Kuchipudi Latha Praveen (born 1987 or 1988)[1] is an Indian film editor, who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and English films. He is a recipient of one National Film Award, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award among others. He has edited over 100 films across different languages so far.
Praveen KL | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film Editor |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Life and career
editPraveen's father and two uncles were editors in Telugu films. He worked for them during the summer as a teenager, manually splicing film, and later worked for his father.[2] At 17, he started working for ETV Network,[2] where he edited the Telugu News and soap operas such as Anweshitha.[3]
He taught himself to edit using computer software, and then worked under Balu Mahendra on his television series Kadhai Neram.[2] After a period freelancing for TV in Singapore, he shifted to feature films and has mostly worked together with N. B. Srikanth on several successful Tamil films, most notably for Venkat Prabhu's directorials. He has completed 100 films so far in four languages.[4][5]
Praveen and Srikanth won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Editor in 2008 for Saroja.[6] He also won the National Film Award for Best Editing for the Tamil film Aaranya Kaandam (2011).[1]
He is based in the Saligramam neighbourhood of Chennai.[2]
Filmography
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Vaibhav Shastry, "Would love to work with Anurag Kashyap: Praveen K L", Times of India]], March 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d Sinndhuja Ramprasad, "The Editor's Cut: KL Praveen Interview", Silverscreen India, August 19, 2014.
- ^ P. 10 Eenadu News, Award Winning Editor, Eenadu Cinema, Friday 9 March 2012.
- ^ Editor Praveen has his hands full – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.
- ^ What makes 'Saroja' so special? – Tamil Movie News. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.
- ^ Pickles. Tantrainc.sg. Retrieved on 2011-12-13.
- ^ a b c d LM, Kaushik (4 January 2017). "Exclusive: Editing is a thankless job, interview with 'Bairavaa' editor Praveen KL". The News Minute. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Chandar, Bhuvanesh (9 December 2021). "I dedicate the praise to all the editors: 'Maanaadu' editor Praveen KL". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Editor Praveen KL out of Ranjith's film?". The New Indian Express. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (26 January 2022). "After Maanaadu, editor Praveen KL to reunite with Simbu for Pathu Thala". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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