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Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the Telugu film Badri starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film Pokiri, premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition. He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film . In 2011, he directed the Hindi film Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library.
He also produces films under his co-owned production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, Vaishno Academy and Puri Connects in partnership with actress Charmme Kaur. He owns a Record label called Puri Sangeet. Arts / Cinema : Fanboy Bachchanalia . The Hindu (2 July 2011). Retrieved on 15 February 2014. The box office hits that he directed include Badri, Itlu Sravani Subramanyam, Appu, Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Sivamani, Pokiri, Desamuduru, Golimaar, Businessman, Iddarammayilatho, Heart Attack, Temper and iSmart Shankar.
His first younger brother, Petla Uma Sankara Ganesh, is an MLA from Narsipatnam, YSR Congress Party, while second younger brother, Sairam Shankar, is an actor.
He married Lavanya in 1996. The couple has a son, Akash Puri and a daughter, Pavithra. Akash made his film debut as a lead in Mehbooba (2018).
His paternal cousin, Parasuram, assisted Puri in several movies before making his directorial debut with Yuvatha (2008).
In 2022, Jagannadh directed action film Liger, which was produced by Dharma Productions and Charmme Kaur. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday in lead roles. The film was a Box-office bomb.
| 2000 ! scope="row" | Badri | Telugu | ||
| 2001 ! scope="row" | Yuvaraja | Kannada | ||
| 2002 ! scope="row" | Appu | Kannada | ||
| 2003 ! scope="row" | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | Nandi Award for Best Dialogue Writer | ||
| 2004 ! scope="row" | Andhrawala | |||
| 2005 ! scope="row" | Super | |||
| 2006 ! scope="row" | Pokiri | Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu Santosham Best Director Award | ||
| 2007 ! scope="row" | Desamuduru | |||
| 2008 ! scope="row" | Bujjigadu | |||
| 2009 ! scope="row" | Ek Niranjan | |||
| 2010 ! scope="row" | Golimaar | |||
| 2011 ! scope="row" | Nenu Naa Rakshasi | |||
| 2012 ! scope="row" | Businessman | Telugu | Santosham Best Director Award Nominated—SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu | |
| 2013 ! scope="row" | Iddarammayilatho | |||
| 2014 ! scope="row" | Heart Attack | |||
| 2015 ! scope="row" | Temper | |||
| 2016 ! scope="row" | Ism | Also playback singer | ||
| 2017 ! scope="row" | Rogue | Telugu Kannada | ||
| 2018 ! scope="row" | Mehbooba | |||
| 2019 ! scope="row" | iSmart Shankar | |||
| 2022 ! scope="row" | Liger | Telugu Hindi | ||
| 2024 ! scope="row" | Double iSmart | Telugu | ||
| 2026 !Untitled Film With Vijay Sethupathi (Purisethupathi) | Tamil Telugu | Post Production |
| 2002 ! scope="row" | Idiot | Telugu | Remake of Appu | |
| 2003 ! scope="row" | Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi | |||
| 2004 ! scope="row" | 143 | |||
| 2006 ! scope="row" | Pokiri | Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film | ||
| 2007 ! scope="row" | Hello Premistara | |||
| 2009 ! scope="row" | Bumper Offer | |||
| 2011 ! scope="row" | Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap | Hindi | ||
| 2014 ! scope="row" | Heart Attack | Telugu | ||
| 2018 ! scope="row" | Mehbooba | Telugu | ||
| 2019 ! scope="row" | iSmart Shankar | |||
| 2021 ! scope="row" | Romantic | |||
| 2022 ! scope="row" | Liger | Telugu Hindi | ||
| 2024 ! scope="row" | Double iSmart | Telugu |
| 2003 ! scope="row" | Anaganaga O Kurraadu | Telugu | |||||
| 2004 ! scope="row" | Veera Kannadiga | Kannada | Simultaneously shot alongside Andhrawala | ||||
| 2009 ! scope="row" | Bumper Offer | Telugu | |||||
| 2014 ! scope="row" | Romeo | ||||||
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