Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in
Telugu cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, ...
. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to
Ram Gopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.**
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. He made his directorial debut with the 1995
crime film ''
Gulabi'', starring
J. D. Chakravarthi. He has received two
National Film Awards, three
Filmfare Awards South and four
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ...
.
In 1996, he directed the film ''
Ninne Pelladata'', one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the time. He subsequently directed the critically acclaimed
crime film, ''
Sindhooram'' under his production house ''Andhra Talkies''; both the films won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...
.
In 2002, he ventured into
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
with ''
Shakti: The Power'', a remake of his own 1998 Telugu cult classic ''
Antahpuram''.
Personal life
Krishna Vamsi is married to
Ramya Krishnan, a South Indian actress.
Ramya Krishnan acted in two of his films; ''
Sri Anjaneyam'' (in a guest role) and ''
Chandralekha'', prior to marriage.
Krishna Vamsi is known to be a fan of Sitarama Sastry. The films for which Sitarama Sastry wrote lyrics, which are directed by Krishna Vamsi include ''Ninne Pelladatha, Gulabi, Sindhooram, Chandralekha, Murari, Khadgam, Chakram, Mahatma'', and ''Paisa''. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry adopted Krishna Vamsi, not legally through Indian Government Gazette, but by the traditional Hindu method.
Filmography
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Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University alumni
Telugu film directors
Living people
Filmfare Awards South winners
20th-century Indian film directors
Nandi Award winners
People from West Godavari district
21st-century Indian film directors
Film directors from Andhra Pradesh
Film producers from Andhra Pradesh
1962 births