North America's largest platform bridging the West with East in arts and movies.

Universal Platinum Academy Awards (UPAA)

An ecosystem to bring together Art, Technology and Lifestyle. Our mission is to showcase and award exceptional talent from the Indian film industry in the presence of Hollywood’s A-list. Flagship event in Washington D.C during Fall of 2023 to connect the Indian and Western movie industry.

Meet Our Founding Team

Rohit Neill Reddy

Founding Member / CEO

Designer by virtue, an activist for humanity, and passionate for the environment. Neill is actively involved in bridging connections between the international diplomatic communities and the U.S. government in Washington D.C

Manoj Mulki

Founding Member / CFO

An affluent & well-established serial entrepreneur based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. A man of few words with a big vision in the world of art, cinema, culture & humanity.

Yamuna Nagaraj

Founding Member / COO

A Technologist, Fashion Entrepreneur, an Actor, Director and Philanthropist. Founding member/BOD of many local and national nonprofit organizations which focus on education, culture & art.

Uday Vedre

Founding Member / CLO

Technologist, Entrepreuner, Philanthropist and a passionate activist. Founding member/BOD of many nonprofits, local and national organizations. Very well known in charlotte and Carolinas for his charitable and activism around affordable housing, racial equity and environmental causes.

Shubhayan Mukherjee

Founding Member / CCO

Crypto expert and financial investor. Investment Fund for infrastructural projects, hotels & resorts, travel & tourism, movie & music production. Shubhayan is related to and has several long-standing connections within the Indian film industry.

Raghu Shivaram

Founding Member / CMO

Entrepreneur, Marketer, Advisor, and Philanthropist with relationships in San Francisco, Bangalore & Austin. Raghu is known for his crossborder connections and passion for promoting Indian culture in the western world.

Experience a week long mega showcase of movies, music concerts, black-tie galas and agrand star studded awards ceremony through digital transformation.

UPAA Awards

Once in a life-time opportunity to meet, greet and rub-shoulders with notable celebrities while engaging in the digital world.

UPAA Film Festival

Meet and engage with potential investors in a fun and relaxing platform to pitch your next film, start-up idea, and connect with potential distributors for your film.

UPAA Metaverse

Get in early on this unique opportunity to engage in crypto, NFTs and metaverse for the film industry.

Film Events

20+ carefully curated films by Indian origin producers/directors.

Multi-day film screening with exciting follow-up Q&As, meet n greet events etc.

Opening and closing night showcasing regional premiers