Posani Krishna Murali is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director, and producer. He was born on 22 January 1958 in Pedakakani, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for Temper (2015), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), and Operation Duryodhana (2007). Posani Krishna Murali began his acting career with Srihari’s Evadra Rowdy for which he also wrote the story and screenplay. In 2002, his second film as an actor Gemini starring Venkatesh was released.
The same year also saw Posani Mahesh Babu’s Bobby which was directed by Sobhan. Although the film was a failure at the box office, Posani’s performance in the film was praised. He continued to appear in films such as Good Boy and Bhadradi Ramudu.
He also continued writing for films such as Orey Thammudu, Raghavendra, Simhachalam, Bhadradi Ramudu, Palanati Brahmanaidu, Seetayya, Tiger Harish Chandra Prasad, and Gemini.
After writing about one hundred and fifty Telugu films, Posani Krishna Murali decided to direct a film. He established a production company called UP Cinema Lines.
In 2005, he wrote, directed, and produced Sravanamasam starring Krishna, Harikrishna, Suman, Vijaya Nirmala, Bhanupriya, Keerthi Chawla, Kalyani, and Gajala.
Although the film had a big star cast and more than sixty character artists which included comedians and artists of Telugu cinema like Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Krishna Bhagavaan, Tanikella Bharani, Giri Babu, Kondavalasa, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Sunil, Venu Madhav, L.B. Sriram, M. S. Narayana, Mallikarjuna Rao, AVS, Ali and Babu Mohan, the film was a failure at the box office and Posani’s direction was heavily criticized.
Posani also incurred heavy losses financially due to the failure of this film. Post-Sravaanamasam, he acted in films such as Athadu, Game, and Munna.
In 2006, he began working on his next directorial venture. He wrote the script and approached Telugu actor Srikanth to play a lead role in the film. Impressed by the script, Srikanth agreed to do the film and Posani secured a producer for the project. The film was a political satire and was titled Operation Duryodhana and was released in 2007.
The film was successful at the box office earning nearly ten times its budget. Posani’s direction was also praised by the critics. He continued to direct films such as Apadamokkulavadu, Mental Krishna, Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu, Posani Gentleman, and Dushasana.
He also began acting in lead roles in films such as Mental Krishna, Rajavari Chepala Cheruvu, and Posani Gentleman. He has also been playing supporting roles in prominent Telugu films, with his latest being the 2018 film MLA.
His father Posani Subba Rao worked as a small-time employee in Pedakakani and his mother was a housewife. He has an elder sister Rajyalakshmi and a younger sister Prameela. He also has a younger brother Posani Amar Bhosale. He is the cousin of Boyapati Srinu.He is married to Kusuma Latha.
