Director Sankalp Reddy’s last movie, IB 71, got mixed reviews, but the director is all set to sign his next movie with a popular star in the lead.
According to sources from the Telugu film industry, Sankalp Reddy is in talks with South star Sharwanand for his next film.
Interesting Details Of Director Sankalp Reddy
- Sankalp Reddy’s Birthday: 20 October, 1984
- Sankalp Reddy qualification: 1 B.Tech at CVR College of Engineering
- Sankalp Reddy books: The Blue Fish
- Film Making in Griffith Film School, Australia
- Sankalp Reddy’s net worth: Rs 30 Cr
- Sankalp Reddy’s remuneration: Rs 4 Cr to Rs 8 Cr per movie
- Sankalp Reddy mother tongue: Telugu
- Languages known by Sankalp Reddy: Telugu, English, Hindi
- Sankalp Reddy’s wife’s name: Keerthi Reddy
- Sankalp Reddy’s residence: Hyderabad, Telangana
- Sankalp Reddy’s minus points: Lack of knowledge about commercial film calculations
- Sankalp Reddy’s strengths: Script writing, technical knowledge about filmmaking, Visual Effects (VFX)
Awards won by director Sankalp Reddy
- Best Telugu Feature Film Award for Ghazi movie
- Best Director Award from Santosham Film Awards for Ghazi.
Sankalp Reddy Movies
Sankalp Reddy termed Vidyut Jamwal-starter IB71 a prequel to Ghazi. In 2017, Sankalp Reddy made his debut as a film director with the Indian War film Ghazi. Ghazi was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi. In Hindi, it is titled The Ghazi Attack.
Fresh out of Griffith Film School in Australia, Sankalp Reddy set out to produce and direct a movie based on submarines against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan rivalry.
Thanks to the support of South star Rana Daggubati, Ghazi, which started as a low-profile movie, turned into a big-budget movie, with producers like Dil Raju and PVP coming forward to bankroll it.
The Ghazi Attack movie tells an interesting yet complicated story about the bravery of Indian Navy personnel on board the submarine INS Karanj.
Sankalp Reddy successfully handled such a complicated script in his first movie, and he became a sought-after director in the Telugu film industry.
After scoring a hit in his debut, Sankalp Reddy took another complicated script about space exploration for his second film, Antariksham 9000 KMPH, in 2018.
Antariksham 9000 KMPH starred top stars Varun Tej, Aditi Rao Hydari, Lavanya Tripathi and others. Though it failed to make a hit at the box office, Sankalp Reddy’s work earned appreciation as a writer and director.
Later, Sankalp Reddy directed one part of Netflix’s anthology film Pitta Kithalu in 2021. Kalki director Nag Ashwin, BV Nandini Reddy, and Tarun Bhaskar directed the other three parts of the anthology.
