Radhakrishna "Krish" Jagarlamudi (born 10 November 1978) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in

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in addition to

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and Tamil films. He has earned numerous accolades throughout his career including a

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and two

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. Krish began his career in 2008 with the road film '' Gamyam'' and followed it up with the hyperlink film '' Vedam'' in 2010, both of which gained critical acclaim and big accolades. In 2015, he helmed the period

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Kanche ''Kanche'' () is a 2015 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Romance film, romantic war film written and directed by Krish (director), Krish. It stars Varun Tej, Pragya Jaiswal, and Nikitin Dheer. Produced by First Frame Entertainment, ''Ka ...

'' set in

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, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. His other notable films include '' Vaanam'' (2011), '' Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'' (2012), '' Gabbar Is Back'' (2015), ''Gautamiputra Satakarni'' (2017) and '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' (2019). In 2019, he also directed the back-to-back filmed biographical dramas '' NTR: Mahanayakudu'' and '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' and in 2020 he started filming a historical fiction movie of an outlaw '' Hari Hara Veera Mallu'' with ''

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''. He is Collaborating with Anushka Shetty for her 50th Film "Ghaati", they previously worked in Vedam and Vaanam.

Early life

Krish Jagarlamudi was born on 10 November 1978 in

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, India. He completed his higher education in the

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in pharmacy and computer science, and briefly worked there. He returned to India to pursue a full-time career in the

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Career

In 2008, Krish Jagarlamudi made his debut with '' Gamyam'', starring

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, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was produced by his father, Saibabu Jagarlamudi, along with his brother-in-law, Bibo Srinivas, and his friend, Rajeev Reddy, who came forward after Krish tried to convince many notable film producers. The film went on to become a big hit at the box office, and won several awards, including the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the 2009 South Filmfare Awards. It gained a cult status and is considered by many to be one of the greatest films in Telugu ever made. Krish's next film, '' Vedam'' (2010) is anthology starring

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, Anushka Shetty and Manoj Manchu. It was well received by both critics and the audience, winning four major awards at the 58th Filmfare Awards South, with Krish receiving his second

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. ''Vedam'' was also the second film to win all the four major awards (Best Movie, Best Director for Krish, Best Actor for Allu Arjun and Best Actress for Anushka Shetty), after '' Jeevana Jyothi'' in 1975 and had a good run at the box office as well. Following the success of ''Vedam'', Krish was signed on to direct its Tamil remake, titled '' Vaanam'', starring Silambarasan Rajendar, Bharath, and Anushka Shetty, reprising her role. Like its original version, ''Vaanam'' too released to critical acclaim. His next film is '' Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'' (2012) starring

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and Nayantara. Krish made his Hindi debut film with '' Gabbar Is Back (''2015). It stars

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and Shruti Haasan. His

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war directorial starring

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named ''

'', released on 22 October, on the occasion of Dasara. It received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office. ''Kanche'' was selected for the ''Indiwood Panorama Competition section'' at the 2nd edition of ''Indiwood Carnival 2016'' in

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. He next directed

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's 100th film, ''Gautamiputra Satakarni'' (2017), based on emperor

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. The film was commercially successful. Krish, next started directing Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, then after with the personal request of

, Krish collaborated with Balakrishna once again for the ''NTR'' duology, based on the life of N. T. Rama Rao. Both the parts, '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' and '' NTR: Mahanayakudu'', were critical and commercial failures.

Filmography

Film

;Cameo appearances ;As presenter *'' Dagudumootha Dandakor'' (2015)

Television

Frequent collaborators

Awards and nominations

List of awards and nominations received by Krish. ;

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;

IIFA Utsavam The IIFA Utsavam rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. The ceremony is organised by Wizcraft International, the team behind the IIFA Awards, and represents Tamil cinema, Telugu cinema, Malayalam cine ...

;

Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

;

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; Producers Guild Film Awards ;

South Indian International Movie Awards The South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA Awards) rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the South Indian film industry. It was launched in 2012 by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Brinda Prasad Adusimilli to appreciate and hono ...

; TSR – TV9 National Film Awards ; Zee Cine Awards Telugu

References

External links

Interview with Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi, 06-07-2008

Interview - Frankly with TNR 12-01-2017
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