Krish | |
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Native name | జాగర్లమూడి రాధాకృష్ణ |
Born |
Jagarlamudi Radhakrishna November 10, 1978 Andhra Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Director |
Years active | 2008-present |
Awards |
National Film Awards Nandi Awards Filmfare Awards South |
Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (Telugu: రాధాకృష్ణ జాగర్లమూడి; born 10 November 1978), is an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Bollywood. He made his directorial debut in 2008 with Gamyam and followed it up with Vedam in 2010. Both films garnered widespread critical acclaim, fetching him the Nandi Award and Filmfare Award for Best Director. In 2015, he directed the period war drama film, Kanche setup in Nazi Germany, the film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu.Kanche was selected for the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad. In 2017, his directorial venture Gautamiputra Satakarni is scheduled to release.
In 2008, Krish made his debut with Gamyam, starring Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was produced by his father Jagarlamudi Saibaba along with his brother-in-law Bibo Srinivas, and his friend Rajeev Reddy who came forward after Krish vainly tried to convince many notable Telugu 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 prizes at the 2009 South Filmfare Award. This blockbuster film is remade in Tamil as 'Kadalana Summa illa", in Kannada as "Savaari" and in Bengali as "Dui Prithbi".