Writer and director · Telugu cinema
Koratala Siva
Koratala Siva movies: 10 Telugu films on file (10 as writer, 6 as director), 2005–2024. Earliest on file: Bhadra (2005). Latest release: Devara: Part 1 (27 September 2024).
- Films on file
- 10 (10 as writer, 6 as director)
- Years on file
- 2005–2024
- Born
- 15 June 1975 · June birthdays (Wikidata)
- Selected films on file
- Devara: Part 1, Srimanthudu, Oosaravelli
- Record
- Q16222470 on Wikidata
Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After years as a writer, he directed a run of hits beginning with Mirchi (2013), followed by Srimanthudu (2015), Janatha Garage (2016), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and Devara: Part 1 (2024). He has won two Nandi Awards and an IIFA Utsavam award.
Early life and writing career
Koratala Siva comes from a family of social activists with communist leanings. He worked as a software engineer before becoming a screenwriting assistant to his uncle, Posani Krishna Murali. He then wrote dialogue for Telugu films including Okkadunnadu, Bhadra, Munna, Brindavanam and Oosaravelli.
Mirchi and Srimanthudu
His directing debut, Mirchi, starring Prabhas, was a box office success. Srimanthudu (2015), with Mahesh Babu, was another commercial hit and won three Filmfare Awards South, six IIFA Awards and six SIIMA Awards.
Janatha Garage and Bharat Ane Nenu
Janatha Garage (2016), with Mohanlal and N. T. Rama Rao Jr., follows a mechanic whose garage team turns to vigilantism; according to the source it grossed an estimated ₹140 crore, his third straight success. He reunited with Mahesh Babu for the political action drama Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), which the source says grossed ₹164 crore.
Acharya
Acharya (2022), starring Chiranjeevi and Ram Charan, drew negative reviews and was the weakest box office performer of his career.
Devara
He returned with Devara: Part 1 (2024), his second film with Rama Rao Jr., which drew mixed reviews but was a major box office success. He is slated to work next with Allu Arjun and Nandamuri Balakrishna.
Career on file
Koratala Siva has 10 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 2005 to 2024: ten films as writer and six films as director. The earliest of them is Bhadra (2005), and the most recent release is Devara: Part 1 (2024). Measured by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them, the best-known titles here are Devara: Part 1 (2024), Srimanthudu (2015) and Oosaravelli (2011). Other recent releases on file are Acharya (2022), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018) and Janatha Garage (2016).
Music on six of them is by Devi Sri Prasad. Across these films the credits on file name 4 different directors, 5 music directors and 55 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 9 of them; they average 162 minutes, and the longest is Devara: Part 1 at 178 minutes. Four of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 2000s (3), 2010s (5) and 2020s (2).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.