Boyapati Srinivas, commonly known as Boyapati Srinu or Boyapati Sreenu, is an Indian film director and screenwriter. Best known for directing masala films in Telugu cinema, Boyapati has garnered two state Nandi Awards. Boyapati completed his intermediate from JKC College in Guntur and attended Nagarjuna University. His family runs a photo studio. Boyapati was interested in photography and worked as a part-time reporter for the Eenadu newspaper. His cousin Posani Krishna Murali recommended Boyapati to work in the direction department of Muthyala Subbaiah studio in 1997 after requesting him for a while. Boyapati worked with him for films like Oka Chinna Maata, Gokulamlo Seeta, Pelli Chesukundam, Pavitra Prema, Annayya and Manasunna Maaraju.