Srinu Vaitla (born 24 September 1972) is an Indian film director 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 ...

. Known for his best film works in the

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genre, Vaitla made his directional debut with ''

Nee Kosam ''Nee Kosam'' (English: ''For You'') is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by Ghanta Srinivasa Rao under the Kalpana Creations banner. This movie marks the debut of Srinu Vaitla as a director. The film features Ravi Te ...

'' (1999) starring

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and

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. His second directorial venture ''

Anandam ''Anandam'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romance film, directed by Srinu Vaitla and starring Akash and Rekha in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was sensational hit at box office and ran ...

'' (2001) gave him recognition as a director. He went on to direct many Telugu films such as ''

Sontham ''Sontham'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film released on 23 August 2002. It was directed by Srinu Vaitla. The film stars Aryan Rajesh, Rohith, Sunil, Namitha and Neha Pendse. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the score. ...

'', ''

Venky ''Venky'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Srinu Vaitla, and produced by Atluri Purnachandra Rao. The film stars Ravi Teja, Sneha, and Ashutosh Rana while Devi Sri Prasad composed music. The fi ...

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Dhee ''Dhee'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was r ...

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Dubai Seenu ''Dubai Seenu'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla. Produced by D. V. V. Danayya, the film stars Ravi Teja and Nayanthara. It has music composed by Mani Sharma. It was remade in Kannada as ''Dubai Ba ...

'', ''

Ready Ready may refer to: Film and television * ''Ready'', a 2002 British short starring Imelda Staunton * Ready (2008 film), ''Ready'' (2008 film), a Telugu film * Ready (2011 film), ''Ready'' (2011 film), a Hindi remake of the Telugu film * Ready ( ...

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Dookudu ''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainme ...

'', and '' Baadshah.'' Since his film ''Venky'', he has successfully collaborated with

Kona Venkat Kona Venkat ( born 19 February 1965) is an Indian screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi cinema. He is known for his works in box office hits such as ''Alludu Seenu'', ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' ''Ba ...

and Gopi Mohan who guide him in writing screenplay in further of his films.

Filmography

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'' (2008)

Awards

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Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director The Nandi Award 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 aw ...

(''Nee Kosam'') *

Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate. Most number of Awards were received by Srinu V ...

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Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu ''Filmfare'' is an Indian English language, English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, r ...

(''Dookudu'') * CinemAA Awards – Best Director (''Dookudu'') *

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 appre ...

– Best Director (''Dookudu'') *

Times of India Film Awards The Times of India Film Awards (also known as TOIFA Awards) are presented by ''The Times of India'' to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Bollywood, Hindi language film industry of India. The awards were first i ...

– Best Director (''Dookudu'')

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaitla, Srinu Living people Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Nandi Award winners CineMAA Awards winners South Indian International Movie Awards winners Filmfare Awards South winners People from East Godavari district 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors 1972 births