Ratnaja
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| Other name(s) | Prakash |
| Occupation | Writer, Director |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
Ratnaja is a Kannada film writer and director. He debuted with the direction of the 2005 hit Nenapirali starring Prem Kumar.
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Early life
Ratnaja (Prakash) was a student of Mechanical Engineer at the National College of Engineering, Mysore. His classmate was producer Ajay Gowda. Ratnaja trained in direction for five years as assistant to many acclaimed directors like Dinesh Baboo and SV Rajendra Singh Babu.
Career
Ratnaja began his direction career with the film Nenapirali. The film starred four relatively fresh faces - Premkumar who received a new lease of life with this movie, Naveen Krishna, Vidya Venkatesh and Varsha. Nenapirali focussed on the youth and their confusion about love, and was critically and commercially a success. The film cleaned house at the Filmfare Awards that year, and also picked up a couple of State Awards. Ratnaja was called, by certain quarters as Kannada's Mani Ratnam. His next film was called Honganasu. He repeated the same leads - Prem and Naveen Krishna. The film also had music by the maestro Hamsalekha like with Nenapirali. The film released in early 2008 amidst much fanfare, but it failed to live up to expectations of both critics and audience. The criticism leveled against Ratnaja was a weak narration, and the audience refused to humour the film. Ratnaja will be back in 2009 with another love story titled Premisu.
Recurring Actors & Crew
Ratnaja has made his first two movies with the actor duo Prem Kumar and Naveen Krishna. His producer for all three movies is classmate and friend Ajay Gowda. He also uses composer Hamsalekha for the film score.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Starring | Status | Notes |
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| 2005 | Nenapirali | Prem Kumar, Vidya Venkatesh | Released | |
| 2008 | Honganasu | Prem Kumar, Anjali Malhotra | Released | |
| 2009 | Premisu | Chetan | Announced |
Awards
Partial List
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
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| 2006 | Filmfare Award | Best Director | Nenapirali |
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