Siddharth Katragadda

Indian writer

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Siddharth Katragadda

Siddharth Katragadda

Born| Bangalore, India
Pen name| Sid
Occupation|

* Writer
* Artist
* Filmmaker
* Engineer

Nationality| US (India)
Alma mater| University of Texas, Arlington, The Frank Anthony Public School, Bengaluru, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore
Period| 2002–present
Notable works| Dark Rooms, The Other Wife, Varanasi (film), B.L.I.N.D (film), Painless (screenplay)
Notable awards| Red Hen Fiction Prize (Runner up), Rhode Island International Film Festival (Semi-finalist) Page Screenwriting Award, Screencraft Drama Contest, WeScreenplay Feature Contest (Quarterfinalist), San Diego Book Awards(Runner-up ), Atlantic City Film Festival (Best Foreign Film)
Website
sidartist.com

Siddharth (Sid) Katragadda is an Indian American artist, writer, filmmaker, poet and engineer.

## Early life

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He was born in Bangalore, India in 1972 and moved to the United States for his Master's degree in computer sciences from the University of Texas at Arlington.[citation needed]

## Painting

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Katragadda began exhibiting and selling his art in 2008.[1] His paintings often feature Indian women painted in an abstract style.[2]

In 2022, he painted a series of 12 Western paintings in what he calls Holeism style, based on various humanitarian issues. He also returned to his abstract Indian women, creating the first of his Timism style paintings, which were exhibited on Culturally Arts Collective.[3][4][5] His work has been featured in various journals and podcasts. [6] [7][8] He was a featured artist on Saatchi Art in 2023.[9]

## Films

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Katragadda's short documentary B.L.I.N.D – Born to Live in Near Darkness? won numerous festival awards.[10] [11][12]

His short film Varanasi won the Best Foreign Film Award at the Atlantic City CineFest, New Jersey, 2013.[13][14] His screenplay Painless (aka The Mercy Machine) was a quarter finalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, 2016,[15] the Screencraft Drama Contest 2017,[16] the WeScreenplay Screenplay Awards[17] His short documentary The Indus Code was shortlisted for the 6th International Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kerala.[18][19] His Screenplay pitches won Honorable Mention/Finalist awards at the 2021 ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge.[20][21]

### Filmography

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Year  | Film  | Genre  | Awards  | Credited as

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Director  | Producer  | Screenwriter
2012  | The Girl Upstairs | Feature Film | Released on Amazon Prime | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2013  | Varanasi | Short Film |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2023  | City of Lights | Short Film |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2020  | B.L.I.N.D : Born to Live in Near Darkness | Documentary Short |  | Yes  | No  | Yes  |
2020  | Being Human | Short Film |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  |
2023  | The Godsend  | Short Film  |  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes

## Writing

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His first novel, Metamorphosis was named a Runners-up for the 2021 Red Hen Press Fiction Award/ Los Angeles Review.[22] His first novel in verse, Dark Rooms won an award at the San Diego Book Prize, 2002 (Poetry).[23] [24] His next novel "Blood Siblings" won an award at the SD Book Awards, 2010[25]

Katragadda was quoted in CNN[26] and his work has appeared in Taint Taint Taint,Grey Sparrow Press,[27] New Plains Review – Fall 2018 Issue, Chaffey Review, A Generation Defining Itself, Carter Street Review,[28] and Wilderness Review.[29] His work has been reviewed in One India.[30][31] He also writes on Cricket topics.[32]

### Books

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Year  | Book  | Genre  | Awards

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2002  | Dark Rooms | poetry | Runners-up San Diego Book Awards
2003  | The Other Wife | poetry | Runners-up San Diego Book Awards
2022  | Metamorphosis | Novel | Runners-up – Red Hen Fiction Award

## Plays

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His play Tsunami was produced by Firecracker Production, Houston, and was nominated for five Awards at the 2021 Broadway World Houston.[33] Tsunami also was won the "Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival" in San Francisco.[citation needed] His short play Power Outage was set to be produced at the 11th Towne Street Theatre's Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival – at the Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood April 4–26, 2020.[34]

### Theatre productions

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Year | Play | Production

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2020 | The Power Outage | Stella Adler Theatre, Hollywood 11th-annual-10-min-play-festival
2020 | Tsunami | Shelton Theater in San Francisco, Your Worst Nightmare Short Play Festival
2021  | Tsunami  | Firecracker Productions, Houston

## References

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1. ^ "Exhibition of paintings – by Siddharth Katragadda at Karnataka Chitra…". buzzintown.com. 18 January 2013. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
2. ^ "Soulism". Taint Taint Taint. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022.
3. ^ "Exhibition, Milostka Center". Culturally Arts Collective.
4. ^ "I Can't Breathe Exhibition". Culturally Arts Collective.
5. ^ "Timism I Painting by Siddharth Katragadda".
6. ^ "Interview with Siddharth Katragadda". VoyageLA.
7. ^ "Interview with Sid Katragadda". CanvasRebel.
8. ^ "Interview with Siddharth Katragadda". Immigrantly Podcast.
9. ^ "Featured Artist, May 2023". Saatchi Art.
10. ^ "Best Docu Short, Summer 2020". IIFA.
11. ^ "Sun of the East Winners". Tagore International Film Festival. 17 April 2021.
12. ^ "Nominated films" (PDF). Jaipur International Film Festival.
13. ^ "Downbeach Film Festival/Atlantic City Cinefest 2013 : Home". festivalgenius.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
14. ^ "Varanasi". festivalgenius.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
15. ^ "2016 Quarter-Finalists – PAGE International Screenwriting Awards: Screenplay Contests". pageawards.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
16. ^ "2017 Drama Contest Quarter-Finalists Announced". Screencraft. 24 October 2017.
17. ^ WeScreenplay (30 December 2016). "WeScreenplay – WeScreenplay Feature Contest WISC 2016 Quarter Finalists". wescreenplay.com. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
18. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2013.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
19. ^ "International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
20. ^ "ISA Virtual Pitch Challenge".
21. ^ "The Key to a Perfect Pitch is You".
22. ^ "Red Hen Press Fiction Award – Red Hen Press". 18 February 2020.[failed verification]
23. ^ "PA Up In Lights". Publish America. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
24. ^ Katragadda, Siddharth (1 January 2003). The other wife: a novel in verse. PublishAmerica. ISBN 9781413706833. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via sandiego Library Catalog.
25. ^ Katragadda, Siddharth (1 January 2003). "Winner, Unpublished Novel, San Diego Book Awards, 2010". PublishAmerica. Retrieved 16 February 2017 – via San Diego Library Catalog.
26. ^ Brown, Sarah (4 January 2013). "'She could have been me': Action urged after Delhi gang rape case". CNN. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
27. ^ "[9] Summer 2011". 31 July 2018.
28. ^ "Cartier Street Review March 2011". issuu.com. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
29. ^ "Poetry in Wilderness House Literary Review" (PDF).
30. ^ "The Dark Rooms: Ode to a Generation". 22 April 2008.
31. ^ "The Other Wife: When You Take The Second Step". boldsky.com. 5 May 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
32. ^ "The Fall of Goliath – India's near-exit from the T20 World Cup". 3 November 2021.
33. ^ "BroadwayWorld Houston Awards – Best Streaming Play".[dead link]
34. ^ "11th 10 Minute Play Festival". Towne Street Theatre.[failed verification]

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