Valasa
American film
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Valasa (transl. Migration) is an unreleased Telugu-language documentary film directed by Deva Katta.[1] The film is about the lives of Indian students who go abroad to the United States for college.
Deva Katta
Deva Katta
| Valasa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Deva Katta |
| Produced by | Sachi Pinagapani |
| Cinematography | Sachi Pinagapani Deva Katta |
| Edited by | Sachi Pinagapani Deva Katta |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Telugu |
Production
Deva Katta worked on this film while working in an automobile company as a mechanical engineer.[2][3] The film was produced by Deva Katta's friend Sachi Pinagapani, who also worked as a cameraman and editor alongside Katta. The film starred Katta's colleagues and roommates. The film began production in 1999 as an 18-episode low-budget television serial shot in Detroit on a Panasonic MiniDV camcorder during the weekends in winter.[3][4] The film was shot for around a year.[3] Ravi Varma auditioned for one of the lead roles in 2000 but was not selected.[5] Katta edited the film using Adobe Premiere.[3] Since Katta was not satisfied with the final cut due to technical issues, he shortened the serial into a two hour film in 2003.[6]