Directing
Chidananda S Naik
Born
1995-12-30 (30)
Known for
Directing
Credits
8 titles
Chidananda S Naik is an Indian filmmaker. He won the Cinéfondation 1st Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival for his film 'Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...' He pursued his passion for filmmaking after studying medicine at Mysore Medical College. Cinema as an art form deeply resonated with him, inspiring him to pursue Direction at the Film and Television Institute of India.
Known for
NRMadhav, a playful 8-year-old boy who has spent most of his time playing outdoors in the village, is being sent to town for educational purposes.
Trishna (Longing)
2022
4.0Once upon a time in a village, an old lady steals the rooster and the sun never rises again.
Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...
2023
NRA personal exploration of one's lost identity, reflecting upon the oral literature passed through generations within the Gor-Banjara tribe
Bhule Chuke Tules (To the Forgotten)
2023
NRFilm reflects thoughts, emotions and memories of the narrator, which echoes all our flaws, depravities, everything that makes us humans and broken.
Whispers and Echoes
2021
Film credits
Behind the camera
NRMadhav, a playful 8-year-old boy who has spent most of his time playing outdoors in the village, is being sent to town for educational purposes.
Trishna (Longing)
2022
NRMadhav, a playful 8-year-old boy who has spent most of his time playing outdoors in the village, is being sent to town for educational purposes.
Trishna (Longing)
2022
4.0Once upon a time in a village, an old lady steals the rooster and the sun never rises again.
Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...
2023
4.0Once upon a time in a village, an old lady steals the rooster and the sun never rises again.
Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...
2023
NRA personal exploration of one's lost identity, reflecting upon the oral literature passed through generations within the Gor-Banjara tribe
Bhule Chuke Tules (To the Forgotten)
2023
NRFilm reflects thoughts, emotions and memories of the narrator, which echoes all our flaws, depravities, everything that makes us humans and broken.
Whispers and Echoes
2021
NRFilm reflects thoughts, emotions and memories of the narrator, which echoes all our flaws, depravities, everything that makes us humans and broken.
Whispers and Echoes
2021