Koratala Siva

Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Koratala has directed four Telugu films, namely Mirchi (2013), Srimanthudu (2015), Janatha Garage (2016) and Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), and all four are commercial successes. He has received two Nandi Awards, and an IIFA Utsavam Award.

In this Telugu name, the surname is Koratala.
Koratala Siva
Koratala in an interview in 2018
Born (1975-06-15) 15 June 1975[1]
Pedakakani, Andhra Pradesh, India[2]
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2003-present
RelativesPosani Krishna Murali

Early life and cinema

Starting his career working as a software engineer, Koratala worked as a screenwriting assistant under his uncle Posani Krishna Murali.[3][4] Subsequently, he ventured into cinema as a dialogue writer for films such as Okkadunnadu, Munna, Brindavanam, and Oosaravelli.[5]

Directorial career

In 2013, he made his directorial debut with Mirchi starring Prabhas which was a box-office success. In 2015, he directed action-drama film Srimanthudu, which was a commercial success,[6] and has received three Filmfare Awards South, six IIFA Awards, and six SIIMA Awards.

His 2016 film Janatha Garage starred Mohanlal and Jr. NTR. The story follows operating a large automobile service center named "Janatha Garage" and undertaking law enforcement through their group of automobile mechanics, because the legal agencies were thought to be inadequate. The film grossed estimated ₹135 crore and earned a distributor's share amount of ₹60 crore in its first week of release.[7][8] Koratala scored his third consecutive success as a director with the film.[9]

He returned to direct Mahesh Babu in the political drama film Bharat Ane Nenu and continued his success streak at the box-office, with the film grossing ₹225 crore at the box-office.[10] In early 2020, Koratala started filming his next, Acharya with Chiranjeevi in the lead.[11]

Filmography

As writer & director
YearFilmCastMusic
2013MirchiPrabhas, Anushka Shetty, Richa GangopadhyayDevi Sri Prasad
2015SrimanthuduMahesh Babu, Shruti HassanDevi Sri Prasad
2016Janatha GarageMohanlal, Jr. NTR, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya MenenDevi Sri Prasad
2018Bharat Ane NenuMahesh Babu, Kiara AdvaniDevi Sri Prasad
2021AcharyaChiranjeevi, Ram Charan,[12] Kajal AggarwalMani Sharma

As writer only
Year Film Notes
2002Girl FriendCo-writer B.V.S.Ravi
2005BhadraWriter
2007MunnaCo-writers BVS Ravi, Vamsi Paidipally
OkkadunnaduDialogues
2010BrindavanamCo-writer Vamsi Paidipally
2010SimhaWriter
2011OosaravelliCo-writer Vakkantham Vamsi

Frequent collaborators
Collaborator Mirchi
(2013)		 Srimanthudu
(2015)		 Janatha Garage
(2016)		 Bharat Ane Nenu
(2018)
Mahesh Babu
Devi Sri Prasad
Ramajogayya Sastry
Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
R. Madhi
Tirru
Sampath Raj

Awards
FilmAwardsCategoryResultRef.
Mirchi Nandi Awards of 2013 Best First Film of a Director Won [13]
61st Filmfare Awards South Best Director Nominated [14][15]
3rd SIIMA Best Director (Telugu) Nominated [16]
Srimanthudu 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated [17]
IIFA Utsavam 2015 Best Director Nominated [18]
5th SIIMA Best Director (Telugu) Nominated [19]
14th Santosham Film Awards Best Director Won
Janatha Garage Nandi Awards of 2016 Best Story Writer Won [20]
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated [21]
6th SIIMA Best Director (Telugu) Nominated [22]
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Director Won [23]
Bharat Ane Nenu Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Dialogues Won [24]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated [25]

References
  1. "Mahesh Babu extends birthday wishes to director Koratala Siva - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "ఎందరో మహానుభావులు... అందరూ కృష్ణా, గుంటూరు వారే". Andhra Jyothi (in Telugu). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  3. "123Telugu.com". Interview – Koratala Shiva. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  4. "Koratala Siva interview". Times of India. 2013-03-12.
  5. "entertainment.oneindia.in". Telugu Box Office: 3 super-hit films in first quarter of 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. "Content triumphed over star power in southern filmdom (2015 in Retrospect) | Business Standard News". web.archive.org. 19 December 2015.
  7. Hooli, Shekhar H (6 September 2016). "'Janatha Garage' 5 days box office collection: NTR-Mohanlal starrer heads towards Rs 150 crore". International Business Times. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  8. Hooli, Shekhar H. (14 September 2016). "Koratala Siva hiked remuneration for Mahesh Babu's film after 'Janatha Garage' success?". International Business Times, India Edition.
  9. Hooli, Shekhar H. (3 October 2016). "Janatha Garage 5th weekend box office collection: Jr NTR's film surpasses Rs 135 crore mark in 32 days". www.ibtimes.co.in.
  10. Hooli, Shekhar H. (8 June 2018). "Bharat Ane Nenu total box office collection: Mahesh Babu starrer completes 50 days in 26 centrers". www.ibtimes.co.in.
  11. "Ram Charan fully involved in production: Makers of Chiru's 'Acharya' clarify". The News Minute. 23 March 2020.
  12. Hooli, Shekhar H. (10 April 2020). "Chiranjeevi spills the beans on Acharya storyline and Ram Charan's role in it". International Business Times, India Edition. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  13. "Nandi Awards 2012 and 2013: Rajamouli, Ilayaraja, Samantha and Prabhas emerge winners". 1 March 2017.
  14. Mehta, Ankita (2 July 2014). "61st Filmfare Awards (South) Nominations: 'Attarintiki Daredi' Leads; Complete List of Nominees". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  15. "Winners list: 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  16. Seshagiri, Sangeetha (21 July 2014). "SIIMA 2014 Telugu Nominations: Pawan Kalyan's 'Attarintiki Daredi' Nominated in 12 categories [List]". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  17. "Nominations for the 63rd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  18. H. Hooli, Shekhar (22 November 2015). "Rajamouli's 'Baahubali', Mahesh's 'Srimanthudu' top IIFA Utsavam 2015 nomination list". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  19. H. Hooli, Shekhar (25 May 2016). "SIIMA 2016 Telugu movie nominations revealed; 'Baahubali,' 'Srimanthudu' lead the list". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  20. Hooli, Shekhar H. (15 November 2017). "Nandi Awards 2014, 15 and 16 winners list: Mahesh Babu, Jr NTR, Balakrishna bag best actor awards". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  21. "Winners of the 64th Jio Filmfare Awards South". filmfare. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  22. "Nominations list for the SIIMA 2017 announced!". Sify.com.
  23. ""Janatha Garage", "Kirik Party" bag top honours at IIFA Utsavam 2017". Business Standard. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  24. "Tollywood's first and biggest Awards event of the Year on Zee Telugu". Zee News. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  25. "Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019". Filmfare. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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