Kranthi Madhav is an Indian writer and director known for his work in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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film industry. He has directed films like ''
Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju
''Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. ...
'' and ''
Ungarala Rambabu
''Ungarala Rambabu'' is a Telugu film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav and produced by Paruchuri Kiriti. It features Sunil, Miya and Prakash Raj in the lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 15 September 2017.
Plot
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Personal life
Kranthi Madhav was born in Khammam and brought up in Warangal. His professor A.F. Mathews introduced him to film making. He completed his post-graduation in 2002 and had two offers. One was to work in a national channel for a salary of ₹12K or to work in Ramoji film city for a salary of ₹4.5K. His father suggested that he should take the RFC job because it would keep him near to the goal of becoming a filmmaker. Later on he has worked in related companies like UGC, Rediffusion, Radio Mirchi and Vyjayanthi Movies before becoming an independent film director. He has cited
Guru Dutt
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T. Krishna, and
K. Balachander
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as his inspirations.
Career
Filmography
Awards and nominations
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CineMAA Award for Best Debut Director - ''Kranthi Madhav''
* Chennai Telugu Academy Awards - ''Kranthi Madhav'' - Best Feature Film
* Santosham Awards- ''Kranthi Madhav''- Best Feature Film
* ANR - Abhinandana Awards - Best Feature Film, Best Debut Director - ''Kranthi Madhav''
* Bharatamuni Awards - Best Message Oriented Film, Best Debut Director - ''Kranthi Madhav''
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Best Home-viewing Feature Film (Gold)
Kranthi Madhav in
2015 Nandi Awards
* Nominated for
Best Director — Telugu Kranthi Madhav in
63rd Filmfare Awards South
References
Sources
Kranti MadhavI was inspired by my professor: Kranthi Madhav
External links
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Telugu film directors
Living people
Telugu film producers
Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
Year of birth missing (living people)