Krishna Ghattamaneni, also known as Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna is an Indian actor, director and producer. He is famous for introducing new technologies through his movies. He started his career as an actor with the movie `Tene Manasulu` which was directed by Adurthi Subba Rao. His famous movies in Telugu are Alluri Seethaa Rama Raju, Palnati Simham, Simhaasanam, etc. He also worked a as Member of Parliament for the Congress Party. He introduces new technologies like Eastman color film, Cinemascope film, 70mm film, DTS film, etc to Telugu cinema. In 2009, he honored with the Padma Bhushan Award by Government of India. Krishna was credited with producing many technological firsts in the Telugu film industry such as the first Cinemascope film - Alluri Seetharama Raju (1974), the first Eastmancolor film - Eenadu (1982), Simhasanam (1986), Telugu Veera Levara (1995). He starred in the spy films Gudachari 116 (1966), James Bond 777 (1971), Agent Gopi (1978), Rahasya Gudachari (1981) and Gudachari 117 (1989). Krishna directed Sankharavam (1987), Mugguru Kodukulu (1988), Koduku Diddina Kapuram (1989), Bala Chandrudu (1990) and Anna Thammudu (1990), casting his son Mahesh Babu in pivotal roles. Krishna directed 17 feature films and produced many films under his Padmalaya Studios production company along with his brothers Adiseshagiri Rao and Hanumantha Rao. Krishna was one of the highest-paid Telugu actors during his time. Krishna collaborated with several notable directors of the time such as Adurthi Subba Rao, V. Madhusudhan Rao, K. Viswanath, Bapu, Dasari Narayana Rao and K. Raghavendra Rao. He also has the record of pairing up with the same actress for more than 48 films with Vijaya Nirmala and 47 films with Jaya Prada. In December 2012, at the age of 69, Krishna announced his retirement from politics.