Siddharth Katragadda
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Siddharth Katragadda | |
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 Siddharth Katragadda | |
| Born | Bangalore, India |
| Pen name | Sid |
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| Nationality | US (India) |
| Alma mater | University of Texas, Arlington, The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore |
| Period | 2002–present |
| Notable works | Dark Rooms, The Other Wife, Varanasi (film), B.L.I.N.D (film), Painless (screenplay) |
| Notable awards | Red Hen Fiction Prize (Runner up), Rhode Island International Film Festival (Semi-finalist) Page Screenwriting Award, Screencraft Drama Contest, WeScreenplay Feature Contest (Quarterfinalist), San Diego Book Awards(Runner-up ), Atlantic City Film Festival (Best Foreign Film) |
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Siddharth (Sid) Katragadda is an Indian American artist, writer, filmmaker, poet and engineer.
He was born in Bangalore, India in 1972 and moved to the United States for his Master's degree in computer sciences from the University of Texas at Arlington.[1]
Painting
Katragadda began exhibiting and selling his art in 2008.[2] His paintings often feature Indian women painted in an abstract style.[3]
In 2022, he painted a series of 12 Western paintings in what he calls Holeism style, based on various humanitarian issues. He also returned to his abstract Indian women, creating the first of his Timism style paintings, which were exhibited on Culturally Arts Collective.[4][5][6] His work has been featured in various journals and podcasts.[7][8][9] He was a featured artist on Saatchi Art in 2023.[10] He's an Artist on the San Diego Museum of Art Artist Guild [11]
Films
Katragadda's short documentary B.L.I.N.D – Born to Live in Near Darkness? won numerous festival awards.[12][13][14]
His short film Varanasi won the Best Foreign Film Award at the Atlantic City CineFest, New Jersey, 2013.[15][16] His screenplay Painless (aka The Mercy Machine) was a quarter finalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 2016,[17] the Screencraft Drama Contest 2017,[18] the WeScreenplay Screenplay Awards[19] His short documentary The Indus Code was shortlisted for the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala.[20][21] His Screenplay pitches won Honorable Mention/Finalist awards at the 2021 ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge.[22][23]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Genre | Awards | Credited as | ||||
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| Director | Producer | Screenwriter | ||||||
| 2012 | The Girl Upstairs | Feature Film | Released on Amazon Prime | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Varanasi | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2023 | City of Lights | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2020 | B.L.I.N.D : Born to Live in Near Darkness | Documentary Short | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| 2020 | Being Human | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2023 | The Godsend | Short Film | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
