Janardhana Maharshi (born 16 May) is an Indian screenwriter, poet, author, producer, novelist, lyricist & film director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Kannada cinema. His directorial movies namely "Devasthanam" and "Viswadarshanam" are screened in many Film festivals. Early life Born in Kandukuru, Prakasham district completed his schooling and higher education in Chittoor. In his college days he acted and written stage plays and published his poems and stories in many famous weeklies. He joined as a Script Assistant to Tanikella Bharani in the year 1989 and assisted him for almost 10 films and later became an independent writer in the year 1993. Right from his childhood he is a great admirer and devotee of the legendary director K. Viswanath. Maharshi proudly says that "My mother used to explain the intricate details of all K. Viswanath films due to which he became my god". Personal life He is married to Lakshmi Sunitha in the year 1995. The couple have two daughters Sravani Sarvamangala and Sarvani Saktipradatha. He resides in Ameerpet, Hyderabad. Film career and filmography He got his first break as a writer in years 1994 and 1995. His four films namely "One by Two", "Aunty" and "Pekata Papa Rao" ran for 100 days and became a very popular story, screenplay and dialogue writer. His collaboration with directors T. S. B. K. Moulee, Siva Nageswara Rao got him fame and success. Later he joined hands with another sensational director E. V. V. Satyanarayana and the duo is an instant hit. The writer and director duo created wonders and was called the most successful combination and continued working together for nearly 25 films. In 2004, he entered Kannada film industry and continuously delivered super hit films like "Aakash", "Arasu", "Dattha", "Meravanige", "Kannadadda Kiran Bedi" and so on. He had written 15 films in Kannada and 75 films in Telugu. He also worked closely with directors K.Raghavendra Rao and S.V.Krishna Reddy and delivered great films. He had also written dialogues for the National Award Winning Film Eega. As a writer his famous films are Venky Mama, Hungama, Eega, Maa Nannaku Pelli (which won Nandi Award for best family picture), Kanyadanam, Chala Bagundi, Goppinti Alludu, Bava Nachadu, Maavidaakulu, Jai Bolo Telangana, Pilla Nachindi, Maayajaalam. In Kannada Natasaarvabhowma, Paramesha Panwala, Raj Vishnu, Bindaas and Bombaat etc. He is very much acclaimed for his comedy films like Evadi Gola Vaadidhi, Pattukondi Chooddam, Maa Alludu