Muppalaneni Shiva Explained

Muppalaneni Shiva
Birth Date:25 November 1968[1]
Birth Place:Narasaya Palem, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India

Muppalaneni Shiva is an Indian film director and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed movies for production houses like Suresh Productions, Super Good Films, Sravanthi Movies, Ramakrishna Cine Studios & Etharam films etc. His successful movies include Taj Mahal, Gilli Kajjalu, Priya O Priya, Ammayi Kosam, Raja, Sandade Sandadi & Sankrathi.[2] [3]

Childhood and early years

Muppalaneni Shiva was born at Bapatla, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh on 25 November 1968. He studied in Pamidi Ankamma High School at his native place Narasaya Palem. He completed his graduation at Arts & Science College of Bapatla. During his college days, he was good at painting and achieved state level awards in modern art.

Career

At the start of his career he worked with A. Kodandarami Reddy, Muthyala Subbaiah and Paruchuri Brothers. He worked for more than 20 films under A. Kodanda Rami Reddy direction. At that time he worked with top stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Srikanth, Chiranjeevi, Kamal Haasan and Sridevi. In 1994 he got a chance to direct a film with Superstar Krishna and the film name is Gharana Alludu. Finally he got a major break with Srikanth under Suresh Productions' Taj Mahal film in 1995.

Filmography

As director
Year Film Cast Notes
1994 Gharana Alludu Krishna, Malashri
1995 Tajmahal Srikanth, Monica Bedi, Sanghavi
1997 Korukunna Priyudu Vadde Naveen, Prema
1997 Priya O Priya Remake of Hindi film Yeh Dillagi
1998 Gilli Kajjalu Srikanth, Meena, Raasi
1998 Subhalekhalu Srikanth, Laila, Roshini
1999 Speed Dancer Raghava Lawrence, Monica Bedi
1999 Raja Remake of Tamil film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen
2000 Maa Pelliki Randi Remake of Tamil film Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
2000 Postman Manchu Mohan Babu, Soundarya, Raasi
2001 Ammayi Kosam Remake of Tamil film Thulli Thirindha Kaalam
2002Nee Premakai Vineeth, Laya, Abbas
2002 Sandade Sandadi Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad, SivajiRemake of Kannada film Kothigalu Saar Kothigalu
2004 Dost Siva Balaji, NehaRemake of Malayalam film Nammal
2005 Sankranti Remake of Tamil film Aanandham
2006 RajababuRajasekhar Remake of Malayalam film Balettan
2007 Allare Allari Venu Thottempudi, Allari Naresh, Parvati Melton, Mallika Kapoor
2009 Life Style Nischal, Karthik
2016 Sri Sri Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muppalaneni Siva profile. telugucinewritersassociation.com. Telugu Cine Writers Association. 6 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Muppalaneni Shiva. blogspot.in . 22 November 2011 . 11 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Muppalaneni Shiva Filmography. telugucolours.com . 11 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Nandi Awards 2002 . idlebrain.com . 25 November 2012.