M S Sathyu

Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu (- Industry name M S Sathyu , born in Mysore, Karnataka) is a leading film director, stage designer and art director from India. He is best known for his directorial film Garam Hawa (1973) is based on the partition of India.  He was awarded Padma Shri in 1975.

 

Feature films

• Ek Tha Chotu Ek Tha Motu
• Garam Hawa (Hot Wind) 1973
• Chithegu Chinthe 1978 – Screened at 7th IFFI.
• Kanneshwara Rama (The Legendary Outlaw)
• Kahan Kahan Se Guzar Gaya – 1981
• Bara (Famine), based on a short story by U.R. Anantha Murthy, 1982
• Sookha (1983)
• Ghalige (Kannada)
• Kotta (1999)
• Ijjodu ( Kannada). 2009

Short films and documentaries

• Irshad
• Black Mountain
• Ghalib
• Islam in India

Television :

TV serials

• Pratidhwani 1985
• Choli Daaman 1987–88
• Kayar (Coir) 1992
• Antim Raja (The Last Raja of Coorg) 1986

Tele-films

• Aangan
• Ek Hadsa Char Pehlu
• Thangam

Television and YouTube Advertisements

• Reunion, an advertisement for Google India Google Search

 

Awards

• 1966: Filmfare Best Art Direction Award: Haqeeqat (for black-and-white film category)
• 1974:Cannes Film Festival: Golden Palm : Garm Hava: Nominated.
• 1974: National Film Award: Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Garam Hawa
• 1975: Padma Shri 
• 1981: Karnataka State Film Award: Bara
• 1984: National Film Award: Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration: Sookha
• 1984: Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie: Sookha
• 1994: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award: Stagecraft
• 2015 Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellow : Stagecraft