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]
Puri Jagannadh | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jagannadh in 2009 | |
| Born | Petla Jagannadh[1] 28 September 1966 |
| Other names | Jagan and Puri[3] |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse |
Lavanya (m. 1996) |
| Children | 2, including Akash Puri |
| Relatives | Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh (younger brother) Sairam Shankar (youngest brother) Parasuram (younger cousin) |
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.
Early life
editPuri Jagannadh was born on 28 September 1966 in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh.[10][11][2] His native place is Bapiraju Kothapalli village of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh. He was schooled at St. Theresa High School, Pedda Boddapalli and graduated from A. M. A. L. College, Anakapalle in 1986.[11][12]
His first younger brother, Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh, is an MLA from Narsipatnam, YSR Congress Party, while second younger brother, Sairam Shankar, is an actor.[13][14]
He married Lavanya in 1996.[15] The couple has a son, Akash and a daughter, Pavithra.[16] Akash made his film debut as a lead in Mehbooba (2018).[17]
His paternal cousin, Parasuram, assisted Puri in several movies before making his directorial debut with Yuvatha (2008).[citation needed]
Career
editPuri started his film directorial career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma for several Telugu films mainly of action genre.[18] His Telugu film directorial debut, Badri starred Pawan Kalyan. Apart from Telugu films, he has also worked in the Kannada film industry and introduced Puneeth Rajkumar with the film Appu. In 2011 he worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap.[19]
In 2022, Jagannadh directed action film Liger, which was produced by Dharma Productions and Charmme Kaur. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday in lead roles.[20][21] The film was a box-office disappointment.[22]
Filmography
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Language | Director | Story | Screenplay | Dialogue | Producer | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Badri | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Bachi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | Kannada | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Remake of Thammudu | |
| Itlu Sravani Subramanyam | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Nandi Award for Best Story Writer | [23] | |
| 2002 | Appu | Kannada | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| Idiot | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Remake of Appu | ||
| 2003 | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | |
| Anaganaga O Kurraadu | Telugu | No | Yes | No | No | No | [24] | ||
| Sivamani | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
| Veera Kannadiga | Kannada | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Simultaneously shot alongside Andhrawala | ||
| Shart: The Challenge | Hindi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Remake of Badri | ||
| 143 | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2005 | Super | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2006 | Pokiri | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Santosham Best Director Award Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film |
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| 2007 | Desamuduru | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Hello Premistara | Telugu | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
| Chirutha | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| 2008 | Bujjigadu | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Neninthe | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | ||
| 2009 | Bumper Offer | Telugu | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ek Niranjan | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| 2010 | Golimaar | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2011 | Nenu Naa Rakshasi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Hindi | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Businessman | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Santosham Best Director Award Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu Cameo appearance |
|
| Devudu Chesina Manushulu | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| 2013 | Iddarammayilatho | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2014 | Heart Attack | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| Romeo | Telugu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| 2015 | Temper | Telugu | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Cameo appearance | |
| Jyothi Lakshmi | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| Loafer | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| 2016 | Ism | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Cameo appearance | |
| 2017 | Rogue | Telugu Kannada |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| Paisa Vasool | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |||
| 2018 | Mehbooba | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2019 | iSmart Shankar | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance | |
| 2021 | Romantic | Telugu | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | [25] | |
| 2022 | Liger | Telugu Hindi |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Cameo appearance | [20][21] |
| 2024 | Double iSmart | Telugu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
- Acting
- Siva (1989)
- Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) as himself
- Businessman (2012) as a taxi driver
- Temper (2015) as a biker
- Ism (2016) as a hotel customer
- ISmart Shankar (2019) as himself
- Romantic (2021) as himself in a song
- Liger (2022) as himself in the song "Coka 2.0"
- Godfather (2022)[26] as Govardhan
- Ori Devuda (2022) as himself
References
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- ^ a b "ఎంత సక్కగున్నావె..!". Andhra Jyothy. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ M. L, Narasimham (23 July 2002). "In a dual role". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 January 2004. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
- ^ IANS (9 April 2022). "'Liger' Director Puri Jagannadh to act in Chiranjeevi's 'Godfather'". The Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "IIFA to showcase South films in Dubai". chennaionline.com. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ANI (10 February 2021). "Theatrical release date of 'Liger' to be announced tomorrow, says Karan Johar". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Arts / Cinema : Fanboy Bachchanalia Archived 6 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. The Hindu (2 July 2011). Retrieved on 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Puri Jagannadh - Movies, Biography, News, Age & Photos". BookMyShow. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Puri Jagannadh celebrates birthday: Ram Charan, Mahesh Babu, Vijay Deverakonda wish Tollywood filmmaker". Firstpost. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ a b Prakash, PVDS. "వినోదాల హోరాహోరీ పూరి". Sithara magazine (in Telugu). Retrieved 18 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CineGoer.com - Interview With Puri Jagannath". Archived from the original on 2 February 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Patnaik, Santosh (8 April 2019). "Ayyanna faces an uphill task". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Sairam Shankar's new film officially launched, regular shooting to begin from August 2019". The Times of India. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Puri Jagannadh shares an adorable picture on his 24th wedding anniversary". The Times of India. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Puri Jagannadh's Daughter Pavithra Puri to Enter Films? Her Brother Akash Puri Answers". News18. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Puri Jagannadh's daughter ventures into acting". The News Minute. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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- ^ a b Murali Krishna CH (5 February 2020). "Exclusive: Vijay Deverakonda's film with Puri Jagannadh titled Liger". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Vijay Deverakonda-Ananya Panday's film titled 'Liger', Karan Johar shares 'punching' first look". Daily News & Analysis. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ Mathur, Abhimanyu (30 August 2022). "Liger's box office failure shows you can't manufacture a pan-India hit". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)" [A series of Nandi Award Winners for (1964–2008)] (PDF). Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 21 August 2020.(in Telugu)
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- ^ Adivi, Sashidhar (20 February 2021). "Akash Puri to go for a makeover!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
- ^ Cyril, Grace (9 April 2022). "Liger director Puri Jagannadh to play a special role in Godfather, Chiranjeevi welcomes him on sets". India Today. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
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