Sreekanth Addala is an Indian film director and screenwriter who 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, Hy ...

. After working as an assistant director for several films, Addala made his directorial debut in 2008 with ''

Kotha Bangaru Lokam ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Srikanth Addala, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Varun Sandesh and Shweta Basu Prasad with Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Brahmanandam, and R ...

''. He went onto write and direct films such as ''

Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu ''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (), also known by the initialism ''SVSC'', is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language family drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. It was produced by Dil Raju's Sri Venkateswara Creations, and stars V ...

'' (2013), ''

Mukunda ''Mukunda'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Srikanth Addala. The film was produced by Tagore Madhu and Nallamalapu Srinivas (Bujji) under the banner Leo Productions. It stars debutuant Varun Tej and Pooja Hegd ...

'' (2014), ''

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'' (2016), and ''

Narappa ''Narappa'' is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film directed by Srikanth Addala. It is remake of Vetrimaaran's Tamil-language film '' Asuran'' (2019) which is itself based on the novel ''Vekkai'' by Poomani. The film is prod ...

'' (2021).

Career

Addala began his career in film industry as an assistant director. While working for the film ''

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'' (2004), he was associated with producer

Dil Raju Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the productio ...

. Raju was impressed with Addala and gave him an advance of 9000 to come up with a story. After working as an assistant for the film ''

Bommarillu ''Bommarillu'' () () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Bhaskar in his directorial debut, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Siddharth, Genelia, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha. The film primarily ...

'' (2006), he worked for six months and came up with the script for ''

''. The film, featuring

Varun Sandesh Jeedigunta Varun Sandesh (born 21 July 1989) is an Indian American actor known primarily for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with Sekhar Kammula's coming-of-age drama ''Happy Days'' (2007), and went on to appear in films such as ...

and

Shweta Prasad Shweta Basu Prasad is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Hindi films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in '' Makdee''. Personal life Shweta Basu Prasad was born in Jamshedpur, i ...

, was released in 2008. The film was commercially successful and won multiple

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and

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in various categories. After nearly two years, Addala began working on ''

'' with

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and

Mahesh Babu Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awar ...

. Produced by Raju, the film was released on 11 January 2013 to positive reviews. He later directed films like ''

'', ''

'' (2016), and ''

'' (2021).

Filmography

As writer and director

As lyricist

;As actor *''

'' (2004)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Addala, Srikanth Telugu film directors Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from West Godavari district