Merlapaka Gandhi

Merlapaka Gandhi

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Merlapaka Gandhi Profile

  • Name:
  • Merlapaka Gandhi
  • Other Name:
  • Merlapaka Che Guvera
  • Father:
  • Merlapaka Murali

Merlapaka Gandhi Biography

Merlapaka Gandhi is a successful film director associated with Telugu cinema. He is a noted screenwriter too. He made his directorial debut with Venkatadri Express in 2013, and later directed two more films - Express Raja (2016) and Krishnarjuna Yudham (2018). His debut film opened to positive critical reception and was a commercial success. Though he is an engineering graduate, he pursued his career in films, and succeeded also. His films, ‘Venkatadri Express’ and ‘Express Raja’ were noticed for its comedy, and the director has flair to handle such hilarious scenes.

 

His real name is Merlapaka Che Guvera. He hails from Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Vedulla Cheruvu is his native village. His father Merlapaka Murali was a Telugu novelist and journalist. He was fond of Che Guevara and hence named his son as Che Guevara. As it was not easy to pronounce this name, he changed his second name to Gandhi in his early childhood. Since the age of 15, he dreamed to become a film director. So, though he completed his graduation in engineering course, he convinced his father and joined film stream.

 

He studied Cinematography course in L. V. Prasad film institute in Chennai, and also started writing stories. He also directed one short film before his directorial debut in Telugu cinema. He scripted and directed the film, Venkatadri Express in 2013. He wrote characters of Saptagiri and Thagubothu Ramesh for entertainment aspect and most of the characters he wrote were taken from real life.  Upon release, the movie received good reviews, and he stayed in film industry forever. He got the story idea of Express Raja during the shoot of Venkatadri Express’ climax, and this movie too was an entertainer.

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Updated: June 28, 2018

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