Parasuram Petla is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in

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. Parasuram began his career in the film industry as an assistant director to his cousin

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu ...

and later to Bommarilu Bhaskar. He made his directorial debut in 2008 with the film ''

Yuvatha ''Yuvatha'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Parasuram starring Nikhil Siddhartha and Aksha in the lead roles. It was released on 7 November 2008 to positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office. Plot Babu (Nikhil ...

''. Then, he went on to direct films like '' Anjaneyulu'' (2009), ''

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'' (2011), '' Srirastu Subhamastu'' (2016)'',

Geetha Govindam ''Geetha Govindam'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Parasuram. It is produced by Bunny Vas under GA2 Pictures. The film stars Vijay Devarakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, while Subbaraju, Rahul ...

'' (2018), and ''

Sarkaru Vaari Paata ''Sarkaru Vaari Paata'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Parasuram. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers, 14 Reels Plus and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and stars Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh and ...

'' (2022).

Early life

Parasuram was born in Cherlopalem of

Visakhapatnam district Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Prad ...

Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...

. He has done his schooling from Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya and completed his

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degree in

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before pursuing a career in films. He is also known as Bujji.

Career

After completing his MBA degree in 2002, Parasuram started working as an assistant director to his cousin

. He worked as an assistant director for Puri Jagannadh on films like ''

Itlu Sravani Subramanyam ''Itlu Sravani Subramanyam'' ( Regards, Sravani and Subramanyam) is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. This film stars Ravi Teja, Tanu Roy and Sheen (the latter two make their debut). The p ...

'' (2001), ''

Andhrawala ''Andhrawala'' ( ''Andhrite'') is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. playing a dual role, while Rakshitha, Sayaji Shinde, and Rahul Dev play important roles. Music ...

'' (2004), and '' 143'' (2004). He also worked as an associate director to Bommarilu Bhaskar on the 2008 film ''

Parugu ''Parugu'' (), titled ''In the Name of Love'' in the UK, is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Bhaskar. The film stars Allu Arjun, Sheela Kaur and Prakash Raj. The film is produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venk ...

''. His debut film was ''

'' starring

Nikhil Siddharth Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakth ...

in 2008. His next film ''Anjaneyulu'', a comedy entertainer starring

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was released in 2009 and received mixed reviews from the critics and was an average grosser at the box office. In 2011, he made the film ''Solo'' starring

Nara Rohit Nara Rohit (born 25 July 1984) is an Indian actor and producer works in Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, Rohit is known for works such as '' Baanam'' (2009), ''Solo'' (2011), ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), '' Rowdy Fellow'' (2014), ' ...

, which earned a good gross at the box office. In 2012, he collaborated with Ravi Teja again for the film ''

Sarocharu ''Sarocharu'' () was a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Parasuram starring Ravi Teja and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead roles. Richa Gangopadhyay played an imaginary role by combining the faces of Sandhya and Karthik's ...

''. The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box office failure. In 2018, he made his next directional venture ''

'' starring

Vijay Devarakonda Deverakonda Vijay Sai (born 9 May 1989), better known as Vijay Deverakonda, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the recipient of a Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award, a Nandi Awards, Nandi Awa ...

and

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. The film received mostly positive reviews from the critics and audiences and became one of the highly successful Telugu films of the year.

Filmography

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* {{authority control Living people Indian male screenwriters Telugu screenwriters 21st-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors Year of birth missing (living people) Film directors from Andhra Pradesh People from Visakhapatnam district Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh