Kakarla Srinivasu

Srinivasu Kakarla jumped into the Telugu film scene back in ‘96—yeah, that was a totally different era, people actually used film cameras and cell phones weighed a ton. Right from the start, the guy was all in. Stories, photography, music—you name it, he was obsessed. It’s not like he just wandered in; you could say the industry kinda pulled him in, like gravity, because he couldn’t resist that creative itch. He didn’t just dabble around, either. Srinivasu got to work with some real big shots—Bapu, Jandyala, K Raghavendra Rao, Raviraja Pinesetty. These aren’t just directors, they’re legends, the kind you drop in conversations to impress people. Working with them is basically a masterclass in film, no joke. He’s always been the type to poke at visual storytelling, not just for the sake of pretty frames, but to dig into the tougher, sometimes tricky topics. He’s definitely not afraid to get his hands dirty with nuanced subjects, and that makes his films hit a little differently. Honestly, the dude’s got a radar for global cinema too—he’s not just stuck in one bubble. You can see hints of world movies in his work, and it’s clear he’s got a taste for the diplomatic, the layered, the stuff people actually argue about after the credits roll. Twenty-five years? That’s a long haul. He’s seen the industry switch gears a dozen times, and he’s still got a grip on every aspect of filmmaking. Editing, production, storytelling—he’s done his homework, and it shows.