Puri Jagannadh is an accomplished Indian filmmaker with over forty films in Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada. |
He started his career by assisting filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma in Telugu films after finishing his studies. |
In 1989, he made his debut appearance in the song "Botany" from 'Shiva,' starring Nagarjuna. |
In 2002, he launched Puneeth Rajkumar in the Kannada film "Appu," leading to the actor's breakthrough. |
Jagannadh's notable directorial works include 'Badri' (2000), 'Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi' (2003), 'Pokiri' (2006), 'iSmart Shankar' (2019), among others. |
His Bollywood debut film 'Shart: The Challenge' (2004) was a remake of 'Badri.' |
He directed and wrote the story for 'Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap' (2011) starring Amitabh Bachchan, archived in the Oscar library. |
Aside from filmmaking, he appeared in films like 'Businessman,' 'Temper,' and 'Godfather' (2022) in various roles. |
Jagannadh made cameo appearances in films like 'Ye Maaya Chesave' (2010) and 'iSmart Shankar' (2019). |
His 2022 film 'Liger' was released in Hindi and Telugu, later dubbed in Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada. |
He co-owns production companies and a music company with Charmme Kaur, a former actor. |
Jagannadh also operates the YouTube podcast show 'Puri Musings' for his audience. |