# Valasa

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| director       = [Deva Katta](/source/Deva_Katta)
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| producer       = Sachi Pinagapani
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| cinematography = Sachi Pinagapani<br />Deva Katta
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'''''Valasa''''' ({{Translation|Migration}}) is an unreleased Telugu-language documentary film directed by [Deva Katta](/source/Deva_Katta).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wirally.com/10-telugu-directors-who-made-short-films-before-directorial-debut/|title=11 Telugu Directors Who Made Short Films Before Directorial Debut|language=te|work=wirally|first=Kalyan|last=Bharath|date=3 July 2018|access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref> The film is about the lives of Indian students who go abroad to the United States for college.

== Production ==
[Deva Katta](/source/Deva_Katta) worked on this film while working in an automobile company as a mechanical engineer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teluguswag.com/police-kalpula-nundi-thappinchukunna-director-deva-katta/|title=police kalpula nundi thappinchukunna director deva katta!|work=Telugu Swag|first=Vijay|last=Kalyan|language=te|access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="I1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/prasthanam-indianpanorama.html|title=A Guerrilla’s Prasthanam into Panorama|work=[Idlebrain.com](/source/Idlebrain.com)|date=30 November 2010|location=Hyderabad|access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref> The film was produced by Deva Katta's friend Sachi Pinagapani, who also worked as a cameraman and editor alongside Katta. The film starred Katta's colleagues and roommates. The film began production in 1999 as an 18-episode low-budget television serial shot in Detroit on a [Panasonic](/source/Panasonic) MiniDV camcorder during the weekends in winter.<ref name="I1"/><ref name="I2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/devakatta.html|title=Deva Katta interview - Telugu Cinema interview - Telugu film director|website=[Idlebrain.com](/source/Idlebrain.com)|accessdate=31 July 2025}}</ref> The film was shot for around a year.<ref name="I1"/> [Ravi Varma](/source/Ravi_Varma_(East_Godavari_actor)) auditioned for one of the lead roles in 2000 but was not selected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-ravivarma.html|title=Chitchat with Ravi Varma|date=2 November 2006|work=[Idlebrain.com](/source/Idlebrain.com)|location=Hyderabad|access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref> Katta edited the film using [Adobe Premiere](/source/Adobe_Premiere).<ref name="I1"/>  Since Katta was not satisfied with the final cut due to technical issues, he shortened the serial into a two hour film in 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/nag-ashwin-tharun-bhascker-7-telugu-directors-who-studied-abroad-140276|title=Nag Ashwin to Tharun Bhascker, 7 Telugu directors who studied abroad|date=25 November 2020|work=[The News Minute](/source/The_News_Minute)|first=Rajeswari|last=Parasa|access-date=31 July 2025}}</ref>

== Future ==
Katta used ''Valasa'' as the basis of his feature film debut ''[Vennela](/source/Vennela)'' (2005), co-produced by Sachi Pinagapani, which additionally included a love story.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/pressmeet-vennela.html|title=Vennela - press meet - Telugu Cinema - Raja, Parvati Melton|website=[Idlebrain.com](/source/Idlebrain.com)|accessdate=31 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="I2"/>

== References ==
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Category:Indian documentary films
Category:Unreleased Telugu-language films
Category:American documentary films
Category:Films directed by Deva Katta

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