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'''Koratala Siva''' (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Koratala has directed four [[Telugu language|Telugu]] films, namely [[Mirchi (film)|''Mirchi'']] (2013), ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' (2015), ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' (2016) and ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' (2018), and all four films were commercial successes. He has received two [[Nandi Awards]], and an [[IIFA Utsavam]] Award.
'''Koratala Siva''' (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. Koratala has directed films such as [[Mirchi (film)|''Mirchi'']] (2013), ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' (2015), ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' (2016), ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' (2018) and [[Acharya (2022 film)|''Acharya'']] (2022). For his directional works, he has received two [[Nandi Awards]], and an [[IIFA Utsavam]] Award.


==Early life and cinema==
==Early life and start-up career==
Starting his early career working as a [[software engineer]], Koratala worked as a film screenwriting assistant under his uncle [[Posani Krishna Murali]].<ref>{{cite web|title=123Telugu.com|url=http://www.123telugu.com/interviews/interview-with-koratala-shiva-prabhas-is-a-darling-with-no-ego.html|work=Interview – Koratala Shiva|access-date=27 October 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130708083918/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-12/news-interviews/37649902_1_koratala-siva-mirchi-directorial-debut "Koratala Siva interview"]. Times of India. 2013-03-12.</ref> Subsequently, he ventured into Telugu film industry as a [[dialogue]] writer for films such as ''[[Okkadunnadu]], [[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]], [[Brindavanam (2010 film)|Brindavanam]],'' and ''[[Oosaravelli]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=entertainment.oneindia.in|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2013/telugu-box-office-3-super-hit-films-first-quarter-2013-107554.html|work=Telugu Box Office: 3 super-hit films in first quarter of 2013|access-date=April 15, 2013 }}</ref>
Born into a family of social activists with communist ideologies, he began his early career working in the [[information technology]] industry as a [[software engineer]]. He then worked as a screenwriting assistant for films under his uncle, [[Posani Krishna Murali]].<ref>{{cite web|title=123Telugu.com|url=http://www.123telugu.com/interviews/interview-with-koratala-shiva-prabhas-is-a-darling-with-no-ego.html|work=Interview – Koratala Shiva|date=5 February 2013|access-date=27 October 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130708083918/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-12/news-interviews/37649902_1_koratala-siva-mirchi-directorial-debut "Koratala Siva interview"]. Times of India. 2013-03-12.</ref> Subsequently, he ventured into Telugu film industry as a [[dialogue]] writer for films such as ''[[Okkadunnadu]], [[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]], [[Brindavanam (2010 film)|Brindavanam]],'' and ''[[Oosaravelli]].''<ref>{{cite web|title=entertainment.oneindia.in|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2013/telugu-box-office-3-super-hit-films-first-quarter-2013-107554.html|work=Telugu Box Office: 3 super-hit films in first quarter of 2013|date=15 April 2013|access-date=April 15, 2013 }}</ref>


==Directorial career==
==Film directorial career==
In 2013, he made his film directorial debut with ''[[Mirchi (film)|Mirchi]]'' starring [[Prabhas]] which was a box-office success. In 2015, he directed action-drama film ''[[Srimanthudu]]'', which was a commercial success,<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 December 2015|title=Content triumphed over star power in southern filmdom (2015 in Retrospect) &#124; Business Standard News|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/content-triumphed-over-star-power-in-southern-filmdom-2015-in-retrospect-115121900185_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219095125/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/content-triumphed-over-star-power-in-southern-filmdom-2015-in-retrospect-115121900185_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2015}}</ref> and has received three [[Filmfare Awards South]], six [[1st IIFA Utsavam|IIFA Awards]], and six [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]].  
In 2013, he made his film directorial debut with ''[[Mirchi (film)|Mirchi]]'' starring [[Prabhas]] which was a box-office success. In 2015, he directed action-drama film ''[[Srimanthudu]]'', which was a commercial success,<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 December 2015|title=Content triumphed over star power in southern filmdom (2015 in Retrospect) &#124; Business Standard News|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/content-triumphed-over-star-power-in-southern-filmdom-2015-in-retrospect-115121900185_1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151219095125/http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/content-triumphed-over-star-power-in-southern-filmdom-2015-in-retrospect-115121900185_1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 December 2015}}</ref> and has received three [[Filmfare Awards South]], six [[1st IIFA Utsavam|IIFA Awards]], and six [[South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Awards]].


His 2016 film ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' starred [[Mohanlal]] and [[Jr. NTR]]. The story follows operating a large [[Automobile repair shop|automobile service center]] named "Janatha Garage" and undertaking [[law enforcement]] through their group of [[Auto mechanic|automobile mechanics]], because the legal agencies were thought to be inadequate. The film grossed estimated {{INR}}135 [[crore]] and earned a distributor's share amount of {{INR}}60 crore in its first week of release.<ref name="5day">{{cite news|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H|date=6 September 2016|title='Janatha Garage' 5 days box office collection: NTR-Mohanlal starrer heads towards Rs 150 crore|work=[[International Business Times]]|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/janatha-garage-5-days-box-office-collection-ntr-mohanlal-starrer-heads-towards-rs-150-crore-692597|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=14 September 2016|title=Koratala Siva hiked remuneration for Mahesh Babu's film after 'Janatha Garage' success?|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/koratala-siva-hiked-remuneration-mahesh-babus-film-after-janatha-garage-success-693665|website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref> Koratala scored his third consecutive success as a director with the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/janatha-garage-5th-weekend-box-office-collection-jr-ntrs-film-crosses-rs-135-crore-mark-32-days-696348|title=Janatha Garage 5th weekend box office collection: Jr NTR's film surpasses Rs 135 crore mark in 32 days|first=Shekhar H.|last=Hooli|date=3 October 2016|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref>  
His 2016 film ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' starred [[Mohanlal]] and [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.]] The story follows operating a large [[Automobile repair shop|automobile service center]] named "Janatha Garage" and undertaking [[law enforcement]] through their group of [[Auto mechanic|automobile mechanics]], because the legal agencies were thought to be inadequate. The film grossed estimated {{INR}}135 [[crore]] and earned a distributor's share amount of {{INR}}60 crore in its first week of release.<ref name="5day">{{cite news|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H|date=6 September 2016|title='Janatha Garage' 5 days box office collection: NTR-Mohanlal starrer heads towards Rs 150 crore|work=[[International Business Times]]|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/janatha-garage-5-days-box-office-collection-ntr-mohanlal-starrer-heads-towards-rs-150-crore-692597|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=14 September 2016|title=Koratala Siva hiked remuneration for Mahesh Babu's film after 'Janatha Garage' success?|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/koratala-siva-hiked-remuneration-mahesh-babus-film-after-janatha-garage-success-693665|website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref> Koratala scored his third consecutive success as a director with the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/janatha-garage-5th-weekend-box-office-collection-jr-ntrs-film-crosses-rs-135-crore-mark-32-days-696348|title=Janatha Garage 5th weekend box office collection: Jr NTR's film surpasses Rs 135 crore mark in 32 days|first=Shekhar H.|last=Hooli|date=3 October 2016|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref> He returned to direct actor [[Mahesh Babu]] in the political action drama film ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' and continued his success streak at the box-office, with the film grossing {{INR}}225 crore at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bharat-ane-nenu-total-box-office-collection-mahesh-babu-starrer-completes-50-days-771352|title=Bharat Ane Nenu total box office collection: Mahesh Babu starrer completes 50 days in 26 centrers|first=Shekhar H.|last=Hooli|date=8 June 2018|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref>  


He returned to direct actor [[Mahesh Babu]] in the political drama film ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' and continued his success streak at the box-office, with the film grossing {{INR}}225 crore at the box-office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bharat-ane-nenu-total-box-office-collection-mahesh-babu-starrer-completes-50-days-771352|title=Bharat Ane Nenu total box office collection: Mahesh Babu starrer completes 50 days in 26 centrers|first=Shekhar H.|last=Hooli|date=8 June 2018|website=www.ibtimes.co.in}}</ref> In early 2020, Koratala started filming his next, [[Acharya (film)|''Acharya'']] with [[Chiranjeevi]] in the lead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ram-charan-fully-involved-production-makers-chiru-s-acharya-clarify-120936|title=Ram Charan fully involved in production: Makers of Chiru’s ‘Acharya’ clarify|date=23 March 2020|website=The News Minute}}</ref>
In early 2020, Koratala started filming his next directional, [[Acharya (2022 film)|''Acharya'']] with [[Chiranjeevi]] and [[Ram Charan]] in the lead.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ram-charan-fully-involved-production-makers-chiru-s-acharya-clarify-120936|title=Ram Charan fully involved in production: Makers of Chiru's 'Acharya' clarify|date=23 March 2020|website=The News Minute}}</ref> The film, released in April 2022, received negative reviews and ended up as the poorest performing film at the box office in Koratala's career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=Bumped up ticket prices or negative reviews? Why Acharya failed at the box-office |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bumped-ticket-prices-or-negative-reviews-why-acharya-failed-box-office-163667 |website=The News Minute}}</ref>
 
Koratala is also signed to direct a film with [[N. T. Rama Rao Jr.|NTR Jr]] and its second time collaboration among with them. The film was produce under the banner [[N. T. R. Arts]] and Yuvasudha Arts; it's a first film for this production. On the occasion of Jr NTR's birthday, the makers released a [[Moster (motion movie poster)|motion poster]] titled ''NTR 30.''<ref>{{Cite news |title=NTR 30: Jr NTR and Koratala Siva’s film announced ahead of the actor’s birthday. See motion poster |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/ntr-30-jr-ntr-and-koratala-diva-s-film-announced-ahead-of-the-actor-s-birthday-see-motion-poster-1951555-2022-05-19 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> The shoot is expected to begin in July 2022,<ref>{{Cite news |title=NTR 30: Jr NTR's next with Koratala Siva to be launched on actor's birthday |work=Times Of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/ntr-30-jr-ntrs-next-with-koratala-siva-to-be-launched-on-actors-birthday/amp_articleshow/91644639.cms |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> following which he would team up with actor [[Allu Arjun]] for their next project.<ref>{{cite web|date=14 April 2021|title=Allu Arjun's film with director Koratala Siva pushed to 2022|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/allu-arjun-s-film-with-director-koratala-siva-pushed-to-2022-1790734-2021-04-14|website=[[India Today]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=15 December 2021|title=Koratala Siva - Allu Arjun: బన్నీ అభిమానులకు సర్ ప్రైజ్ ఇచ్చిన కొరటాల|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/movies/koratala-siva-is-going-to-do-a-movie-with-allu-arjun-74934|website=[[HMTV]]}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
 
{{Pending films key}}
===As writer & director===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Cast !! Music
! Year  
! Film  
! Director
! Writer
! class ="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2002 || ''Girl Friend'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Story}} ||
|-
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Mirchi (film)|Mirchi]]'' || [[Prabhas]], [[Anushka Shetty]], [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] ||[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| 2005 || ''[[Bhadra (2005 film)|Bhadra]]'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Dialogue}} ||
|-
|-
|2015 || ''[[Srimanthudu]]'' || [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Shruti Hassan]] || Devi Sri Prasad
|2007 || ''[[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]]'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Dialogue}} ||
|-
|-
|2016 || ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' || [[Mohanlal]], [[Jr. NTR]], [[Samantha Ruth Prabhu]], [[Nithya Menen]] || Devi Sri Prasad
| rowspan="2" | 2008 || ''[[Netru Indru Naalai (2008 film)|Ninna Nedu Repu]]'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Dialogue}} ||
|-
|-
|2018 || ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' || [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Kiara Advani]] || Devi Sri Prasad
| ''[[Okkadunnadu]]''|| {{no}} || {{Partial|Dialogue}} ||
|-
|-
|2021 || ''[[Acharya (film)|Acharya]]'' || [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Ram Charan]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/chiranjeevi-spills-beans-acharya-storyline-ram-charans-role-it-817231|title=Chiranjeevi spills the beans on Acharya storyline and Ram Charan's role in it|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2020-04-10|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|access-date=2020-04-10}}</ref> [[Kajal Aggarwal]], [[Pooja Hegde]]||[[Mani Sharma]]
| rowspan="2" | 2010 || ''[[Simha (film)|Simha]]'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Story and dialogue}} || Uncredited<ref>{{cite web |title=కొరటాల శివ v/s బోయపాటి శ్రీను |url=https://telugu.samayam.com/telugu-movies/cinema-news/war-of-words-between-koratala-siva-and-boyapati-srinu/articleshow/54196282.cms |website=[[Samayam Telugu]] |language=te |date=8 September 2016}}</ref>
|-
|-
|{{TBA}} || ''[[Allu Arjun|AA21]]'' || ||
| ''[[Brindavanam (2010 film)|Brindavanam]]'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Dialogue}} ||
|-
|-
 
|2011 || ''[[Oosaravelli]]'' || {{no}} || {{Partial|Dialogue}} ||
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=== As writer only===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Film
!Notes
|-
|-
| 2002 || ''Girl Friend'' || Co-writer [[B.V.S.Ravi]]
| 2013 || ''[[Mirchi (film)|Mirchi]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Bhadra (2005 film)|Bhadra]]'' || Writer
|2015 || ''[[Srimanthudu]]''|| {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007 || ''[[Munna (2007 film)|Munna]]'' || Co-writers [[BVS Ravi]], [[Vamsi Paidipally]]
|2016 || ''[[Janatha Garage]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Okkadunnadu]]''|| Dialogues
|2018 || ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Brindavanam (2010 film)|Brindavanam]]'' || Dialogues
|2022 ||[[Acharya (2022 film)|''Acharya'']] || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Simha (film)|Simha]]'' || Writer
<!--Future films should not be added unless you can prove with references that principal photography (shooting) has begun.-->
|-
|-
|2011 || ''[[Oosaravelli]]'' || Co-writer [[Vakkantham Vamsi]]
|}
|}


===Frequent collaborators===
==Frequent collaborators==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Collaborator
! Collaborator
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! ''[[Janatha Garage]]''<br />(2016)
! ''[[Janatha Garage]]''<br />(2016)
! ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]''<br />(2018)
! ''[[Bharat Ane Nenu]]''<br />(2018)
! ''[[Acharya (2022 film)|Acharya]]''<br />(2022)
|-
|-
|[[Mahesh Babu]]
|[[Mahesh Babu]]
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|  
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{partial|Narrator}}
|-
|-
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
|[[Devi Sri Prasad]]
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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|-
|[[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
|[[Ramajogayya Sastry]]
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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|[[Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao]]
|[[Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao]]
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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|-
|[[R. Madhi]]
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
| {{ya}}
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| {{ya}}
|[[Sampath Raj]]
|{{ya}}
|{{ya}}
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|Best Director
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/rajamoulis-baahubali-maheshs-srimanthudu-top-iifa-utsavam-2015-nomination-list-656032|title=Rajamouli's 'Baahubali', Mahesh's 'Srimanthudu' top IIFA Utsavam 2015 nomination list|last=H. Hooli|first=Shekhar|publisher=International Business Times|date=22 November 2015|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129085518/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/rajamoulis-baahubali-maheshs-srimanthudu-top-iifa-utsavam-2015-nomination-list-656032|archive-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/rajamoulis-baahubali-maheshs-srimanthudu-top-iifa-utsavam-2015-nomination-list-656032|title=Rajamouli's 'Baahubali', Mahesh's 'Srimanthudu' top IIFA Utsavam 2015 nomination list|last=H. Hooli|first=Shekhar|work=International Business Times|date=22 November 2015|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151129085518/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/rajamoulis-baahubali-maheshs-srimanthudu-top-iifa-utsavam-2015-nomination-list-656032|archive-date=29 November 2015}}</ref>
|-
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| [[5th South Indian International Movie Awards|5th SIIMA]]
| [[5th South Indian International Movie Awards|5th SIIMA]]
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[[Category:International Indian Film Academy Awards winners]]
[[Category:International Indian Film Academy Awards winners]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Santosham Film Awards winners]]
[[Category:Zee Cine Awards Telugu winners]]

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Koratala Siva
Koratala in an interview in 2018
Born (1975-06-15) 15 June 1975 (age 51)[1]
Occupation
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2003-present
RelativesPosani Krishna Murali

Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. Koratala has directed films such as Mirchi (2013), Srimanthudu (2015), Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and Acharya (2022). For his directional works, he has received two Nandi Awards, and an IIFA Utsavam Award.

Early life and start-up career[edit | edit source]

Born into a family of social activists with communist ideologies, he began his early career working in the information technology industry as a software engineer. He then worked as a screenwriting assistant for films under his uncle, Posani Krishna Murali.[3][4] Subsequently, he ventured into Telugu film industry as a dialogue writer for films such as Okkadunnadu, Munna, Brindavanam, and Oosaravelli.[5]

Film directorial career[edit | edit source]

In 2013, he made his film directorial debut with Mirchi starring Prabhas which was a box-office success. In 2015, he directed action-drama film Srimanthudu, which was a commercial success,[6] and has received three Filmfare Awards South, six IIFA Awards, and six SIIMA Awards.

His 2016 film Janatha Garage starred Mohanlal and N. T. Rama Rao Jr. The story follows operating a large automobile service center named "Janatha Garage" and undertaking law enforcement through their group of automobile mechanics, because the legal agencies were thought to be inadequate. The film grossed estimated 135 crore and earned a distributor's share amount of 60 crore in its first week of release.[7][8] Koratala scored his third consecutive success as a director with the film.[9] He returned to direct actor Mahesh Babu in the political action drama film Bharat Ane Nenu and continued his success streak at the box-office, with the film grossing 225 crore at the box-office.[10]

In early 2020, Koratala started filming his next directional, Acharya with Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan in the lead.[11] The film, released in April 2022, received negative reviews and ended up as the poorest performing film at the box office in Koratala's career.[12]

Koratala is also signed to direct a film with NTR Jr and its second time collaboration among with them. The film was produce under the banner N. T. R. Arts and Yuvasudha Arts; it's a first film for this production. On the occasion of Jr NTR's birthday, the makers released a motion poster titled NTR 30.[13] The shoot is expected to begin in July 2022,[14] following which he would team up with actor Allu Arjun for their next project.[15][16]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Director Writer Notes
2002 Girl Friend No Story
2005 Bhadra No Dialogue
2007 Munna No Dialogue
2008 Ninna Nedu Repu No Dialogue
Okkadunnadu No Dialogue
2010 Simha No Story and dialogue Uncredited[17]
Brindavanam No Dialogue
2011 Oosaravelli No Dialogue
2013 Mirchi Yes Yes
2015 Srimanthudu Yes Yes
2016 Janatha Garage Yes Yes
2018 Bharat Ane Nenu Yes Yes
2022 Acharya Yes Yes

Frequent collaborators[edit | edit source]

Collaborator Mirchi
(2013)
Srimanthudu
(2015)
Janatha Garage
(2016)
Bharat Ane Nenu
(2018)
Acharya
(2022)
Mahesh Babu Yes Yes Narrator
Devi Sri Prasad Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ramajogayya Sastry Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao Yes Yes Yes
Tirru Yes Yes Yes

Awards[edit | edit source]

Film Awards Category Result Ref.
Mirchi Nandi Awards of 2013 Best First Film of a Director Won [18]
61st Filmfare Awards South Best Director Nominated [19][20]
3rd SIIMA Best Director (Telugu) Nominated [21]
Srimanthudu 63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated [22]
IIFA Utsavam 2015 Best Director Nominated [23]
5th SIIMA Best Director (Telugu) Nominated [24]
14th Santosham Film Awards Best Director Won
Janatha Garage Nandi Awards of 2016 Best Story Writer Won [25]
64th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated [26]
6th SIIMA Best Director (Telugu) Nominated [27]
2nd IIFA Utsavam Best Director Won [28]
Bharat Ane Nenu Zee Cine Awards Telugu Best Dialogues Won [29]
66th Filmfare Awards South Best Director – Telugu Nominated [30]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Mahesh Babu extends birthday wishes to director Koratala Siva - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "ఎందరో మహానుభావులు... అందరూ కృష్ణా, గుంటూరు వారే". Andhra Jyothi (in తెలుగు). 26 July 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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