Stories that are funny, heartfelt, and completely unapologetic.
Writer. Director. Producer. Actor. Building a body of work at the intersection of independent film, creative ambition, and making things happen.
Tribeca Film Festival
IFC Films
AFM Pitch Winner
UCLA Extension Faculty
Chapman MBA / MFA
About
Venk Potula tells stories from underrepresented perspectives with humor, warmth, and zero apology. His work moves between independent feature films and the business architecture that makes them possible.
He produced, and starred in Four Samosas, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was distributed theatrically by IFC Films. His directorial debut feature is currently in post-production. His third feature as producer, Namaslay, releases August 2026. All three films are produced under his Khrisp Entertainment banner.
Venk won the AFM Pitch Competition, holds a dual MBA/MFA from Chapman University, and teaches at UCLA Extension. He also advises independent filmmakers on financing, packaging, and distribution through Starlight Film Advisory.
Before stepping behind the camera, Venk was discovered by Nick Cannon — an origin story that launched a career built on resourcefulness, creative ambition, and an instinct for making things happen with whatever is available.
Selected Work
Upcoming Feature Film
Writer · Director · Producer
Venk Potula's first feature as director. A story that reflects the same sensibility that has defined his work — personal, culturally specific, and built from the ground up.
Khrisp Entertainment · 2026
Feature Film · Produced By Venk Potula
A new masala feature film from Khrisp Entertainment and Junghal Studios.
Theatrical Release set for August 2026.
Namaslay
Four Samosas
Feature Film · Producer · Lead Actor.
A heist comedy steeped in the culture, humor, and chaos of Artesia, California's South Asian community.
Tribeca 2022. IFC Films. Hulu / Disney + / Tubi.
From Khrisp Entertainment.
Short Film · Director
A revealing voicemail ignites a fragile love triangle between a man and the two friends who know him best...the one from his past and the one from his present.
Don’t Leave Me Now
Let’s make something.
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