Puri Jagannath (Telugu: పూరి జగన్నాథ్) (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, prominent in Telugu cinema. He is also a three-time Nandi Award recipient.He made his Bollywood debut, with the film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap, which was invited to be archived in the Oscar library. Jagannadh is associated with Vaishno Academy, a film production house in South.
Jagannadh was born in a middle class Telugu family. He started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma for several Telugu films. His Telugu directorial debut Badri was a blockbuster, starring Pawan Kalyan in the lead role, along with Renu Desai, Prakash Raj, Amisha Patel in supporting roles. He is touted as a god father to Telugu actor Ravi Teja, by starring him in hits like Itlu Sravani Subramanyam and Idiot. Puri Jagannadh's most of the films like Idiot,Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi,Pokiri,Neninthe and Golimar were planned with Pawan Kalyan but were couldn't get started due to some unknown reasons.He revealed this in an interview.| Year | Film | Credited as | Language | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Story | Screenplay | Dialogues | Actor | ||||
| 2000 | Badri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2000 | Baachi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2001 | Yuvaraja | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2001 | Itlu Sravani Subramanyam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2002 | Appu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kannada | ||||
| 2002 | Idiot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Remake of Appu | |
| 2003 | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | |
| 2003 | Shivamani | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2004 | Andhrawala | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2004 | Shart: The Challenge | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | ||||
| 2004 | 143 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||
| 2005 | Super | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2006 | Pokiri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Santosham Best Director Award Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film Remade into Tamil as Pokkiri Remade into Hindi as Wanted Remade into Kannada as Porki | |
| 2007 | Desamuduru | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2007 | Chirutha | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2007 | Pokkiri | Yes | Tamil | Remake of Pokiri (Telugu film) | |||||
| 2008 | Bujjigadu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2008 | Neninthe | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | ||
| 2009 | Ek Niranjan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2009 | Bumper Offer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | ||||
| 2009 | Wanted | Yes | Yes | Hindi | Remake of Pokiri (Telugu film) | ||||
| 2010 | Golimaar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2010 | Porki | Yes | Kannada | Remake of Pokiri (Telugu film) | |||||
| 2010 | Ye Maaya Chesave | Yes | Telugu | ||||||
| 2011 | Nenu Naa Rakshasi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | |||
| 2011 | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hindi | ||||
| 2012 | Business Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Devudu Chesina Manushulu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Filming | ||
| 2012 | Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Telugu | Pre-Production | ||
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