Deva Kaushik Katta is an Indian-born American-resident filmmaker who debuted as a successful writer/director on the big screen with the feature film Vennela (Telugu). Deva Katta also made a digital docufeature about Indian students in America which is titled Valasa. He has a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and is a vehicle crash worthiness expert. He graduated from film school before making 'V'ennela. After a break for about two and a half year, Deva katta is back to the Telugu film industry with an interesting script Prasthanam.