Venkatesh Maha: We want Write Right Club to be a creative writing hub
The Hindu
Filmmakers Venkatesh Maha and Puja Kolluru on what made them moot a club to nurture aspiring writers
Last weekend, filmmakers Venkatesh Maha and Puja Kolluru conducted a screenwriting workshop for 100 candidates, kickstarting their newly-formed Write Right Club (WRC) in Hyderabad. Plans are on to make Write Right Club a forum that encourages different formats of creative writing. Venkatesh Maha is among the strong emerging voices of Telugu cinema, having written and directed the much-appreciated Care of Kancharapalem (2018) and Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya (2020). Puja teaches screenwriting at the Annapurna College of Film and Media, in Hyderabad, and has written, directed, and produced shorts and documentaries. Maha and Kolluru had met to collaborate for a film and their shared interest in writing paved the way for Write Right Club.
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