Srikanth Addala
Addala in December 2014
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
Years active2004–present

Sreekanth Addala is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After working as an assistant director for several films, Addala made his directorial debut in 2008 with Kotha Bangaru Lokam. He went on to write and direct films such as Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Mukunda (2014), Brahmotsavam (2016), and Narappa (2021).

Career

Addala began his career in film industry as an assistant director. While working for the film Arya (2004), he was associated with producer Dil Raju. Raju was impressed with Addala and gave him an advance of ₹9000 to come up with a story. After working as an assistant for the film Bommarillu (2006), he worked for six months and came up with the script for Kotha Bangaru Lokam.[1] The film, featuring Varun Sandesh and Shweta Prasad, was released in 2008. The film was commercially successful and won multiple Nandi Awards and Filmfare Awards in various categories. After nearly two years, Addala began working on Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu with Venkatesh and Mahesh Babu. Produced by Raju, the film was released on 11 January 2013 to positive reviews.[2] He later directed films like Mukunda,[3] Brahmotsavam (2016),[4] and Narappa (2021).

Filmography

As writer and director

YearFilmNotes
2008Kotha Bangaru Lokam
2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
2014Mukunda
2016Brahmotsavam
2021NarappaRemake of Asuran[5]
2023Peddha Kapu 1[6]

As lyricist

TitleAlbumYearSinger(s)Notes
KalasaalaloKotha Bangaru Lokam2008Krishna Chaitanya, Aditya, Siddhartha, Kranthi, Sasikiran, Aditya
Aata PaatalaaduBrahmotsavam2016Karthik
As actor

References

  1. ↑ "dil raju interview". idlebrain. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "SVSC". idlebrain. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Waiting for the verdict". 23 December 2014 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ "Brahmotsavam is a true celebration of life: Srikanth Addala". 16 January 2017 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  5. ↑ Native, Digital (20 November 2019). "Telugu director Srikanth Addala to remake Dhanush's 'Asuran'". The News Minute.
  6. ↑ "Srikanth Addala Should Stick to family dramas for Success".
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