Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (born 11 November 1978), better known as Krish Jagarlamudi or Krish, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in
Telugu cinema
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in addition to
Hindi
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and
Tamil films
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. He has earned numerous accolades throughout his career including a
National Film Award
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and two
Filmfare Awards South
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.
Krish began his career in 2008 with the
road film ''
Gamyam
''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee.
Loosely inspired by '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest o ...
'' and followed it up with the
hyperlink film
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History
The term was coined by author Alissa Quart, who used the term in her review of the f ...
''
Vedam'' in 2010, both of which gained critical acclaim and big accolades. In 2015, he helmed the period
war drama
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''
Kanche
''Kanche'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic war film written and directed by Krish. It stars Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikitin Dheer. Produced by First Frame Entertainment, ''Kanche'' revolves around the enmity between two f ...
'' set in
Nazi Germany
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, which won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.
His other notable films include ''
Vaanam
''Vaanam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Krish. It is the remake of his own Telugu film '' Vedam'' (2010) starring Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anushka Shetty. It features an ensemble cast of Si ...
'' (2011), ''
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krish and jointly produced by Saibabu Jagarlamudi and Rajeev Reddy on First Frame Entertainment. It has received universal acclaim for combining th ...
'' (2012), ''
Gabbar Is Back'' (2015),
''Gautamiputra Satakarni'' (2017) and ''
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' (2019).
In 2019, he also directed the back-to-back filmed biographical dramas ''
NTR: Mahanayakudu'' and ''
NTR: Kathanayakudu'' both of which were all time
box-office disasters.
Early life
Krish Jagarlamudi was born on 11 November 1978 in
Guntur
Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba ...
,
Andhra Pradesh
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, India.
He completed his higher education in the U. S. in pharmacy and computer science and worked there, before returning to India to pursue a full time career in the film industry.
Career
In 2008, Krish Jagarlamudi made his debut with ''
Gamyam
''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee.
Loosely inspired by '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest o ...
'', starring
Allari Naresh,
Sharwanand, and
Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was produced by his father Jagarlamudi Saibaba along with his brother-in-law Bibo Srinivas, and his friend Rajeev Reddy who came forward after Krish vainly tried to convince many notable Telugu film producers. The film went on to become a big hit at the box office,
and won several awards, including the
Best Picture and
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* BA ...
awards at the
2009 South Filmfare Award.
Krish's next film, ''
Vedam'' (2010) is anthology starring
Allu Arjun,
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil ...
and
Manoj Manchu. It was well received by both critics and the audience, winning four major awards at the
58th Filmfare Awards South
The 58th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2010 was held on 2 July 2011 in Hyderabad, India.
Nominations
The following is a list of the award winners and nominees.
Multiple n ...
, with Krish receiving his second
Filmfare Award for Best Director
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Superlatives
Bimal Roy has the r ...
. ''Vedam'' was also the second film to win all the four major awards (Best Movie, Best Director for Krish, Best Actor for Allu Arjun and Best Actress for Anushka Shetty), after ''
Jeevana Jyothi'' in 1975 and had a good run at the box office as well.
Following the success of ''Vedam'', Krish was signed on to direct its Tamil remake, titled ''
Vaanam
''Vaanam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Krish. It is the remake of his own Telugu film '' Vedam'' (2010) starring Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anushka Shetty. It features an ensemble cast of Si ...
'', starring
Silambarasan Rajendar
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,
Bharath, and
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil ...
, reprising her role.
Like its original version, ''Vaanam'' too released to critical acclaim.
His next film is ''
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum
''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Krish and jointly produced by Saibabu Jagarlamudi and Rajeev Reddy on First Frame Entertainment. It has received universal acclaim for combining th ...
'' (2012) starring
Rana Daggubati
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and
Nayantara. Krish made his Hindi debut film with ''
Gabbar Is Back (''2015). It stars
Akshay Kumar
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,
Kareena Kapoor
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and
Shruti Haasan.
His
World war II
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war directorial starring
Varun Tej named ''
Kanche
''Kanche'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic war film written and directed by Krish. It stars Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikitin Dheer. Produced by First Frame Entertainment, ''Kanche'' revolves around the enmity between two f ...
'', released on 22 October, on the occasion of
Dasara. It received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office. ''Kanche'' was selected for the ''Indiwood Panorama Competition section'' at the 2nd edition of ''Indiwood Carnival 2016'' in
Hyderabad
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. He next directed
Nandamuri Balakrishna
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's 100th film,
''Gautamiputra Satakarni'' (2017), based on emperor
Gautamiputra Satakarni
Gautamiputra Satakarni (Brahmi: 𑀕𑁄𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀧𑀼𑀢 𑀲𑀸𑀢𑀓𑀡𑀺, ''Gotamiputa Sātakaṇi'', IAST: ) was a ruler of the Satavahana Empire in present-day Deccan region of India. He was mentioned as the important and ...
. The film was commercially successful.
Krish, next started directing
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, then after with the personal request of
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and establis ...
, Krish collaborated with Balakrishna once again for the ''NTR'' duology, based on the life of
N. T. Rama Rao
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. Both the parts, ''
NTR: Kathanayakudu'' and ''
NTR: Mahanayakudu'', were critical and commercial failures.
Filmography
Film
;Cameo appearances
* ''
Gamyam
''Gamyam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language road film written and directed by Krish. The film stars Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee.
Loosely inspired by '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' (2004), the plot follows the quest o ...
'' (2008) as a
naxalite
* ''Kadhalna Summa Illai'' (2009) as a naxalite
* ''
Vedam'' (2010) as a
sadhu
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* ''
Vaanam
''Vaanam'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Krish. It is the remake of his own Telugu film '' Vedam'' (2010) starring Allu Arjun, Manchu Manoj and Anushka Shetty. It features an ensemble cast of Si ...
'' (2011) as a sadhu
*''
Mahanati
''Mahanati'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language biographical drama film based on the life of actress Savitri. It is written and directed by Nag Ashwin, and produced by Priyanka Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema. The film feature ...
'' (2018) as
K. V. Reddy
Kadiri Venkata Reddy (1 July 1912 – 15 September 1972) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who primarily worked in Telugu cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest directors in the history of Telugu cinema. He d ...
*''
NTR: Kathanayakudu'' (2019) as K. V. Reddy
Television
Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations received by Krish.
;
CineMAA Awards
;
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing ...
;
IIFA Utsavam
;
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
;
National Film Awards
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;
Producers Guild Film Awards
;
South Indian International Movie Awards
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 appreci ...
;
TSR –
TV9 National Film Awards
;
Zee Cine Awards Telugu
The Zee Cine Awards Telugu is an awards ceremony for the Telugu cinema and Telugu music. They were instituted in December 2017, under the name Zee Telugu Golden Awards to award the excellence in Telugu cinema and Telugu Music.
History
Zee Telu ...
References
External links
Interview with Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi, 06-07-2008Interview - Frankly with TNR 12-01-2017
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Telugu film directors
Living people
Filmfare Awards South winners
Nandi Award winners
Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners
Tamil film directors
21st-century Indian film directors
Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
Hindi-language film directors
1978 births
People from Guntur
Telugu male actors
Male actors in Telugu cinema
Indian male film actors
21st-century Indian male actors
Indian screenwriters
Telugu screenwriters
Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh