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 |
Revenue | US$51 million (2022) |
Subsidiaries |
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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), Sathamanam Bhavati (2017), Fidaa (2017), F2 (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.
Background
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]
Founding of Production company and success
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. The film became the highest grossing film for the banner and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu cinema. [6] [7] [8]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Notes |
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2010 | Maro Charitra | In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments |
2011 | Gaganam | In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments |
2014 | Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam | In collaboration with Geetha Arts |
2019 | Maharshi | In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment [13] |
2020 | Sarileru Neekevvaru | In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment |
2021 | Shaadi Mubarak | In collaboration with Srinivas Reddy |
Vakeel Saab | In collaboration with Boney Kapoor | |
Paagal | In collaboration with Bekkem Venugopal of Lucky Media | |
Nootokka Jillala Andagadu | In collaboration with Krish's First Frame Entertainments | |
Ori Devuda | In collaboration with PVP Cinema [14] | |
2023 | Shaakuntalam | In collaboration with Guna Team Works |
2024 | Selfish | In collaboration with Sukumar Writings [15] |
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 |
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 [16] | |
2023 | ATM | Telugu | ZEE5 series |
Balagam | 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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