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{{Short description|Indian film director (1951–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = K. Vasu
| native_name = కె.వాసు
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Kolli Srinavasa Rao
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1951|01|07}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Hyderabad State (1948–1956)|Hyderabad State]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2023|05|26|1951|01|07}}
| death_place = Hyderabad, [[Telangana]], India
| nationality =
| citizenship =
| spouse = Ratnakumari
| children = Annapurna, Deepti
| parents = [[K. Pratyagatma]], Satyavati
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter
| awards =
}}

'''Kolli Srinavasa Rao''' (7 January 1951 – 26 May 2023), known professionally as '''K. Vasu''', was an Indian film director and screenwriter, who worked in [[Telugu cinema]]. Son of [[K. Pratyagatma]], an Indian film journalist, director and producer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/kotayya_pratyagatma-profile-6079-14.htm |title=Kotayya Pratyagatma - Profile |access-date=27 May 2023 |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/movies/senior-director-k-vasu-passed-away/0201/123094058 | title=K Vasu: ప్రముఖ దర్శక నిర్మాత కె.వాసు కన్నుమూత | website=eenadu.net | date=27 May 2023 | access-date=27 May 2023 }}</ref>

Vasu died in Hyderabad on 26 May 2023, at the age of 72.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://telugucinema.com/news/pranam-khareedu-director-k-vasu-is-no-more |title='Pranam Khareedu' director K Vasu is no more |date=26 May 2023 |website=telugucinema.com |access-date=26 May 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Notes
|-
| 1974 ||Aadapillala Thandri || also story and producer
|-
| 1978 ||''[[Pranam Khareedu]]'' ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1979 ||''[[Kothala Raayudu]]'' ||
|-
| Edi Papam Edi Punyam ||
|-
| Muddu Muchata ||
|-
| Oka Challani Rathri ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1980 ||''[[Aarani Mantalu]]'' ||
|-
| Gopala Rao Gari Ammayi ||
|-
| rowspan="5" | 1981 ||Devudu Mamayya ||
|-
| ''[[Thodu Dongalu (1981 film)|Thodu Dongalu]]'' ||
|-
| ''[[Babulugaadi Debba]]'' ||
|-
| Guvvala Janta ||
|-
| ''[[Pakkinti Ammayi (1981 film)|Pakkinti Ammayi]]'' ||A remake of the 1953 Telugu film of [[Pakka Inti Ammayi|the same name]] which in itself was a remake of the [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language film ''[[Pasher Bari]]'' (1952) <ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/tamil-cinemas-bong-connection/ | title=Tamil cinema's bong connection | newspaper=The Times of India | date=29 April 2018 | access-date=8 December 2020 }}</ref> based on the namesake short story by Arun Chowdhury. Also screenplay.
|-
| 1982 || Kalahala Kapuram ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1984 ||''[[Allullostunnaru]]'' ||
|-
| Eduruleni Monagallu ||
|-
| Kotha Dhampathulu ||
|-
| 1985 ||''[[America Alludu]]'' || also screenplay and actor
|-
| 1986 ||''[[Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam]]'' || also screenplay
|-
| 1987 ||''[[Dammit Katha Addam Thirigindi]]'' || also screenplay
|-
| 1989 ||Ayyappa Swamy Mahatyam ||
|-
| 1990 ||Chinna Kodalu ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1991 ||Prema Chitram Pelli Vichitram ||
|-
| Aada Pilla ||
|-
| Pichi Pullayya ||
|-
| Palleturi Pellam ||
|-
| 1992 ||Joker Mama Super Alludu || also screenplay
|-
| 1993 ||Repati Rowdy ||
|-
| 1994 ||Puttinilla Mettinilla ||
|-
| 2004 ||''[[Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari]]'' ||A remake of [[Priyadarshan]]'s 2003 Hindi film ''[[Hungama (2003 film)|Hungama]]'', which itself borrowed its story from the director's ''[[Poochakkoru Mookkuthi]]'' (1984).
|-
| 2008 ||''[[Gajibiji]]'' || Also a producer and writer.
|-
| 2016 ||Tingarodu || Also a producer.
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0890862|name=K. Vasu}}
* [https://indiancine.ma/grid/year/name=K._Vasu K. Vasu] at Indiancine
* [https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/603626/ K. Vasu] at [[Kinopoisk]]

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[[Category:20th-century Indian people]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:People from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Telugu film directors]]

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