Gowtam Tinnanuri is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with Malli Raava (2017) and gained widespread acclaim for the sports drama Jersey, which won several awards including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. He also directed the Hindi remake of Jersey (2022), starring Shahid Kapoor. His recent releases include the Telugu spy thriller Kingdom (2025), and he has other projects in development, including the Telugu film Magic.
Career Gowtam Tinnanuri began his career in Telugu cinema with Malli Raava (2017), a romantic drama. He subsequently directed Jersey, a sports drama about a cricketer making a comeback in his late 30s. The film performed well commercially and received several awards, including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and the Critics Choice Film Award for Best Director. The success of Jersey led to a Hindi-language remake in 2022, also directed by Tinnanuri, starring Shahid Kapoor.
In addition to feature films, Tinnanuri wrote the bilingual web series Lots of Love (LOL) (2019), released on MX Player.
Filmography Year Title Notes2017Malli Raava 2019Jersey2022JerseyHindi film; Remake of Jersey (2019)2025KingdomDelayed
Television Year Title Credited as Language Network Notes 2019 Lots of Love (LOL) Writer TeluguTamil MX Player
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.2020Critics Choice Film AwardsBest DirectorJersey2021National Film AwardsBest Feature Film – TeluguSouth Indian International Movie AwardsBest Director – Telugu
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