Trivikram

Trivikram Srinivas was born as Akella Naga Srinivasa Sharma into a Telugu Brahmin family, in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh. During his childhood, he used to watch a lot of films, and thought of becoming a film director at age 14. He, however, had no plans for a career in films, as he thought it was impractical, considering his financial situation, which was such that even buying a ticket to travel from Bhimavaram to Hyderabad, the hub of the Telugu film industry, was itself a big task.

Trivikram finished his schooling at S.Ch.B.R.M. High School, and completed Intermediate, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) degree from D.N.R. College in Bhimavaram. He then moved to the city of Visakhapatnam to study for his master's degree at Andhra University. In the city he spent every day of his stay watching movies; all the while, he made sure his parents never knew of his intention to become a film director. He was also an avid reader and was so addicted to it that he used to get "a high while reading books". He completed his two-year M.Sc degree course in nuclear physics in 15 months and graduated with a gold medal from Andhra University.

Trivikram then started to work as a high school teacher in Bhimavaram, teaching math, physics, and chemistry. His friend, actor Sunil, who was then struggling for chances in film industry, wanted someone to support him as a source of strength and requested Trivikram to join him in Hyderabad, to which he obliged. He then started taking classes for students there, living on the income from tuition fees, and spent his spare time trying to find opportunities for himself to enter the film industry.