Mythri Movie Makers

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Mythri Movie Makers
Industry Entertainment
Founded2015
FoundersNaveen Yerneni
Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
Mohan Cherukuri (CVM)
FateActive
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Naveen Yerneni
Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar
Products Films
Services Film production
Film distribution
Website mythrimoviemakers.com

Mythri Movie Makers is an Indian film production and film distribution company established by Naveen Yerneni, Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar, and Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) in 2015. The production company mainly produces and distributes Telugu films. [1]

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Notable films produced by the company include Srimanthudu, Janatha Garage, Rangasthalam, Uppena, Pushpa: The Rise, Mathu Vadalara, Sarkaru Vaari Paata,and Pushpa: The Rule . [2] [3] In 2019, Mohan Cherukuri left the company and started his own production house Vyra Entertainments the production is now headed by Naveen Yerneni and Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar. [4]

Productions

2015–2020

The company's first production was Srimanthudu starring Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Mukesh Rishi, Sampath Raj, Harish Uthaman and directed by Koratala Siva. [5] Set on a budget of 4070 crore with Koratala Siva both directing and writing its screenplay, Devi Sri Prasad composed the score and R. Madhi handled the cinematography.

Their second production was Janatha Garage starring Mohanlal, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Unni Mukundan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Nithya Menon in lead roles. It was also directed by Koratala Siva. Devi Sri Prasad composed the score, and Tirru handled the cinematography.

In 2018 the company produced 3 movies. Rangasthalam , starring Ram Charan Teja, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Aadhi Pinisetty, Jagapathi Babu and Prakash Raj in lead roles, was directed by Sukumar. Devi Sri Prasad composed the score, and R. Rathnavelu handled the cinematography. [6] Their next film was Savyasachi starring Naga Chaitanya, R. Madhavan, Nidhhi Agerwal and Bhumika Chawla. This was followed by Amar Akbar Anthony starring Ravi Teja and Ileana D'Cruz and directed by Srinu Vaitla.

In 2019 the company produced 4 films. It first released Chitralahari starring Sai Dharam Tej and directed by Kishore Tirumala. Their next venture was Dear Comrade starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna. This was followed by Nani's Gang Leader starring Nani and Priyanka Arul Mohan. Their final release of the year was Mathu Vadalara starring Sri Simha and Naresh Agastya.

2020–present

In 2021, they released Uppena , starring Panja Tej and Krithi Shetty in their debut; and Pushpa: The Rise . Both of these were huge blockbusters at the box office and won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu (Uppena), National Film Award for Best Actor (Allu Arjun), and National Film Award for Best Music Direction (Devi Sri Prasad). Following the success of Pushpa, the house launched numerous high budget projects with multiple actors.

In 2022, more of their films were released: Sarkaru Vaari Paata, Ante Sundaraniki , Happy Birthday and Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali . Despite high expectations, all four films received a lukewarm response at the box office. The same year they announced Waltair Veerayya , Veera Simha Reddy , Kushi , RC16, and NTR31, and Pushpa 2: The Rule to be in development.

Both Waltair Veerayya and Veera Simha Reddy released on the same day during Sankranti 2023 and became huge commercial successes for both Chiranjeevi and Balakrishna.

Filmography

Production

Key
Denotes productions that have not yet been released
YearFilmLanguageDirectorCastNotes
2015 Srimanthudu Telugu Koratala Siva Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad Co-produced with G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment
2016 Janatha Garage Mohanlal, Jr NTR, Unni Mukundan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menon
2018 Rangasthalam Sukumar Ram Charan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Aadhi Pinisetty, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj
Savyasachi Chandoo Mondeti Naga Chaitanya, R. Madhavan, Nidhi Agerwal, Bhumika Chawla
Amar Akbar Anthony Srinu Vaitla Ravi Teja, Ileana D'Cruz
2019 Chitralahari Kishore Tirumala Sai Dharam Tej, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Nivetha Pethuraj, Sunil
Dear Comrade Bharath Khamma Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna Co-produced with Big Ben Pictures
Nani's Gang Leader Vikram Kumar Nani, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Kartikeya Gummakonda
Mathu Vadalara Ritesh Rana Sri Simha, Naresh Agastya, Athulya Chandra, Vennela Kishore, Satya
2021 Uppena Buchi Babu Sana Panja Vaisshnav Tej, Krithi Shetty, Vijay Sethupathi Co-produced with Sukumar Writings
Pushpa: The Rise Sukumar Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna Co-produced with Muttamsetty Media
2022 Sarkaru Vaari Paata Parasuram Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh, Samuthirakani Co-produced with 14 Reels Plus, G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment
Ante Sundaraniki Vivek Athreya Nani, Nazriya Nazim
Happy Birthday Ritesh Rana Lavanya Tripathi, Vennela Kishore, Satya, Rahul Ramakrishna Co-produced with Clap Media
Aa Ammayi Gurinchi Meeku Cheppali Mohana Krishna Indraganti Sudheer Babu, Krithi Shetty Co-produced with Benchmark Studios
2023 Bheemadevarapally Branchi Ramesh Cheppala K. Nageshwar and V. V. Lakshminarayana
Veera Simha Reddy Gopichand Malineni Nandamuri Balakrishna, Shruti Haasan, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Duniya Vijay
Waltair Veerayya K. S. Ravindra Chiranjeevi, Ravi Teja, Shruti Haasan, Catherine Tresa, Bobby Simha
Amigos Rajendra Reddy Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Ashika Ranganath
Meter Ramesh Kaduri Kiran Abbavaram, Athulya Ravi, Pawan Presenters and Distributor only
Sathi Gani Rendu Ekaralu Abhinav Reddy Danda Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Vennela Kishore, Aneesha DamaReleased on Aha [7]
Kushi Shiva Nirvana Vijay Deverakonda, Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Adrishya Jalakangal Malayalam Dr. Biju Tovino Thomas, Nimisha Sajayan, IndransMaiden production [8]
Farrey HindiSoumendra PadhiAlizeh Khan Agnihotri, Ronit Roy, Sahil Mehta Maiden production
2024 Nadikar Malayalam Lal Jr. Tovino Thomas, Soubin Shahir Dhyan Sreenivasan
Mathu Vadalara 2 Telugu Ritesh Rana Sri Simha Koduri, Satya, Vennela Kishore, Faria Abdullah Presenters only
Pushpa 2: The Rule Sukumar Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna
2025 Robinhood Venky Kudumula Nithiin, Sreeleela, Vennela Kishore, Rajendra Prasad Post production
Good Bad Ugly Tamil Adhik Ravichandran Ajith Kumar Filming; Maiden production [9]
Jaat HindiGopichand Malineni Sunny Deol, Regina Cassandra, Saiyami Kher, Randeep Hooda Filming [10]
Ustaad Bhagat Singh Telugu Harish Shankar Pawan Kalyan, Sreeleela Delayed
2026 Jai Hanuman Prasanth Varma Rishab Shetty, Teja Sajja Announced
TBA Pushpa 3: The Rampage Sukumar Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil, Rashmika Mandanna Announced

Distribution

Key
Denotes productions that have not yet been released
YearFilmNotes
2023 Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire Nizam only
2024 Hanu-Man
Operation Valentine
Aadujeevitham Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Manjummel Boys
Romeo
Prasanna Vadanam Telangana and Tamil Nadu
Krishnamma Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Bhaje Vaayu Vegam Nizam only
Gam Gam Ganesha
Satyabhama
Manamey
Maharaja
Harom Hara
Nindha
Darling
Shivam Bhaje
Buddy
Thangalaan
Demonte Colony 2
Mr. Bachchan
Maruthi Nagar Subramanyam Andhra Pradesh and Telangana [11]
The Greatest of All Time
Utsavam
A.R.M
Pottel Nizam only [12]
Kanguva Nizam only [13]

Awards and nominations

FilmAwardCeremonyCategoryResult
2017 Janatha Garage IIFA Utsavam Best FilmWon
Nandi Awards Best Popular Feature Film Won
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film – Telugu Nominated
2019 Rangasthalam Filmfare Awards South Best Film – Telugu Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards Best Film – Telugu Nominated
2022 Pushpa: The Rise Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards India Favourite Movie (South)Won

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