Petla "Puri" Jagannadh 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 Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition. He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film Shart: The Challenge. In 2011, he directed the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library.
Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi, is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most notable works include films such as Mass (2004), Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005), Lakshmi (2006), Pournami (2006), and Rakhi (2006), where she played supporting roles in all these movies except Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005).
Desamuduru is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya. The film stars Allu Arjun and Hansika Motwani. The film was remade into Bengali Bangladesh as Jonom Jonomer Prem (2010).
Laadam is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language gangster thriller film written and directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by Ponnurangam. The film stars debutant Aravindhan and Charmy Kaur, while Kota Srinivasa Rao, Jayaprakash, Dheeraj Kher and Manorama play supporting roles. The music was composed by Dharan. This film is loosely based on 2006 crime thriller film "Lucky Number Slevin". The film released on 20 February 2009. Upon release, the film was dubbed into Telugu as 16 Days with an additional scene with Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam.
Bhale Dongalu is a 2008 Telugu-language black comedy con film, produced by Sakhamuri Panduranga Rao, Bellamkonda Suresh on Sri Lakshmi Devi Productions banner and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar. A remake of the film Bunty Aur Babli, the film stars Tarun, Ileana, Jagapati Babu and music composed by K.M. Radha Krishnan. It received mixed reviews upon release.
Kadhal Azhivathillai is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film written, directed and produced by T. Rajendar, who also composed the music and portrayed a supporting role as Vakkeel Dada. It stars his son Silambarasan and Charmy Kaur. The film released on 4 November 2002 and was average at the box office.
Chanti is a 2004 Indian Telugu action drama film. The film stars Ravi Teja and Charmme Kaur in lead roles. The film was directed by Sobhan and produced by Krishna Kishore. The film's music was composed by Sri. The film was released on 12 November 2004. This film was Sobhan's last film as a director before his death in 2008.
Dongala Mutha is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Ravi Teja, Charmy, Prakash Raj, Lakshmi Manchu, Sunil, Bramhanandam, Subbaraju and Supreeth Reddy. This film is the first of its kind in Indian cinema as it was shot with just 7 crew members and in a record of 5 days. Prior to filming, Varma announced that this film has no budget and that the cast and crew will not be taking remunerations until the film hits theaters.
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh in his second Hindi film after Shart: The Challenge. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sonu Sood, and Prakash Raj in the lead roles, while Sonal Chauhan, Charmy Kaur, Rajeev Verma, Subbaraju, and Makrand Deshpande play supporting roles, and Raveena Tandon in a guest appearance. The music of the film was composed by Vishal–Shekhar with cinematography by Amol Rathod and editing by S. R. Shekhar.
Devudu Chesina Manushulu is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad's Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra in association with Reliance Entertainment. The film stars Ravi Teja, Ileana and Prakash Raj. The soundtrack of the film was composed by Raghu Kunche while the cinematography was handled by Shyam K. Naidu.
Dev S/O Mudde Gowda is a 2012 Kannada romantic comedy film loosely inspired by the Bollywood film Wake Up Sid. It stars Diganth and Charmee Kaur. Ananth Nag plays a prominent supporting role while the model-turned-actress Nathalia Kaur makes a special appearance. The film is directed and written by Indrajith Lankesh. Jassie Gift is the music director; Dharma Vish scored the background music and two songs which can be seen only in the movie. Shilpa Ramesh is the producer. Award-winning cinematographer Santosh Rai Pathaje is associated with this film as the camera man. It openrf across cinema halls on 6 April 2012.
Prema Oka Maikam is a 2013 Telugu film directed by Chandu. It was released on 30 August 2013 and stars Charmy Kaur, Rahul, and Saranya Nag as the lead characters. The film's script was written by Chandu and Pulagam Chinnarayana, who worked as the script's dialogue writer.
Temper is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action film written by Vakkantham Vamsi and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal and Prakash Raj, the narrative revolves around Daya, a corrupt police officer, whose life changes after a brawl that eventually leads to him stumbling upon a murder case.
Satyadev Kancharana professionally known as Satyadev is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with a supporting role in Mr. Perfect (2011) and later appeared in Jyothi Lakshmi (2015), Kshanam and Mana Oori Ramayanam both (2016).
Loafer is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. It stars Varun Tej and newcomer Disha Patani while Revathi and Posani Krishna Murali appear in crucial supporting roles. The film was officially launched on 8 July 2015 in Hyderabad.
Michael Madana Kamaraju is a 2008 Telugu comedy-drama film directed by Nidhi Prasad. It stars Srikanth, Charmy Kaur and Prabhu Deva in the lead roles. Michael Madana Kamaraju opened to mixed reviews in April 2008. It was dubbed into Hindi as Badle Ki Aag (2008).
Angela Krislinzki is an Indo-Polish actress and model who primarily acts in Telugu and Hindi films. Her Telugu debut movie was Rogue directed by Puri Jagannadh. She is also known as Annie Krislinzki. The few reality shows that she was seen in are Beauty and the Geek, Splitsvilla, Lux the chosen one and she was last seen on a reality show on star plus's India's Next Superstars, judged by Karan Johar and Rohit Shetty. Her Bollywood debut was 1921, directed by Vikram Bhatt. Apart from acting, she is trained in different dance forms, and has done various special dance numbers in south Indian movies like Jyothi Lakshmi and Size Zero.
Rogue is a 2017 Indian action thriller film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by C. R. Manohar and C. R. Gopi under Tanvi Films. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Kannada languages and stars Ishan, Mannara Chopra, Angela Krislinzki and Thakur Anoop Singh.
iSmart Shankar is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language science fiction action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh, who co-produced the film with Charmme Kaur. It stars Ram Pothineni in the title role along with Satyadev, Nabha Natesh, and Nidhhi Agerwal. The soundtrack and background score were composed by Mani Sharma. In the film, an assassin helps the cops to investigate a high-profile case when a slain cop's memories are transferred into his brain.
47 Days is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language mystery-drama film written and directed by Pradeep Maddali. Produced by Title Card Entertainment, the film stars Satyadev and Pooja Jhaveri with music composed by Raghu Kunche.
