Director

Jayant Paranji

Directing

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14

TMDB ID: 237047

IMDb ID: nm0419680

Known for: Directing

Born: July 21, 1957

Age: 68

Place of birth: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1983 - 2021

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 5.98

Wikidata: Q6167589

Also known as

Jayanth C Paranji • Jayanth C. Paranjee

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Director (10)Screenplay (3)Assistant Property Master (1)

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Biography

Jayanth C. Paranjee is an Indian film director known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He began his professional journey by creating corporate films and advertisements before transitioning to cinema. Then he switched over to directing Telugu serials for the television. He shot to fame when his serial Tenali Rama began to be telecast by Doordarshan. Shot in expensive sets, this serial quickly climbed to the number one spot. Jayanth got his break in 1996 when producer D. Suresh Babu offered him the opportunity to direct Preminchukondam Raa (1997), a film starring Venkatesh, which became a major success. Over the years, he has directed a limited number of films but is known for his impactful work in the industry.

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