Rashmi Alva, is an aspiring Kannada film maker, who is trained under the guidance of the eminent Kannada film maker and author Dr. Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar at Tent Cinema film institute, Bangalore. She made her debut directorial short film with “Punarbhava “shot in Bangalore with a unit of 10 people. She is native of Mangalore, Karnataka and has worked for the past 7 years in the largest private healthcare company in the UAE.

Navyashree, is a native of Bangalore, Karnataka and has worked as a Financial analyst for Oracle in the past, currently working as an RJ at Aakashvani Bangalore, she is an Anchor who has hosted many film and literature related shows, a Dialogue writer and a Voice Over artist currently working on multiple projects. She is trained under the guidance of the eminent Kannada film maker and author Dr. Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar at Tent Cinema film institute, “Punarbhava” is her first directorial venture along with her teammates.

Nandini Vinod, a Postgraduate in Law, pursued legal career for couple of years before taking up a full-time job as a home maker. During lockdown to fuel her creative curiosity took up a Scriptwriting course at Tent Cinema a very well know film institute run by one of the famous adn eminent filmmaker Dr. Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar, where she was also exposed to not just scriptwriting but various aspects of filmmaking which gave her confidence to take a plunge towards her directorial debut “Punarbhava”

These three aspiring individuals, who came from various educational and professional background shared one aspect in common, their passion towards the art of Cinema. They met during a script writing course which was conducted online. Their love towards this art form lead them to form a team and started working on their first script. Even though the whole process of scripting was done online their zeal and perseverance never came down and there they were ready with their first short movie script. With their heart and soul poured into their story they themselves wanted to give wings to their dream and decided to adorn the hat of Directors as well and also formed Naviru creations. Their exposure towards various steps of filmmaking and timely guidance from their mentors boosted their confidence and they went ahead and Directed their first short movie. Each of them had individual strong points and as a team they worked really well together. Each of them took their personal and professional expertise and implemented that into the process of movie making. Rashmi with her strong research skills, eye for detailing and flare for technical aspects made sure the whole process was technically sound. Navyashree with her strong creative notion worked really hard towards making everything look aesthetic and kept everything organised so the whole process of the movie making was one smooth journey. Nandini the chatter box of the group, as name suggests did one thing perfectly well, talk to everyone, her people skills helped in holding the whole team together throughout and get things done on time. They worked well in their area of expertise but that did not stop them from coming out of their comfort zone and learning new things and working together as a team. Overcoming all the difficulties and with sheer hard work today they are happy and proud to present their directorial debut PUNARBHAVA.