BRW USA has signed filmmaker Shyam Madiraju for commercial representation in the U.S. BRW Filmland Milano is handling the director in Italy.
Madiraju started his career at Anonymous Content and has assorted American and international spots to his credit, including
“Checkout” for the L.A. Film Festival, which earned him a Kodak New Director of the Year Award at Cannes in 2006, shortly after he was included in SHOOT‘s New Directors Showcase that same year. He has since gone on to direct for McDonald’s, Vicks, Chevy, Toyota and AT&T, among other clients.
Madiraju also has been active in branded content, including directing a series of three web films for Ritz Carlton. Most recently, he directed a spot for Indian motor oil giant Savsol out of DDB Mudra (Mumbai) featuring a Savsol-drenched fly darting between people and auto parts as if shot from a gun.
After Anonymous, Madiraju’s stateside spot roosts included Backyard and then Curious Pictures.
Madiraju was born and raised in India and has worked for agencies worldwide. The filmmaker is now developing TV, film and branded content both in the U.S. and India. Madiraju maintains a Mumbai, India-based production company, Gobsmack!.
Disney Pledges $15 million In L.A. Fire Aid As More Celebs Learn They’ve Lost Their Homes
The Pacific Palisades wildfires torched the home of "This Is Us" star Milo Ventimiglia, perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
CBS cameras caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. "Your heart just breaks."
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
"There's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 'Oh, this is real. This is happening.' What good is it to continue watching?' And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 'What good is it to continue watching?'"
Firefighters sought to make gains Friday during a respite in the heavy winds that fanned the flames as numerous groups pledged aid to help victims and rebuild, including a $15 million donation pledge from the Walt Disney Co.
More stars learn their homes are gone
While seeing the remains of his home, Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his "This Is Us" character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art."
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on "This Is Us," nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson's home is "completely gone," his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan's... Read More