Petla Sairam Shankar is an Indian actor in

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. He is the younger brother of Indian film director and producer

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kaly ...

. He began his acting career as a lead actor in 2004 film '' 143''. He later continued acting in films such as ''

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'' and ''

Bumper Offer ''Bumper Offer'' is a 2009 Telugu-language action comedy romance film directed by Jaya Ravindra. The film stars Sairam Shankar and Bindu Madhavi. The music of the film was composed by Raghu Kunche. The film released on 23 October 2009. Puri Jag ...

''.

Film career

Sairam Shankar started his film career by assisting his brother

in the direction department. He joined Puri Jagannath as an assistant director in 1997 and assisted him in films such as '' Badri'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Sivamani''. During that time, his interest in films grew and decided to pursue acting as a career. He portrayed a small role in the film ''

''. He was trained in acting at Satyanand Film Institute in

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. While still in training, Puri Jagannadh wanted him to act as the main lead in his next film. In 2004, his first film as the lead actor, '' 143'' produced and directed by Puri Jagannadh was released. Sairam was paired alongside the debutant actress Samiksha and

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. The film was released to mixed reviews and although Sairam's performance was well received, his dubbing voice was heavily criticized. Few days after the release his voice in the film was replaced by that of

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. His next acting venture was alongside

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and Abhi in 2005 film ''

'', directed by

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. Sairam was one of the three main lead actors in the film and his performance was well received by the critics. But the film itself was released to negative reviews and was not successful at the box office. In 2007, his next film '' Hello Premistara'', directed by Raj Kumar was released. The film was produced by Puri Jagannadh and had

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acting opposite Sairam. Sairam played dual roles in the film and his performance was praised by the critics. The film opened to negative reviews and failed at the box office. In 2008, he was seen in a supporting role in

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's ''

'', directed by Puri Jagannadh. In 2009, Sairam Shankar had his first success with ''

'', directed by Jaya Ravindra. The film was written and produced by Puri Jagannadh and it had

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acting opposite Sairam. The year also saw his next release '' Vade Kavali'', directed by Rajendra Darshan. His film titled '' Yamaho Yama'' co-starring

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and

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was released in 2012. He also started filming for a new film titled ''Romeo'', directed by Gopi Ganesh. The film is written by Puri Jagannadh and produced by Valluripalli Ramesh. He also signed a film titled '' Veyyi Abaddalu'' under the direction of Teja.

Filmography

As actor

Direction department

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shankar, Sairam Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors from Andhra Pradesh Indian male film actors People from Visakhapatnam district 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people)