Nag Ashwin

Nag Ashwin is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut in 2015 with the coming-of-age philosophical drama film Yevade Subramanyam which received positive reviews.

In 2018 he directed the multilingual biographical film Mahanati, based on the life of late southern actress and star Savitri. At the 66th National Film Awards 2019, the film won accolades including the Best Feature Film in Telugu. Nag Ashwin received the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu at the 66th Filmfare Awards South.

Mahanati was showcased in the Indian Panorama Mainstream section at the 49th International Film Festival of India, and has also garnered the "Equality in Cinema Award" at the 2018 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. He is about to direct his next film featuring Prabhas in the lead role with a whooping production cost of ₹400 Cr. The film is tentatively titled as #Prabhas21.

Nag Ashwin was born in Hyderabad to Dr Jayaram Reddy and Dr L. Jayanthi Reddy, a gynecologist. He studied in Hyderabad Public School and received bachelor's degree in Mass Communication from Manipal. He then did a Film Direction course at the New York Film Academy.

Nag Ashwin began his film industry career as an assistant director for the film Nenu Meeku Telusa...?. He has then worked as an assistant director withSekhar Kammula for the films Leader (2010 film) and Life Is Beautiful (2012 film).

He is married to Priyanka Dutt, daughter of producer C. Ashwini Dutt of Vyjayanthi Movies. They have a son who was born in 2016