Koratala Siva | |
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 Koratala in 2018 | |
| Born | 15 June 1975 [1] |
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| Years active | 2003–present |
| Relatives | Posani Krishna Murali |
Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Koratala has directed action drama films such as Mirchi (2013), Srimanthudu (2015), Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and Acharya (2022). He has received two Nandi Awards and an IIFA Utsavam Award for his directional works.
Born into a family of social activists with communist ideologies, he began his early career working in the information technology industry as a software engineer. He then worked as a screenwriting assistant for films under his uncle, Posani Krishna Murali. [3] [4] Subsequently, he ventured into Telugu film industry as a dialogue writer for films such as Okkadunnadu, Munna, Brindavanam, and Oosaravelli. [5]
In 2013, he made his film directorial debut with Mirchi starring Prabhas which was a box-office success. In 2015, he directed action-drama film Srimanthudu , which was a commercial success, [6] and has received three Filmfare Awards South, six IIFA Awards, and six SIIMA Awards.
His 2016 film Janatha Garage starred Mohanlal and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. The story follows operating a large automobile service center named "Janatha Garage" and undertaking law enforcement through their group of automobile mechanics, because the legal agencies were thought to be inadequate. The film grossed estimated ₹140 crore and earned a distributor's share amount of ₹70 crore in its first week of release. [7] [8] Koratala scored his third consecutive success as a director with the film. [9] He returned to direct actor Mahesh Babu in the political action drama film Bharat Ane Nenu and continued his success streak at the box-office, with the film grossing ₹164 crore at the box-office. [10]
In early 2020, Koratala started filming his next directional, Acharya with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan in the lead. [11] The film, released in April 2022, received negative reviews and ended up as the poorest performing film at the box office in Koratala's career. [12]
Koratala is next directing a film with NTR Jr titled as Devara , marking their second collaboration after Janatha Garage. It is being produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram and Mikkilineni Sudhakar under N. T. R. Arts and Yuvasudha Arts, respectively. [13] Following this, he is slated to work with Allu Arjun. [14] [15]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Girl Friend | No | Story | Director: G. Nageswara Reddy |
| 2005 | Bhadra | No | Dialogue | Director: Boyapati Srinu |
| 2007 | Okkadunnadu | No | Dialogue | Director: Chandra Sekhar Yeleti |
| Munna | No | Dialogue | Director: Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 2008 | Ninna Nedu Repu | No | Dialogue | Director: Lakshmikant Chenna |
| 2010 | Simha | No | Story and dialogue | Director: Boyapati Srinu |
| Brindavanam | No | Dialogue | Director: Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 2011 | Oosaravelli | No | Dialogue | Director: Surender Reddy |
| 2013 | Mirchi | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Srimanthudu | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | Janatha Garage | Yes | Yes | |
| 2018 | Bharat Ane Nenu | Yes | Yes | |
| 2022 | Acharya | Yes | Yes | |
| 2024 | Devara: Part 1 † | Yes | Yes | |
| Collaborator | Mirchi (2013) | Srimanthudu (2015) | Janatha Garage (2016) | Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) | Acharya (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahesh Babu |  | | Narrator | ||
| Devi Sri Prasad | | | | | |
| Ramajogayya Sastry | | | | | |
| Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao | | | | ||
| Tirru | | | | ||
| R. Madhi | | | |||
| Anal Arasu | | | |
| Film | Awards | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirchi | Nandi Awards of 2013 | Best First Film of a Director | Won | [16] |
| 61st Filmfare Awards South | Best Director | Nominated | [17] [18] | |
| 3rd SIIMA | Best Director (Telugu) | Nominated | [19] | |
| Srimanthudu | 63rd Filmfare Awards South | Best Director – Telugu | Nominated | [20] |
| IIFA Utsavam 2015 | Best Director | Nominated | [21] | |
| 5th SIIMA | Best Director (Telugu) | Nominated | [22] | |
| 14th Santosham Film Awards | Best Director | Won | ||
| Janatha Garage | Nandi Awards of 2016 | Best Story Writer | Won | [23] |
| 64th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director – Telugu | Nominated | [24] | |
| 6th SIIMA | Best Director (Telugu) | Nominated | [25] | |
| 2nd IIFA Utsavam | Best Director | Won | [26] | |
| Bharat Ane Nenu | Zee Cine Awards Telugu | Best Dialogues | Won | [27] |
| 66th Filmfare Awards South | Best Director – Telugu | Nominated | [28] | |
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