In 2008, Krish Jagarlamudi made his debut with
Gamyam, starring
Allari Naresh,
Sharwanand, and
Kamalinee Mukherjee. The film was produced by his father, Saibabu Jagarlamudi, along with his brother-in-law, Bibo Srinivas, and his friend, Rajeev Reddy, who came forward after Krish tried to convince many notable film producers. The film went on to become a big hit at the box office, and won several awards, including the
Best Picture and
Best Director awards at the
2009 South Filmfare Awards. It gained a cult status and is considered by many to be one of the greatest films in Telugu ever made. Krish's next film,
Vedam (2010) is anthology starring
Allu Arjun,
Anushka Shetty and
Manoj Manchu. It was well received by both critics and the audience, winning four major awards at the
58th Filmfare Awards South, with Krish receiving his second
Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Vedam was also the second film to win all the four major awards (Best Movie, Best Director for Krish, Best Actor for Allu Arjun and Best Actress for Anushka Shetty), after
Jeevana Jyothi in 1975 and had a good run at the box office as well. Following the success of
Vedam, Krish was signed on to direct its Tamil remake, titled
Vaanam, starring
Silambarasan Rajendar,
Bharath, and
Anushka Shetty, reprising her role. Like its original version,
Vaanam too released to critical acclaim. His next film is
Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) starring
Rana Daggubati and
Nayantara. Krish made his Hindi debut film with
Gabbar Is Back (2015). It stars
Akshay Kumar,
Kareena Kapoor and
Shruti Haasan. His
World war II war directorial starring
Varun Tej named
Kanche, released on 22 October, on the occasion of
Dasara. It received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office.
Kanche was selected for the
Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of
Indiwood Carnival 2016 in
Hyderabad. He next directed
Nandamuri Balakrishna's 100th film,
Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017), based on emperor
Gautamiputra Satakarni. The film was commercially successful. Krish, next started directing
Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, then after with the personal request of
Nandamuri Balakrishna, Krish collaborated with Balakrishna once again for the
NTR duology, based on the life of
N. T. Rama Rao. Both the parts,
NTR: Kathanayakudu and
NTR: Mahanayakudu, were critical and commercial failures. == Filmography ==