The
latest
sensation
in
Tollywood,
Koratala
Siva
is
celebrating
his
40th
birthday
today
on
the
sets
of
his
next
film,
Janatha
Garage
starring
Jr
NTR
and
Samantha
in
the
lead
roles.
The
director
is
popular
for
striking
a
balance
between
the
mass
elements
and
class
storylines,
and
no
wonder
heroes
are
queueing
up
to
work
with
him.
Though
he
is
only
two
films
old
as
a
directior
in
the
industry,
he
comes
from
a
solid
background
and
the
film's
he
has
worked
as
a
script
writer
and
dialogue
writer
are
nothing
short
of
a
classic
resume
for
his
directorial
plunge.
Go
through
the
slides
below
to
have
a
look
at
the
films,
you
likely
didn't
know
Koratala
Siva
was
a
part
of.
Boys
Though
Koratala
Siva
was
not
officially
part
of
Shankar's
Boys,
it
is
highly
coincidental
that
the
film's
storyline
matches
exactly
with
Siva's
first
film
as
story
writer,
Girl
Friend,
which
released
an
year
before
Boys
hit
the
screens.
Simha
Koratala
Siva's
Wikipedia
page
states
that
he
was
a
ghost
writer
for
Balakrishna's
Simha,
directed
by
Boyapati.
Bhadra
Siva's
career
took
off
as
a
script
and
dialogue
writer
for
Ravi
Teja's
Bhadra.
Munna
Siva's
first
film
with
Prabhas
was
not
Mirchi,
but
Munna,
for
which
he
penned
the
dialogues.
Brindavanam
Siva's
first
association
with
NTR
happened
with
Brindavanam,
for
which
he
has
given
the
story
and
dialogues.
Oosaravelli
Koratala
Siva
gave
dialogues
for
NTR's
Oosaravelli
which
made
him
closer
to
the
actor.
While
Janatha
Garage
is
slated
to
release
on
12
August,
Siva
might
team
up
with
Akhil
Akkineni,
for
his
next.
On
the
occasion
of
the
director's
Birthday,
distributor
Mikkilineni
Sudhakar
has
announced
his
production
company
Yuvasudha
creations
and
said
that
the
first
production
venture
will
be
with
Siva,
though
the
hero
of
the
project
is
not
yet
decided.
Siva
has
also
given
a
commitment
to
producer
D
V
V
Danayya,
while
Allu
Arjun,
Ram
Charan
and
Mahesh
Babu
are
in
the
waiting
list
to
work
with
the
director.
Now,
that's
what
success
does
to
you
and
here
we
wish
Koratala
Siva,
a
very
Happy
Birthday!