Posani Krishna Murali Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Posani Krishna Murali is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director, and producer who has predominantly worked in films made in the Telugu language. As of June 2022, he had written the screenplay and/or dialogues for more than 150 Telugu films. He has directed and/or produced films such as Sravanamasam (2005), Operation Duryodhana (2007), Mental Krishna (2009), and Dussasana (2009). He is also well recognized for his supporting roles in numerous movies including Bhadradri Ramudu (2004), Ek Niranjan (2009), Vedam (2010), Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012), Attarintiki Daredi (2013), 1: Nenokkadine (2014), Brahmotsavam (2016), Khaidi No. 150 (2017), Bharat Ane Nenu (2018), Yatra (2019), and Gully Rowdy (2021).

Born Name

Posani Krishna Murali

Nick Name

Murali

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Pedakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India

Residence

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Nationality

Education

Posani Krishna Murali had completed his schooling in a small village in his home district of Guntur. After his high school graduation, he completed a B. Com. (Bachelor of Commerce) degree. Thereafter, he joined the Acharya Nagarjuna University, a state university in Namburu, Guntur. He graduated from there with an M. A. (Master of Arts) degree.

After moving to Chennai, he joined the Presidency College, an art, commerce, and science college in the heart of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He graduated from there with an M. Phil. (Master of Philosophy) degree. He had also held ambitions of obtaining a Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree and had joined a college to pursue the same. However, he had to discontinue his studies due to his extremely busy work schedule.

Occupation

Screenwriter, Actor, Director, Producer

Family

• Father – Posani Subba Rao (Deceased)
• Siblings – Posani Nageshwara Rao (Brother), Prameela (Younger Sister), Rajyalakshmi (Older Sister)
• Others – Koratala Siva (Nephew) (Film Director, Screenwriter), Boyapati Srinu (Cousin) (Film Director, Screenwriter)

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 10 in or 178 cm

Weight

82 kg or 181 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Posani Krishna Murali has dated –

1. Kusuma Latha – Through his long-term marriage to Kusuma Latha, Posani Krishna Murali has 2 sons named Posani Ujwal and Posani Prajwal.

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Stocky frame
• Side-parted, overgrown, wavy hair
• Sports a rugged beard

Posani Krishna Murali Facts

1. Posani Krishna Murali, at the Acharya Nagarjuna University, was elected the general secretary of the student body.
2. After graduating from the university with a master’s degree, he worked in a small chit fund company in the state capital of Hyderabad. He was later offered a job with Margadarsi Chit Fund, an enterprise of the Ramoji Group, an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Hyderabad. He had worked there for about a year before quitting the job and returning to his home district of Guntur.
3. After the untimely demise of his father, he moved to the city of Chennai to find work. There, he requested renowned screenwriter, actor, director, poet, playwright, novelist, and orator Paruchuri Gopala Krishna for helping him find some work. Mr. Krishna recognized his potential and allowed him to work as an assistant under him.
4. While he was still working under Mr. Krishna and pursuing his M. Phil. degree in parallel, noted film director Ram Gopal Varma had asked him to write dialogues for a film of his. Posani Krishna Murali declined the offer by stating that he was still honing his skills and was not ready to take up a film on his own.
5. In a period of about 5 five years, he assisted Mr. Krishna and his brother in more than 100 films. In 1992, he quit his job as an assistant writer to expand his career.
6. In the mid-2000s, he established a film production company called UP Cinema Lines.
7. In 2009, he had contested and lost the Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly elections from the Chilakaluripet constituency.

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