Nishanth R. was raised in the metropolis of Chennai, India. After some notable creative endeavors as a teen – authoring a novel, for one – he made the leap to the United States for film school, studying at the renowned Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He now balances his MFA education at California State University, Northridge with his job as a Content Strategist and Director for Media RED, where he spearheads the development of an international slate of film and TV projects. Nishanth's feature directorial debut 'Bharata' is currently in pre-production with Media RED. His other screenwriting and filmmaking efforts have also received acclaim – from his latest short film 'Indian in a Box' premiering to a rapturous reception at the Fantasia International Film Festival, to his murder-mystery screenplay 'The Last Supper' winning the Grand Prize at the prestigious ScreenCraft Pitch Competition. Nishanth aspires to write and direct provocative satires that intelligently comment on the intersection of Indian and American cultures.