K. Vijaya Bhaskar made his directorial debut with Prarthana in 1991. He rose to fame with his comedy oriented movies like; Swayamvaram, Manmadhudu, Nuvve Kaavaali and Nuvvu Naaku Nachav. He has won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and Filmfare Award for Best Director in 2000 for Nuvve Kaavaali.