Paintings - Mojarto". indianartcollectors.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  30. ^ http://www.thecityguide.in/Bangalore/Central-Bangalore/Cunningham/Events/Group-Exhibition-SNINFS/EditorsNote/
  31. ^ "attend". thehindu.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  32. ^ http://www.oceansideartwalk.org/artists/siddharth-katragadda Oceanside Art Walk Featured Artist
  33. ^ http://arti-artindia.blogspot.com/2013/09/siddharth-katragadda-guest-artist_19.html Artists of India Featured Artist
  34. ^ http://www.ocherart.com/view_artist.php?id=506 Ocher Art
  35. ^ https://www.brigidparsons.com/localartwalk-blog/siddharth-katragadda
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