Posani Krishna Murali

Posani Krishna Murali
Born	Krishna Murali Posani Subba Rao 1958 (age 55–56) Pedakakani, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Education	M.A, M.Phil
Occupation	Writer, Actor, Film director, producer
Years active	1992–present
Spouse(s)	Kusuma Latha
Children	2
Relatives	Boyapati Srinu Koratala Siva

Posani Krishna Murali (Telugu: పోసాని కృష్ణ మురళి) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 100 Telugu films and directed several commercially successful films. In 2009, he also contested in Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly elections from Chilakaluripet constituency but lost the elections. Similar to Kannada actor Upendra, Posani's films are widely criticized for eccentricity.

Early life and education

Posani Krishna Murali was born in 1958 in Andhra Pradesh. His father Posani Subba Rao worked as a small time employee in Pedakakani and his mother was a housewife. He has an elder sister Rajyalakshmi and a younger sister Prameela. He also has a younger brother Posani Nageshwara Rao. Growing up, Murali's family struggled financially and his father was not educated and wanted Murali to study well so that he could have a better life. Murali did his schooling in a small village in Guntur district and went on to do his B.Com. He joined Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur and graduated with an M.A degree. During his time in Nagarjuna University, he was elected as the general secretary for the student body. After completing his Masters, he worked in a small chit fund company in Hyderabad. Impressed by his work ethic, he was offered a job in Margadarsi Chit Fund. After a year of working there, he resigned to his job and went back to Guntur. Murali saddened and distressed after his father's untimely death went to Chennai to find work. With no friends in Chennai, Murali met Paruchuri Gopala Krishna at the later's house and asked him for work. Gopal Krishna impressed by Murali and his educational qualification gave him an opportunity to work as an assistant under him. Murali later in Chennai, joined Presidency College and graduated with a M.Phil degree, which was his second Masters degree. He wanted to obtain a PhD degree. Although he joined a college to do so, he later discontinued his studies because of his work. He is widely familiar for his strong words over politics and movie makers.

Career

Assistant writer and early work (1992 - 1998)

He joined as an assistant writer under writing duo Paruchuri Brothers. While he was still working under them and pursuing his M.Phil degree in Madras, Ram Gopal Varma asked him to write dialogues for one of his films. Murali declined the offer and told Ram Gopal Varma that he still had a lot to learn from Paruchuri Brothers and he wasn't ready to take up a film on his own. Ram Gopal Varma was impressed by Murali and his honesty towards work. Murali worked for five years under Paruchuri Brothers assisting them for over 100 films. In 1992, he finally quit as assistant writer to start his career. He landed a job of writing story and dialogues for the film Police Brothers under the direction of Mohan Gandhi. Also Ram Gopal Varma gave him an opportunity to write dialogues for his 1993 film Gaayam. Varma also recommended Murali to Akkineni Nagarjuna, which led him to write for the film Rakshana. He also got a breakthrough opportunity to write for Chiranjeevi's Alluda Majaka directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He wrote the story, dialogues and screenplay for the film. He continued working in successful films like Pavithra Bandham,^[1] Thaali, Preminchukundam Raa, Pellichesukundam, Gokulamlo Seetha, Sivayya,^[2] Ravanna and Master.

Popularity and acting (1999 - 2004)

By 1999, Posani Krishna Murali gained popularity for his writing and established himself as one of the top writers in Telugu cinema. In 1999, he worked as a writer for 8 films, highest by any Telugu writer in that year.^[3] In 2000, he worked as a writer for 9 movies.^[4] In 2001, while still busy as a writer, Posani Krishna Murali began his acting career with Srihari's Evadra Rowdy for which he also gave the story and handled the screenplay.^[5] In 2002, his second film as an actor Gemini starring Venkatesh was released.^[6] The same year also saw Murali in Mahesh Babu's Bobby which was directed by Sobhan. Although the film was a failure at the boxoffice, Murali's performance in the film was highly acclaimed.^[7] He continued to appear in films such as Good Boy and Bhadradi Ramudu.^[8][9] He also continued writing for films like Orey Thammudu, Raghavendra, Simhachalam, Bhadradi Ramudu, Palanati Brahmanaidu, Seetayya, Tiger Harish Chandra Prasad and Gemini.

Direction and Success (2005 - present)

After writing for over 100 Telugu films, Posani Krishna Murali decided to direct a film. He established the production company called, UP Cinema Lines. In 2005, he wrote, directed and produced Sravana Masam starring Krishna, Harikrishna, Suman, Vijaya Nirmala, Bhanupriya, Keerthi Chawla, Kalyani, Gajala etc. Although the film had a big star cast and more than sixty character artists which included top comedians and artists of Telugu cinema like Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Krishna Bhagavaan, Tanikella Bharani, Giri Babu, Kondavalasa, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Sunil, Venu Madhav, L.B. Sriram, M. S. Narayana, Mallikarjuna Rao, AVS, Ali and Babu Mohan, the film was a failure at box office and Murali's direction was heavily criticized.^[10] Murali also incurred heavy losses financially due to the failure of this film. Post Sravana Masam, Posani Krishna Murali was seen acting in films like Athadu, Game and Munna. In 2006, Posani Krishna Murali began working on his next directorial venture. He wrote the script and approached Telugu actor Srikanth for a lead role in the film. Impressed by the script, Srikanth agreed to do the film and Murali secured a producer for the project. The film was a political satire and was titled Operation Duryodhana and it was released in 2007. The film was highly successful at the box office earning nearly ten times its budget. Murali's direction was also acclaimed by the critics. He continued to direct films like Apadamokkulavadu, Mental Krishna, Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu, Posani Gentleman and Dushasana. He also began acting in lead roles in films such as Mental Krishna, Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu and Posani Gentleman.

Filmography

As a director

As an actor

1. 1 (2014)
2. Masala (2013)
3. Atharintiki Daaredi (2013)
4. Chandee (2013)
5. Potugadu (2013)
6. Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara (2013)
7. Naayak (2013)
8. Thikka (2012)^[11]
9. Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012)
10. Sudigadu (2012) as himself
11. People's War (2012)
12. Julai (2012)
13. Tingarodu (2012)
14. Gali Seenu (2012)
15. Miss Chintamani MA (C/O Subbigaadu) (2012)
16. Jollyga Enjoy Cheddam (2012)
17. Niyantha (2012)
18. 420 (2012)
19. Varaprasad And Pottiprasad (2011)
20. Kireetam (2011)
21. O Manjula Katha (2011)
22. Vykuntapali (2011)
23. Nithya Pellikoduku (2011)
24. Nissabdha Viplavam (2011)
25. Vedam (2010)
26. Dasanna (2010)
27. Posani Gentleman (2009)
28. Ek Niranjan (2009)
29. Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu (2009)
30. Mental Krishna (2009)
31. Friends Colony (2008)
32. Munna (2007)
33. Game (2006)
34. Goodboy (2005)
35. Athadu (2005)
36. Sravana Masam (2005)
37. Badradri Ramudu (2004)
38. Seshadri Naidu (2004)
39. Seetayya (2003)
40. Gemini (2002)
41. Bobby
42. Evadara Rowdy (2001)
43. Ayodhya Ramayya (2000)
44. Dharma Kshetram (1992)

As a writer

1. Dussasana (2011) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
2. Posani Gentleman (2009) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
3. Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu (2009) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
4. Mental Krishna (2009) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
5. Apada Mokkulavadu (2008) Story, Screenplay
6. Operation Duryodhana (2007) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
7. Apthudu (2004) Dialogues
8. Swamy (2004) Story, Dialogues
9. Bhadradi Ramudu (2004) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
10. Seshadri Naidu (2004) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
11. Tiger Harischandraprasad (2003) Story, Screenplay
12. Seetayya (2003) Story, Dialogues
13. Simhachalam (2003) Dialogues
14. Sambhu (2003) Dialogues
15. Palanati Brahmanaidu (2003) Story, Screenplay
16. Raghavendra (2003) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
17. Idhi Ma Ashokgadi Love Story (2003) Screenplay, Dialogues
18. Gemini (2002) Dialogues
19. Badrachalam (2001) Dialogues
20. Evadara Rowdy (2001) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
21. Orey Thammudu (2001) Story, Screenplay
22. Ravanna (2000) Story, Dialogues
23. Bharath Ratna (1999) Story, Dialogues
24. Preyasi Rave(1999) Story, Screenplay and Dialogues
25. Sitaramaraju (1999) Dialogues
26. Aaha Dialogues
27. Auto Driver Dialogues
28. Master (1997) Dialogues
29. Pellichesukundam (1997) Dialogues
30. Gokulamlo Seetha (1997) Story, Dialogues
31. Preminchukundam Raa (1997) Story, Dialogues
32. Thali (1997) Dialogues
33. Nenu Premisthunanu (1997) Dialogues
34. Pavithra Bandham (1996) Story, Dialogues
35. Alluda Mazaaka (1995) Story, Dialogues, Screeplay
36. Police Brothers (1994) Story, Dialogues, Screeplay
37. Rakshana (1993) Dialogues
38. Gaayam (1993) Dialogues

As a producer

Awards

South Indian International Movie Awards

• 2012 - Nominated—Best Comedian for Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum

References

External links

• Posani Krishna Murali at the Internet Movie Database