Katyayani Prabhakar
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actress
- Editorial Department
Katyayani was born on September 9, 1994, in Panchkula, Haryana, India. She grew up and did her schooling in New Delhi. Her father works in Media and Advertising and her mother works in the Aviation industry. Her parents encouraged her to pursue her talent in a culturally rich environment, filled with books, movie CDs, and art. In school, Katyayani used to act in plays and musicals and was an athletic student. She trained as a dancer with "The Danceworx".
She did her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Hons.) from Delhi University and was a member of "The Players" (theatre society of Kirorimal College, Delhi University). Her aptitude and interest were encouraged even further, under the guidance & tutelage of Professor Keval Arora.
In 2015, Katyayani moved to Mumbai and started her film career working as an assistant director with Dir. Prateek Vats on digital advertisements. Soon after, she joined The Viral Fever, Mumbai and began working as an assistant director, actor, writer, and director. She also worked as an assistant director on two student projects at the Film and Television Institute of India, in Pune.
In 2018, she left for Macedonia to study film editing for one year at Film Institute Ohrid, affiliated with FAMU, Prague, on a scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Science and Education, Rep. of Northern Macedonia. Katyayani enjoys acting and took up acting assignments on student projects while studying film editing.
Katyayani moves between New Delhi and Mumbai, as she writes for her own studio, Kat Media Collective, and works independently in films, TV Advertisements, and web-shows as an actor, writer, producer, director, and editor.
She enjoys running, music and cooking.
She did her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (Hons.) from Delhi University and was a member of "The Players" (theatre society of Kirorimal College, Delhi University). Her aptitude and interest were encouraged even further, under the guidance & tutelage of Professor Keval Arora.
In 2015, Katyayani moved to Mumbai and started her film career working as an assistant director with Dir. Prateek Vats on digital advertisements. Soon after, she joined The Viral Fever, Mumbai and began working as an assistant director, actor, writer, and director. She also worked as an assistant director on two student projects at the Film and Television Institute of India, in Pune.
In 2018, she left for Macedonia to study film editing for one year at Film Institute Ohrid, affiliated with FAMU, Prague, on a scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Science and Education, Rep. of Northern Macedonia. Katyayani enjoys acting and took up acting assignments on student projects while studying film editing.
Katyayani moves between New Delhi and Mumbai, as she writes for her own studio, Kat Media Collective, and works independently in films, TV Advertisements, and web-shows as an actor, writer, producer, director, and editor.
She enjoys running, music and cooking.