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1966 జూన్ 28న పిఠాపురంలో జన్మం. Ram Gopal Varma assistant. 2000 'బద్రి' direction debut.
Mass-cinema career
30+ films directed Telugu + Hindi. 'ఇడియట్' (2002 — Ravi Teja Telugu), 'పోకిరి' (2006 — Mahesh Babu blockbuster — career-defining), 'భద్ర' (2005 — Mahesh Babu), 'డీజే' (2017 — Allu Arjun blockbuster), 'iSmart శంకర్' (2019 — Ram Pothineni), 'లైగర్' (2022 — Vijay Deverakonda pan-India). Puri Connects production house. Occasional cameo actor.
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Origins
Born 28 June 1966 in Pithapuram. Ram Gopal Varma assistant. Directorial debut with 'Badri' (2000).
Mass-cinema career
30+ films directed across Telugu and Hindi. 'Idiot' (2002, Ravi Teja Telugu), 'Pokiri' (2006, the career-defining Mahesh Babu blockbuster), 'Bhadra' (2005, Mahesh Babu), 'DJ' (2017, Allu Arjun blockbuster), 'iSmart Shankar' (2019, Ram Pothineni), and 'Liger' (2022, Vijay Deverakonda pan-India). Runs Puri Connects production house. Occasional cameo actor.
