Gunnam Gangaraju

Gunnam Gangaraju is a writer, director and producer who works in Telugu cinema and Telugu television. Viewers know him above all for creating and co-producing Amrutham, a TV sitcom that many regard as the finest comedy series ever made in Telugu. His film work includes Little Soldiers (1996), Aithe (2003) and The Ghazi Attack (2017), and he received a National Film Award for Aithe, which he produced. His film career began in 1996, when he directed Little Soldiers and wrote its screenplay. He wrote the screenplay for Aithe in 2003, then produced Anukokunda Oka Roju in 2005 and wrote its dialogue. In 2006 he directed Amma Cheppindi from his own story, and he wrote the story for Katha in 2009. He brought Amrutham to the big screen with Amrutham Chandamama Lo in 2014, which he wrote and directed. He was credited for the story, screenplay and dialogue of The Ghazi Attack in 2017, and wrote the story for Amrutham Dhvitheeyam in 2020. Gangaraju often handles the story, screenplay and dialogue of a project himself, moving between television and film. Besides his National Film Award, he has won five state Nandi Awards. With his friend Venkat Dega, he set up Just Yellow, a company that began in IT services before turning to television and film production.