Murali Krishna Thalluri (born 4 August 1984) is an Australian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, writer, and producer. Born in

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

n-born parents (Telugu), he moved to

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

where he attended

Rostrevor College , motto_translation = , coordinates = , established = , type = Independent primary and secondary day and boarding , gender = Boys , religious_affiliation = Cath ...

before completing his education at

University Senior College University Senior College (or USC) is a coeducational independent high school, offering secondary education for students in Years 10, 11 and 12, located on the city campus of the University of Adelaide, South Australia. The stated goal of the sc ...

. His first feature film, '' 2:37'', was completed when he was 22 years old and financed via private funding.''2:37''
screenaustralia.gov.au; accessed 15 August 2015. It was screened at a number of international film festivals including the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, the

Melbourne International Film Festival The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is an annual film festival held over three weeks in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1952 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world following the founding of the Venice Film Fest ...

, the

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and the

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Filmography

* '' 2:37'' (2006)

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deadline.com, May 2013; accessed 15 August 2015. 1984 births Living people People educated at Rostrevor College Australian film directors Australian film producers Australian film editors Australian people of Indian descent Writers from Adelaide {{Australia-film-director-stub