Puri Jagannadh
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing36
movieDouble iSmart
2024
Director
movieLiger
2022
Director
movieiSmart Shankar
2019
Director
movieMehbooba
2018
Director
moviePaisa Vasool
2017
Director
movieRogue
2017
Director
movieIsm
2016
Director
movieLoafer
2015
Director
movieJyothi Lakshmi
2015
Director
movieTemper
2015
Director
movieHeart Attack
2014
Director
movieIddarammayilatho
2013
Director
movieBusinessman
2012
Director
movieBbuddah Hoga Terra Baap
2011
Director
movieNenu Naa Rakshasi
2011
Director
movieGolimaar
2010
Director
movieEk Niranjan
2009
Director
movieNeninthe
2008
Director
movieChirutha
2007
Director
movieDesamuduru
2007
Director
moviePokiri
2006
Director
movieSuper
2005
Director
movie143 (and I Miss You)
2004
Director
movieAndhrawala
2004
Director
movieSivamani
2003
Director
movieIdiot
2002
Director
movieAppu
2002
Director
movieBachi
2000
Director
movieBadri
2000
Director
movieSlumdog - 33 Temple Road
Director
Writing50
movieDouble iSmart
2024
Screenplay
movieLiger
2022
Lyricist, Writer, Screenplay, Dialogue
movieRomantic
2021
Writer
movieiSmart Shankar
2019
Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
movieSimmba
2018
Original Story
moviePaisa Vasool
2017
Writer
movieRogue
2017
Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
movieIsm
2016
Writer
movieLoafer
2015
Writer
movieJyothi Lakshmi
2015
Writer
movieRomeo
2014
Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
movieRajotto
2014
Original Story
movieHeart Attack
2014
Writer
movieBoss: Born to Rule
2013
Original Story
movieCameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu
2012
Screenplay, Story
movieBusinessman
2012
Writer
movieNenu Naa Rakshasi
2011
Story, Screenplay
movieGolimaar
2010
Writer
moviePorki
2010
Original Story
movieEk Niranjan
2009
Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
Bumper Offer
2009
Story, Dialogue
movieWanted
2009
Original Story
movieNeninthe
2008
Writer
movieThavam
2007
Original Story
movieChirutha
2007
Writer
movieDesamuduru
2007
Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
moviePokkiri
2007
Original Story
movieHero
2006
Original Story
moviePokiri
2006
Writer
movieSuper
2005
Writer
movieMaurya
2004
Original Story
movieM. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
2004
Original Story
movie143 (and I Miss You)
2004
Screenplay
movieKatha Deithili Maa Ku
2004
Original Story
movieAndhrawala
2004
Story
movieVeera Kannadiga
2004
Story, Screenplay
movieSivamani
2003
Writer
movieDum
2003
Original Story
movieIdiot
2002
Writer
movieAppu
2002
Screenstory, Story
movieBachi
2000
Screenplay, Story
movieBadri
2000
Writer
Acting13
movieGodFather
2022
Govardhan
movieiSmart Shankar
2019
Cameo Appearance
movieTemper
2015
Biker
movieBusinessman
2012
Cameo
movieShiva
1990
Shiva's friend
Production9
movieDouble iSmart
2024
Producer
movieRomantic
2021
Producer
movieiSmart Shankar
2019
Producer
movieMehbooba
2018
Producer
movieHeart Attack
2014
Producer
movieIdiot
2002
Producer
movieSlumdog - 33 Temple Road
Producer
Sound1
movieBusinessman
2012
Playback Singer