Koratala Siva

Koratala Siva (born 15 June 1975) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Koratala has directed four Telugu films, namely "Mirchi" (2013), "Srimanthudu" (2015), "Janatha Garage" (2016) and "Bharat Ane Nenu" (2018), and all four are commercial successes. He has received two Nandi Awards, and an IIFA Utsavam Award.
Early life and cinema.
Starting his early career working as a software engineer, Koratala worked as a screenwriting assistant under his uncle Posani Krishna Murali. Subsequently, he ventured into cinema as a dialogue writer for films such as "Okkadunnadu, Munna, Brindavanam," and "Oosaravelli."
Directorial career.
In 2013, he made his directorial debut with "Mirchi" starring Prabhas which was a box-office success. In 2015, he directed action-drama film "Srimanthudu", which was a commercial success, and has received three Filmfare Awards South, six IIFA Awards, and six SIIMA Awards. 
His 2016 film "Janatha Garage" starred Mohanlal and Jr. NTR. The story follows operating a large automobile service center named "Janatha Garage" and undertaking law enforcement through their group of automobile mechanics, because the legal agencies were thought to be inadequate. The film grossed estimated 135 crore and earned a distributor's share amount of 60 crore in its first week of release. Koratala scored his third consecutive success as a director with the film. 
He returned to direct Mahesh Babu in the political drama film "Bharat Ane Nenu" and continued his success streak at the box-office, with the film grossing 225 crore at the box-office. In early 2020, Koratala started filming his next, "Acharya" with Chiranjeevi in the lead.