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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Allani Sridhar<br />
|image = Allani Sridhar.jpg<br />
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1962|06|24}}<br />
| birth_place = Medak, [[Telangana]], India<br />
| spouse = Allani Nirmala<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| yearsactive = 1988–present<br />
| known_for =<br />
| occupation = Dialogue writer<br>screenwriter<br>Film director<br>Ad director<br />
}}<br />
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'''Allani Sridhar''' is an Indian screenwriter and film director working mainly in [[Telugu cinema]]. He made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed 1988 biopic feature film, ''[[Komaram Bheem (film)|Komaram Bheem]]'',<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-02/hyderabad/28278271_1_nandi-awards-feature-film-ias-officer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811082833/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-02/hyderabad/28278271_1_nandi-awards-feature-film-ias-officer |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 August 2011 |title=After 20 yrs in the can, film on Gonds to hit the screen|date=2 July 2010 |work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref> in which he also acted. In 1990, the film won the then [[Andhra Pradesh]] state [[Nandi Award]] for best film on national integration.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Allani Sridhar was born to a farmer's family in [[Medak]] district of [[Telangana]] state. The family got shifted to [[Hyderabad]] during his early childhood. He spent most of his childhood and youth days in Hyderabad. He finished his schooling from Andhra Vidhyalaya High School in Chikkadpally where he scored top grades in the school's recent history then. Subsequently, he joined a polytechnic course only to quit it in the middle to pursue his love for movies.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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===Writing===<br />
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He began his career as a writer in a weekly magazine and wrote a serial story called "Campus, Campus" which was a huge hit in those days. It compiled a huge readership, particularly among college goers.<br />
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===Direction===<br />
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Sridhar began his career as a director with a film about [[Gondi people|Gond]] tribal people titled ''[[Komaram Bheem (film)|Komaram Bheem]]'', for which he won an award for best director from the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/encourage-release-of-good-movies-allani-sridhar/article4682788.ece |title=Encourage release of good movies: Allani Sridhar |publisher=The Hindu |date=4 May 2013 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131120/entertainment-tollywood/article/100-films-children |title=100 films for children? |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=20 November 2013 |accessdate=2015-03-06}}</ref> Since then he has worked in numerous movie genres using both the Telugu and Hindi languages. He has also directed some television serials and educational material for the state government.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}<br />
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==Positions held==<br />
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Sridhar has chaired several prestigious positions in the industry and has held the position of president for both the Hyderabad Film Club and the Telangana Cinema Directors Association. He was a jury member on the Nandi TV awards committee in 2004 and on the Nandi Film awards committee in 2006 and 2011.<br />
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Sridhar has his own production house, Filmedia Productions Pvt. Ltd.<br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
;[[Nandi Awards]]<br />
*[[Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director]] - ''[[Komaram Bheem (film)|Komaram Bheem]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ipr.ap.nic.in/New_Links/Film.pdf|title=నంది అవార్డు విజేతల పరంపర (1964–2008)|trans-title=A series of Nandi Award Winners (1964–2008)|publisher=[[Andhra Pradesh (magazine)|Information & Public Relations of Andhra Pradesh]]|access-date=21 August 2020}}(in [[Telugu language|Telugu]])</ref><br />
*"Nandi" TV award for "best screen play writer" – serial "Katama Raju Kathalu"<br />
;Other Awards<br />
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*"Best television director" by Yuva Kala Vahini.<br />
*Best Director award by special critics jury for Hindi film "Tuhi Meri Ganga" at International Film Festival, U.S.A.<br />
*Komaram Bheem memorial national award<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
Aside from television serials and AD{{clarify|date=July 2015}} films, Sridhar has directed the following movies:<br />
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'''Telugu''':<br />
*''Komaram Bheem''<br />
*''Raghuluthunna Bharatham''<br />
*''Preme Naa Pranam''<br />
*''Uthsaaham''<br />
*''Jai Sri Balaji''<br />
*''Goutama Buddha''<br />
*''Hanuman Chalisa''<br />
*''Hostel Days''<br />
*''Chilukuru Balaji''<br />
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'''Hindi''':<br />
*''Tuhi Meri Ganga''<br />
*''Tathagatha Buddha''<br />
*''Goswami Tulasidas''<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Allani Sridhar has five sisters and a brother. He is married to Nirmala and they have two children.<br />
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[[Category:Telugu screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:Nandi Award winners]]<br />
[[Category:People from Medak district]]<br />
[[Category:Screenwriters from Telangana]]<br />
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