Srikanth Vissa

Srikanth Naidu Vissa, or just Srikanth Vissa if you’re not a fan of long names, kinda snuck into the Telugu film world and now you can’t really ignore him. Born in the coastal town of Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh in ‘82, he figured he’d do the engineering thing like a “good Indian boy,” but let’s be real, the movies were always calling. And yeah, he answered. His first shot at the big screen was Basanti—not exactly a blockbuster, but everyone’s gotta start somewhere. Fast forward, and suddenly his name is popping up in credits for some major Telugu hits. Pushpa: The Rise? Yeah, that wild ride with Allu Arjun. Srikanth had a hand in that. Venky Mama, Khiladi—if you’ve been anywhere near Tollywood in the last few years, you’ve probably seen his work (or at least heard people quoting it). He’s not just churning out scripts for the paycheck, either. There’s this unique blend of massy appeal and clever writing that kinda makes his stuff stand out. Like, you get the punchlines, but there’s also a little kick of smart storytelling in there. He doesn’t seem to be slowing down, either. Upcoming projects? Oh, just a few small things—Pushpa The Rule (so, yes, the hype is real), Tiger Nageswararao, Ravanasura, 18 Pages, and Devil. The guy’s got his fingerprints all over the next wave of Telugu cinema, and honestly, it’d be weird if his scripts didn’t pop up in some new blockbuster next year. Not bad for a guy who started out as an engineer, right?