Puri Jagannadh

Petla Puri Jagannadh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works mainly in the Telugu film industry. Born on 28 September 1966 in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh, he began as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma on several action films before making his directorial debut in 2000 with Badri, starring Pawan Kalyan. His 2006 film Pokiri premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival in Dubai and was later remade into several Indian languages, which brought him wide recognition across India. He has also worked in Kannada cinema, introducing Puneeth Rajkumar in Appu, and made Hindi films, among them Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap with Amitabh Bachchan. He co-owns production companies, owns a music company called Puri Sangeet, and directed Liger in 2022.