Abburi Ravi, dialogue writer of movies like Bommarillu, is also a close associate of Trivikram. Trivikram was the highest paid writer before he became a director himself. Trivikram took nine months for writing Chirunavvutho script, for which he got the Nandi Award. His dialogues are primarily one-lined and witty, although they can at times deal with more serious issues like life and relationships very effectively. Trivikram is best known for the dialogues written for Telugu movies like Nuvve Kavali, Chirunavvutho, Nuvvu Naaku Nachav and Manmadhudu. It is truly an astonishing feat that he won the Nandi Award for best dialogue writer for 4 times in a span of 5 years. He did face many problems in entering the industry, but when he finally made it, the whole industry took notice. He brought in a sea of changes in the Telugu film dialogues. It became a major hit at the box office by grossing a whopping 42 crores in 50 days.Īfter Late Jandhyala perhaps, he is the only writer in Telugu films who is so versatile. The audio rights were sold to Aditya Music for 90 lakhs, the highest for a Telugu film ever in the recent times. The film released amidst high expectations with 320 prints in 1000 theaters. Jalsa was the most awaited film of the year 2008. It was the first Telugu film released in Poland. After its stupendous response, it has also been dubbed into Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi.Īthadu was even dubbed into polish Language in Poland as Poszukiwany. Its satellite rights were sold for a whopping Rs. 220 million in its total run, thus becoming the sensational hit of 2005 in Tollywood. It collected a distributors' share of Rs. It is rated high for its technical standards. He asked Trivikram to write the climax scene, but after he saw his work, Prasad was so impressed that he asked him to work as an assistant to Athadu - one of the most critically acclaimed movies in the industry. Prasad, who was making a film and said that Trivikram was a bloody good writer and was looking for a break. Gopi Mohan also stayed with them in their room for some days before he moved to a separate room with Veeru Potla (writer of Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana). He joined Trivikram, Sunil’s room and stayed there for many days. He came to Hyderabad only for that purpose. Patnaik, Chandra Siddartha (Appudappudu, Aa naluguru, Madhumasam…fame), Dasaradh (Santosham, Swagatham), Gopi Mohan (Famous Screenplay writer), Venu (hero) were good friends. Trivikram never had plans of entering into the entertainment industry but had a keen interest in Telugu literature. Interestingly, Trivikram is a gold medalist from Andhra University in Nuclear Physics. He and comedian Sunil happen to be close friends, they even got married on the same day and the latter considers Trivikram the most influential figure in his life. Trivikram was a BSC student, while Sunil was a BA Fine Arts student. Trivikram and comedian Sunil graduated from the same college (DNR COllege) in Bhimavaram. Trivikram married the iconic Sirivennala Seetha Rama Sastry's niece. He did his schooling and Intermediate in Bhimavaram. Trivikram Srinivas is a dialogue writer-turned-director in the Telugu film industry.