Master is a 1997 Telugu-language action film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Allu Aravind. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Roshini in the lead roles, while Sakshi Sivanand, Puneet Issar and Satya Prakash play supporting roles. The music was composed by Deva while cinematography was handled by Chota K. Naidu. Chiranjeevi for the first time in his career sang a song in the film. This is first movie in the Telugu film industry to have been recorded in DTS. Upon its release, the film became a commercial success at the box office.

Suresh Krissna is an Indian film director who has directed Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi Language films. His first independent film as a director was Sathya (1988), with Kamal Haasan. He is well known for having directed Rajinikanth in four films which include, Annamalai (1992), Veera (1994), Baashha (1995) and Baba (2002). In the 1990s, he has also directed other major superstars including Chiranjeevi, Salman Khan and Kamal Hassan and Mohanlal.