Merlapaka Gandhi

Merlapaka Gandhi
Born Merlapaka Che Guvera
Vedulla Cheruvu, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Education B. Tech
Occupation Director, Screen writer
Parent(s)
  • Merlapaka Murali (father)

Merlapaka Gandhi is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema.[1] In 2013, he made his directorial debut with Venkatadri Express. In 2016, he directed Express Raja which opened to positive critical reception and was a commercial success. His latest release is Krishnarjuna Yudham starring Nani.[2]

Early life

He was born in Vedulla Cheruvu village of Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.[3] His father Merlapaka Murali was a prominent Telugu novelist and a contemporary of Yandamuri Veerendranath.[1] He was fond of Che Guera, so he named his son after him. But the villagers felt difficult to pronounce his name, so he changed the name to Gandhi at the age of five years. He studied in Tirupati till his tenth standard. He moved to Allagadda to complete his B.Tech.

Film career

He wanted to become a film director since 10th standard. After his engineering, he convinced his father to join Cinematography course in L. V. Prasad film institute in Chennai. Instead, he pursued direction course there. Later on he started writing stories and directed a short film. Having got good response upon its release online, he then started developing the script for Venkatadri Express which was his debut film as a director.

Filmography

Year Film Lead Cast Production Company Music Director Notes
2013Venkatadri ExpressSundeep Kishan, Rakul Preet SinghAnandi Art CreationsRamana GogulaDirectorial Debut
2016Express RajaSharwanand, SurbhiUV CreationsPraveen Lakkaraju
2018Krishnarjuna YudhamNani, Anupama Parameswaran, Rukshar DhillonShine ScreensHiphop Tamizha

References

  1. 1 2 Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (26 November 2015). "Merlapaka Gandhi on an expressway". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nani to play a dual role again in director Merlapaka Gandhi's next". The Times of India. The Times Group. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Merlapaka Gandhi - Telugu cinema director". www.idlebrain.com. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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