Nag Ashwin is a director and screenwriter best known for his work in Telugu cinema. He studied at Hyderabad Public School, Manipal Institute of Communication, and the New York Film Academy. His first feature film Yevade Subramanyam won the Nandi Award for Best Debut Director in 2015. He wrote and directed Mahanati (2018) which won several awards and nominations, including the Equality in Cinema Award (Melbourne 2018), the Best Feature Film in Telugu award (National Film Awards 2019), the Best Director award (Zee Cine Awards), and the Best Director award (Filmfare-South). He wrote and directed the Netflix anthology Pitta Kathalu (2021) and was a producer for Jathi Ratnalu (2021).