P. Sheshadri
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
A postgraduate in Kannada Literature and a diploma holder in
journalism, after a short stint as Journalist, he entered Film land in
1990 as Screenplay and dialogue writer. In 1995 he became Independent
Director of Television serials, Documentaries and Tele films. His
maiden effort as Director of feature film MUNNUDI (A Preface) in the
year 2000 has brought him great applause for his sensitive approach to
cinema and was also hailed as a landmark film. He followed it up with
ATITHI (The Guest-2001), BERU (The Root-2004), THUTTURI (The
Bugle-2005), VIMUKTHI (Liberation-2008) and sixth film BETTADA JEEVA
(Man of the Hills). All these six films received National Award. He is
the first director to receive six consecutive National Awards.
