Mallemala Entertainments

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Mallemala Entertainments
Company typePrivate
IndustryTelevision
GenreEntertainment
FoundedApril 10, 1992;32 years ago (1992-04-10) in Hyderabad, India
Founder Shyam Prasad Reddy
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Key people
M Deepthi Reddy
ProductsTV shows
Film production
Subsidiaries M. S. Art Movies (1988–1991)

Mallemala Entertainments is an Indian media and entertainment company which produces films and television programs. Its television productions include reality TV shows, comedy shows, game shows, entertainment and factual programming in Telugu.

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Its notable productions includes TV shows like Jabardasth, Extra Jabardasth , Star Mahila , Dhee, and Manasu Mamata . It produced films like Ammoru (1995), Anji (2004), and Arundhati (2009). Mallemala Entertainments [1] also owns the entertainment website 123Telugu.com. [2]

History

Shyam Prasad Reddy made his debut as a producer in Tollywood with the film Thalambralu in 1987 under the banner M. S. Art Movies. Later in 1992, he founded Mallemala Entertainments and started producing films under this banner. He ventured into Television with the reality game show Star Mahila which became a popular show of the time.

Over the time, the company continued to produce various shows and series on television and became a complete television-only production company.

Films

FilmYearDirectorNotes
Aagraham 1993 Kodi Ramakrishna First film from the company
Ammoru 1995
Anji 2004Highest budget Telugu film at its time of release
Arundhati 2009Last film from the company

Television shows

Series/ShowGenreChannelFirst airedLast AiredNotesRef(s)
Manasu Mamata Drama Romance ETV 12 January 201117 November 2021[ citation needed ]
Jabardasth Comedy 7 February 2013Present
Extra Jabardasth Comedy 10 October 2014Present [3] [4]
Babai HotelCookingETV Abiruchi1 August 2017
Cash S2Game show ETV 3 March 2018December 2022
Star Mahila Game show1 January 20073 April 2021Two seasons
Nuvvu Ready Nenu ReadyGame show20 August 2020
Rangula RatnamDrama17 November 2021Present
Geetha GovindamDrama Romance2 February 202215 April 2023
Sravana MeghaluDrama20072007Abruptly Ended
Thoorpu Velle RailuDrama200829 January 2011
Pelli PusthakamDrama Romance17 April 2023Present
Dhee Reality Dance 2009Present15th season ongoing
Sridevi Drama Company Comedy 31 January 2021Present
Rechi Comedy 2021Present
Suma Adda Comedy talk show 7 January 2023Present

Digital media

Mallemala Entertainments also owns the entertainment website 123Telugu.com. [2] It features information on film news and updates, film reviews, interviews with entertainment personalities, OTT and TV news. The website is available in both Telugu and English languages.

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