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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2003 |
Founder | Dil Raju |
Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Dil Raju Sirish Harshith Reddy |
Products | Films |
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Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It was established by Dil Raju in 2003 and has produced several Telugu films. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors.
Some of the notable films produced by the company include Dil (2003), Arya (2004), Bhadra (2005), Bommarillu (2006), Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), Brindavanam (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Shatamanam Bhavati (2017), Fidaa (2017), F2: Fun and Frustration (2019), Maharshi (2019) and Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). [1] [2] Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations — Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamsi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav and Venu Sriram.
Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s and partnered with Venkata Lakshmi Films. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name Sri Harshita Films. Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company. After few more years studying the market, they established Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999. [3] They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area which refers to the esrstwhile Hyderabad State and present-day Telangana. The first three films distributed were Oke Okkadu (1999), Nuvvu Vastavani (2000), and Sakhi (2000). They went on to distribute more films like Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Murari (2001), Kushi (2001), Aadi (2002), Athadu (2005), Chatrapati (2005), and Pokiri (2006). [3]
After distributing films for four years, Raju, along with Giri, Sirish, and Lakshman, established Sri Venkateswara Creations production house in 2003. The first film that was made under the banner was Dil (2003), directed by V. V. Vinayak. [4] After Dil, Giri has separated himself from the banner, while the rest continued. In 2004, they made Arya (2004) under the direction debut of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film Bhadra , under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. [3] In 2006, they produced Bommarillu under the direction of Bhaskar. [3]
By the end of the year 2018, 40 films associated with the banner were released: out of which 30 films were produced by them, 6 were dubbed films, and 4 were collaborations. In an interview with Anil Ravipudi for GreatAndhra website, Dil Raju claimed that 22 of his 30 films (2003-2018) were either hits, super-hits, or classics; 4 were average grossers; and 4 films were flops. [5]
In 2019, Sri Venkateswara Creations produced F2: Fun and Frustration , which was released on the occasion of Sankranthi. It became the highest grossing film for the company and is one of the highest grossers of all-time in Telugu cinema. [6] [7] [8] In 2022, they forayed into Tamil cinema with Varisu (2023), that released on Pongal 2023, starring Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. It was directed by Vamshi Paidipally with music by Thaman S. Though it opened to mixed reviews, it became a huge money spinner at the box-office and became the highest grossing film for the company.
They continued their association with Anil Ravipudi by producing Sankranthiki Vasthunam , starring Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles. Upon release during Sankranthi 2025, it because a huge commercial success and ended up becoming the highest grossing film for the company in Telugu and the highest grossing solo film for Venkatesh.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Notes |
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2009 | Akasamantha | Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum |
2012 | Tuneega Tuneega | In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner |
2017 | Jawaan | In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna |
2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment |
2019 | Aaviri | In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs |
2022 | Good Luck Sakhi | In collaboration with Sudheer Chandra Padiri's Worth A Shot Motion Arts |
Year | Film | Language | Notes |
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2022 | Jersey | Hindi | In collaboration with Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Aman Gill |
HIT: The First Case | Hindi | In collaboration with T-Series and Kuldeep Rathore [14] | |
2023 | ATM | Telugu | ZEE5 series |
Balagam | Telugu | ||
2024 | |||
Janaka Aithe Ganaka | Telugu | ||
This list is not complete and needs updating. This company and its predecessors have been distributing films in Nizam region, and occasionally Vizag region since 1999.
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
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Tuneega Tuneega is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. S. Raju. Starring Sumanth Ashwin and Rhea Chakraborty, the film is produced by Maganti Ramji under Padmini Arts banner. Distributed by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner, the film was released worldwide on 20 July 2012.
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Subramanyam For Sale is a 2014 Telugu-language action romantic comedy film written and directed by Harish Shankar, produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Dharam Tej, Murali Mohan, Rao Ramesh, Suman, Regina Cassandra, and Adah Sharma. The music is composed by Mickey J Meyer. The film was later remade by Eskay Movies in Bengali in 2018 as Chalbaaz starring Shakib Khan and Subhashree Ganguly.
Fidaa (transl. Spellbound) is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The film marks Sai Pallavi's debut in Telugu cinema. The plot follows a love–hate relationship between Bhanumathi (Pallavi), a strong-minded village girl, and her brother-in-law's brother Varun (Tej), an NRI from the US.
Nenu Local is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina, written by Prasanna Kumar Bezawada, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Nani, Keerthy Suresh and Naveen Chandra, alongside Sachin Khedekar, Tulasi, Posani Krishna Murali, Easwari Rao and Rao Ramesh. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, while cinematography and editing were handled by Nizar Shafi and Prawin Pudi.
Sathamanam Bhavati is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language family drama written and directed by Satish Vegesna. The film is produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations and stars Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha in key roles. An ensemble cast including Naresh, Indraja, Raja Ravindra, Shiju, Himaja, and Sithara plays supporting roles. Sathamanam Bhavati deals with the themes of "tradition-technology conflict", "joint family vs nuclear family", and "midlife crisis".
F2: Fun and Frustration is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi. Produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, the film stars Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia, and Mehreen Pirzada. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The plot follows two men who try to control their dominating wives after getting married.
Maharshi is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed and co-written by Vamshi Paidipally and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations, Vyjayanthi Movies, and PVP Cinema. It stars Mahesh Babu, along with an ensemble cast of Allari Naresh, Pooja Hegde, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Rao Ramesh, Vennela Kishore, Sai Kumar, Kamal Kamaraju and Meenakshi Dixit. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 9 May 2019.
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Sankranthiki Vasthunam is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Anil Ravipudi and produced by Sri Venkateswara Creations. It stars Venkatesh, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Aishwarya Rajesh and alongside Sarvadaman D. Banerjee, Srinivasa Reddy, P. Sai Kumar, Upendra Limaye, Naresh, VTV Ganesh and Srinivas Avasarala.