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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).
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
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| 2010 | Nannavanu | Kannada | [3] |
| 2011 | Kote | Kannada | |
| 2012 | Dandupalya | Kannada | [4] |
| 2015 | Shivam | Kannada | [5] |
| 2016 | Kathe Chitrakathe Nirdeshana Puttanna | Kannada | [6] |
| Brahmana | Kannada | ||
| 2017 | Dandupalya 2 | Kannada | |
| 2018 | Dandupalya 3 | Kannada | [7] |
| 2022 | Thaggedele | Telugu | [8] [9] |
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