Krishna Vamsi

Krishna Vamsi
Occupation Film director
film producer
screenwriter
choreographer
Years active 1995–present
Spouse(s) Ramya Krishna (2003–present)

Pasupuleti Krishna Vamsi, known popularly as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1][2] Vamsi made his directorial debut with the 1995 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 film Ninne Pelladata, one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the time. He subsequently directed the critically acclaimed crime film, Sindhooram under his production house Andhra Talkies; both the films won 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 Antahpuram.

Personal life

Krishna Vamsi is married to Ramya Krishnan, a South Indian actress.[5][6] Ramya Krishnan acted in two of his films, Sri Anjaneyam (in a guest role) and Chandralekha, prior to marriage.[7] Krishna Vamsi is known to be a fan of Sitarama Sastry. The films for which Sitarama Sastry wrote lyrics, which are directed by Krishna Vamsi include Ninne Pelladatha, Gulabi, Sindhooram, Chandralekha, Murari, Khadgam, Chakram, Mahatma, and Paisa. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry adopted Krishna Vamsi, not legally through Indian Government Gazette, but by traditional Hindu method.

Career

In 2007, Vamsi directed Chandamama. His next project was the 2009 film Sasirekha Parinayam, followed by Mahatma the same year, which was Srikanth's 100th movie.

He then directed Mogudu (2011) starring Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu and Shraddha Das in the lead roles with Gadde Rajendra Prasad, Roja and Naresh in supporting roles.

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 Antahpuram Telugu Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Jagapati Babu, Sai Kumar), 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
2017 Rudraksha[9][10] Telugu Samantha Ruth Prabhu,[11] Ramya Krishnan[12]

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". rediff.com. Retrieved 11 June 2003.
  6. ↑ "Krishna Vamsi is jealous of Ramya Krishna". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  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.
  9. ↑ "Ramya in Krishnavamsi's 'Rudraksha'". Sify. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Krishna Vamsi is getting wife Ramya Krishna to play a ghost!". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Sam is back in the big league". The Hans India. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ramya Krishnan in Krishna Vamsi’s ‘Rudraksha’". The Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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