Personal info
Known for
Director
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
1962-07-27
Location
Andhra Pradesh, India
Edit pageKrishna Vamsi
Biography
Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, known professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer, and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. 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 two National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South, and four Nandi Awards.
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 films won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. In 2002, he ventured into Bollywood with Shakti: The Power, a remake of his own 1998 Telugu cult classic Antahpuram.
