Atlanta Nagendra


Atlanta Nagendra is a screenwriter and director. He became famous with Jokefalls, one of the hits in Kannada industry. Nagendra is a software engineer turned film maker based in Atlanta, United States. Besides an engineering degree in computer-science, Nagendra has completed film making courses with emphasis on screenwriting, editing and direction.

Early life and education

Nagendra was interested in film making while he was studying computer science engineering at Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore University. He went to the US to continue his work as software engineer before venturing into film making.

Film career

Nagendra started his career with Jokefalls, a Kannada comedy. The movie was successful and ran for 175 days in a premier multiplex in Bangalore.Nagendra's second movie is a Kannada comedy film titled Rambo. Nagendra has partnered with actor Sharan for this venture. Rambo audio response has been very well appreciated for its catchy tunes and stylish presentation. Manethanka baare song made into the best songs of 2012 in Kannada. RAMBO makes it to the TOP KANNADA ALBUMS of 2012 in CD sales and digital downloads. Rambo also makes it to the top 5 hits of 2012.
His third movie Mumbhai Connection is written and directed by him. It is a crime comedy thriller set and shot in Atlanta. Mumbhai Connection has been officially selected for eight film festivals across the world. Mumbhai Connection has won several awards at the film festivals in the US. It was released in August 2014.
Nagendra's fourth movie is with Actor Sharan. Their early collaboration was for Rambo. They joined hands together after six years. The Movie was one of the biggest hits of 2018. It completed 100 days in several centres in Karnataka. The movie songs were massive hits on social media as well as on YouTube.

Filmography

Awards and Nominations

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8th South Indian International Movie AwardsBest FilmAtlanta Nagendra, Sharan

Raambo 2 was nominated for Times Kannada Film Awards 2018.
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Times Kannada Film Awards 2018Best Comedy FilmAtlanta Nagendra, Sharan
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MUMBHAI CONNECTION
CeremonyCategoryNomineeResult
Third World Independent Film Festival 2011 San Jose California USABest Comedy FilmAtlanta Nagendra
7th Atlanta Asian Film Festival 2011 Atlanta Georgia USABest Comedy FilmAtlanta Nagendra
10th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2011 Duluth Georgia USABest Key Art DesignAtlanta Nagendra
10th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2011 Duluth Georgia USA3rd Best Feature FilmAtlanta Nagendra

RAMBO
CeremonyCategoryNomineeResult
2nd South Indian International Movie AwardsBest Debutant ProducerAtlanta Nagendra, Sharan