Biography

Ramchandra PN is a Mumbai based Indian filmmaker, a 1990 ‘Screenplay and Direction’ graduate from the ‘Film and TV Institute of India’. Over the years, he has been making Feature films, Documentaries, Short Films and TV programs. His short fiction film “Heart Troubles of Ramchand Yavathmal Tirchuinapalli Azamghar’ won the best short film at the Abuja International Film Festival, Nigeria in 2004. His first feature 'Suddha' (The Cleansing Rites) won him the Best Indian Film at the Osian Cinefan Festival of Asian Films, New Delhi India in 2006. It also won the 'Hubert Bals' Distribution Grant in the same year, following which he showed the film in about 100 villages in Coastal Karnataka. His second feature 'Putaani Party' (The Kid Gang) won the Best Children’s film at the Indian National Film Awards. 2009. It was in contention for Nomination for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in the same year. The PSBT (Public Service Broadcasting Trust) awarded a Fellowship to him for the year 2011, during which he made his documentary 'Rice & Rasam' (Anna Saaru). He has headed the 'Unitedworld Institute of Film and Media (UIFM)' at Gujarat and the Direction and Screenplay Department at 'Annapurna College of Film and Media (ACFM)' at Hyderabad, besides teaching at Film and TV Institute of India, Pune and at various other Film and Media Colleges and Universities in India. He has curated special packages, has served as a selection committee member as well as a Jury at Film Festivals; and was a committee member for selection of projects, Rough Cut and Script approvals for various Government and Non-Governmental agencies.