Director

Chaitanya Tamhane

Directing

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 8

TMDB ID: 1361809

IMDb ID: nm4058904

Known for: Directing

Born: March 1, 1987

Age: 39

Place of birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2011 - 2023

Years active: 13

Average TMDB rating: 6.87

Wikidata: Q21043259

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Biography

Chaitanya Tamhane is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama Court. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Tamhane was nominated for best screenwriter at the 9th Asian Film Awards and won best director at the 16th Mumbai Film Festival. Court was Tamhane's directorial debut for a feature length film. His previous work includes the short film Six Strands, of which he was also the writer and director, as well as producer. Tamhane's second directorial feature, The Disciple (2020) premiered at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. At Venice, the film won FIPRESCI award presented by the International Federation of Film Critics and the Best Screenplay award.