Palnati Surya Pratap (born 13 January 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in

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. Pratap made his directorial debut with ''

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'' (2009) and later directed ''

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'' (2015).

Early and personal life

After his graduation, Pratap worked with

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for over an year. To pursue a career in film making, he discontinued his post-graduation and started as an

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for

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Career

Pratap worked under director

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for a couple of films. He later went on to direct ''

'' (2009). His next directorial, produced by Sukumar Writings and written by

, was ''

''. The film released in 2015. A. Harini Prasad of ''

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'' opined, "The film directed by Palnati Surya Pratap, fails to reach the standards of Sukumar’s previously written stories."

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pratap, Palnati Surya 1978 births Living people Telugu film directors Telugu screenwriters Film directors from Telangana Screenwriters from Telangana People from Bhadradri Kothagudem district