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Priya Krishnaswamy is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where she specialised in film editing.
She is a 2-time National Award-winning Indian film producer, writer, director and editor who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema.
In 2004, her English language documentary film, 'The Eye of the Fish - the Kalaris of Kerala' won the National Award for Best Arts / Cultural film. [1]
She made her feature film directorial debut with the Hindi film Gangoobai (2013), which was a product of NFDC's acclaimed screenwriters' lab in 2009. [2]
She wrote, edited, directed and produced the Tamil language thriller Baaram (2020) which won the National Award for Best Tamil Feature Film in 2019. [3] [4]
Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | |
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Director | Editor | ||||
1988 | Om-Dar-B-Dar | ![]() |
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Hindi | |
1989 | Percy | ![]() |
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Gujarati | Also actress |
1990 | Kaafila | ![]() |
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Hindi | |
1998 | Bombay Boys | ![]() |
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Hindi | |
1999 | Bhopal Express | ![]() |
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Hindi | |
2013 | Gangoobai | ![]() |
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Hindi | Also writer |
2020 | Baaram | ![]() |
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Tamil | Also producer and writer |
![]() | This biographical article is written
like a résumé. (June 2022) |
Priya Krishnaswamy is an alumna of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, where she specialised in film editing.
She is a 2-time National Award-winning Indian film producer, writer, director and editor who works predominantly in Hindi and Tamil cinema.
In 2004, her English language documentary film, 'The Eye of the Fish - the Kalaris of Kerala' won the National Award for Best Arts / Cultural film. [1]
She made her feature film directorial debut with the Hindi film Gangoobai (2013), which was a product of NFDC's acclaimed screenwriters' lab in 2009. [2]
She wrote, edited, directed and produced the Tamil language thriller Baaram (2020) which won the National Award for Best Tamil Feature Film in 2019. [3] [4]
Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | |
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Director | Editor | ||||
1988 | Om-Dar-B-Dar | ![]() |
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Hindi | |
1989 | Percy | ![]() |
![]() |
Gujarati | Also actress |
1990 | Kaafila | ![]() |
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Hindi | |
1998 | Bombay Boys | ![]() |
![]() |
Hindi | |
1999 | Bhopal Express | ![]() |
![]() |
Hindi | |
2013 | Gangoobai | ![]() |
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Hindi | Also writer |
2020 | Baaram | ![]() |
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Tamil | Also producer and writer |