Madhu Mantena

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Madhu Mantena
Born (1975-05-08) 8 May 1975 (age 49)
Hyderabad, India
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur
Film producer
Advertiser
Years active2002–present
Spouses
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    (m. 2015;div. 2019)​
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    (m. 2023)​
Partner Nandana Sen (2002–2013) [1]
Relatives Ram Gopal Varma (cousin)
Awards National Film Award
Limca Book of Records

Madhu Varma Mantena (born 8 May 1975) is an Indian film producer and entrepreneur involved in the production and distribution of films across Hindi, Telugu, and Bengali cinema. [2] [3]

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Career

Mantena founded a music label as a teenager, which he then sold to Supreme Recording Company. He then went on to set up Adlabs’ International Operations under the aegis of Manmohan Shetty and was head of Saregama Films.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Mantena co-produced Ghajini , which became the highest-grossing Indian film of that year. [4] [5] In 2010, he produced the political thrillers Rakht Charitra and Rann and the Bengali drama Autograph . [6] [7]

In 2011, Mantena co-founded Phantom Films with Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl and Vikramaditya Motwane. The company produced a number of films including such as Queen which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi in 2014, Bombay Velvet (2015), Ugly (2015) which was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and the New York Indian Film Festival. [8] The 2016 film Raman Raghav 2.0 was screened at the Cannes Directors' Fortnight. [9] In 2019, Super 30 was the last film produced by Phantom Films; [10] the company was subsequently disbanded. In 2022, Mantena and Sheetal Talwar bought the rights of the Phantom brand and revived the company as Phantom Studios. [11]

He is the founder and chief creative officer of the marketing company Big Bang Media Private Limited. In April 2023, it was announced that Big Bang Media Ventures would be the exclusive marketing and commercial partner to the Hockey India League. [12]

Personal life

Mantena was in a relationship with actress Nandana Sen for over a decade. [13] He married fashion designer and actress Masaba Gupta in 2015 in a civil ceremony in Mumbai. [14] In late 2018 the couple announced that they were on a trial separation. [15] The couple officially got divorced in September 2019. [16] Mantena married author and yoga teacher Ira Trivedi on 11 June 2023 in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Mumbai, which was attended by close family and friends.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

As Producer

YearTitleLanguage
2003KarthikTelugu
2008 Ghajini Hindi
2010 Rann Hindi
2010 Autograph Bengali
2010 Rakta Charitra

Rakta Charitra 2

Telugu

Hindi

2010 Jhootha Hi Sahi Hindi
2011 Mausam Hindi
2013 Lootera Hindi
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Hindi
2014 Queen Hindi
2014 Ugly Hindi
2015 NH10 Hindi
2015 Hunterrr Hindi
2015 Bombay Velvet Hindi
2015 Shaandaar Hindi
2015 Masaan Hindi
2016 Udta Punjab Hindi
2016 Raman Raghav 2.0 Hindi
2016 Wrong Side Raju Gujarati
2017 Trapped Hindi
2018 Mukkabaaz Hindi
2018 High Jack Hindi
2018 Manmarziyaan Hindi
2018 Youngraad Marathi
2019 Super 30 Hindi

Awards

YearFilmAwardCategoryResult
2008 Ghajini International Indian Film Academy Best Film Nominated
2015 Ugly Screen Award Best Film Nominated
Queen 62nd National Film Awards Best Feature Film in HindiWon
Filmfare Award Best Film Won
IIFA Award Best Movie Won
Masaan 63rd National Film Awards Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director Won
2016 Wrong Side Raju 64th National Film Awards Best Feature Film in GujaratiWon

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