Boyapati Srinu is an Indian director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Starting out as a photographer and part time reporter for Eenadu in Guntur, he moved to films as an assistant to Muthyala Subbaiah before graduating to direction. Boyapati made his directorial debut with Bhadra (2005) and followed it with films like Thulasi (2007), Simha (2010), Legend (2014), Sarrainodu (2016) and Akhanda (2021). Boyapati's films are known for their loud, hyper masala dramas built around family sentiment, honor and gravity defying action.