Krishna Vamsi

Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema.^[2][3] Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his directorial debut with the 1995 crime film Gulabi, starring J. D. Chakravarthi. He has received three (3) National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and Nine (9) Nandi Awards.^[4][5]

Krishna Vamsi
Born	Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju[1] (1962-07-28) 28 July 1962 (age 62) Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Film director producer screenwriter choreographer
Years active	1995–present
Spouse	Ramya Krishna ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	1

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.^[6][7] In 2002, he ventured into Bollywood with Shakti: The Power, a remake of his own 1998 Telugu cult classic Antahpuram.

Personal life

Krishna Vamsi is married to Ramya Krishnan, a South Indian actress.^[8][9] Ramya Krishnan acted in two of his films; Sri Anjaneyam (in a guest role) and Chandralekha, prior to marriage.^[10] Krishna Vamsi is a huge a fan of Sirivennela 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. Sastry adopted Krishna Vamsi, though not legally as per the Gazette, but by the traditional Hindu method.

Filmography

Year	Name	Notes
1995	Gulabi	Nandi Award for Best Debutant Director
1996	Ninne Pelladata	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 (Producer & Director) National Film Award for Best Regional Film Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film – Silver Nandi Award for Second Best Director
1998	Chandralekha	Remake of Chandralekha
1998	Anthahpuram	Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
1999	Samudram
2001	Murari	Nandi Award for Second Best Feature Film
2002	Shakti: The Power	Hindi remake of Antahpuram
2002	Khadgam	Nandi Award for Best Director Nandi Award for National Integrity Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
2004	Sri Anjaneyam
2005	Chakram	Nandi Award for Best Director
2005	Danger
2006	Rakhi
2007	Chandamama	Nandi Award for Best Director
2009	Sasirekha Parinayam
2009	Mahatma
2011	Mogudu
2014	Paisa
2014	Govindudu Andarivadele	Nandi Award for Best Story Writer
2017	Nakshatram
2023	Rangamarthanda	Adaptation of Natsamrat

References

1. Krishna (28 July 2019). "తెలుగు సినిమా సింధూరం 'కృష్ణవంశీ'". HMTV (in Telugu). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
2. Chat with Telugu director Krishna Vamsi. Rediff.com (4 February 2009). Retrieved on 8 July 2012.
3. Arts / Cinema : 'I wanted to do something real'. The Hindu (12 November 2011). Retrieved on 7 July 2012.
4. "'Rangamarthanda' Shows How Money Has Infiltrated Our Sanity: Krishna Vamsi". 11 July 2022.
5. "Krishna Vamsi: Rangamarthanda is about an actor's life and psyche after his career is over". Cinema Express. 4 January 2023.
6. "45th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
7. "44th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
8. "Ramya weds Krishna Vamsi". rediff.com. Retrieved 11 June 2003.
9. "Krishna Vamsi is jealous of Ramya Krishna". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
10. "Krishna Vamsi to marry Ramyakrishna". The Times of India. 10 June 2003. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2013.

External links

• Krishna Vamsi at IMDb