Company type | Private |
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Industry | Television |
Genre | Entertainment |
Founded | April 10, 1992 in Hyderabad, India |
Founder | Shyam Prasad Reddy |
Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India |
Key people | M Deepthi Reddy |
Products | TV 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.
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]
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.
Film | Year | Director | Notes |
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Agrahaaram | 1993 | Kodi Ramakrishna | First film from the company |
Ammoru | 1995 | ||
Anji | 2004 | Highest budget Telugu film at its time of release | |
Arundhati | 2009 | Last film from the company |
Series/Show | Genre | Channel | First aired | Last Aired | Notes | Ref(s) |
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Manasu Mamata | Drama Romance | ETV | 12 January 2011 | 17 November 2021 | [ citation needed ] | |
Jabardasth | Comedy | 7 February 2013 | Present | |||
Extra Jabardasth | Comedy | 10 October 2014 | Present | [3] [4] | ||
Babai Hotel | Cooking | ETV Abiruchi | 1 August 2017 | |||
Cash S2 | Game show | ETV | 3 March 2018 | December 2022 | ||
Star Mahila | Game show | 1 January 2007 | 3 April 2021 | Two seasons | ||
Nuvvu Ready Nenu Ready | Game show | 20 August 2020 | ||||
Rangula Ratnam | Drama | 17 November 2021 | Present | |||
Geetha Govindam | Drama Romance | 2 February 2022 | 15 April 2023 | |||
Sravana Meghalu | Drama | 2007 | 2007 | It was stopped in the middle due to some unavoidable reasons | ||
Thoorpu Velle Railu | Drama | 2008 | 29 January 2011 | |||
Pelli Pusthakam | Drama Romance | 17 April 2023 | Present | |||
Dhee | Reality Dance | 2009 | Present | 15th season ongoing | ||
Sridevi Drama Company | Comedy | 31 January 2021 | Present | |||
Rechi | Comedy | 2021 | Present | |||
Suma Adda | Comedy talk show | 7 January 2023 | Present |
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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