Priya Krishnaswamy is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where she specialised in film editing.

She is a 2-time National Award-winning Indian film producer, writer, director and editor who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema.

In 2004, her English language documentary film, 'The Eye of the Fish - the Kalaris of Kerala' won the National Award for Best Arts / Cultural film.[1]

She made her feature film directorial debut with the Hindi film Gangoobai (2013), which was a product of NFDC's acclaimed screenwriters' lab in 2009.[2]

She wrote, edited, directed and produced the Tamil language thriller Baaram (2020) which won the National Award for Best Tamil Feature Film in 2019.[3][4]

Filmography

Year Film Credited as Language Notes
Director Editor
1988Om-Dar-B-DarNoYesHindi
1989PercyNoYesGujaratiAlso actress
1990KaafilaNoYesHindi
1998Bombay BoysNoYesHindi
1999Bhopal ExpressNoYesHindi
2013GangoobaiYesYesHindiAlso writer
2020BaaramYesYesTamilAlso producer and writer

References

  1. "Director Priya Krishnaswamy: Baaram found me". Cinema Express.
  2. "Sarita Joshi applauds audiences'open mind". gulfnews.com.
  3. "I wanted Baaram to be dark and intense: Priya Krishnaswamy". 21 February 2020.
  4. Surendran, Anusha (14 August 2019). "'Baaram' is an original story on Thalaikoothal, says director Priya Krishnaswamy". The Hindu via www.thehindu.com.
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