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Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannadh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He began his film career assisting Ram Gopal Varma on Shiva (1990), gaining insights into raw, urban storytelling before directing his debut Badri (2000). From there, he built a reputation for high voltage commercial cinema. Notable films include Idiot (2002), Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003), Pokiri (2006), Desamuduru (2007), Bujjigadu (2008), Businessman (2012), Temper (2015) and iSmart Shankar (2019). Puri's films emphasize mass heroism, punchy dialogues, stylish action and recurring themes of the mafia and underworld exploring gang empires, antiheroes, extortion rackets and moral ambiguity. Puri has won several prestigious awards throughout his career which includes the Filmfare Award and the Nandi Award.
As director
Double iSmart
Liger
iSmart Shankar
Mehbooba
Rogue
Paisa Vasool
Ism
Temper
Loafer
Jyothi Lakshmi
Heart Attack
Iddarammayilatho
Businessman
Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap
Nenu Naa Rakshasi
Golimaar
Ek Niranjan
Bujjigaadu: Made in Chennai
Neninthe
Chirutha
Desamuduru
Pokiri
Super
143 (and I Miss You)
Andhrawala
Shart: The Challenge
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
Sivamani
