Writer, director, producer and actor · Telugu cinema
Nag Ashwin
Nag Ashwin movies: 7 Telugu films on file (5 as writer, 4 as director, 2 as producer, 1 as actor), 2008–2026. Earliest on file: Nenu Meeku Telusa...? (2008). Latest release: Sing Geetham (12 June 2026).
- Films on file
- 7 (5 as writer, 4 as director, 2 as producer, 1 as actor)
- Years on file
- 2008–2026
- Selected films on file
- Kalki 2898 AD, Mahanati, Yevade Subramanyam
- Record
- Q20814445 on Wikidata
Nag Ashwin (born Singireddy Nag Ashwin Reddy, 23 April 1986) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After debuting with Yevade Subramanyam (2015), he directed the Savitri biopic Mahanati (2018), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the science-fiction epic Kalki 2898 AD (2024). His honours include two National Film Awards, a Nandi Award and a Filmfare Award.
Early life
Nag Ashwin was born to Jayaram and Jayanthi Reddy, both doctors who run J. J. Hospital in Hyderabad; his younger sister, Nikhila, is also a doctor. He studied at The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet, where he was a friend of Rana Daggubati from class one, earned a degree in mass communication from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and took a film direction course at the New York Film Academy.
Assistant director
He began as an assistant director on Nenu Meeku Telusa? (2008), then assisted Sekhar Kammula on Leader (2010) and Life Is Beautiful (2012), appearing in small roles in all three films.
Yevade Subramanyam
His debut, Yevade Subramanyam, produced by Vyjayanthi Movies, starred Nani as a corporate professional on a journey of self-discovery, with Vijay Deverakonda, Malvika Nair and Ritu Varma. It was the first Indian film shot at Everest Base Camp, received mostly positive reviews and was a commercial success, winning him the Nandi Award for Best Debut Director.
Mahanati
He spent six months researching the life of the actress Savitri, reading and interviewing people who knew her, before making Mahanati. Released on 9 May 2018 to critical and commercial acclaim, it became the highest-grossing female-led South Indian film, was shown in the Indian Panorama at the 49th IFFI, and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Nag Ashwin won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu.
Kalki 2898 AD
Announced in February 2020 to mark Vyjayanthi Movies’ 50th anniversary, the film began as Project K with Prabhas in the lead, alongside Deepika Padukone, Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan. Filming began in July 2021 on a reported budget of ₹600 crore. Retitled Kalki 2898 AD, it was the first Indian film presented in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, and was released on 27 June 2024 to positive reviews. It won the National Film Awards for Best Production Design and Best Popular Feature Film.
Nag Ashwin married Priyanka Dutt, daughter of the producer C. Aswani Dutt, in December 2015; they have a son, Rishi.
Career on file
Nag Ashwin has 7 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2008 to 2026: five films as writer, four films as director, two films as producer and one film as actor. The earliest of them is Nenu Meeku Telusa...? (2008), and the most recent release is Sing Geetham (2026). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Kalki 2898 AD (2024), Mahanati (2018) and Yevade Subramanyam (2015). Other recent releases on file are Jathi Ratnalu (2021), Pitta Kathalu (2021) and Nenu Meeku Telusa...? (2008).
In the films Nag Ashwin directed, Vijay Deverakonda appears most often (two films). Mickey J. Meyer and Radhan each scored two of them, more than any other music director. Swapna Cinema produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 5 different directors, 7 music directors and 40 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 6 of them; they average 157 minutes, and the longest is Kalki 2898 AD at 181 minutes. Five of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (1), 2010s (2) and 2020s (4).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.