Palakollu, West Godavari (in present-day Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died
22 February 2019(2019-02-22) (aged 69)
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Occupations
Film director
Screenwriter
Actor
Years active
1979–2019
Website
kodiramakrishna.in
Kodi Ramakrishna (23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor.[1] One of the most prolific directors of Telugu cinema, he directed over 100 feature films in a variety of genres.[2][3][4] He is known as a celluloid visionary who introduced high-end visual effects to the South Indian film industry through his supernatural fantasy films.[5] In 2012, he received the state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his lifetime contribution to Telugu cinema.[6][7]
^Narasimham, M.L. (1 August 2008). "Taking on the bad guys". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
^Kavirayani, Suresh (24 February 2020). "Kodi Ramakrishna's daughters to start production house?". The Asian Age. Retrieved 15 November 2022. Kodi Ramakrishna is one of the few directors in Telugu cinema who have crossed the 100-film milestone as director.
^"Veteran Telugu film director Kodi Ramakrishna is no more". Cinema Express. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022. In a career spanning over three decades, Kodi has directed over a 100 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.
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^"Veteran Telugu film director Kodi Ramakrishna is no more". Cinema Express. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
^Correspondent, Special (5 April 2017). "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards". The Hindu.
^"Telugu director Kodi Ramakrishna passes away". The Indian Express. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
KodiRamakrishna (23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. One of the most prolific directors of Telugu cinema...
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seven state Nandi Awards. He has worked with notable directors like KodiRamakrishna, S. V. Krishna Reddy, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, E. V. V. Satyanarayana...
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Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological fantasy film directed by KodiRamakrishna. The film is produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under M. S. Arts Unit...
language film starring Chiranjeevi, Nagma and Soundarya, directed by KodiRamakrishna and produced by Kranthi Kumar. Chiranjeevi played a dual role in the...
Art Productions banner and directed by KodiRamakrishna. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, Suhasini Charuhasan with music composed...
parrot) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by KodiRamakrishna, starring Srikanth and Kausalya. It is a remake of the 1980 Tamil film...
produced by S. Ramachandra Rao under the SR Films banner and directed by KodiRamakrishna. It stars Krishna, Jaya Sudha and Master Mahesh Babu, with music composed...
Bharat Bandh is a 1991 Telugu political thriller film directed by KodiRamakrishna and produced by A. Subhash. The film stars Vinod Kumar, Archana, Rahman...
Balaji) is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language comedy-drama film directed by KodiRamakrishna. The film stars Vadde Naveen, Maheswari, and Laya. The music was composed...
(transl. Gods) is a 2000 Telugu-language supernatural film directed by KodiRamakrishna. It stars Prithvi, Raasi, Master Nandan, Baby Nitya, while Suman, Srikanth...
Ankusam is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by KodiRamakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and his...
Wedding Pandal) is a 1997 Telugu-language drama film directed by KodiRamakrishna. It stars Jagapati Babu, Raasi, Pruthvi with music composed by Vandemataram...
Gopal Reddy under the Bhargav Art Productions banner and directed by KodiRamakrishna. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and musical score by...
Indian Telugu-language fantasy-drama film co-written and directed by KodiRamakrishna. It was produced by M. S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions banner...
Pakshi(transl. Prison Bird) is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language film directed by KodiRamakrishna , produced by S. Sashi Bhushan in the banner of Sri Sarathi Studios...