Draft:Valasa
| Valasa | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Deva Katta |
| Produced by | Sachi Pinagapani |
| Cinematography | Sachi Pinagapani Deva Katta |
| Edited by | Sachi Pinagapani Deva Katta |
Release date | 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Telugu |
Valasa (transl. Migration) is a 2003 Telugu-language documentary film directed by Deva Katta.[1] The film is about the lives of Indian students who go abroad to the United States for college.
Production
[edit]Deva Katta worked on this film while working in an automobile company as a mechanical engineer.[2][3] The film was produced by Deva Katta's friend Sachi Pinagapani, who also worked as a cameraman and editor alongside Katta. The film starred Katta's colleagues and roommates. The film began production in 1999 as an 18-episode low-budget television serial shot in Detroit on a Panasonic MiniDV camcorder during the weekends in winter.[3][4] The film was shot for around a year.[3] Ravi Varma auditioned for one of the lead roles in 2000 but was not selected.[5] Katta edited the film using Adobe Premiere.[3] Since Katta was not satisfied with the final cut due to technical issues, he shortened the serial into a two hour film in 2003.[6]
Future
[edit]Katta used Valasa as the basis of his feature film debut Vennela (2005), co-produced by Sachi Pinagapani, which included an additional love story.[7][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bharath, Kalyan (3 July 2018). "11 Telugu Directors Who Made Short Films Before Directorial Debut". wirally (in Telugu). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Kalyan, Vijay. "police kalpula nundi thappinchukunna director deva katta!". Telugu Swag (in Telugu). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d "A Guerrilla's Prasthanam into Panorama". Idlebrain.com. Hyderabad. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Deva Katta interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Chitchat with Ravi Varma". Idlebrain.com. Hyderabad. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Parasa, Rajeswari (25 November 2020). "Nag Ashwin to Tharun Bhascker, 7 Telugu directors who studied abroad". The News Minute. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Vennela - press meet - Telugu Cinema - Raja, Parvati Melton". Idlebrain.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.