Puri Jagannadh
Puri Jagannadh (born September 28, 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema, alongside Hindi and Kannada films. He began his career in the film industry as an assistant director, working with Ram Gopal Varma on the Hindi film Shiva (1990). He made his directorial debut with the Telugu action drama Badri (2000), starring Pawan Kalyan, and directed Bachi (2000) that same year. In 2002, he directed the Kannada film Appu starring Puneeth Rajkumar, as well as its Telugu remake Idiot (2002).
