Vamshi Paidipally

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Vamshi Paidipally
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Paidipally in 2018
Born
Paidipally Vamshidhar Rao [1]

(1979-07-27) 27 July 1979 (age 44)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2007–present
Spouse
Malini
(m. 2007)
Children1

Paidipally Vamshidhar Rao (born 27 July 1979) better known as Vamshi Paidipally is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is best known for directing mainstream film works such as Munna (2007), Brindavanam (2010), Yevadu (2014), Oopiri (2016), Maharshi (2019) and Varisu (2023). Vamshi Paidipally has won a National Film Award for Maharshi .

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Early life

Vamshi Paidipally was born on 27 July 1979 in Khanapur of Adilabad district, Telangana. [2] [3] His parents, who hail from Bheemaram near Jagtial town own a cinema hall in Khanapur. [4] He did his schooling in Hyderabad Public School and his intermediate from Little Flower Junior College. [5] then, He completed his bachelor's degree in commerce and Master's in Computer Applications from Osmania University and he had worked as a software engineer in Hyderabad. [5]

Career

Vamshi Paidipally began his film career by working as an assistant film director in film Eeswar (2002). While working for the movie Bhadra (2005) producer Dil Raju offered to produce him a film under his production house. [4] He made his directorial debut with Prabhas-starrer Munna (2009). It was an average venture at the box office. He later directed Brindavanam starring NTR Jr which was a commercial success. It is followed by Yevadu (2014) featuring Allu Arjun and Ram Charan. [6]

His 2016 Telugu-Tamil bilingual film Oopiri/Thozha , an adaptation of the French film The Intouchables (2011) starring Karthi was a critical and commercial success. The film won him his Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. [7] In 2019, he collaborated with actor Mahesh Babu for Maharshi. [8] The film won National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. [1]

In September 2021, he was signed to direct Vijay's 66th film produced by Dil Raju titled Varisu . [9]

Personal life

Vamsi Paidipally married Malini in 2007 and the couple has a daughter. [2] They live in Hyderabad. [4]

Filmography

Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleDirectorWriterStoryLanguageNotesRef.
2007 Munna YesYesYes Telugu Cameo appearance [10]
2010 Brindavanam YesYesYesTelugu
2014 Yevadu YesScreenplayYesTelugu
2016 Oopiri YesScreenplayNoTelugu

Tamil

Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu [11]
2019 Maharshi YesYesYesTelugu National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
SIIMA Award for Best Director- Telugu
[1]
2023 Varisu YesYesYesTamilBilingual Film [12]
YesYesYesTelugu

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