Chandan Kumar Priyadarshi is an emerging filmmaker and theatre artist, currently an alumnus of the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata, and holds an MA in Film Studies from MGAHV, Wardha. He has over five years of experience in theatre, working with directors like Sanjay Upadhyay, Om Prakash Bharati, and Bijendra Tank. His short films—including Chitthi, Tarzan, Muntazir, Viram, Ally, Parali, and Journey of a Student, have been screened at festivals such as Manikarnika, Amity, Kalakari, Cinelearner International, CMS Vatavaran, Lift-Off, and World Impact Film Festival, earning honorable mentions.
At SRFTI, he directed the scene work Happy Birthday Baby and the short documentary Guthli Man, inspired by the environmental mission of Jasmit Singh Arora. With a strong foundation in cinematography and a focus on socially rooted narratives, Priyadarshi’s films explore intimate human experiences that echo broader cultural and environmental truths.