About Author

Chetan Nadiger is a senior journalist with more than 23 years of working experience in Film Journalism. He is currently the content editor of a film news website www.kannadascreens.com and is also working as a Freelance Content Writer in print as well as digital media. He is also the Working President of the Karnataka Film Journalists Association. He has worked as a Reporter and Chief Sub Editor in Cinema Section in leading Kannada newspapers like Udayavani, Kannada Prabha, Vijayavani and Vijaya Karnataka and is also known for writing a column called ‘Cinema 360’ for leading Kannada daily Samyuktha Karnataka covering the various aspects of Indian Cinema.

He was the Chief Sub Editor of Leading Film Monthly Magazine ‘Roopatara (A sister concern of Udayavani). He has also worked as a Freelance Journalist for various websites including Hindustan Times Kannada, ETV Bharat, The Federal Karnataka and others. He has covered the International Film Festival of India held in Goa for five times and has also covered the Bangalore International Film Festivals from the beginning. He has done hundreds of Interviews of various film personalities and has written thousands of films related articles.

He was a part of editorial committee of ‘Chandanavana’, a History Book about a decade of Kannada film industry published by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy. He has authored a book called ‘Khushiyinda Ramesh’ narrated by well-known actor-director Ramesh Aravind. Has also written ‘Chandanavanadol’, a book on the various records and specialities of Kannada cinema and ‘Screenshot – Dhakhalagada Dhakakalegalu’, which is about the various records and specialities of Indian film industry.