Personal details
- Birth Date: 1977-07-24
- Birth Location: Andhra Pradesh, India
- Professions: Editor, Editorial Department
Kuchipudi Latha Praveen isn’t exactly a household name unless you’re the kind of film nerd who gets starry-eyed over jump cuts and slick montages. Based in Chennai, the guy’s been slicing and dicing movies in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and, yeah, even English. Editing? He’s basically done it for everyone who’s anyone down South (and a few up North too). It’s wild—he’s got over 130 films under his belt. That’s not just a resume, that’s a whole dang film festival. He’s snagged one National Film Award (which is, honestly, a pretty big deal in India—think Oscars but with more glittering sarees), plus a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, and a couple of other shiny trophies that probably gather dust on his shelf. If you’ve watched a blockbuster in any of those languages in the past two decades, odds are you’ve seen his handiwork—even if you didn’t know it. His style? Fast-paced when it needs to be, emotional when it matters, never trying to outshine the story but always making it pop just right. People in the industry rave about him—directors, actors, even the folks running craft services. He’s not just an editor, though. Sometimes he slides into the producer’s chair, making sure the magic happens both in front of and behind the camera. Basically, if you love Indian cinema, you kinda owe this guy a thank you.
Alright, so Chennai and Singapore is basically this wild ride where two guys, best friends, are stuck in Chennai but absolutely desperate to make it big in Singapore. Classic, right? They’ve got zero cash, a ton of big ideas, and absolutely no clue about what they're getting into. Every plan they dream up to get to Singapore? It goes hilariously wrong, sometimes in a way that makes you cringe, sometimes you just can't stop laughing. The duo runs into all sorts of wacky situations—think misunderstandings, sketchy folks, and a lot of chaos. It’s not all slapstick though; you catch these moments where they get real about friendship and dreams. The city itself feels like a character, throwing curveballs at them at every turn. And by the end, you're left rooting for these two knuckleheads even though, let’s be honest, they’re a mess. Definitely a comedy that doesn’t try too hard—just lets the nonsense flow.
July 24, 1977
Konidela Ram Charan
Andhra Pradesh, India
47 years old