Krishna Vamsi

Krishna Vamsi
Born Pasupuleti Venkata Bangaaru Raju
28 July 1962
Tadepalligudem, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India
Occupation Film director
film producer
screenwriter
Choreographer
Years active 1995–present
Religion Hindu
Spouse(s) Ramya Krishna (2003–present)
Children Ritwik Krishna

Krishna vamsi (born Pasupuleti Venkata Bangaaru Raju on 28 July 1962) is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his works exclusively in Telugu Cinema.[1][2] Vamsi made his directorial debut with the 1995 blockbuster crime film, Gulabi, starring J. D. Chakravarthi. He has received two National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Nandi Awards.

In 1996, he directed the blockbuster Ninne Pelladata, one of the highest grossing Telugu film of the time. He subsequently directed the critically acclaimed crime film, Sindhooram under his production house Andhra Talkies, both the films have garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.[3][4] In 2002, he ventured into Bollywood with Shakti: The Power a remake of Vamsi's 1998 cult classic Anthapuram.

Early life and background

Krishna vamsi was born in Tadepalligudem in Andhra Pradesh. He did his BSc. in Tadepalligudem followed by MA in Agricultural Economics from Agra University. He then entered the film industry. Krishna Vamsi ventured into Telugu cinema, as an assistant cinematographer and director under the mentor of Ram Gopal Varma.

Personal life

Krishna Vamsi is married to Ramya Krishnan, a South Indian actress.[5][6] They have a son named Ritwik. Ramya acted in two of his films, Sri Anjaneyam (in a guest role) and Chandralekha, prior to marriage.[7]

Career

He directed blockbusters like Gulabi (1996), Anthapuram (1998), Samudhram, (1999) and Murari (2001).

He has choreographed, (sara sara pake vishanm la, from the film (Rakhi) "kannullo nee rupame" from Ninne Pelladutha, "Ee velalo neevu Em Chestu Untavu" from Gulabi, "Nuvvu Nuvvu" from Khadgam, "Oke Oka Maata" from Chakram. He has choreographed two music videos from the film Okkadunnadu, at director Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's request. In 2005, Chakram was released. It was inspired by an old song written by Sirivennala Seetha Rama Sastry, "Jagamanta Kutumbam Naadi".

In 2007, he directed the Chandamama, which was released to positive reviews. In 2009, Sasirekha Parinayam released; it did average business. In the same year, he did a film titled Mahatma, which stars Srikanth and Bhavana as leading pair had down convincing business and gained a good public appreciation. This was Srikanth's 100th movie. The director Mr Vamsi gave Srikanth a good look according to the character.

He then directed Mogudu (2011) starring Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu, Shraddha Das in the lead roles with Gadde Rajendra Prasad, Roja and Naresh in supporting roles.[3] The film is all about how a man truly becomes husband when he understands his wife and wins her love. Laterhe announced that he would be directing a family movie based on human emotions with Ram Charan as the lead actor in his next directorial venture with Bandla Ganesh as the producer . Krishna Vamsi directed Ram Charan in a family entertainment Govindhudu andarivaadele. The film was released on 1 October 2014 for positive reviews from critics and audience as well after a series of flops.

Filmography

Year Name Language Cast Notes
1995 Gulabi Telugu J. D. Chakravarthi, Maheswari, Chalapati Rao, Jeeva, Chandra Mohan
1996 Ninne Pelladutha Telugu Akkineni Nagarjuna, Tabu, Chalapati Rao, Jeeva, Chandra Mohan, Lakshmi, Brahmaji, Ahuti Prasad, Manju Bhargavi National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
1997 Sindhooram Brahmaji, Sanghavi, Ravi Teja, Chalapati Rao, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
1998 Chandralekha Telugu Akkineni Nagarjuna, Isha Koppikar, Ramya Krishnan, Brahmaji, Tanikella Bharani, Murali Mohan, Chandra Mohan
1998 Anthapuram Telugu Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Jagapati Babu, Sai Kumar (Telugu Actor), Sharada Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
1999 Samudram Telugu Jagapati Babu, Sakshi Shivanand, Ravi Teja, Prakash Raj, Tanikella Bharani
2001 Murari Telugu Mahesh Babu, Sonali Bendre, Lakshmi, Ravi Babu, Raghu Babu
2002 Shakti: The Power Hindi Karisma Kapoor, Nana Patekar, Sanjay Kapoor, Shahrukh Khan
2002 Khadgam Telugu Ravi Teja, Sonali Bendre, Prakash Raj, Srikanth, Kim Sharma, Brahmaji, Shafi Nandi Award for Best Director
Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
2004 Sri Anjaneyam Telugu Nitin, Charmy Kaur, Arjun Sarja, Subbaraju, (Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishnan in cameo roles)
2005 Chakram Telugu Prabhas, Asin Thottumkal, Charmy Kaur, Prakash Raj, Siva Reddy, Srinivas Reddy, M.S. Narayana, Venu Madhav, Raghu Babu Nandi Award for Best Director
2005 Danger Telugu Allari Naresh, Sairam Shankar, Abhishek, Swathi, Shireen
2006 Rakhi Telugu N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ileana D'Cruz, Charmy Kaur, Sayaji Shinde
2007 Chandamama Telugu Kajal Aggarwal, Nagendra Babu, Sindhu Menon, Siva Balaji, Navdeep, Ahuti Prasad Nandi Award for Best Director
2009 Sasirekha Parinayam Telugu Genelia, Tarun, Ahuti Prasad, Paruchuri Gopala Krishna, Subbaraju, Raghu Babu
2009 Mahatma Telugu Srikanth, Bhavana, Jaya Prakash Reddy
2011 Mogudu Telugu Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu, Rajendra Prasad, Roja
2014 Paisa Telugu Nani
2014 Govindudu Andarivadele[8] Telugu Ram Charan, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Srikanth, Kamalinee Mukherjee

Awards

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
Nandi Award for Best Director

References

  1. ↑ Chat with Telugu director Krishna Vamsi. Rediff.com (4 February 2009). Retrieved on 7 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Arts / Cinema : ‘I wanted to do something real'. The Hindu (12 November 2011). Retrieved on 7 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Ramya weds Krishna Vamsi
  6. ↑ Krishna Vamsi is jealous of Ramya Krishna – The Times of India
  7. ↑ "Krishna Vamsi to marry Ramyakrishna". The Times of India. 10 June 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Ram Charan, Venkatesh to work together in Krishna Vamsi's next". IBNLive. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

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