Ajay Bhupathi (born Ajay Narasimha Naga BhupathiRaju) is an Indian film director who predominantly works in

Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...

. He made his directorial debut film ''RX 100'' which received positive reception. He received

SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu) South Indian International Movie Awards, also known as the SIIMA Awards, rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appre ...

in 2019. His second film was

Mahasamudram ''Mahasamudram'' () is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by S. Janardanan and produced by G. Suresh Kumar through Revathy Kalamandhir. It stars Mohanlal, Laila Mehdin, Innocent, Jagathy Sreekumar, and Rahman. Th ...

starring Sharwanand & Siddharth.

Early life

Ajay Bhupathi's father, Bhupathi Ramaraju Vegesna, is a farmer in

Atreyapuram Atreyapuram is a village in Konaseema district of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Atreyapuram Mandal of Amalapuram revenue division of the district. Popularity The village is known for the popular Indian sweet pootharekulu ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. After his education, he moved to

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India ...

to pursue a directorial career in

Career

Bhupathi started off his career as an associate to director/screenwriter Ramesh Varma and

Veeru Potla Veeru Potla is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He known for directing film such as '' Bindaas'' and '' Ragada'' and writing story for '' Varsham'' and ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana''. Personal l ...

. He has worked with

Ram Gopal Verma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** ...

as an executive director in the film ''Vangaveeti'', as chief co-director in the film ''

Killing Veerappan ''Killing Veerappan'' is a 2016 Indian Kannada-language biographical crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, who co-wrote the film with K. Balaji. The film is based on the events leading to Operation Cocoon to capture or kill Indian bandit Veer ...

'' and as associate director in films like ''Attack'' and ''Veera''. He has worked as associate director in the films ''

Doosukeltha ''Doosukeltha'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Veeru Potla. It stars Manchu Vishnu and Lavanya Tripathi. Mani Sharma composed the music for the film. Mohan Babu produced the film under the banner of 24 Fr ...

'' with

. Bhupathi then made his directorial film ''RX 100''. The film is also being remade in

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

. His next film was ''Mahasamudram'' starring

Sharwanand Sharwanand Myneni (born 6 March 1984) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in the year 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu.'' For '' Engeyum Eppodhum'' (2011), he received ...

, Siddharth, Aditi Rao Hydari and

Anu Emmanuel Anu Emmanuel (; born 28 March 1996) is an Indian actress born in the United States who appears in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. She debuted as a heroine in the 2016 Malayalam film '' Action Hero Biju''. She made her Telugu debut wi ...

Personal life

He married his childhood sweetheart, Sirisha, on 25 August 2018, after assuring her parents in 2016 that he would make a successful debut.

Filmography

References

External links

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