Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu cinema.
Puri Jagannadh | |
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 Jagannadh in 2011 | |
| Born | 28 September 1966 Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Other names | Jagan and Puri[1] |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lavanya |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Sairam Shankar (brother) Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh (brother) |
He made his directorial debut with the 2000 blockbuster film Badri starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri national recognition.[2]
He made his Bollywood debut in 2004, with the film Shart: The Challenge. In 2011, he directed Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, which was archived in the Oscar library.[3]
He produces films under his production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies and Vaishno Academy. He owns a music company called Puri Sangeet.[4] The box office hits that he directed, in addition to Badri,[5] include Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, Appu, Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Sivamani, Pokiri, Desamuduru, Golimaar, Businessman, Iddarammayilatho, Heart Attack, Temper and iSmart Shankar.
Early life
Puri Jagannadh was born on 28 September 1966 in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh.[6][7][8] His native place is Bapiraju Kothapalli village of Visakhapatnam District in Andhra Pradesh. He was schooled at St. Theresa High School, Pedda Boddapalli and graduated from A. M. A. L. College, Anakapalle in 1986.[7][9]
His elder brother, Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh is an MLA from YSR Congress Party, while younger brother Sairam Shankar is an actor.[10][11]
Career
Puri started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma for several Telugu films.[12] His Telugu directorial debut, Badri starred Pawan Kalyan. He is a good friend of actor Ravi Teja who starred in some of his films like Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, and Idiot. He has also worked in the Kannada industry and introduced Puneeth Rajkumar with the film Appu. In 2011 he worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap.[13]
In 2020, Jagannadh directed Liger, which is being produced by Dharma Productions and Charmme Kaur. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday.[14][15]
Filmography
| # | Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Story | Screenplay | Dialogues | |||||
| 1 | 2000 | Badri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2 | 2000 | Bachi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 3 | 2001 | Yuvaraja | Yes | Kannada | Remake of Thammudu | ||||
| 4 | 2001 | Itlu Sravani Subramanyam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 5 | 2002 | Appu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kannada | |||
| 6 | 2002 | Idiot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Shot simultaneously with Appu |
| 7 | 2003 | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer |
| 8 | 2003 | Sivamani | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 9 | 2004 | Andhrawala | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 10 | 2004 | Shart: The Challenge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | Remake of Badri | ||
| 11 | 2004 | 143 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |
| 12 | 2005 | Super | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | 2007 | Desamuduru | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2007 | Hello Premistara | Yes | Telugu | ||||||
| 15 | 2007 | Chirutha | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 16 | 2008 | Bujjigadu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 17 | 2008 | Neninthe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | |
| 2009 | Bumper Offer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 18 | 2009 | Ek Niranjan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 19 | 2010 | Golimaar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||||||
| 20 | 2011 | Nenu Naa Rakshasi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 21 | 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | |||
| 22 | 2012 | Businessman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Santosham Best Director Award Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Director Cameo appearance | |
| 23 | 2012 | Devudu Chesina Manushulu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 24 | 2012 | Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 25 | 2013 | Iddarammayilatho | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | His 25th Film as Director | |
| 26 | 2014 | Heart Attack | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Romeo | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 27 | 2015 | Temper | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Cameo appearance | ||
| 28 | 2015 | Jyothy Lakshmi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 29 | 2015 | Loafer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 30 | 2016 | Ism | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Cameo appearance | |
| 31 | 2017 | Rogue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu / Kannada | ||
| 32 | 2017 | Paisa Vasool | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 33 | 2018 | Mehbooba | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |
| 34 | 2019 | iSmart Shankar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Cameo appearance |
| 2020 | Romantic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 35 | 2021 | Liger | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu
Hindi |
Filming[14][15] |
References
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- Arts / Cinema : Fanboy Bachchanalia Archived 6 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu (2 July 2011). Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
- "Puri Jagannadh - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos | BookMyShow". BookMyShow. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- "Puri Jagannadh celebrates birthday: Ram Charan, Mahesh Babu, Vijay Deverakonda wish Tollywood filmmaker". Firstpost. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- Prakash, PVDS. "వినోదాల హోరాహోరీ పూరి". Sithara magazine (in Telugu). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "ఎంత సక్కగున్నావె..!". Andhra Jyothy. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "CineGoer.com - Interview With Puri Jagannath". Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- Patnaik, Santosh (8 April 2019). "Ayyanna faces an uphill task". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- "Sairam Shankar's new film officially launched, regular shooting to begin from August 2019". The Times of India. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- It’s Krishnavamsi versus Puri Jagannath this week Archived 2 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Entertainment.oneindia.in (9 October 2009). Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
- Raviteja – Interviews in Telugu Movies Archived 7 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Totaltollywood.com. Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
- Murali Krishna CH (5 February 2020). "Exclusive: Vijay Deverakonda's film with Puri Jagannadh titled Liger". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Vijay Deverakonda-Ananya Panday's film titled 'Liger', Karan Johar shares 'punching' first look". Daily News & Analysis. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.