Women's Day 2021: Nandini Reddy to Sudha Kongara; Female South directors who are ruling the cinema and how

There has been an exponential increase in the number of women filmmakers in the southern film industry in the last decade. There is no denying that Indian cinema is riding high and proudly on the wave of new-generation women directors. They are making good content films, which have managed to create magic even in terms of numbers at the box office. Carving out a position in men dominated industry is not a small thing and women directors like Meghna Gulzar for Raazi and Nandini Reddy for Oh Baby, have carved their niche in the Indian film industry with powerful content-oriented films. 

It's International Women's Day 2021 tomorrow, and since our cinema is evolving and moving upwards with the girl tribe, let's take a look at the women directors who have changed the face of the South Indian film industry in the past few years. 

Sudha Kongara:

Sudha, who made her debut with Drohi in 2010 is touted as a director with precision and crystal clear vision. She leaves no stone unturned when it comes to going beyond her limits and creating magic on screen with her work. Be it  Irudhi Suttru, Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru or Thangam from Paava Kadhaigal, Sudha K Prasad is revolutionizing the cinema through clutter-breaking performances. 

Nandini Reddy:

Started her career as an AD, Nandini Reddy took the opportunity that came her way and proved that she is here to stay. Her last film Oh Baby starring Samantha Akkineni opened to a phenomenal response from the audience and critics alike. BV Nandini Reddy’s latest Meera from Telugu anthology Pitta Kathalu made her step out of the comfort zone with an unbelievable and clever plot. For the first time, she tried her hands on dark content and she left our jaws wide open. 

Revathi:

Asha Kelunni better known by her stage name Revathi is an actress, cinematographer cum director. Once the poster girl and the charming girl-next-door, Revathi has four films to her credit as a director. My Friend, which released in 2002 was her first directorial venture. Her next was the Bollywood film Phir Milenge starring Salman Khan. She loves directing films from a woman's point of view. 

V. Priya:

She worked as an assistant to director Mani Ratnam after learning her craft under Suhasini. She has directed a couple of Tamil films and made her place in the list of top women directors. She has directed films such as Kanda Naal Mudhal produced by Prakash Rai and Kannamocchi Yennada produced by Radhika Sharath Kumar. 

"Women are succeeding in everything and this strong combination of commercial and cultural success," producer Radhika Lavu, who is known for backing a lot of Telugu and Hindi projects, had said during one of the interviews with us. 

Bhanumathi, Lakshmi, Soundarya Rajinikanth, Anjali Menon, Aishwarya Dhanush, Suhasini, and Revathy among others all emerged as great directors. Make way for them and upcoming directors, because these ladies are in the business and killing!