Praveen Kilaru

Praveen Kilaru is an experienced producer in the visual effects industry, currently serving as a Senior Producer at Industrial Light & Magic since January 2023. Prior to this role, Kilaru held various key positions, including Executive Producer at Digital Domain India and VFX Producer at Digital Domain 3.0. Kilaru's earlier experience includes production management roles at Double Negative and Tau Films, delivering high-quality projects featuring realistic CGI elements. From 2008 to 2014, Kilaru managed a team of approximately 120 artists at Rhythm & Hues, contributing to notable feature films such as X-Men and Planes 2. Kilaru also held academic positions as a professor at the Art Institute of Atlanta and as a Studio Production Manager and Senior Educator, training new recruits in the visual effects pipeline. Kilaru holds a Master of Science in Animation from Duquesne University and a Bachelor of Architecture from B. M. S. College of Engineering.