Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannadh (born September 28, 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema, alongside Hindi and Kannada films.
He began his career in the film industry as an assistant director, working with Ram Gopal Varma on the Hindi film Shiva (1990). He made his directorial debut with the Telugu action drama Badri (2000), starring Pawan Kalyan, and directed Bachi (2000) that same year. In 2002, he directed the Kannada film Appu starring Puneeth Rajkumar, as well as its Telugu remake Idiot (2002).
Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Jagannadh wrote and directed commercial Telugu features including Itlu Sravani Subramanyam (2001), Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003), Sivamani (2003), Super (2005), Pokiri (2006), Desamuduru (2007), Chirutha (2007), Bujjigadu (2008), Neninthe (2008), Golimaar (2010), Businessman (2012), Iddarammayilatho (2013), Heart Attack (2014), Temper (2015), and iSmart Shankar (2019). His work in Hindi cinema includes directing Shart: The Challenge (2004) and Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap (2011), while his original stories were adapted into films such as Pokkiri (2007) in Tamil, Wanted (2009) in Hindi, and Simmba (2018).
In addition to directing, he established the production banners Vaishno Academy and Puri Connects, producing films including Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Romantic (2021), Liger (2022), and Double iSmart (2024). He has also made brief on-screen appearances, including roles in Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), Temper (2015), and GodFather (2022).
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Movies (59)
Double iSmart
2024 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
Ori Devuda..!
2022 · Self
GodFather
2022 · Govardhan
Liger
2022 · Lyricist, Writer, Screenplay, Dialogue, Director
Romantic
2021 · Writer, Producer
iSmart Shankar
2019 · Cameo Appearance, Story, Producer, Screenplay, Director, Dialogue
Simmba
2018 · Original Story
Mehbooba
2018 · Director, Producer
Paisa Vasool
2017 · Writer, Director
Rogue
2017 · Director, Story, Dialogue, Screenplay
Ism
2016 · Director, Writer
Loafer
2015 · Director, Writer
Jyothi Lakshmi
2015 · Director, Writer
Temper
2015 · Biker, Director
Romeo
2014 · Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
Exploring ''Shiva'' Movie After 25 Years
2014
Rajotto
2014 · Original Story
Heart Attack
2014 · Director, Writer, Producer
Boss: Born to Rule
2013 · Original Story
Iddarammayilatho
2013 · Director, Story
Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu
2012 · Director, Story, Screenplay
Devudu Chesina Manushulu
2012 · Director, Writer
Businessman
2012 · Cameo, Director, Writer, Playback Singer
Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap
2011 · Writer, Director
Nenu Naa Rakshasi
2011 · Director, Screenplay, Story
Golimaar
2010 · Director, Writer
Ye Maaya Chesave
2010 · Self
Porki
2010 · Original Story
Ek Niranjan
2009 · Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Story
Bumper Offer
2009 · Producer, Story, Dialogue
Wanted
2009 · Original Story
Neninthe
2008 · Writer, Director
Bujjigaadu
2008 · Director, Writer
Thavam
2007 · Original Story
Chirutha
2007 · Director, Writer
Hello Premistara
2007 · Producer
Desamuduru
2007 · Director, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
Pokkiri
2007 · Original Story
Hero
2006 · Original Story
Pokiri
2006 · Director, Writer
Super
2005 · Director, Writer
Maurya
2004 · Original Story
M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
2004 · Original Story
143 (and I Miss You)
2004 · Director, Screenplay
Shart: The Challenge
2004 · Writer, Director
Katha Deithili Maa Ku
2004 · Original Story
Andhrawala
2004 · Director, Story
Veera Kannadiga
2004 · Story, Screenplay
Sivamani
2003 · Director, Writer
Anaganaga O Kurradu
2003 · Writer
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
2003 · Director, Writer
Dum
2003 · Original Story
Idiot
2002 · Director, Producer, Writer
Appu
2002 · Director, Screenstory, Story
Itlu Sravani Subramanyam
2001 · Director
Bachi
2000 · Screenplay, Story, Director
Badri
2000 · Writer, Director
Shiva
1990 · Shiva's friend
Slumdog - 33 Temple Road
· Director, Writer, Producer
