Srinivas Raju

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Srinivas Raju
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Occupation(s)film director, screenwriter

Srinivas Raju is an Indian film director who works in Kannada and Telugu-language cinema. [1] He made his directorial debut with the 2010 Kannada film, Nannavanu . He then followed it up with the Dandupalya franchise, consisting of: Dandupalya (2012), Dandupalya 2 (2017), and Dandupalya 3 (2018). The franchise was written and directed by him. [2] He also directed Kannada actor, Upendra, in Shivam (2015).

As a director

YearTitleLanguageNotes
2010 Nannavanu Kannada [3]
2011 Kote Kannada
2012 Dandupalya Kannada [4]
2015 Shivam Kannada [5]
2016 Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna Kannada [6]
2017 Dandupalya 2 Kannada
2018 Dandupalya 3 Kannada [7]
2022 Thaggedele Telugu [8] [9]
2024 Krishnam Pranaya Sakhi Kannada [10]

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<i>Thaggedele</i> 2022 Indian film

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References

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  10. "Golden Star Ganesh: 'ಗೋಲ್ಡನ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್' ಗಣೇಶ್ ಜನ್ಮದಿನಕ್ಕೆ 'ಕೃಷ್ಣಂ ಪ್ರಣಯ ಸಖಿ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಫಸ್ಟ್‌ಲುಕ್". Vijay Karnataka (in Kannada). Retrieved 7 June 2024.