Niyantha Shekar is an award-winning filmmaker based in Mumbai, known for his work across documentaries, ads, and branded content for clients like Netflix India, Discovery, Red Bull, VICE, OnePlus, Google, Disney, Spotify, and Vogue. His films have won a Webby, a Kyoorius Blue Elephant, and a CCSSA Award for Best Unscripted Series, and have been featured by Tribeca, National Geographic, MUBI, The Atlantic, The Telly Awards, and Digiday.
Niyantha is passionate about narrative non-fiction and has developed unscripted series with Netflix and Prime Video, directed a feature doc on motorsport icon CS Santosh, and helmed Dangals of Crime for Discovery & VICE. His docuseries for Red Bull - The Mind Behind and This is My Hood - earned critical acclaim, and he was Content Director for Red Bull Spotlight on MXPlayer.
His independent films include Raqs-e-Inquilab (Art in a Time of Conflict), featured by MUBI and The Atlantic Selects, and Baraf, featured by National Geographic and Aeon.
Niyantha brings a strong editorial and product background, with prior roles at Virtual Bharat, Microsoft, and Nazar Magazine. He’s also written for outlets like ESPNcricinfo and The Hindu.
He's represented by Collective Artists Network - contact vinit.g@collectiveartists.com for professional enquiries. Reach Niyantha directly at niyantha@outlook.com.