Introduction
Pasupuleti Vamsi Krishna, known popularly as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his works in Telugu cinema. Vamsi made his directorial debut with the 1995 crime film, Gulabi, starring J. D. Chakravarthi. He has received two National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Nandi Awards. Before made his first debut movie Gulabi, he worked as assistant director at Ram Gopal Varma.
In 1996, he directed the film Ninne Pelladata, one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the time. He subsequently directed the critically acclaimed crime film, Sindhooram under his production house Andhra Talkies; both the films won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. In 2002, he ventured into Bollywood with Shakti: The Power, a remake of Vamsi's 1998 cult classic Antahpuram.
Personal life
Krishna Vamsi is married to Ramya Krishnan, a South Indian actress. Ramya Krishnan acted in two of his films, Sri Anjaneyam (in a guest role) and Chandralekha, prior to marriage. Krishna Vamsi is known to be a fan of Sitarama Sastry. The films for which Sitarama Sastry wrote lyrics, which are directed by Krishna Vamsi include Ninne Pelladatha, Gulabi, Sindhooram, Chandralekha, Murari, Khadgam, Chakram, Mahatma, and Paisa. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry adopted Krishna Vamsi, not legally through Indian Government Gazette, but by traditional Hindu method.
Career
Krishna Vamsi began his career with tripuraneni varaprasad alias chitti before working for a brief time with Ram Gopal Varma. In 2007, Vamsi directed Chandamama. His next project was the 2009 film Sasirekha Parinayam, followed by Mahatma the same year, which was Srikanth's 100th movie.
He then directed Mogudu (2011) starring Gopichand, Taapsee Pannu and Shraddha Das in the lead roles with Gadde Rajendra Prasad, Roja and Naresh in supporting roles.
Filmography
| Year | Name | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Gulabi | Telugu | Debut film as director |
| 1996 | Ninne Pelladutha | Telugu | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) |
| 1997 | Sindhooram | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu | |
| 1998 | Chandralekha | Telugu | |
| 1998 | Antahpuram | Telugu | Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) |
| 1999 | Samudram | Telugu | |
| 2001 | Murari | Telugu | |
| 2002 | Shakti: The Power | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Khadgam | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Director Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) |
| 2004 | Sri Anjaneyam | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Chakram | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Director |
| 2005 | Danger | Telugu | |
| 2006 | Rakhi | Telugu | |
| 2007 | Chandamama | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Director |
| 2009 | Sasirekha Parinayam | Telugu | |
| 2009 | Mahatma | Telugu | |
| 2011 | Mogudu | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Paisa | Telugu | |
| 2014 | Govindudu Andarivadele | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Nakshatram (film) | Telugu | |
| 2017 | Raithu | Telugu | Filiming begins March2017 |
Awards
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu
- Sindhooram
- Ninne Pelladata
- Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
- Ninne Pelladata
- Antahpuram
- Khadgam
- Nandi Award for Best Director
- Khadgam
- Chakram
- Chandamama