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| birth_name        = Akella Naga Srinivasa Sharma<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-11-07|title=#HBDTrvikram: మాటల మ‌రాఠీ త్రివిక్ర‌మ్ శ్రీ‌నివాస్ బ‌ర్త్ డే స్పెష‌ల్..|url=https://telugu.news18.com/news/movies/hbd-happy-birthday-director-trivikram-srinivas-70400.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=[[News18 Telugu]]|language=te}}</ref>

| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|11|07}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vivek|first=Arundhati|date=7 November 2020|title=Mahesh Babu wishes 'immense happiness' for director Trivikram Srinivas on his birthday|url=https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/regional-indian-cinema/mahesh-babu-wishes-immense-happiness-for-director-trivikram-srinivas-on-his-birthday.html|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Republic World}}</ref>

| website            = {{url|trivikramcelluloid.in}}

In 2000, he wrote dialogues for ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'', which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]] for that year. His debut directorial Telugu film ''[[Nuvve Nuvve ]]'' (2002) has garnered the [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (Silver). His subsequent writing and directorial works include successful ventures such as ''[[Swayamvaram (1999 film)|Swayamvaram]]'', ''[[Samudram (1999 film)|Samudram]]'' (1999), ''[[Chiru Navvutho]]'' (2000), ''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]'' (2001), ''[[Manmadhudu]]'' (2002), ''[[Malliswari (2004 film)|Malliswari]]'' (2004), ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' (2004), ''[[Athadu]]'' (2005), ''[[Jalsa]]'' (2008), ''[[Khaleja]]'' (2010), ''[[Julai]]'' (2012), ''[[Attarintiki Daredi]]'' (2013), ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]'' (2015), ''[[A Aa]]'' (2016) ''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]] (2018)'' and ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]]'' (2020). He is popularly known as ''Maatala Maantrikudu'' (Wizard of Words) and ''Guruji''.

Trivikram Srinivas was born on 7 November 1971 in [[Bhimavaram]], [[West Godavari District]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Happy Birthday Trivikram Srinivas: Tollywood stars queue to wish the directorial genius - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/happy-birthday-trivikram-srinivas-tollywood-stars-queue-to-wish-the-directorial-genius/articleshow/71950495.cms|access-date=2021-03-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He did his schooling at S.Ch.B.R.M. High School and Intermediate at D.N.R. College in Bhimavaram and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) from DNR College, Bhimavaram. He then, attained master's degree in [[Nuclear physics]] from [[Andhra University]] as a gold medalist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/trivikram-srinivas/biography.html|title=Trivikram Srinivas Biography, Trivikram Srinivas Profile – Filmibeat|website=[[Oneindia]] |date=7 November 1973|access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Trivikram Srinivas did M.Sc in Nuclear Physics - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/did-you-know/trivikram-srinivas-did-m-sc-in-nuclear-physics/articleshow/35368647.cms|access-date=2021-03-03|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

Trivikram and actor [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] graduated from the same college in Bhimavaram. They are close friends, and were roommates in the initial stage of their film careers. Sunil considers Trivikram as the most influential person in his life. Trivikram also worked as a teacher in a school, teaching Maths and Science. Later, he reached Hyderabad, and stayed with Sunil, writing stories for Daily Serials. Sunil introduced him to actor [[Gautam Raju]] who hired Trivikram for his children's tuition. In the meanwhile, Trivikram also wrote a short story "Road" which was published in a leading Telugu Weekly.

Trivikram had no plans to write film dialogues, but instead had an interest in directing films.<ref name="Oneindia"/><ref name="Telugucinema"/> [[Sunil (actor)|Sunil]] introduced Gowtam Raju initially, and then Gowtham Raju, in turn, introduced Trivikram to T.D.V. Prasad, who asked Trivikram to write the dialogues for the climax scene of the movie he was working on at that time. Prasad, impressed with the result, then asked Trivikram to work as an assistant to director [[K. Vijaya Bhaskar]]. It was during this project that Trivikram received an offer to write dialogues for the movie ''[[Swayamvaram (1999 film)|Swayamvaram]]''.

Although ''Swayamvaram'' was the first movie for which Trivikram wrote dialogues, ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]'' was released first.<ref name="16reels"/> Trivikram went on to write dialogue for ''[[Chiru Navvutho]]'', ''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]'', ''[[Malliswari (2004 film)|Malliswari]]'', ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]'' and ''[[Manmadhudu]]''.<ref name="Oneindia"/>

He also worked as dialogue writer for the Telugu movie ''[[Vasu (film)|Vasu]]'' starring [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]] and Bhumika Chawla directed by A. Karunakaran. Though known as a dialogue writer, Trivikram also penned lyrics for a song in the movie ''[[Oka Raju Oka Rani]]'', and sang a bit of the song ''Computersu Artsu Scienceu'' in his directorial debut ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]''.<ref name="Oneindia"/><ref name="Telugucinema"/>

Trivikram's next directorial ''[[Jalsa]]'' became the most anticipated film of the year 2008, with a release of 325 prints in 1000 theatres. The film's audio rights were sold to [[Aditya Music]] for {{INR}}9&nbsp;million, the highest for a Telugu film ever in recent times. ''Jalsa'' became a major hit at box office by grossing {{INRConvert|720|m}} in 50 days.<ref name="Oneindia"/> ''Jalsa'' was followed by ''[[Khaleja]]'' released on 7 October 2010, for which Trivikram directed [[Mahesh Babu]] in two [[Thums Up]] soft drink commercials to assist in promoting the film.<ref name="Oneindia3"/> Mahesh [[Khaleja]] was his next flick with an average verdict [[Khaleja]] collected {{INRConvert|150|m}} at global box office.

Trivikram provided the dialogues and screenplay for the film, ''[[Theenmaar]]'', starring [[Pawan Kalyan]] and [[Trisha Krishnan]]<ref name="TollyBag"/> in a remake of ''[[Love Aaj Kal]]'' released in March 2011.<ref name="telugmall"/> He then directed ''[[Julayi]]'' starring ''[[Allu Arjun]]'' and [[Illeana]] the film became a box-office hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifilmish.com/julayi-music-launch/ |title=Trivikram's next is Julayi |date=11 June 2012 |archive-date=2 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102105539/http://www.ifilmish.com/julayi-music-launch/ |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref><ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/attarintiki-daredi-collections attarintiki daredi collections: Latest News, Videos and attarintiki daredi collections Photos] Times of India (30 April 2015). Retrieved on 2015-11-11.</ref> Next, he directed ''[[Attarintiki Daredi]]'' starring ''[[Pawan Kalyan]]'' and ''[[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]]''. It was released to high expectations and created an all time Telugu movie records. Despite being troubled with piracy version, which has up to 90 minutes of the movie and went online a few days before the official release of the movie, the film became an Industry hit, shattering all the previous box office records and collected a share of 100 crores". He then directed ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]'' starring ''[[Allu Arjun]]'' and ''[[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]]''. The film was released on 9 April 2015 to a general positive response. It grossed ₹905 million and netted a total of ₹519 million at the global box office during its full run. His ''[[A Aa]]'' starring ''[[Nithin]]'' and ''[[Samantha Ruth Prabhu|Samantha]]'' became a runaway hit as well.<ref name="dna India">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-tollywood-director-trivikram-srinivas-bags-projects-with-mahesh-babu-and-pawan-kalyan-2129228|title=Tollywood director Trivikram Srinivas bags projects with Mahesh Babu and Pawan Kalyan?|access-date=27 September 2015|work=[[DNA India]]}}</ref> 2018 was a mixed bag for Trivikram, as his [[Agnyaathavaasi]] starring [[Pawan Kalyan]], [[Keerthy Suresh]], and [[Anu Emmanuel]] was declared a box office disaster, while his [[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]] starring [[NTR Jr.]] and [[Pooja Hegde]] became a blockbuster, collecting more than {{INR}}90 crores distributor share worldwide. His 2020 film [[Ala Vaikunthapurramloo]] starring [[Allu Arjun]] and [[Pooja Hegde]] became a mega blockbuster, collecting more than {{INR}}100 crores distributor share worldwide.

His upcoming projects include ''[[Bheemla Nayak]]'' (2022) for which he is writing screenplay and dialogues; and untitled film with [[Mahesh Babu]], marking their third collaboration.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahesh Babu and Trivikram Srinivas to join hands for the third time|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mahesh-babu-and-trivikram-srinivas-to-join-hands-for-the-third-time-1797001-2021-05-01|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-27|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

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! scope="col" width=65 |Director

! scope="col" width=65 |Screenplay

! scope="col" width=65 |Dialogue

! scope="col" width=65 |Story

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |1999 || ''[[Swayamvaram (1999 film)|Swayamvaram]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}

| ''[[Samudram (1999 film)|Samudram]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{na}}  

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2000 || ''[[Ninne Premistha]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{na}}  

| ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{na}}  

| ''[[Chiru Navvuto]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2001 || ''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2002 || ''[[Vasu (film)|Vasu]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{na}}  

| ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]''||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

| ''[[Manmadhudu]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

|style="text-align:center;" |2003

| ''[[Oka Raju Oka Rani]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{na}}

| style="text-align:center;" |2004 || ''[[Malliswari (2004 film)|Malliswari]]''||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |2005 || ''[[Athadu]]''  ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}

| ''[[Jai Chiranjeeva]]''  ||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2008 || ''[[Jalsa]]'' ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  ||{{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2010 || ''[[Khaleja]]'' ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  ||{{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2011 || ''[[Teen Maar]]'' ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  ||{{na}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2012 || ''[[Julai]]'' ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  ||{{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2013 || ''[[Attarintiki Daredi]]''  ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}

| style="text-align:center;" |2015 || ''[[S/O Satyamurthy]]'' ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2016 || ''[[A Aa]]'' ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} || {{ya}}  

| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |2018 ||''[[Agnyaathavaasi]]''<br />||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} || {{ya}}  

|''[[Chal Mohan Ranga]]'' ||{{na}} ||{{na}} ||{{na}}  ||{{ya}}  

|''[[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]]''||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} || {{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2020 || ''[[Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo]] ''||{{ya}} ||{{ya}} || {{Ya}} || {{ya}}  

| style="text-align:center;" |2022 || style="background:#FFFFCC;"| [[Bheemla Nayak|''Bheemla Nayak'']] {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} ||{{na}} ||{{ya}} || {{ya}} || {{na}}  

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*2000, [[Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer|Best Dialogue Writer]] for ''[[Nuvve Kavali]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref>

*2001, Best Dialogue Writer for ''[[Nuvvu Naaku Nachav]]''<ref name="16reels"/>

*2002, Best Dialogue Writer for ''[[Nuvve Nuvve]]''<ref name="16reels"/>

*2004, Best Dialogue Writer for ''[[Malliswari (2004 film)|Malliswari]]''<ref name="16reels"/>

*2005, Best Dialogue Writer for ''[[Athadu]]''<ref name=ragalahari/><ref name=telugucolours/>

*2013, Best Dialogue Writer for ''[[Atharintiki Daaredi]]''

*2015, [[Nandi Awards#Honorary Awards - Gold|B. N. Reddy National Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/13-nandi-awards-for-baahubali/articleshow/61655551.cms|title=Andhra Pradesh government announces Nandi awards for 2014-2016 - Times of India}}</ref>

;[[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]

*2005, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]] for ''[[Athadu]]''

*2013, [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu]] for ''[[Attarintiki Daredi]]''

*[[3rd South Indian International Movie Awards|SIIMA Award for Best Director - Telugu]] - ''Attarintiki Daredi''

* French director [[Jérôme Salle]] has claimed that Trvikram's [[Agnyaathavaasi]] is an unauthorised copy of his 2008 film [[Largo Winch (film)|Largo Winch]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2018/01/11/french-writer-director-claims-indian-film-agnyaathavaasi-is-a-rip-off-of-his-largo-winch/|title=French Writer-Director Claims Indian Film 'Agnyaathavaasi' Is A Rip-Off Of His 'Largo Winch'|last=Cain|first=Rob|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/agnyaathavaasi-copyright-row-jerome-salle-watches-it-says-its-plot-too-familiar-largo-winch-756378|title=Agnyaathavaasi copyright row: Jérôme Salle watches it and says its plot is too familiar to Largo Winch|last=Hooli|first=Shekhar H.|date=2018-01-10|website=International Business Times, India Edition|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref> Later there were reports of a monetary settlement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.tupaki.com/movienews/article/Pawan-kalyan-Agnyaathavaasi-Copy-Issue-Solved/64556|title=Plagiarism Issue Of Agnathavasi Is Settled|date=6 January 2018 |work=tupaki|access-date=25 April 2020}}</ref>

* Trivikam's [[A Aa]] was based on the novel 'Meena' by [[Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani]] but she wasn't credited for the same. When critics pointed out the fact, Trivikram cited technical difficulties and later added her name in credits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/trivikram-and-the-a-aa-controversy-telugu-news-160464.html|title=Trivikram and the 'A Aa' controversy - Telugu News|date=2016-06-06|website=IndiaGlitz.com|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinejosh.com/news/3/47265/trivikram-clarifies-on-aaa-controversy.html|title=Trivikram Clarifies on A..Aa Controversy|website=Cine Josh|language=en|access-date=2020-04-24}}</ref>

* [[Vempalli Gangadhar|Vempally Gangadhar]], a [[Sahitya Akademi]] [[Yuva Puraskar]] laureate, alleged Trivikram stole his ideas from his book 'Mondi Kathi', and turned it into the movie [[Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava]] without giving him due credit.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arun|date=2018-10-15|title=Trivikram Copied Aravinda Sametha From Mondi Kathi|url=https://panipuri.us/trivikram-copied-aravinda-sametha-from-mondi-kathi/|access-date=2020-09-01|website=Panipuri|language=en}}</ref>

 

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