Vikram Sirikonda

Vikram Sirikonda
Born (1977-07-20) 20 July 1977 (age 47)
NationalityIndian
EducationB.M.S. Institute of Technology and Management
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Director

Vikram Sirikonda is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily known for his works in Telugu Film Industry. Vikram is known for his screen writing to films such as Telugu Movies Race Gurram[1] (2014), Mirapakai (2011) and Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009). Vikram had won the best screenplay award (2009 Nandi award) for Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009) movie on his debut as screenwriter.

Early life

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Vikram Sirikonda was born in Warangal, Telangana and moved to Hyderabad in 1993 along with his family. From his childhood, Vikram had a flair for acting, story writing and dialogues and had written many stage dramas. Vikram has a bachelor's degree in engineering from BMS college, Bangalore and has a diploma in film making from Asian Academy of Film & Television, Delhi.

Career

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After completing his studies, Vikram joined as an assistant director for Tagore (2003), directed by V. V. Vinayak. Vikram continued to assist V. V. Vinayak during Samba (2004) and Bunny (2005). In 2006, Vikram joined Raghava Lawrence as the first assistant director, in Style.

He then ventured into screen-writing and had quick successes in Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam (2009), Mirapakay (2011), and Race Gurram (2014). He made his directional debut with Ravi Teja's Touch Chesi Chudu, in 2018. It was produced by Nallamalapu Bujji and had music by Pritam's apprentice band, JAM8. The release received unfavorable reviews from both critics and audiences. However, the movie found success among OTT/Television audience.

Filmography

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Year Film Cast Credits
2009 Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam Siddartha, Tamannaah Bhatia Screen Writer
2011 Mirapakay Ravi Teja, Richa Gangopadhyaay, Deeksha Seth Screen Writer
2014 Race Gurram Allu Arjun, Shruti Haasan Screen Writer
2018 Touch Chesi Chudu Ravi Teja, Raashi Khanna, Seerat Kapoor Director
2023 Bhola Shankar Chiranjeevi, Keerthy Suresh, Tammana bhatia Associate Writer
2023 The Bomb Man (Netflix) - Yet to be decided by Arka Media Works Screen Writer

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ "Tollywood's two 'screen kings'". Deccan Chronicle. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
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