Vamsi Paidipally Biography

Vamshi Paidipally is a Tollywood film director who is known for directing the films Brindavanam (2010), Yevadu (2014) & Oopiri (2016). He won Filmfare Award for Best Director - Telugu for the film Oopiri.

Early and Personal Life

Vamshi Paidipally was born in Nirmal, Telangana, India. Since his childhood he has been fascinated by films. His father had a theatre in his district so he grew up in the atmosphere of theatre. He did his schooling in Hyderabad Public School, and his intermediate from Little Flower Junior College. He then completed Bachelor's in commerce and a Master's in Computer Applications (MCA) from Badruka Educational Society. He later quit his software job and got into films as an assistant director for the film Eeshwar in 2002 and worked as an associate director for Varsham, Mass and Bhadra .

He had his debut as a director with Munna in 2007 and went on to direct Brindavanam in 2010, Yevadu in 2013 and the blockbuster film Oopiri in 2016. He is married to Malini and has a daughter.