Krish Jagarlamudi

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Krish Jagarlamudi
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Jagarlamudi in 2017
Born
Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi [1]

(1978-10-11) 11 October 1978 (age 45)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2008–present

Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (born 11 November 1978), better known as Krish Jagarlamudi or Krish, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi and Tamil films. He has earned numerous accolades throughout his career including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards South.

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Krish began his career in 2008 with the road film Gamyam and followed it up with the hyperlink film Vedam in 2010, both of which gained critical acclaim and big accolades. In 2015, he helmed the period war drama Kanche set in Nazi Germany, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. [2]

His other notable films include Vaanam (2011), Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012), Gabbar Is Back (2015), Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) and Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi (2019). [3] [4] In 2019, he also directed the back-to-back filmed biographical dramas NTR: Mahanayakudu and NTR: Kathanayakudu and in 2020 he started filming a historical fiction movie of an outlaw Hari Hara Veera Mallu with Pawan Kalyan .

Early life

Krish Jagarlamudi was born on 11 November 1978 in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. [5] He completed his higher education in the U. S. A. in pharmacy and computer science, and briefly worked there. He returned to India to pursue a full-time career in the film industry. [6]

Career

In 2008, Krish Jagarlamudi made his debut with Gamyam , starring Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was produced by his father, Saibabu Jagarlamudi, along with his brother-in-law, Bibo Srinivas, and his friend, Rajeev Reddy, who came forward after Krish tried to convince many notable film producers. The film went on to become a big hit at the box office, and won several awards, including the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the 2009 South Filmfare Awards. It gained a cult status and is considered by many to be one of the greatest films in Telugu ever made. [7] [8]

Krish's next film, Vedam (2010) is anthology starring Allu Arjun, Anushka Shetty and Manoj Manchu. It was well received by both critics and the audience, winning four major awards at the 58th Filmfare Awards South, with Krish receiving his second Filmfare Award for Best Director. [9] Vedam was also the second film to win all the four major awards (Best Movie, Best Director for Krish, Best Actor for Allu Arjun and Best Actress for Anushka Shetty), after Jeevana Jyothi in 1975 and had a good run at the box office as well.

Following the success of Vedam, Krish was signed on to direct its Tamil remake, titled Vaanam , starring Silambarasan Rajendar, Bharath, and Anushka Shetty, reprising her role. [10] Like its original version, Vaanam too released to critical acclaim. [11] His next film is Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) starring Rana Daggubati and Nayantara. Krish made his Hindi debut film with Gabbar Is Back (2015). It stars Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor and Shruti Haasan.

His World war II war directorial starring Varun Tej named Kanche , released on 22 October, on the occasion of Dasara. It received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office. [12] Kanche was selected for the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad. [13] He next directed Nandamuri Balakrishna's 100th film, Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017), based on emperor Gautamiputra Satakarni. The film was commercially successful. [14]

Krish, next started directing Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, then after with the personal request of Nandamuri Balakrishna, Krish collaborated with Balakrishna once again for the NTR duology, based on the life of N. T. Rama Rao. Both the parts, NTR: Kathanayakudu and NTR: Mahanayakudu , were critical and commercial failures. [15]

Filmography

Film

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmDirectorWriterLanguageNotesRef.
2008 Gamyam YesYes Telugu [16]
2010 Vedam YesYesTelugu
2011 Vaanam YesYes Tamil Remake of Vedam
2012 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum YesYesTelugu
2015 Gabbar Is Back YesNo Hindi Remake of Tamil film Ramanaa
Kanche YesYesTelugu
2017 Gautamiputra Satakarni YesYesTeluguBased on the life of Gautamiputra Satakarni [17]
2019 NTR: Kathanayakudu YesYesTeluguBased on the life of N. T. Rama Rao [18]
NTR: Mahanayakudu YesYesTeluguBased on the life of N. T. Rama Rao [19]
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi YesNoHindiBased on the life of Rani of Jhansi [20]
2021 Konda Polam YesScreenplayTeluguAdaptation of eponymous novel [21]
2024 Hari Hara Veera Mallu †YesYesTeluguFilming [22]
Cameo appearances

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2020 Masti's NoYes8 episodes; also creator [23]
2022 9 Hours NoYesWeb series; also creator [24]

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Krish.

CineMAA Awards
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2016 Kanche CineMAA Award for Best DirectorNominated [25]
CineMAA Award for Best StoryWon
CineMAA Award – Special Appreciation AwardWon
Filmfare Awards South
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2009 Gamyam Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Won [26]
2011 Vedam Won [27]
2013 Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum Nominated [28]
2016 Kanche Nominated [29]
2018 Gautamiputra Satakarni Nominated [30]
IIFA Utsavam
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2017 Kanche IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Director – TeluguNominated [31]
IIFA Utsavam Award for Best Story – TeluguWon [32]
Nandi Awards
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2008 Gamyam Nandi Award for Best Director Won [33]
National Film Awards
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2016 Kanche National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Won [34]
Producers Guild Film Awards
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2016 Gabbar Is Back Producers Guild Film Award for Best Debut Director Nominated [35]
South Indian International Movie Awards
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2016 Kanche SIIMA Award for Best Film (Telugu) Nominated [36]
2018 Gautamiputra Satakarni Nominated [37]
TSR – TV9 National Film Awards
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2017 Kanche Best Director – Special Jury AwardWon [38]
2019 Gautamiputra Satakarni Best DirectorWon [39]
Zee Cine Awards Telugu
YearFilmCategoryResultRef.
2017 Zee Cine Awards Telugu Zee Telugu Golden Award for Favorite Director Gautamiputra Satakarni Won [40]
2019Dasari Award (Special Appreciation Award) NTR: Kathanayakudu Won [41]

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