Muppalaneni Shiva

Muppalaneni Shiva
Born	(1968-11-25) 25 November 1968 (age 56) [1] Narasaya Palem, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India [1]
Occupations	Film director writer

Muppalaneni Shiva is an Indian film director and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed movies for production houses like Suresh Productions, Super Good Films, Sravanthi Movies, Ramakrishna Cine Studios & Etharam films etc. His successful movies include Taj Mahal, Gilli Kajjalu, Priya O Priya, Ammayi Kosam, Raja, Sandade Sandadi & Sankrathi. ^{[2] [3]}

Childhood and early years

Muppalaneni Shiva was born at Bapatla, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh on 25 November 1968. He studied in Pamidi Ankamma High School at his native place Narasaya Palem. He completed his graduation at Arts & Science College of Bapatla. During his college days, he was good at painting and achieved state level awards in modern art.

Career

At the start of his career he worked with A. Kodandarami Reddy, Muthyala Subbaiah and Paruchuri Brothers. He worked for more than 20 films under A. Kodanda Rami Reddy direction. At that time he worked with top stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Srikanth, Chiranjeevi, Kamal Haasan and Sridevi. In 1994 he got a chance to direct a film with Superstar Krishna and the film name is Gharana Alludu. Finally he got a major break with Srikanth under Suresh Productions' Taj Mahal film in 1995.

Filmography

Year	Film	Notes
1994	Gharana Alludu
1995	Taj Mahal
1997	Korukunna Priyudu
	Priya O Priya	Remake of Hindi film Yeh Dillagi
1998	Gilli Kajjalu
	Subhalekhalu
1999	Speed Dancer
	Raja	Remake of Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
2000	Maa Pelliki Randi	Remake of Tamil film Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
	Postman
2001	Ammayi Kosam	Remake of Tamil film Thulli Thirindha Kaalam
2002	Nee Premakai
2002	Sandade Sandadi	Remake of Kannada film Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu
2004	Dost	Remake of Malayalam film Nammal
2005	Sankranti	Remake of Tamil film Aanandham
2006	Rajababu	Remake of Malayalam film Balettan
2007	Allare Allari
2009	Life Style	Remake of Tamil film Five Star
2016	Sri Sri

Awards

• Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer – Nee Premakai ^[4]

References

1. "Muppalaneni Siva profile". telugucinewritersassociation.com. Telugu Cine Writers Association. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
2. "Muppalaneni Shiva". blogspot.in. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
3. "Muppalaneni Shiva Filmography". telugucolours.com. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
4. "Nandi Awards 2002". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 25 November 2012.

External links

• Muppalaneni Shiva at IMDb