Puri Jagannadh

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Puri Jagannadh
Jagannadh in 2009
Born
Petla Jagannadh[1]

(1966-09-28) 28 September 1966 (age 58)
Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India[2]
Other namesJagan and Puri[3]
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active2000–present
Spouse
Lavanya
​
(m. 1996)​
Children2, including Akash Puri
RelativesPetla Uma Sankara Ganesh (younger brother)
Sairam Shankar (youngest brother)
Parasuram (younger cousin)

Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry.[4] He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film Badri starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition.[5] He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film Shart: The Challenge. In 2011, he directed the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library.[6]

He also produces films under his co-owned production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, Vaishno Academy and Puri Connects in partnership with actress Charmme Kaur.[7] He owns a music company called Puri Sangeet.[8] The box office hits that he directed, in addition to Badri,[9] include the films Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, Appu, Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Sivamani, Pokiri, Desamuduru, Golimaar, Businessman, Iddarammayilatho, Heart Attack, Temper and iSmart Shankar.

  1. ^ Janyala, Sreenivas (27 July 2017). "Tollywood goes into huddle as SIT questions top film personalities". The Indian Express. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Birthplace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ M. L, Narasimham (23 July 2002). "In a dual role". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 January 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  4. ^ IANS (9 April 2022). "'Liger' Director Puri Jagannadh to act in Chiranjeevi's 'Godfather'". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. ^ "IIFA to showcase South films in Dubai". chennaionline.com. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Oscar Academy asks Big B for 'Bbuddah...' script". Yahoo! News India. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ^ ANI (10 February 2021). "Theatrical release date of 'Liger' to be announced tomorrow, says Karan Johar". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ^ Arts / Cinema : Fanboy Bachchanalia Archived 6 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu (2 July 2011). Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Puri Jagannadh - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.