Posani Krishna Murali

Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also contested in Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly elections from Chilakaluripet constituency but lost the elections.

This is a Telugu name, the family name is Posani.

Posani Krishna Murali
Posani Krishna Murali in 2012
Born	(1958-01-22) 22 January 1958 Pedakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Film director,actor, writer
Spouse(s)	Kusuma Latha

Early life and education

Posani Krishna Murali was born on 22 January 1958 in Pedakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. His father Posani Subba Rao worked as a small-time employee in Pedakakani and his mother was a housewife. He has an elder sister Rajyalakshmi and a younger sister Prameela. He also has a younger brother Posani Amar Bhosale. Growing up, Murali's family struggled financially and his father was not educated and wanted Murali to study well so that he could have a better life. Murali did his schooling in a small village in Guntur district and went on to do his B.Com. He joined Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur and graduated with an MA degree. During his time in Nagarjuna University, he was elected as the general secretary for the student body. After completing his Masters, he worked in a small chit fund company in Hyderabad. He was offered a job in Margadarsi Chit Fund. After a year of working there, he resigned his job and went back to Guntur. Murali, saddened and distressed after his father's untimely death, went to Chennai to find work. With no friends in Chennai, Murali met Paruchuri Gopala Krishna at his home and asked him for work. Gopal Krishna gave him an opportunity to work as an assistant under him. Murali later joined Presidency College and graduated with a M.Phil degree, which was his second master's degree. He wanted to obtain a PhD degree. Although he joined a college to do so, he later discontinued his studies because of his work.

Career

Assistant writer and early work (1992–1998)

He joined as an assistant writer under the writing duo Paruchuri Brothers. While he was still working under them and pursuing his M.Phil degree in Madras, Ram Gopal Varma asked him to write dialogues for one of his films. Murali declined the offer and told Ram Gopal Varma that he still had a lot to learn from the Paruchuri Brothers and he wasn't ready to take up a film on his own. Murali worked for five years under the Paruchuri Brothers assisting them in over 100 films. In 1992, he finally quit as assistant writer to further his career. He played a small cameo role in the 1992 Telugu film Dharma Kshetram. He landed a job of writing story and dialogues for the film Police Brothers under the direction of Mohan Gandhi. Also Ram Gopal Varma gave him an opportunity to write dialogues for his 1993 film Gaayam. Varma also recommended Murali to Akkineni Nagarjuna, which led him to write for the film Rakshana. He was also given a breakthrough opportunity to write for Chiranjeevi's Alluda Majaka directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. He wrote the story, dialogues and screenplay for the film. He continued working in successful films such as Pavithra Bandham,[1] Thaali, Preminchukundam Raa, Pellichesukundam, Gokulamlo Seetha, Sivayya,[2] Ravanna and Master.

Popularity and acting (1999–2004)

In 1999, he worked as a writer for eight films, the highest by any Telugu writer in that year.[3][4] In 2000, he worked as a writer for nine films.[5] In 2001, while still busy as a writer, he began his acting career with Srihari's Evadra Rowdy for which he also wrote the story and screenplay.[6] In 2002, his second film as an actor Gemini starring Venkatesh was released.[7] The same year also saw Murali in Mahesh Babu's Bobby which was directed by Sobhan. Although the film was a failure at the boxoffice, Murali's performance in the film was praised.[8] He continued to appear in films such as Good Boy and Bhadradi Ramudu.[9][10] He also continued writing for films such as Orey Thammudu, Raghavendra, Simhachalam, Bhadradi Ramudu, Palanati Brahmanaidu, Seetayya, Tiger Harish Chandra Prasad and Gemini.

Direction and success (2005–present)

After writing for about one hundred and fifty Telugu films, Posani Krishna Murali decided to direct a film. He established the production company called UP Cinema Lines. In 2005, he wrote, directed and produced Sraavanamasam starring Krishna, Harikrishna, Suman, Vijaya Nirmala, Bhanupriya, Keerthi Chawla, Kalyani, and Gajala. Although the film had a big star cast and more than sixty character artists which included comedians and artists of Telugu cinema like Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Krishna Bhagavaan, Tanikella Bharani, Giri Babu, Kondavalasa, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Sunil, Venu Madhav, L.B. Sriram, M. S. Narayana, Mallikarjuna Rao, AVS, Ali and Babu Mohan, the film was a failure at the box office and Murali's direction was heavily criticised.[11] Murali also incurred heavy losses financially due to the failure of this film. Post Sravaanamasam, he acted in films such as Athadu, Game and Munna. In 2006, he began working on his next directorial venture. He wrote the script and approached Telugu actor Srikanth to play a lead role in the film. Impressed by the script, Srikanth agreed to do the film and Murali secured a producer for the project. The film was a political satire and was titled Operation Duryodhana and was released in 2007. The film was successful at the box office earning nearly ten times its budget. Murali's direction was also praised by the critics. He continued to direct films such as Apadamokkulavadu, Mental Krishna, Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu, Posani Gentleman and Dushasana. He also began acting in lead roles in films such as Mental Krishna, Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu and Posani Gentleman. He has also been playing supporting roles in prominent Telugu films, with his latest being the 2018 film MLA.[12]

Filmography

As a director

Year	Title	Language	Notes
2005	Sraavanamasam	Telugu
2007	Operation Duryodhana	Telugu
2008	Apadamokkulavadu	Telugu
2009	Mental Krishna	Telugu
2009	Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu	Telugu
2009	Posani Gentleman	Telugu
2011	Dushasana	Telugu

As an actor

Year	Movie	Role
1992	Dharma Kshetram
1996	Pavitra Bandham
1997	Pelli Chesukundam
1998	Suprabhatam
2001	Ayodhya Ramaiah
	Evadra Rowdy
2002	Bobby	Koti
	Gemini
2003	Seetayya	Anjanappa
2004	Sheshadri Nayudu
	Bhadradri Ramudu
2005	Shravana Masam
	Athadu	Farooq
	Good Boy
2006	Game
2007	Munna	Kishan
2008	Friends Colony
2009	Mental Krishna
	Rajavaari Chepala Cheruvu
	Ek Niranjan	Minister Narendra Kumar
	Posani Gentleman
2010	Dasanna
	Vedam	Police Inspector
2011	Nishshabda Viplavam
	Nitya Pellikoduku
	Vaikunthapali
	O Manjula Katha
	Kireetam
	Varaprasad and Pottiprasad
2012	420
	Niyanta
	Jollygaa Enjoy Cheddaam
	Miss Chintamani M. A. (C/o Subbigaadu)	Subbigadu
	Gaali Sheenu	Rudram
	Tingarodu
	Julai	Club Owner
	People's War
	Sudigadu	Himself
	Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum	Tippu Sultan
	Tikka	[13]
2013	Naayak	Shukla Bhai
	Jagadguru Adi Shankara	Maha Mantri
	Potugadu
	Attarintiki Daredi	Raja Ratnam
	Doosukeltha	Avatar
	Chandee	Gabbar Singh
	Masala	Nagaraju
	Second Hand
	Bunny n Cherry
2014	1: Nenokkadine	Gulaab Singh
	Bhimavaram Bullodu
	Race Gurram	Home Minister Govardhan
	Prathinidhi	Police Commissioner
	Kotha Janta
	Manam	Inspector Dharma
	Jump Jilani
	Maine Pyar Kiya
	Nee Jathaga Nenundali
	Boochamma Boochodu
	Power	Raja
	Aagadu	Super Sampangi
	Loukyam	Guptaji
	Govindudu Andarivadele	Lawyer
	Oka Laila Kosam	Sub-Inspector
	Rowdy Fellow	Silk Babu
2015	Gopala Gopala	Siddheswar Maharaj
	Intelligent Idiots
	Temper	Narayana Murthy
	Bandipotu	Bhale Babu
	Bham Bolenath
	Jil	Narayana
	Dohchay	Manikyam
	Lion	Police Inspector
	Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini	College Principal
	James Bond
	Cinema Choopistha Mava	Doctor
	Kick 2	Police Commissioner
	Sher	Dadha's assistant
	Shivam	Shiva's father
	Kanche	Elamanda
	Bruce Lee – The Fighter	Jayaraj's PA
	Raju Gari Gadhi	Bommali Raja
	Size Zero	Nijam Niranjan
	Inji Iduppazhagi
	Bengal Tiger	"Celebrity" Shastri
	Loafer	Murali
	Soukhyam	Train Passenger
	Pataas	Home Minister
	Bhale Manchi Roju	Father Paul
2016	Dictator	Chandrasekhar Dharma's PA
	Run	Posani Balakrishna
	Express Raja	Police
	Soggade Chinni Nayana	Suri
	Speedunnodu	Krishnappa
	Krishnashtami
	Veeri Veeri Gummadi Pandu
	Savitri
	Happy Life
	Sardaar Gabbar Singh	Appaji
	Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam	Inspector M. Koteswara Rao
	Supreme	Musician Shivayya
	Brahmotsavam	Village Head
	A Aa	Pallam Narayana
	Sri Sri
	Babu Bangaram	MLA Puchappa
	Aatadukundam Raa
	Chuttalabbai	Varada Raju
	Thikka	Inspector P. Hymanand
	Eedu Gold Ehe
	Ism	Minister Kotilingalu
	Jayammu Nischayammu Raa	Panthulu
	Dhruva	Chengalarayudu
	Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu	[14]
2017	Khaidi No. 150	Borabanda Bujji
	Luckunnodu	Shaik Nayeem
	Nenu Local	Babu's father
	Lakshmi Bomb	Lakshmi's father
	Rarandoi Veduka Chudham	Rambabu
	Aakatayi
	Patel S. I. R.	Powder Pandu
	Hello!	Police Officer
	MCA (Middle Class Abbayi)	Pallavi's father
	Nenu Kidnap Ayyanu
	Nene Raju Nene Mantri	Muniappa
	Jai Lava Kusa	Jai, Lava and Kusa's uncle
	PSV Garuda Vega	Pratap Reddy
	Okkadu Migiladu
	Duvvada Jagannadham	Home Minister Pushpam
	Raja The Great	Lucky's uncle
2018	EGO	Police Inspector Satyanarayan
	Achari America Yatra	Family Lawyer
	Inttelligent
	Juvva
	Bharat Ane Nenu	Minister[15]
	MLA[12]	CEO
	Nela Ticket	Posani
	Rangu
	Naa Peru Surya, Naa Illu India	Varsha's uncle
	Jamba Lakidi Pamba
	Saakshyam	Defense Lawyer
	Hello Guru Prema Kosame	Sanju's uncle
	Kavacham	Chintakayala Aavesam
2019	Yatra	Yadlapati Venkatarao
	Voter	M.L.A.
	Crazy Crazy Feeling	PK
	Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu	Swami (Priest)
	Chitralahari	Narayana
	Arjun Suravaram	Addala Subba Rao
	Majili	Rajendra
	Maharshi	Murali Krishna
	1st Rank Raju	Principal
	90ML	Murali
	Software Sudheer	Chandu's uncle
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	C.I. Narayana
	Aswathama	Police Chief
	Love Story
	RED

Television

1. Bathuku jataka bandi (2017) Zee Telugu
2. Gangstars (2018) Amazon Video

As a writer

1. Gaayam (1993) Dialogues
2. Rakshana (1993) Dialogues
3. Police Brothers (1994) Story, Dialogues, Screenplay
4. Alluda Majaka (1995) Story, Dialogues, Screenplay
5. Pavitra Bandham (1996) Dialogues
6. Nenu Premisthunnanu (1997) Dialogues
7. Taali (1997) Dialogues
8. Preminchukundam Raa (1997) Dialogues
9. Gokulamlo Seetha (1997) Dialogues
10. Pelli Chesukundam (1997) Dialogues
11. Master (1997) Dialogues
12. Pelli Kanuka (1998) Dialogues
13. Auto Driver (1998) Dialogues
14. Aahaa..! (1998) Dialogues
15. Pellaadi Choopista (1998) Story, Dialogues, Screenplay
16. Seetharama Raju (1999) Dialogues
17. Preyasi Rave (1999) Story, Screenplay and Dialogues
18. Bharat Ratna (1999) Story, Dialogues
19. Ravanna (2000) Story, Dialogues
20. Manoharam (2000) Dialogues
21. Orey Tammudu (2001) Story, Screenplay
22. Evadra Rowdy (2001) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
23. Bhadrachalam (2001) Dialogues
24. Gemini (2002) Dialogues
25. Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story (2003) Screenplay, Dialogues
26. Raghavendra (2003) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
27. Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003) Story, Screenplay
28. Shambhu (2003) Dialogues
29. Simhachalam (2003) Dialogues
30. Seetayya (2003) Story, Dialogues
31. Raja Narasimha (2003) Kannada Story
32. Tiger Harishchandra Prasad (2003) Story, Screenplay
33. Sheshadri Naidu (2004) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
34. Bhadradi Ramudu (2004) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
35. Swamy (2004) Story, Dialogues
36. Aaptudu (2004) Dialogues
37. Aapada Mokkulavaadu (2008) Story, Screenplay
38. Mental Krishna (2009) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
39. Rajavaari Chepala Cheruvu (2009) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
40. Posani Gentleman (2009) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues
41. Dussasana (2011) Story, Screenplay, Dialogues

As a producer

Year	Film	Director	Cast	Notes
2005	Sraavanamasam	Posani Krishna Murali	Krishna, Harikrishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Bhanupriya	Made under UP Cinema Lines Banner
2009	Mental Krishna	Posani Krishna Murali	Posani Krishna Murali	Made under UP Cinema Lines Banner

References

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6. "Evadra Rowdy". idlebrain. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
7. "Gemini". idlebrain. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
8. "Bobby". idlebrain. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
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12. "MLA Telugu Movie Review {3/5}: Entertaining, 'time-pass' kind of a film to watch along with your family". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
13. "Srihari, Priyamani and Posani in Thikka!". 123telugu.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
14. "Meelo Evaru Koteswarudu Teaser Out !". Archived from the original on 13 October 2016.
15. Jayakrishnan (14 March 2018). "Mahesh Babu and Kiara Advani shooting a romantic number for 'Bharat Ane Nenu'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

External links

• Posani Krishna Murali on IMDb