Boyapati Srinu

Boyapati Srinu
Born	Boyapati Srinivas Pedakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2002–present
Relatives	Posani Krishna Murali

Boyapati Srinu , sometimes also spelled Boyapati Sreenu, is an Indian film director, who mainly works in the Telugu film industry. He is known for his violent action sequences and his success in the masala genre.

In 2005, Srinu made his directorial debut with Bhadra, which starred Ravi Teja, Meera Jasmine, and Prakash Raj. Tulasi was his second film. In 2010, Srinu's third release was Simha, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role, Nayantara and Sneha Ullal. In 2012, he made his fourth film Dhammu starring Jr NTR, Trisha, Karthika Nair.

Srinu graduated from JKC College in Guntur and attended Nagarjuna University. His family runs a photo studio. Srinu was interested in photography and worked as a part-time reporter for the Eenadu newspaper. Srinu and his cousin Posani Krishna Murali went to Hyderabad and worked in the direction department of Muthyala Subbaiah studio in 1997. Srinu worked with him for films like Oka Chinna Maata, Gokulamlo Seetha, Pelli Chesukundam, Pavitra Prema, Annayya and Manasunna Maaraju.

Filmography

Year	Film	Cast
2005	Bhadra	Ravi Teja, Meera Jasmine
2007	Tulasi	Venkatesh, Nayantara
2010	Simha	Balakrishna Nandamuri, Nayantara, Sneha Ullal, Namitha
2012	Dammu	Jr. NTR, Trisha Krishnan, Karthika Nair
2014	Legend	Balakrishna Nandamuri, Jagapati Babu , Sonal Chauhan , Radhika Apte
2016	Sarainodu	Allu Arjun, Rakul Preet Singh
2016	Untitled Boyapati Srinu project	Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Rakul Preet Singh

Awards

• TSR – TV9 Award for Best Director (2010) for the film Simha was presented on April 10, 2011 in Hyderabad.
• TSR – TV9 Award for Best Director (2015) for the film Legend