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]
Kodi Ramakrishna
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| Born | (1949-07-23)23 July 1949 |
| Died | 22 February 2019(2019-02-22) (aged 69) |
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| Years active | 1979–2019 |
| Website | kodiramakrishna |
Kodi Ramakrishna was born on 23 July 1949 in Palakollu, West Godavari districtofAndhra Pradesh.[7][5][4] His career in the Indian cinema industry spanned more than 30 years.[8][9]
Kodi Ramakrishna began his career as an associate to Dasari Narayana RaoinKorikale Gurralaite (1979). His debuted as a director with the film Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya (1982). His filmography includes drama films like Mangamma Gari Manavadu (1984), Maa Pallelo Gopaludu (1985), Srinivasa Kalyanam (1987), Aahuthi (1987), Muddula Mavayya (1989), Pelli (1997), Dongaata (1997), and social problem films such as Ankusam (1989), Bharat Bandh (1991), and Sathruvu (1991). He also directed spy films like Gudachari No.1 (1983), and Gudachari 117 (1989), and supernatural fantasy films like Ammoru (1995), Devi (1999), Devullu (2000), Anji (2004), and Arundhati (2009). Arundhati won ten state Nandi Awards and became one of the highest grossing Telugu films ever at the time.[10]
In 2016, he started working Baba Sathya Sai a biopic about Sathya Sai Baba (with Sreejith Vijay in the role).[11] The film is still unreleased. [citation needed]
His elder daughter Kodi Divya Deepti entered into film production with Nenu Meeku Baaga Kavalsinavaadini (2022).[12]
In 2012, he received the state Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for his contribution to Telugu cinema.[13]
Kodi Ramakrishna died on 22 February 2019 in Hyderabad. He was under treatment at AIG Hospitals, Gachibowli for acute breathing problem.[4]
Kodi Ramakrishna is one of the few directors in Telugu cinema who have crossed the 100-film milestone as director.
In a career spanning over three decades, Kodi has directed over a 100 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.