Hari Viswanath is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter from Chennai, India. He is best known for his film Radiopetti ("Radio Set"), having won the "Audience Award Best Film" in the official competition at the Busan International Film Festival in 2015, which was later picked by Netflix.[1][2] He was the jury member of Indian Panorama section of International Film Festival of India 2017 in Goa. Award winning Films Radiopetti and Bansuri: The Flute has made him a notable director.[3]
Hari Viswanath | |
|---|---|
 Director Hari Viswanath | |
| Born | 18 December Chennai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2011 - Present |
Radiopetti was officially selected as the only Tamil film for Indian Panorama for the 46th International Film Festival of India, held in Panaji, Goa.[4] It also won the second "Best Film" award and a special jury award for "Best Acting" at the Chennai International Film Festival in 2015. The film also won the "Best Music" award at the 2016 ImagineIndia film festival in Spain and was officially selected in the 2016 Pune International Film Festival and in the eighth Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema, Auroville.[5]
Hari's debut Hindi film Bansuri: The Flute, starred Anurag Kashyap[6] and Rituparna Sengupta in lead roles.[7]
Biography
editBorn in Chennai, he is an engineer-turned-filmmaker. Hari's passion for film stems from accompanying his father to his theatre performances. Being closely associated with theatre crystallized his vision and path for himself. Inspired by real life incidents, he wrote and directed his debut short film "Idukkan" ("Sufferings") [8] which won the "Best Short Film" award in the Norway Tamil Film Festival 2013. Ever since, he has been actively directing films and writing stories close to his heart.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Language | Credited as | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | ||||
| 2012 | Idukkan | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2013 | Pesum Virus | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Radiopetti | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Yes | [10] |
| 2018 | Monitor | Tamil | Yes | Yes | No | [11][12] |
| 2021 | Bansuri: The Flute | Hindi | Yes | Yes | No | |
Awards
edit- Best Film (Audience Award) Busan International Film Festival 2015 [13]
- Best Film (second place) Chennai International Film Festival 2015
- Best Film - Government of Puducherry State Award [14]
References
edit- ^ "Busan International film festival Winners". asianmoviepulse. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "'Immortal', 'Walnut Tree' win at Busan". screendaily. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Hari Viswanath Interview: On The Award-Winning 'Radiopetti' And Working With Rituparna Sengupta And Anurag Kashyap For His Upcoming 'Bansuri'". Silver Screen India. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Indian Panorama press release". iffi.nic.in. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Coup de projecteur : Radiopetti de Hari Viswanath". lebillet.ch. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Radiopetti fame Hari Viswanath to direct Anurag Kashyap in Hindi". The New Indian Express. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ Scroll Staff (April 2021). "'Bansuri' trailer: Anurag Kashyap leads film about flute playing and dreams of success". Scroll.in.
- ^ "Film festivals act as promotional platforms for indie film". The Times of India. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Busan: Tamil-language 'Radio Set' a First for Festival". variety. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Hari's Radiopetti Goes Global". The New Indian Express. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "I hope my film will be an inspirational tool: Hari Viswanath". The Navhind Times. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "9th SAARC Film Festival 2019" (PDF). Saarc Culture. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Hari Viswanath, Indian director of Radio Set at BIFF". news.yahoo.com. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "'Indian Panorama' film festival to begin on February 6". Business Standard. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2024.