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{{Short description|Indian director}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Krishna Vamsi
|image =
|caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|07|28}}
|birth_name = Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju<ref>{{Cite web|last=Krishna|date=2019-07-28|title=తెలుగు సినిమా సింధూరం 'కృష్ణవంశీ'|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/movies/birthday-special-story-on-director-krishnavamshi-by-hmtv--26913|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-02|website=[[HMTV]]|language=te}}</ref>
|birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
|occupation = {{hlist|Film director|producer|screenwriter|choreographer}}
|years_active = 1985–present
|spouse = {{marriage|[[Ramya Krishna]]|2003}}
|children = 1
}}
'''Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju''', know professionally as '''Krishna Vamsi''', is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in [[Telugu cinema]].<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/04chat-with-telugu-director-krishna-vamsi.htm Chat with Telugu director Krishna Vamsi]. Rediff.com (4 February 2009). Retrieved on 8 July 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article2621452.ece Arts / Cinema : 'I wanted to do something real']. The Hindu (12 November 2011). Retrieved on 7 July 2012.</ref> Vamsi made his directorial debut with the 1995 [[crime film]] ''[[Gulabi (film)|Gulabi]]'', starring [[J. D. Chakravarthi]]. He has received two [[National Film Awards]], three [[Filmfare Awards South]] and three [[Nandi Awards]]. He started his career as an assistant director to [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and made his directorial debut with [[Gulabi (film)|''Gulabi'']] (1995).

In 1996, he directed the film ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 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 the films won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]].<ref name="45thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/45th_NFA.pdf|title=45th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="44thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/44th_nff_1997.pdf|title=44th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=9 January 2012}}</ref> In 2002, he ventured into [[Bollywood]] with ''[[Shakti: The Power]]'', a remake of his own 1998 Telugu cult classic ''[[Antahpuram]]''.

==Personal life==
Krishna Vamsi is married to [[Ramya Krishnan]], a South Indian actress.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ramya weds Krishna Vamsi|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/11ramya.htm|access-date=11 June 2003|newspaper=rediff.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Krishna Vamsi is jealous of Ramya Krishna|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-16/news-interviews/32697837_1_krishna-vamsi-heroine-film-industry|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140213074714/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-16/news-interviews/32697837_1_krishna-vamsi-heroine-film-industry|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 July 2012}}</ref> Ramya Krishnan acted in two of his films; ''[[Sri Anjaneyam]]'' (in a guest role) and ''[[Chandralekha (1998 film)|Chandralekha]]'', prior to marriage.<ref name=kvrki>{{cite news|title=Krishna Vamsi to marry Ramyakrishna|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-10/hyderabad/27198854_1_krishna-vamsi-marriage-film-star|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430063356/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-06-10/hyderabad/27198854_1_krishna-vamsi-marriage-film-star|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2013|access-date=2 December 2013|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 June 2003}}</ref> Krishna Vamsi is known to be a fan of Sitarama Sastry. The films for which Sitarama Sastry wrote lyrics, which are directed by Krishna Vamsi include ''Ninne Pelladatha, Gulabi, Sindhooram, Chandralekha, Murari, Khadgam, Chakram, Mahatma'', and ''Paisa''. Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry adopted Krishna Vamsi, not legally through Indian Government Gazette, but by the traditional Hindu method.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Name
! Language
! Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Gulabi (film)|Gulabi]]''
| Telugu
| Debut film as ''director''
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''
| Telugu
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]<br>[[Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)]]
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Sindhooram]]''
| Telugu
|[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Chandralekha (1998 film)|Chandralekha]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Antahpuram]]''
| Telugu
| Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Samudram (1999 film)|Samudram]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Murari (film)|Murari]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Shakti: The Power]]''
| Hindi
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Khadgam]]''
| Telugu
| Nandi Award for Best Director<br />Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu)
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Sri Anjaneyam]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Chakram (2005 film)|Chakram]]''
| Telugu
| Nandi Award for Best Director
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Danger (2005 film)|Danger]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Rakhi (2006 film)|Rakhi]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Chandamama (2007 film)|Chandamama]]''
| Telugu
| Nandi Award for Best Director
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Sasirekha Parinayam (film)|Sasirekha Parinayam]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Mahatma (film)|Mahatma]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Mogudu (2011 film)|Mogudu]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Paisa (2014 film)|Paisa]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Govindudu Andarivadele]]''
| Telugu
| Nandi Award for Best Story Writer
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Nakshatram (film)|Nakshatram]]''
| Telugu
|
|-
| 2020
| ''Ranga Maarthanda ''
| Telugu
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0885537}}
*[http://tollymovies.com/actors/krishna-vamsi/ vamshiramya] at Tollywood Movie Database
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[[Category:Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University alumni]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards South winners]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]
[[Category:People from West Godavari district]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Film producers from Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1962 births]]

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