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Megha Ramaswamy
Megha Ramaswamy
Born	Megha Ramaswamy; India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Occupation(s)	Director, Screenwriter
Website	Official Website

Megha Ramaswamy is a Mumbai-based screenwriter, director and producer. Having made her debut as a screenwriter in 2011, she transitioned into filmmaking with her directorial feature debut What Are The Odds, a Netflix film starring Abhay Deol, Karanvir Malhotra, Monica Dogra and Yashaswini Dayama.^[1]^[2]

Ramaswamy's body of work includes two other acclaimed short-films - the hybrid short documentary, Newborns, giving an inside look into the lives of acid-attack survivors, and Bunny, Ramaswamy's first fiction short film. Both films premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and have traveled to several other film festivals, having been met with critical response and accolades .^[3]^[4] They've both also seen releases on the cinephile OTT service, MUBI.^[5]^[6]

Outside film, Ramaswamy co-hosts Cause Effect, a platform that produces cause related content and outreach programs.^[7] Her banner, Missfit Films, is dedicated to producing innovative films, which subscribe to being neither independent nor commercial.^[8]

Ramaswamy's latest mid-length film, Lalannas Song^[9] (33 minutes), is a psychological horror project. The film stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Rima Kallingal and Nakshatra Indrajith and had its world premiere at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles 2022 where it won Special Mention for Innovation and Pushing Boundaries.

Her next feature film Reshma Shera is a story about a little girl and her dog,^[10] and was last showcased at Berlinale Co-production Market, 2019.^[11]

Filmography

2011 - Shaitan – Writer
2012 - Ship of Theseus – Actress (Journalist)
2014 - Newborns (Documentary short)^[12] – Writer and director
2015 - Bunny (Short)^[3] – Writer and director
2016 - The Last Music Store (Documentary short) – Writer and Director
2020 - What Are The Odds (Feature Film) – Writer and Director
2022- Lalannas Song (mid-length) - Writer and Director

References

^ "What Are The Odds movie review: Abhay Deol, Yashaswini Dayama's ode to Wes Anderson is cute but not crazy enough". Hindustan Times. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "What Are the Odds? | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b "'Beeba Boys,' 'He Named Me Malala' Among TIFF World Premieres". India West. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^ "TIFF.net | Bunny". TIFF. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "MUBI". mubi.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (7 April 2016). "The kids are all right". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
^ "Good Pitch". Good Pitch. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "DIFF 2022 | Parvathy and Rima Kallingal's paranormal tryst in 'Lalanna's Song'". Moneycontrol. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ Jhunjhunwala, Udita (20 May 2020). "In Netflix film 'What Are the Odds?', love, hope, music and the magic of the wonder years". Scroll.in. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "The 2019 Berlinale Co-Production Market line-up is revealed". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Talvar to show its edge at Toronto International Film Festival : Mail Today, News". India Today. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

External links

Megha Ramaswamy at IMDb
"Filmmaker Megha Ramaswamy's short 'Bunny' explores childhood fantasies and fears". The Indian Express. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
Sood, Priyanka; Rege, Prachi; Rathnam, Shilpa; Menon, Amarnath K. (20 June 2011). "Woman of her word". India Today. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2015. (subscription required)
Parande, Shweta (28 August 2015). "Bunny trailer: Megha Ramaswamy's gem of a short film to compete at TIFF 2015!". India.com. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
"Why you can't miss these two short movies". Vogue India. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
India (22 February 2015). "Special Support". The Indian Express. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
"The kids are all right". www.thehindu.com. 7 April 2016.