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Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi, also known as Krish, is an Indian Film Director, known for his works in Telugu Cinema, Bollywood and Tamil. He made his directorial debut in 2008 with ‘Gamyam’ and followed it up with ‘Vedam’ in 2010.
Krish was born on 10 November 1978 in small village Vinukonda, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is the son of film producer Jagarlamudi Saibaba
most of his films garnered widespread critical acclaim, fetching him the Nandi Award and Filmfare Award for Best Director. In 2015, he directed the period war drama film, ‘Kanche’ setup in Nazi Germany, the film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. Kanche was selected for the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad. In 2017, his latest film ‘Gautamiputra Satakarni’ released.
In 2008, Krish made his debut with ‘Gamyam’ starring Allari Naresh, Sharwanand, and Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was produced by his father Jagarlamudi Saibaba along with his brother-in-law Bibo Srinivas, and his friend Rajeev Reddy who came forward after Krish vainly tried to convince many notable Telugu film producers. The film went on to become a big hit at the box office, and won several awards, including the Best Picture and Best Director prizes at the 2009 South Filmfare Award. This blockbuster film is remade in Tamil as ‘Kadalana Summa illa”, in Kannada as “Savaari” and in Bengali as “Dui Prithbi”.
Krish’s next film, ‘Vedam’ released theatrically in June 2010. The film, starring Allu Arjun, Manoj Manchu, and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles, was the first multistarrer film in Telugu after more than a decade. It was well received by both critics and audiences, winning four major awards at the 58th Filmfare Awards South, with Krish receiving his second Filmfare Award for Best Director. Vedam was also the second film to win all the four major awards (Best Movie, Best Director for Krish, Best Actor for Allu Arjun and Best Actress for Anushka Shetty), after Jeevana Jyothi in 1975 and had a good run at the box office as well.Krish was signed to direct its Tamil remake, titled ‘Vaanam’, starring Silambarasan Rajendar, Bharath, and Anushka Shetty, reprising her role, in the main roles. Like its original version, Vaanam too released to critical acclaim. His next film ‘Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum’ starring Rana Daggubati and Nayantara released in 2012 was blockbuster at the box office.
His Hindi debut film was Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Production Gabbar, a remake of Tamil film ‘Ramana’, released on 20 April 2015. It stars Akshay Kumar and Shruti Haasan.
His creative work directorial, a Telugu film starring Varun Tej named ‘Kanche’, released on October 22, on occasion of Dussera and earned positive reviews from critics. Crowning not only Telugu industry but also the Nandamuri Balakrishna for his 100th movie came Radha krishna’s movie on unsung legendary emperor of India “Gautami Putra Shaathakarani”, the jade of saathavaahana dynasty. released on 12 th January 2017.
