Atlanta Nagendra

Atlanta Nagendra
Born	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter and film producer
Years active	2004–present

Atlanta Nagendra is a screenwriter and director. He became famous with Jokefalls, one of the hits in Kannada industry. Nagendra is a software engineer turned film maker based in Atlanta, United States. Besides an engineering degree in computer-science, Nagendra has completed film making courses with emphasis on screenwriting, editing and direction.

Nagendra was interested in film making while he was studying computer science engineering at Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore University. He went to the US to continue his work as software engineer before venturing into film making.

Nagendra started his career with Jokefalls, a Kannada comedy. The movie was successful and ran for 175 days in a premier multiplex in Bangalore.Nagendra's second movie is a Kannada comedy film titled Rambo. Nagendra has partnered with actor Sharan for this venture. Rambo audio response has been very well appreciated for its catchy tunes and stylish presentation. Manethanka baare song made into the best songs of 2012 in Kannada. RAMBO makes it to the TOP KANNADA ALBUMS of 2012 in CD sales and digital downloads. Rambo also makes it to the top 5 hits of 2012.

His third movie Mumbhai Connection is written and directed by him. It is a crime comedy thriller set and shot in Atlanta.Mumbhai Connection has been officially selected for eight film festivals (7th Atlanta Asian Film Festival Official Selection 2011 Atlanta, Georgia, US, Third World Indie Film Festival Official Selection 2011 San Jose California, US, 8th Dixie Film Festival Official Selection 2011 Macon, Georgia, US, 10th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Official Selection 2011 Duluth, Georgia, US, 2nd Bronze Lens Film Festival Official Selection 2011 Atlanta, Georgia, US, 4th Bengaluru International Film Festival Official Selection 2011 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 7th Annual Macon Film Festival Official Selection 2012 Macon, Georgia, US, South Asian Film Festival Official Selection 2012) across the world. Mumbhai Connection has won several awards at the film festivals in the US. It was released in August 2014.

MUMBHAI CONNECTION

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