Krishna Vamsi

Biography

Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju (born July 28, 1962), known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. After working as an assistant director on Siva (1989), he made his directorial debut with the crime film Gulabi (1995). His next release, the romantic drama Ninne Pelladatha (1996), won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. In 1997, Vamsi wrote and directed the political action drama Sindhooram, which earned the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. During this period, he directed Chandralekha (1998), Anthahpuram (1998), Samudram (1999), and the supernatural fantasy Murari (2001). He subsequently directed Khadgam (2002), for which he won his third Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu, and made his Hindi cinema debut that same year with Shakti: The Power (2002). His directorial work through the 2000s and 2010s included Sri Anjaneyam (2004), Chakram (2005), Danger (2005), Rakhi (2006), Chandamama (2007), Sasirekha Parinayam (2009), Mahatma (2009), Mogudu (2011), Paisa (2013), Govindudu Andarivaadele (2014), and Nakshatram (2017). He later directed the drama Rangamarthanda (2023).