Mohan Kamakshi

Mohan Kamakshi is a director, editor, producer, and screenwriter working in the Kannada film industry. He was born on 18 June 1980 in Bangalore, India. He graduated from Vijaya Evening College with an Arts degree and then completed his post-graduation with a Bachelor of Library and Information Science from Indra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). During his college days, he was intrigued by the cinema and wanted to become a film director. His inspiration was Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar Nagathihalli Chandrashekhar is a multitalented fig >> Read More... , a famous film director and writer. After his post-graduation, he started working for a publishing company. Despite being in a well-settled job, he was unsatisfied with his work and wanted to try something else. So, he quit his job and started his career in the film industry.

He began his career in the entertainment industry as an editor. During the starting phase of his career, he worked on many Short Films, Documentaries, Music Albums, and Corporate Films. He commences his career by working as a co-editor in the film Mussanje Maatu `Mussanje Maatu´ is a live celebrity Talk-Show, ai >> Read More... (2008). His first film as an independent editor was Iniya (2009). He also served as an offline and online editor for movies like Harikatha Prasanga and Nirutthara.

Besides being an editor, Mohan Kamakshi also worked as an associate director in Director's Special. He also worked with Padmasri Girish Kasaravalli for his two documentaries on U.R. Ananthamurthy, and Adoor Gopalakrishnan Born into a family in Kerala, Adoor Gopalakrishnan >> Read More... made for the Films Division, Government of India. Mohan Kamakshi has also written dialogues for films like Yare Koogadali and Hudugaru. He made his directorial debut with Aadi Purana, which he also co-produced. Mohan Kamakshi is married to Dhanalakshmi. The couple is blessed with a daughter and a son.