Sriram Emani

From IIT and MIT to filmmaking: Sriram Emani’s Jam Boy heads to IFFSA Toronto, North America’s largest South Asian film festival

by Amrita Priya | Sep 22, 2026

In a near-future America where immigrant workers promised freedom are quietly indentured, a programmer’s attempt to hold on to his mother’s tamarind rice exposes a corporate system designed to make people forget home. Written, directed, co-produced and starring Sriram...

From IIT Bombay and MIT to IndianRaga and an award-winning film: Sriram Emani’s American journey

by Amrita Priya | Aug 30, 2026

(Aug 30, 2026) An IIT Bombay graduate who went on to MIT, lived with 50 families across America and built IndianRaga into a global platform for Indian arts, Sriram Emani is now taking his journey into filmmaking with the award-winning short Jam Boy, which explores...