Industry | Entertainment |
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Founded | 2015 |
Founders | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar Mohan Cherukuri (CVM) |
Fate | Active |
Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India |
Key people | Naveen Yerneni Yalamanchili Ravi Shankar |
Products | Films |
Services | Film production Film distribution |
Website | mythrimoviemakers.com YouTube Channel |
Mythri Movie Makers Pvt. Ltd 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]
Notable films produced by the company include Srimanthudu, Janatha Garage, Rangasthalam, Uppena, Pushpa: The Rise, Mathu Vadalara and Sarkaru Vaari Paata . [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]
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 ₹40—70 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., 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.
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.
† | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Film | Award | Ceremony | Category | Result |
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2017 | Janatha Garage | IIFA Utsavam | Best Film | Won |
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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Amar Akbar Anthony is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by Sreenu Vaitla which features Ravi Teja and Ileana D'Cruz playing the lead Alongside Vikramjeet Virk And Abhimanyu Singh. Also marking the fourth collaboration between Teja and Vaitla after Nee Kosam, Venky and Dubai Seenu, the film was produced by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar and Mohan Cherukuri under their banner Mythri Movie Makers. Pre-production of the film began in June 2017, and the film's principal photography commenced at New York in April 2018. The narrative centers around Amar, a man suffering from multiple personality disorder, who is on a vengeful killing spree but is often hindered by the emergence of two more personalities he is unaware of.
Rangasthalam is the soundtrack of the 2018 Indian Telugu-language film of the same name directed by Sukumar. Composed by Devi Sri Prasad, the soundtrack contains 6 songs with lyrics by Chandrabose. The film was produced by Naveen Yerneni, Ravi Shankar Yelamanchili and Mohan Cherukuri for Mythri Movie Makers. Ram Charan and Samantha Akkineni played the lead roles, with Jagapati Babu, Aadhi Pinisetty, Prakash Raj, Naresh, Rohini and Anasuya Bharadwaj in supporting roles.
Uppena is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside Vijay Sethupathi in a prominent role. Set in Kakinada, the plot follows fisherman Aasi, who falls in love with Bebamma. Her father Raayanam is an influential zamindar, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family's honour.
Pushpa: The Rise is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. It stars Allu Arjun as the title character alongside Fahadh Faasil, and Rashmika Mandanna while Jagadeesh Prathap Bandari, Sunil, Raj Tirandasu, Rao Ramesh, Dhananjaya, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Ajay and Ajay Ghosh play supporting roles. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers in association with Muttamsetty Media. The first installment in the Pushpa film series, the film depicts the rise of a coolie Pushpa Raj in the smuggling syndicate of red sandalwood, a rare wood that grows only in the Seshachalam Hills of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh state.
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SIIMA Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for the best lyrics done by a writer for a Telugu song. The award was first given in 2012 for songs and films released in 2011. Ramajogayya Sastry is the most nominated with 11 nominations and Ramajogayya Sastry and Chandrabose are the most awarded with three times winning the award.
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