Saagar K. Chandra (born Kala Sagar) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in

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. He made his directorial debut film in 2012 with '' Ayyare.'' He then directed ''

Appatlo Okadundevadu ''Appatlo Okadundevadu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Saagar K Chandra and produced by Aran Media Works. The film stars Nara Rohit, Sree Vishnu, and debutantes Tanya Hope and Sasha Singh ...

'' (2016) and '' Bheemla Nayak'' (2022).

Personal life

Chandra hails from

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in present-day

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. He was born to Rama Chandra and Sunitha Reddy. His birthname was Kala Sagar, but he changed it to Saagar K. Chandra to suffix his father's name. He also has a sister, Gauthami Reddy. He did his schooling in

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and graduated from Vasavi College of Engineering in Hyderabad, and later moved to the

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to pursue his Masters. In 2017, he married Geetha Reddy.

Film career

He left his job in the US and moved back to

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in 2009 to pursue his career in films. He faced resistance from his family when he conveyed his interest in films, as he does not have a film background. He worked as an assistant director to

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in ''Amaravathi'' (2009). He also worked with Madhura Sreedhar in the direction department. His first film as a director was '' Ayyare'' (2012), which got critical acclaim. Later, he directed ''

'' (2016), which also critical acclaim and a commercial success as well. In 2022, he directed the Telugu remake of ''

Ayyappanum Koshiyum ''Ayyappanum Koshiyum'' () is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film written and directed by Sachy (in his last film as director). Produced by Ranjith and P. M. Sasidharan, starring Biju Menon and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lea ...

'', titled '' Bheemla Nayak'', starring

Pawan Kalyan Konidela Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Kumar; 2 September 1971) is an Indian politician, actor, philanthropist, and martial artist serving as the List of deputy chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, 11th Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Prade ...

Rana Daggubati Ramanaidu Daggubati, (; born 14 December 1984) known professionally as Rana Daggubati, is an Indian actor, film producer, and entrepreneur who primarily works in Telugu cinema, in addition to Tamil cinema, Tamil and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. H ...

and

Nithya Menen N. S. Nithya (born 8 April 1990), known professionally as Nithya Menen is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil language, Tamil, and Telugu language, Telugu films . She has also acted in few Kannada langua ...

, under Sithara Entertainments. Unlike the original, it received mixed reviews upon release, but it was a decent grosser at the box office, becoming Kalyan's highest-grosser of his career.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chandra, Saagar K Indian film directors Telugu film directors 1985 births Living people Nandi Award winners Film directors from Telangana 21st-century Indian people People from Nalgonda district Indian screenwriters Telugu screenwriters Screenwriters from Telangana