Jayathirtha
Born (1977-05-08) 8 May 1977
Bangalore, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • theatre director
  • production designer
Known forOlave Mandara
Tony
Beautiful Manasugalu
Bell Bottom
SpousePoornima H. D.
Children1

Jayathirtha B. V. (born May 8, 1977) is an Indian theater activist, production designer and filmmaker.[1] He is known for his movies Olave Mandara, Tony, Beautiful Manasugalu, and Bell Bottom. He is also known for his work as a director and play writer.

Early life

Jayathirtha was born and brought up in Bangalore, Karnataka. A high school dropout due to financial constraints, he started working as a salesman at 17 and took up theater as a pastime. He trained at Abhinayataranga under the renowned theatre personality A. S. Murthy[2] and later became a teacher in the same institution.

Jayathirtha won several awards for his works in theatre including the B. V. Karanth Best Stage Reviewer Award (1997) for his critical review of the play, Maranayak.

Film career

In 2007, he directed a short film called Hasivu (Hunger). The movie won the Best Indian Short Film award at Cinerail Film Festival, Paris.

In 2011, he directed a full-fledged Kannada feature film, Olave Mandara which brought several awards including the 59th Filmfare Awards (Best Director).[3] The sub-plot of Olave Mandara is inspired by the real-life events of Dashrath Manjhi who cut a rocky hill for 22 years to build a road in memory of his wife.

Later he directed Tony (2013) which won him the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Screenplay.[4]

Bullet Basya (2015) was a Kannada comedy film and a commercial entertainer.[5]

Beautiful Manasugalu (2017) was another successful movie, based on the true occurrences that shocked people in 2012.[6][7][8] The movie won Best Dialogues Award at KAFTA Times of India 2017, the only awards given to technicians in Kannada film industry.[9]

Vanilla (2018)[10] is a murder mystery with a message of social concerns.

Bell Bottom (2019)[11] is a comedy crime thriller, a story of a die-hard fan of detective stories. It became the first Kannada film in 2019 to complete 100 days.[12] It also won the second best commercial film recognition at Bangalore International Film Festival 2020.[13] The movie has won Best Director Award in Critics Choice Film Awards 2020.[14]

Director Jayathirtha during the shooting of Banaras, on the banks of river Ganga.

In November 2020, Jayathirtha along with four other Kannada film directors KM Chaitanya, Shashank (director), Yogaraj Bhat, and Pawan Kumar (director) came together to make a 2-hour film.[15]

In January 2021, Bell Bottom 2, the sequel to the blockbuster Bell Bottom was announced to be directed by Jayathirtha.[16]

Theatre Activities

Jayathirtha has conducted more than 150 theater training programs, focusing on issues including life skills. He penned and directed 65 street plays and ten stage plays from 1996 to 2007. He organized those plays to spread social awareness among illiterates and the backward classes. Jayathirtha directed Hathim Thi, an experiment with 500 actors, at the Al-Ameen school building.

Jayathirtha has used street plays as an effective medium to convey philosophical messages, concerning social issues, imbued with the entertaining flow. His approach is to involve the audience in the flow of the plays. He scripted six stage plays and 69 street plays/shows.[17]

Radio

Jayathirtha directed a 450-episode of educational radio drama for children, Chukki Chinna – Chinnara Chukki, for an NGO Education Development Center under Sarva Shikshana Abhiyana program of Government of India. This interactive syllabus-based radio program was recorded between 2005-2007, but it continues to play on the radio for first-standard to sixth-standard students in Karnataka government schools.

Recognition

  • Best Back Stage designer 1994 (Abhinaya Tharanga)
  • Best script writer 1996 (Abhinaya Tharanga)
  • Best stage reviewer 1997 (B.V.Karanth Award)
  • Second Best Small Story Award – from Gulbarga University (2002)
  • First place in small story award – from Belagali Sahithya Pratistana. (2002)
  • First place in small story award – from Kannada Sahithya Parishath. (2002)
  • First place in script writing – Street play – Pravardhini from Sahithya Sankramana (2003)
  • Best Indian short film Hasivu from Cinerail film festival in Paris

Filmography

Year Title Director Writer Notes
2007HasivuYesYesShort Film
2011Olave MandaraYesYes
2013TonyYesYesalso Lyricist
2015EndendiguYes
Bullet BasyaYesYes
2017Beautiful ManasugaluYesYes
2018VanillaYesYes
2019Bell BottomYesYes
2022BanarasYesYes[18]
2023KaivaYesYesin post-production
2022Bell Bottom 2[19]YesYesin pre production

Awards

MovieAwardCategoryResultRef.
Hasivu Cinerail Film Festival, Paris Best short film (Indian) Won
Olave Mandara 59th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Kannada Won [20]
Raghavendra Chitravaani Award Best Director Won
'Big FM – ETV' award Best Director Won
Santosham Award Best Director - Kannada Won
1st SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated [21]
Tony 2013 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Screenplay Won [22]
Lalitha Kala Academy Award Best Director Won
Beautiful Manasugalu 65th Filmfare Awards South Best Director Nominated [23]
KAFTA Times of India 2017 Best Dialogues Won [24]
Bell Bottom Zee Comedy Awards 2020 Best Director Won [25]
Chandanavana Critics' Academy Award Best Screenplay Won
Critics’ Choice Film Awards 2020 Best Director Won [26]
9th SIIMA Awards Best Director Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Five top Kannada directors to collaborate on a film". 3 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "A S Murthy".
  3. ↑ "The 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011(South) - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Bansal, Akshay (5 January 2015). "South Cinema Karnataka State Film awards 2013 announced". BollywoodDhamaka.
  5. ↑ "Bullet Basya". Sify.com. 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Beautiful Manasugalu". Charleston City Paper. 30 December 2008.
  7. ↑ N., Nishcith (28 November 2016). "A beautiful return for 'Lucia' stars". The New Indian Express.
  8. ↑ Mehar, Rakesh (20 January 2017). "Review: 'Beautiful Manasugalu' lets the usual stereotypes drag down a 'women-centric' film". The News Minute.
  9. ↑ "Presenting the list of awardees for Times KAFTA 2017". The News Minute. 28 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "'Beautiful Manasugalu' director Jayathirtha explores Capnophobia in next 'Vanilla'". The New Indian Express. 31 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "True-life theft turns inspiration for Rishab Shetty starrer 'Bell Bottom'". The New Indian Express. 9 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "Bell Bottom is an enjoyable crime comedy". Deccan Herald. 15 February 2019.
  13. ↑ www.facebook.com https://www.facebook.com/BIFFESblr/posts/12th-bengaluru-international-film-festival-second-popular-kannada-cinemabell-bot/2758391440941470/. Retrieved 8 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. ↑ "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list". The Indian Express. 28 March 2020.
  15. ↑ A., Sharadaa (3 November 2020). "Five renowned Kannada film directors come together for commercial entertainer". Cinema Express.
  16. ↑ "Official title poster of Bell Bottom 2 revealed". The Times of India. 27 January 2021.
  17. ↑ Khajane, Muralidhar (24 March 2016). "Filmmaker takes on big pharma". The Hindu.
  18. ↑ "Director Jayathirtha completes the shoot of new film 'Banaras', film's team shares pictures - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 December 2020.
  19. ↑ "Jayathirtha promises even more twists and turns in the Bell Bottom sequel - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 November 2020.
  20. ↑ Filmfare Editorial (9 July 2012). "59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list)". Filmfare. Times Internet Limited. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  21. ↑ "SIIMA Awards 2012 Winners". South Indian International Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  22. ↑ "Karnataka State Film Awards Announced". The Times Of India. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Winners of the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018". Filmfare. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  24. ↑ "Presenting the list of awardees for Times KAFTA 2017". The News Minute. 28 October 2018.
  25. ↑ "'ಜೀ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಾಮಿಡಿ ಅವಾರ್ಡ್ಸ್‌' ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂಚಿದ ಸ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್‌ವುಡ್ ತಾರೆಯರು!". vijaykarnataka.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  26. ↑ "Critics' Choice Film Awards 2020: Complete winners list". The Indian Express. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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