Sriraj Ginne, born November 22, 1946, is a renowned story & dialogue writer of Tollywood in India. He is known for his work for the movies blockbuster melodrama Kalikaalam. His other movies include Surigaadu, Premisthe etc. Telugu television serials such as Sneha, etc. He has to his credit other literary works including short stories, Stage Plays & Play-lets, translations etc.

Background

Sriraj is a reputed short story writer (credited with about 100 of which a few by choice were translated into English, Kannada, Oriya and Hindi and published in popular journals, a poet with about 25 compilations and a playwright (full plays like 'Kaaladharmam' staged at Akhila Bharata Telugu Mahasabhalu in 1990 at Bangalore, 15 playlets and 25 short plays broadcast by Akashvani and telecast on Sneha TV as multi and single episode serials). Sriraj is also credited with scripts for 15 feature films, 'Kalikaalam', 'Surigadu' (ranked as the best at the Indian panorama 1993 and was selected for China Film Fest in the same year), 'Preminchu' which won AP Bangaru Nandi award in 2001, 'Rajeswari Kalyanam', 'Akka Baagunnava' and the likes. Not only that, the retakes of 'Santhan' in Hindi, 'Kalikaalam' in Tamil, Kannada, Maraathi, Bengali and Oriya and 'Surigadu' in Tamil and Hindi were hits at the box office.

Writer

• Kalikaalam (Telugu) : 30 May 1991 - Story
• Surigadu (Telugu) : 17 April 1992 - Dialogue, Story
• Kaligaalam (Tamil) : May 1992 - Story
• Attaku Koduku Mamaku Alludu (Telugu) : 9th Jan 1993
• Maama-Kodalu (Telugu) : 02.04.1993
• Appalee Manasa (Marathi) : June 1993
• Kumkuma Bhagya (Kannada) : Oct 1993
• Santhaan (Hindi) : 12th Nov 1993 - Story
• Police Officer (Tamil Dub) : Jul 1993
• Watchman Vadivelu (Tamil) : 24 July 1994
• Vennela (Telugu) : May 1994
• Antee Choori Thontee Katte (Oriya) : Dec 1993
• Kalikaal (Bengali) : 1993
• Thapassu (Telugu) : 2nd Feb 1995
• Akka! Bagunnava? (Telugu) : Sep 1997
• Speed Dancer (Telugu) : 17 June 1999
• Rajeswari Kalyanam (Telugu) : 1995
• Preminchu
  Preminchu
  Preminchu is a 2001 Telugu Drama film directed by Boyina Subba Rao and produced by D. Rama Naidu. It is based on the story of Blind girl with confidence facing the world around and showed the way to many people that Blindness is not a hurdle if there is strong mind.-The Plot:Meena is a blind...
  
   (Telugu) : 11th Apr 2001 - Story
• Maaji Aayee (Marathi): 2008

Television

• Sneha (13 Episode Serial) - ETV
  ETV Network (India)
  ETV2 is first 24-hour Telugu news channel in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the many channels which telecast news in pure Telugu language....
  
    29th Aug 1995 to 28th Nov 1995
• Ragam marina Paata (Single Episode)
• Mandakini (Single Episode)

Books

• Lancham (Playlet)
• Okka Kshanam (Compilation of Short stories)
• Chukkalaseema (Short stories)
• Kaaladharmam (Playlet)
• Velugu Vakitloki (Anthology of Short Stories)

External links

• Felicitation in Visakhapatnam http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/01/stories/2004030101550200.htm
• Book Review in THE HINDU, Visakhapatnam May 4, 2004 Tuesday http://www.hindu.com/br/2004/05/04/stories/2004050400091802.htm
• Felicitation by Telecom Kala Sravanthi http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/15/stories/2004031501820200.htm