Srikanth Addala
| Occupation | Director |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2004-present |
Sreekanth Addala is an Indian film director associated with Telugu cinema.He is a very talented director. After working on many movies as an assistant director, Sreekanth directed his first movie Kotha Bangaru Lokam with Varun Sandesh and Shweta Basu Prasad. The movie was well received and was declared one of the biggest hits of the year 2008. His second project Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu released in 2013. His latest release Mukunda released on 24th Dec 2014 has received critical acclaim for the its different narrative and characterization. He is one those few directors in Telugu Film industry who strongly believes that Cinema can have a positive effect on the society if proper message is conveyed through effective story telling. Most of the protagonists in his movies reflect real life characters which make an instant connect with the audience. He is also a gifted writer who can express great philosophy in usage Telugu so that all sections of audience can understand and appreciate them. He also penned lyrics for a song in his first movie.
Career
He also worked as an associate director for several Telugu movies. He worked as an assistant director for the movie Arya in 2004. His association with film producer Dil Raju began with that movie. Dil raju was impressed with Sreekanth and gave him an advance of 
9000 and told him to come up with a story. Impressed by Sreekanth's work ethic, Dil Raju also asked him to work for Bommarillu. He took a three months gap after Bommarillu and came up with the story of Kotha Bangaru Lokam. He worked on the script for six more months.[1] And finally in 2008, Sreekanth was given an opportunity to direct his first movie by Dil Raju. The movie was Kotha Bangaru Lokam starring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Basu Prasad.[2] The movie won multiple Nandi Awards and Filmfare Awards in various categories. It was also nominated for a Filmfare Award in the Best Movie Category. The movie was commercially successful. After nearly two years, Sreekanth began working on a multi-starrer movie Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. Once again produced by Dil Raju, the movie stars Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu. The movie released on 11 January 2013 and got huge response from all over the world.[3]
Srikanth Addala successfully launched Nagababu's son Varun Tej with his latest release "Mukunda".
Filmography
Direction
| Year | Film | Producer | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bramhotsavam | Dil Raju | Mahesh Babu, Rakul Preet Singh, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh | |
| 2014 | Mukunda[4] | Tagore Madu, Nallamalapu Srinivas | Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde, Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Ali | |
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Dil Raju | Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Anjali, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Prakash Raj | |
| 2008 | Kotha Bangaru Lokam | Dil Raju | Varun Sandesh, Shweta Basu Prasad, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha |
Lyricist
| Title | Album | Year | Singer{s} | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotha Bangaru Lokam | 2008 | Krishna Chaitanya, Aditya, Siddhartha, Kranthi, Sasikiran, Aditya |
References
- ↑ "dil raju interview". idlebrain. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "KBL". imdb. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ "SVSC". idlebrain. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/Varun-tejs-mukunda-first-look-telugu-news-112448. Missing or empty
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