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Oct 10, 2012 · Director Puri Jagannath was recently in news after he lodged a complaint at The Director and Producer Associations against producer DVV Danayya over his unpaid remuneration. But the duo,...
Oct 9, 2012 · The director-producer duo has a massive public fallout recently when director Puri Jagannath launched a complaint against the producer for defaulting on his payments.
Oct 10, 2012 · In his complaint, Puri Jagannath has claimed that the producer owes Rs 4.5 crores of remuneration and he has requested the Associations to get his payment. However, DVV Danayya has...
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Puri Jagannadh was born on Wednesday, 28 September 1966 (age 56 years; as of 2022) in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh. He hails from Bapiraju Kothapalli village in Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh. He did his schooling at St. Theresa High School, Pedda Boddapalli. He received a bachelor’s degree from A. M. A. L. College, Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh in...
In an interview, Puri Jagannadh talked about his love story and revealed how he proposed to Lavanya for marriage. He said that he proposed to Lavanya by giving her his visiting card. He also revealed that at the beginning of their relationship, he hesitates to meet her as he did not have much money at that time. Sharing an incident with the media, ...
Puri Jagannadh belongs to a Koppula Velama family; Koppula Velama is a Telugu peasant caste in Andhra Pradesh, and the Government of Andhra Pradesh has classified them under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Koppula Velama – Facebook
Filmmaker
Puri Jagannadh made his directorial debut with the Telugu film ‘Badri’ in 2000. He also wrote the story, screenplay, and dialogue of the film. In 2001, he made his debut in the Kannada film industry as a director with the film ‘Yuvaraja’ which is a remake of the Telugu film ‘Thammudu.’ In 2002, he worked as a director, story writer, and screenplay writer for the Kannada film ‘Appu.’ In the same year, he made a Telugu remake of the film with the title ‘Idiot.’ In 2004, he debuted in Bollywood...
Actor
Apart from filmmaker, he also featured as an actor in a few Telugu films. He played the role of a taxi driver in the film ‘Businessman’ (2012). In 2015, he appeared as a biker in the film ‘Temper.’ He played the role of Govardhan in the blockbuster film ‘Godfather’ in 2022. He also made a cameo appearance in some films including ‘Ye Maaya Chesave’ (2010), ‘Ism’ (2016), ‘iSmart Shankar’ (2019), and ‘Liger’ (2022).
Questioned by ED
In November 2022, congress leader Bakka Judson filed a complaint to Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Puri Jagannadh and Charmme Kaur over the investment for the film ‘Liger.’ According to Bakka Judson, the money invested in the film was black. The filmmakers were accused by ED of violating the FEMA norms after they found that the money invested in the film was first sent to Dubai and later returned as funding for the film.
Made a controversial comment over marriage
In September 2020, Puri Jagannadh made a controversial comment on the idea of marriage and called it ‘outdated’ on his podcast show titled ‘Puri Musings.’ While talking about marriage in his podcast show, Jagannadh said that if someone wants to achieve a big goal in life then they should not marry. Citing the various examples, including of Lord Buddha, he said,
Filed a complaint over withheld remuneration
In 2017, Puri Jagannadh filed a complaint to the Andhra Pradesh Film Directors Association (APFDA) against the producer DVV Danayya, who denied him to pay his remuneration. According to some sources, Danayya is accused of paying a withheld amount of Rs 4.5 crore to Puri Jagannadh. The Times of India
In 2001, he won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for the film ‘Itlu Sravani Subramanyam’ (2001).In 2003, he won Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer for the Telugu film ‘Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’ (2003).In 2006, he received three awards for his film ‘Pokiri,’ Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu, Santosham Best Director Award, and ‘Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film.’In 2008, he was awarded Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer for his Telugu film ‘Neninthe’ (2008).In 2012, he received the Santosham Best Director Award for the Telugu film ‘Businessman.’ He was also nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu for the film.He was honoured with the K.V.Reddy award by Yuva Kala Vahini for his film ‘Pokiri.’Puri Jagannadh with K.V. Reddy AwardHis full name is Petla “Puri” Jagannadh.After completing his studies, Jagannadh started his career as an assistant director of the renowned filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma for various Telugu films.In 2002, he introduced the famous actor Puneeth Rajkumar in his film ‘Appu’ which proved a breakthrough for the actor.He also co-owns production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, Vaishno Academy, and Puri Connects, which is in partnership with Charmme Kaur, who is a film producer and former actor.He is also the owner of the music company Puri Sangeet.He runs a podcast show titled ‘Puri Musings’ that he uploads on his YouTube channel.Sep 28, 2012 · Pawan Kalyans Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu films director Puri Jagannath has lodged a written complaint against the movies producer Danayya citing that the producer is refusing to pay the...
Oct 10, 2012 · Looks like the director and producer are still at logger heads with each other
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Oct 16, 2012 · Puri Jagannath-DVV Danayya settled remuneration issue, but Directors Association is threatening to halt Pawan Kalyan Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu release.
