Jagadeesh Kanna


Jagadeesh Kanna is an Indian stage actor, playwright and film director, Tamil actor, lyricist best known for writing and directing Oru Cup Coffee, a short film on mercy killing.
and "Never give up", a theatre play inspired by the life of Olympic Athlete Derek Redmond. Kanna
had his acting debut as the lead in a crowd funded Tamil feature film Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla
Kanna is the founder and CEO of "Vaayusastra Aerospace", an educational and research firm combining two disciplines, theatre and aeronautics, With motto of taking Aeronautical knowledge to every village across the Country.Vaayusastra Aerospace is incubated and funded under IIT Madras's RTBI.

Early life

Jagadeesh Kanna was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu to a Saurashtrian father and mother. He grew up in Thanjavur, India, where he attended Hindustan University as a master's degree student in aeronautical engineering. While in college, he worked as an actor for The Little Theatre and served as joint secretary of the cultural committee for Hindustan University. He received his aeronautical degree from Hindustan University.
Kanna is a proprietor and owner of Vaayusastra
an educational firm combining theatre arts, aeronautics and practical sciences, which is officially recognized as "Rural Technology Development Firm" by Indian Institute of Technology Madras and incubated under the Rural Technology Business Incubator, which falls under Ministry of Science and Technology

Career

Actor

Kanna began his stage career in pantomimes for The Little Theatre from 2009 to 2012. He continued performing for several years. The Madras Mag published his short story AnnaParavai.
In 2015, he performed in The Hindu Theatre fest. He was seen in Grand Rehearsals in Chennai to positive reviews.
In addition to stage work, he acted in Tamil feature films Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla,
The film released on 31 March 2017 and had a decent run at the box office but was critically acclaimed by reviewers.
and Thirai kadal

Director

In addition to assisting director/cinematographer Rajiv Menon
Kanna directed a short film titled Oru Cup Coffee.
The film was screened at international short film festivals Cisff and Aisff.

Lyricist

Kanna had his lyricist debut with a music album composed by Bjorn Surrao and released by Anirudh Ravichander.
The music video features Punitha Karthik and Kanna making his debut as a lyricist. Beon Surrao has already composed music for the film Naalu Peruku Nalladhuna Edhuvum Thappilla. The song was directed by Vamsidharan Mukundhan.

Filmography