Satish Manwar

Satish MANWAR (India) grew up in a rural area but moved to the city to attend courses in dramatics at Pune University, Center for Performing Arts. After his graduation he moved to Mumbai to work as an assistant editor and assistant director. He also founded a theatre group called Lalit Mumbai. The differences between rural and urban areas form an important source of inspiration for his work. The Damned Rain (2008) had its world première at the film festival of Pune in India where it was honoured with an award for Best International Marathi language film.