Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It is established by Dil Raju in 2003. Raju has produced several Telugu films on this banner.[1] The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named 'Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'.
Some of the notable films produced by the company include Dil (2003), Arya (2004), Bhadra (2005), Bommarillu (2006), Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), Brindavanam (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Sathamanam Bhavati (2017), Fidaa (2017), F2 (2019), Maharshi (2019), and Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020).[2][3] Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations Template:Em dash Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamsi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav, and Venu Sri Ram.
History[]
Background
Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s and partnered with Venkata Lakshmi Films. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name Sri Harshita Films. Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company. After few more years studying the market, they established Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999.[1] They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area which refers to the esrstwhile Hyderabad State and present-day Telangana. The first three films distributed were Oke Okkadu (1999), Nuvvu Vastavani (2000), and Sakhi (2000). They went on to distribute more films like Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Murari (2001), Kushi (2001), Aadi (2002), Athadu (2005), Chatrapati (2005), and Pokiri (2006).[1]
Founding of Production company and success
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Film production[]
Solo Production[]
| Date | Film | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2003 | Dil | V. V. Vinayak | Co-production with Giri |
| 7 May 2004 | Arya | Sukumar | |
| 12 May 2005 | Bhadra | Boyapati Srinu | |
| 9 August 2006 | Bommarillu | Bhaskar | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film |
| 27 April 2007 | Munna | Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 1 May 2008 | Parugu | Bhaskar | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Bronze |
| 9 October 2008 | Kotha Bangaru Lokam | Srikanth Addala | |
| 5 September 2009 | Josh | Vasu Varma | |
| 12 May 2010 | Rama Rama Krishna Krishna | Sriwass | |
| 14 October 2010 | Brindavanam | Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 22 April 2011 | Mr. Perfect | Dasaradh | |
| 11 November 2011 | Oh My Friend | Venu Sriram | |
| 11 January 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Srikanth Addala | Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver[4] |
| 11 October 2013 | Ramayya Vasthavayya | Harish Shankar | |
| 12 January 2014 | Yevadu | Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 12 June 2015 | Kerintha | Sai Kiran Adivi | |
| 2015 | Subramanyam For Sale | ||
| 2016 | Krishnastami | ||
| 5 May 2016 | Supreme | Anil Ravipudi | |
| 14 January 2017 | Sathamanam Bhavati | Satish Vegesna | National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[5]
Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver[6] |
| 17 February 2017 | Nenu Local | Trinadha Rao Nakkina | |
| 23 June 2017 | DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham | Harish Shankar | |
| 21 July 2017 | Fidaa | Sekhar Kammula | |
| 2017 | Raja The Great | Anil Ravipudi | |
| 2017 | MCA (Middle Class Abbayi) | Venu Sriram | |
| 20 July 2018 | Lover | Anish R. Krishna | |
| 2018 | Srinivasa Kalyanam | ||
| 2018 | Hello Guru Prema Kosame | ||
| 12 January 2019 | F2 | Anil Ravipudi | Highest grossing film for the company |
| 2019 | Iddari Lokam Okate | First remake from the banner | |
| 7 February 2020 | Jaanu | C. Prem Kumar and Hrishikesh Bhargava | Remake of 96 |
| 4 September 2020 | V | Mohana Krishna Indraganti | Amazon Prime film |
| 14 January 2022 | Rowdy Boys | Marks the debut of Dil Raju's nephew, Sirish Reddy's son, Ashish Reddy | |
| 27 May 2022 | F3 | Anil Ravipudi | Sequel of F2: Fun and Frustration |
| 22 July 2022 | Thank You | ||
| 12 January 2023 | Varisu (Tamil) | Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 2023 | RC15 | S. Shankar | Filming[7] |
Collaborations with other producers[]
Involved in the production[]
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maro Charitra | In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments |
| 2011 | Gaganam | In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments |
| 2014 | Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam | In collaboration with Geetha Arts |
| 2019 | Maharshi | In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema
National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[8] |
| 2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment |
| 2021 | Shaadi Mubarak | In collaboration with Srinivas Reddy |
| 2021 | Vakeel Saab | In collaboration with Boney Kapoor |
| 2021 | Paagal | In collaboration with Bekkem Venugopal of Lucky Media |
| 2021 | Nootokka Jillala Andagadu | In collaboration with Krish's First Frame Entertainments |
| 2022 | Ori Devuda | In collaboration with PVP Cinema[9] |
| 2023 | Selfish | In collaboration with Sukumar Writings[10] |
Not involved in the production (but credited as a presenter)[]
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Akasamantha | Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum |
| 2012 | Tuneega Tuneega | In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner |
| 2017 | Jawaan | In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna |
| 2019 | Aaviri | In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs |
| 2022 | Good Luck Sakhi | In collaboration with Sudheer Chandra Padiri's Worth A Shot Motion Arts |
Dil Raju Productions[]
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jersey (Hindi) | In collaboration with Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Aman Gill |
| 2022 | HIT: The First Case (Hindi) | In collaboration with T-Series and Kuldeep Rathore[11] |
| 2023 | Shaakuntalam | In collaboration with Gunaa Team Works[12] |
Film distribution[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 [TBA Interview with Dil Raju]. Idlebrain (22 October 2008).
- ↑ [TBA Producer Dil Raju: The man with the Midas touch].
- ↑ [TBA Dil raju banner]. One India (4 May 2009).
- ↑ [TBA Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Film Awards for the Year 2013]. Idlebrain (2017-03-01).
- ↑ [TBA 64th National Film Awards: Here's the complete list of winners]. Hindustan Times (7 April 2017).
- ↑ [TBA Andhra Pradesh state Nandi film awards for the year 2016]. Idlebrain (2017-11-14).
- ↑ [TBA Zee buys Shankar - Ram Charan's film for 350 Cr |] (22 November 2021).
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.[TBA "67th National Film Awards: Complete list of winners"] Check
|url=value (help). The Hindu. 22 March 2021. - ↑ [TBA Ori Devuda - First Look and Motion Poster - Sri Venkateswara Creations] (en) (9 November 2021).
- ↑ [TBA Happy Birthday Ashish - Sri Venkateswara Creations] (en) (1 May 2022).
- ↑ [TBA Bhushan Kumar and Dil Raju's HIT – The First Case starring Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra to release on May 20, 2022] (en) (2021-11-20).
- ↑ [TBA దిల్ రాజు సమర్పణలో గుణశేఖర్ ప్యాన్ ఇండియా ప్రాజెక్ట్ `శాకుంతలం` షూటింగ్ ప్రారంభం] (te) (2021-03-15).
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