Puri Jagannadh
| Puri Jagannath | |
|---|---|
| Born | Puri Jagannath September 28, 1966 Kothapalli, Visakhapatnam district, India.[1] |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Puri Jagannath (Telugu: పూరి జగన్నాధ్), born 28 September 1966, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, prominent in Telugu cinema. He is also a three-time Nandi Award recipient.[2]. He made his Bollywood debut, with the blockbuster film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, which was invited to be archived in the Oscar library.[3] Jagannadh is associated with Vaishno Academy, a film production house in South.[4]
He has directed the blockbuster Pokiri (2006 film) which was remade in three different languages in a span of two years, and was screened at the IIFA film festival held in Dubai in 2006.[5]
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[edit] Early life and Career
Jagannadh was born in a middle class Telugu Velama (caste) family. He started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma for several Telugu films.[6] His Telugu directorial debut Badri was a blockbuster, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, along with Renu Desai, Prakash Raj, Amisha Patel in supporting roles. He is touted as a god father to Telugu actor Ravi Teja, by starring him in hits like Itlu Sravani Subramanyam and Idiot.[7]
[edit] Awards
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Story | Screenplay | Dialogues | Other | ||||
| 2000 | Badri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2000 | Baachi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2001 | Itlu Sravani Subramanyam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Actor | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Story Writer | |
| 2002 | Appu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2002 | Idiot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Remake of Appu | |
| 2003 | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | |
| 2003 | Shivamani | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2004 | Shart: The Challenge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | ||||
| 2004 | 143 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | Super | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2006 | Pokiri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Santosham Best Director Award Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film |
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| 2007 | Desamuduru | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2007 | Chirutha | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Yes | Tamil | ||||||
| 2008 | Bujjigadu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2008 | Neninthe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | ||
| 2009 | Ek Niranjan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2009 | Bumper Offer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2009 | Wanted | Yes | Hindi | ||||||
| 2010 | Golimaar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2010 | Porki | Yes | Kannada | ||||||
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesaave | Actor | Telugu | ||||||
| 2011 | Nenu Naa Rakshasi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | ||||
| 2011 | Business Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Actor | Telugu | ||
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.cinegoer.com/puri1.htm Birth place
- ^ http://erojustory.blogspot.com/2009/07/kangna-ranaut-about-puri-jagannaths.
- ^ http://in.news.yahoo.com/oscar-academy-asks-big-b-bbuddah-script-133733464.html
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2153181.ece
- ^ "South films garnered limelight". IIFA. 2007-05-02. http://www.iifa.com/web07/showcase/2006-filmfestival.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-13. "IIFA screens films from south and north"
- ^ http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2009/krishnavamsi-puri-jagannath-films-091009.html
- ^ http://www.totaltollywood.com/interviews/Raviteja_2017.html
