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'''Chidananda S Naik''' is an Indian doctor-turned-filmmaker from Mysuru, Karnataka, known for his short film ''Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know....'' In 2024, he won the first prize at La Cinéf, a sidebar competition for student films at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=16 June 2024 |title=MIFF 2024 {{!}} Chidananda S Naik: ‘Medicine itself drew me towards art; while we delved into anatomy, I often pondered about emotions and feelings’ |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/entertainment/movies/chidananda-s-naik-interview-2-article-12749643.html}}</ref>


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== Early life ==
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Born in 1995 in [[Shimoga|Shivamogga]], Karnataka, Chidananda pursued a career in medicine and completed his MBBS at [[Mysore Medical College & Research Institute|Mysore Medical College]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Sampalli |first=Shashi |date=2024-06-07 |title=Chidananda S. Naik interview: ‘My only goal is to make a good film’ |url=https://thefederal.com/films/chidananda-s-naik-interview-my-only-goal-is-to-make-a-good-film-126272 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=thefederal.com |language=en}}</ref> His experiences with patients led him to explore filmmaking. He then enrolled in a Direction course at FTII, Pune and graduated.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2" />
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== Career ==
[[File:Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know.webp|thumb|250x250px|''Poster of Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...''.]]
Chidananda made ''[[Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...]]'' in four days at the end of his one-year television course in the Film and Television Institute of India. The 16-minute film is based on a Kannada folk tale.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=24 May 2024 |title=India's Chidananda S Naik wins Cannes La Cinef first prize for Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/others/indias-chidananda-s-naik-wins-cannes-la-cinef-first-prize-for-sunflowers-were-the-first-ones-to-know-101716512811591.html}}</ref> The film premiered at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]] and was one of 18 titles judged by a jury of five members, chaired by Belgian actress [[Lubna Azabal]].<ref name=":1" />

Chidananda is first student from FTII's one-year Television course to make it to La Cinéf.<ref name=":0" />

== Filmography ==

* ''Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know...'' (2023)

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=15062066}}



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[[Category:Film directors from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]

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