Priya Krishnaswamy

Priya Krishnaswamy 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 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).[2] She garnered acclaim for writing, editing, directing and producing the Tamil language thriller Baaram (2018) which won the National award for Best Tamil Feature Film in 2019.[3][4] She was announced as the director of Tamil language feature film Pichaikkaran 2, starring Vijay Antony.[5]

Filmography
Year Film Credited as Language Notes
Director Editor
1988Om-Dar-B-DarHindi
1989PercyGujaratiAlso actress
1990KaafilaHindi
1998Bombay BoysHindi
1999Bhopal ExpressHindi
2013GangoobaiHindiAlso writer
2018BaaramTamilAlso producer and writer
TBAPichaikkaran 2Tamil

References
  1. https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/interviews/2020/feb/19/director-priya-krishnaswamy-baaram-found-me-17120.html
  2. "Sarita Joshi applauds audiences'open mind". gulfnews.com.
  3. "I wanted Baaram to be dark and intense: Priya Krishnaswamy". February 21, 2020.
  4. Surendran, Anusha (August 14, 2019). "'Baaram' is an original story on Thalaikoothal, says director Priya Krishnaswamy" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "Pichaikkaran 2 to be directed by Baaram filmmaker Priya Krishnaswamy". The New Indian Express.
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