Nag Ashwin

Singireddy Nag Ashwin Reddy born 23 April 1986 known professionally as Nag Ashwin is an Indian film director screenwriter and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema He studied film direction at the New York Film Academy He began his filmmaking career as an assistant director to Sekhar Kammula on Leader 2010 and Life Is Beautiful 2012 He made his feature directorial debut with the comingofage drama Yevade Subramanyam 2015 starring Nani and Vijay Deverakonda The film was partially filmed at Everest Base Camp and won him the Nandi Award for Best Debut Director He directed the biographical drama Mahanati 2018 about actress Savitri The film won three National Film Awards including Best Feature Film in Telugu and earned Ashwin the Filmfare Award for Best Director Telugu Ashwin directed the segment xLife in the anthology film Pitta Kathalu 2021 and produced the comedy Jathi Ratnalu 2021 under Swapna Cinema In 2024 he directed the sciencefiction film Kalki 2898 AD featuring Prabhas Amitabh Bachchan Kamal Haasan and Deepika Padukone