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Nagendra Karri
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Nagendra Karri (born November 28, 1985) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with the suspense thriller Where are you Sophia (2010).He followed it with his critically acclaimed film Mobster (2015). Karri received widespread recognition in 2018 for writing social Cold War drama Stanley Cage that is being turned into a feature film to be released in 2020.
Karri entered the Hollywood film Industry in 2008, following a brief stint as a Wall St finance executive. After years of working on numerous theatre plays as an assistant director and scriptwriter, he made his debut as a director during 2010 with the popular suspense thriller Where are you Sophia (WAYS) that was selected for Cannes and Tribeca film festivals.
Karri's "Where are you Sophia" which premiered in Tribeca film festival during 2010 garnered huge commercial and critical success paving the way for many social dramas that were written by him and was produced by Eternal mind media group.
Karri graduated with Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering from JNTU, Andhra Pradesh. At 20, Karri landed in United States of America to pursue his higher education. He graduated with Masters in Computer Science & Electronics Engineering from Oregon State University, Oregon. His other educational pursuits include a Masters in Film Making & Direction from University of California Berkeley, CA.
Filmmaking was Karri's first love, but he had to pursue his career in finance and Information technology and only got into the film business after years of being an understudy to successful producers and directors in his field.
Nagendra Karri started his career working with a private brokerage firm LPL Financial, San Diego. He moved to New York City in 2006, and worked on a high-end security system for Department of Health, New York City.
He started Eternal Mind Productions in 2007 with the backing of some venture capitalists and indie film producers that paved his way for directing his debut film.
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