Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu ( kn, ಮೈಸೂರು ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ ಸತ್ಯು) (born 6 July 1930) is a leading film director,

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and art director from

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. He is best known for his directorial ''

Garm Hava ''Garm Hava'' (translation: Hot Winds or Scorching Winds) is a 1973 Indian drama film directed by M. S. Sathyu, with Balraj Sahni as the lead. It was written by Kaifi Azmi and Shama Zaidi, based on an unpublished short story by noted Urdu wri ...

'' (1973), which was based on the partition of India. He was awarded

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in 1975.

Early life

Sathyu pursued his schooling and higher education at Mysore and Bangalore. In 1952, he quit college while working on his Bachelor of Science degree and instead plunged into the uncertain world of films in Bombay. He freelanced as an animator in 1952–53. After being unemployed for nearly four years, he got his first salaried job as assistant director to filmmaker Chetan Anand.

Career

He worked in theatre as a designer and director, including designing sets and lights for productions of Hindustani Theatre,

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, Kannada Bharati and other groups of

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. In films, he has worked as an art director, camera-man, screenwriter, producer and director. His first film. His fas an independent Art director or Haqeeqat, a film by Chetan Anand, which won him recognition and the 1965 Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction. His filmography includes over 15 documentaries and 8 feature films in Hindi, Urdu and

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.Barnouw, Erik, and S. Krishnaswamy, Indian Film, New York and London, 1963. His best known work,

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. Garm Hava won several Indian national awards in 1974, including a National Integration Award. Chakravarty, Sumita S., National Identity in Indian Popular Cinema, 1947–1987, Austin, Texas, 1993 It was screened in the competitive section at Cannes and was also the Indian entry at the Oscars. It won the Filmfare award for best screenplay.Azmi, Kafi and Shama Zaidi, Three Hindi Film Scripts, 1974. M. S. Sathyu currently is associated mainly with television and stage. In 2013, Sathyu featured in the popular

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'' Reunion'' ad, where he played the role of Yusuf, an elderly Pakistani man who is reunited with his childhood pre-partition friend from India, Baldev (Vishwa Mohan Badola). The commercial went viral on social media. Sathyu is one of the patrons of Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). He directed musical play Gul E Bakavali written by Sudheer Attavar; represented 8th World Theatre Olympics in year 2018 . He also directed plays like 'Dara Shikoh', Amrita,Bakri, Kuri,Akhri Shama and many more In 2014, his debut film, ''Garm Hava'' was re-released after restoration.

Awards

* 1965 : Filmfare Best Art Direction Award: '' Haqeeqat'' (for black-and-white film category) * 1974 :

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: ''Garm Hava'': Nominated. * 1974 :

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: ''Garam Hawa'' * 1975 :

* 1981-82 : Karnataka State Film Award for First Best Film for "Bara" * 1981-82 : Karnataka State Film Award for Best Director for "Bara" * 1982 : Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada for "Bara" * 1982 : Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada for "Bara" * 1984 :

: '' Sookha'' * 1984 : Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie Hindi : ''Sookha'' * 1994 : Sangeet Natak Akademi Award: Stagecraft * 2014 : Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship : Theatre

Production

Theatre plays

* Gul E Bakavali musical Play written by Sudheer Attavar * Dara Shikoh written by Danish Iqbal * Mudrarkshas * Aakhri Shama * Rashmon * Bakri ("Kuri" in Kannada) * Girija Ke sapne * Mote Ram Ke Sathyagrah * Emil's Enemies *

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Films

Feature Films *Ek Tha Chotu Ek Tha Motu * Garm Hawa (Hot Wind) 1973 *Chithegu Chinthe 1978 - Screened at 7th IFFI. *'' Kanneshwara Rama'' (The Legendary Outlaw) * Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya (1981) * Bara (Famine), based on a short story by U.R. Anantha Murthy (1982) * '' Sookha'' Hindi version of the Kannada movie Bara (1983) *Ghalige (Kannada) *Kotta (1999) * Ijjodu ( Kannada) 2009 Short films and Documentaries *Irshad *Black Mountain *Ghalib *Islam in India

Television

TV serials *Pratidhwani 1985 *Choli Daaman 1987–88 *Kayar (Coir) 1992 *Antim Raja (The Last Raja of Coorg) 1986 Tele-films *Aangan *Ek Hadsa Char Pehlu *Thangam Television and YouTube Advertisements *'' Reunion'', an advertisement for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sathyu, M. S. Living people Indian art directors Hindi-language film directors Indian television directors Kannada film directors Artists from Mysore Indian theatre directors Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Filmfare Awards winners Indian scenic designers Filmfare Awards South winners 20th-century Indian designers Screenwriters from Karnataka 20th-century Indian film directors Film directors from Karnataka Film producers from Karnataka 21st-century Indian film directors Producers who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award Directors who won the Best Film on National Integration National Film Award 1930 births Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship