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Sumanth Art Productions is an Indian film production company in Hyderabad established by M. S. Raju. [1] Successful films like Manasantha Nuvve (2001), Okkadu (2003), Varsham (2004), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005) were made under this banner. The first film made on the banner was Sathruvu (1991) starring Venkatesh.
No | Year | Film | Director | Actors |
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1 | 1990 | Sathruvu | Kodi Ramakrishna | Venkatesh, Vijayashanti |
2 | 1993 | Police Lockup [2] | Kodi Ramakrishna | Vijayashanti, Vinod Kumar |
3 | 1995 | Street Fighter [3] | B. Gopal | Vijayashanti |
4 | 1999 | Devi | Kodi Ramakrishna | Prema, Shiju, Bhanuchander, Vanitha Vijayakumar |
5 | 2001 | Devi Putrudu | Kodi Ramakrishna | Venkatesh, Anjala Zaveri, Soundarya |
6 | 2001 | Manasantha Nuvve | V. N. Aditya | Uday Kiran, Reema Sen |
7 | 2002 | Nee Sneham | Paruchuri Murali | Uday Kiran, Aarti Agarwal |
8 | 2003 | Okkadu | Gunasekhar | Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla |
9 | 2004 | Varsham | Sobhan | Prabhas, Trisha Krishnan, Gopichand |
10 | 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Prabhu Deva | Siddharth Narayan, Trisha Krishnan |
11 | 2006 | Pournami | Prabhu Deva | Prabhas, Charmy Kaur, Trisha Krishnan |
12 | 2007 | Aata | V. N. Aditya | Siddharth Narayan, Ileana D'Cruz |
13 | 2008 | Vaana | M. S. Raju | Vinay Rai, Meera Chopra |
14 | 2009 | Maska | B. Gopal | Ram Pothineni, Hansika Motwani, Sheela Kaur |
S.no | Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Filmfare Awards | Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu | Okkadu | Won |
2 | 2004 | Varsham | Won | ||
3 | 2005 | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Won | ||
4 | 2003 | Santosham Film Awards | Santosham Best Film Award | Okkadu | Won |
5 | 2004 | Varsham | Won | ||
6 | 2004 | CineMAA Awards | Best Film | Okkadu | Won |
7 | 2005 | Varsham | Won | ||
8 | 2003 | Nandi Awards | Nandi Award for Best Feature Film-(Silver) | Okkadu | Won |
9 | 2005 | Best Home-Viewing Feature Film | Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | Won | |
Okkadu is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Mahesh Babu, Bhumika Chawla and Prakash Raj. The film was produced by M.S. Raju while music was composed by Mani Sharma and editing was by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film follows journey of a Kabaddi player, Ajay who rescues Swapna from Obul Reddy, when the latter tries to forcefully marry her.
Varsham (transl. Rain) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film produced by M.S. Raju on his Sumanth Art Productions banner and directed by Sobhan, the film stars Prabhas, Trisha, and Gopichand and the music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva in his directorial debut and produced by M. S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions who gave the screenplay as well. The film stars Srihari, Siddharth, and Trisha. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Venu.
Charmy Kaur, also spelt as Charmme or Charmi, is an Indian film producer and former actress. She is well known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema, as well as few Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. Her most notable works include films such as Mass (2004), Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005), Lakshmi (2006), Pournami (2006), and Rakhi (2006), where she played supporting roles in all these movies except Anukokunda Oka Roju (2005).
Yarlagadda Sumanth Kumar, known mononymously as Sumanth, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the eldest grandson of Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios.
M. S. Raju is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director who works in Telugu cinema. He is the founder and owner of the film production company Sumanth Art Productions. He won three Filmfare Awards — becoming the first producer to receive three consecutive Filmfare Awards — for the films Okkadu (2003), Varsham (2004), and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005). He also produced the successful films Sathruvu (1991), Devi (1999), Manasantha Nuvve (2001), and Nee Sneham (2002).
Satyam is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Surya Kiran and produced by actor Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The film received positive reviews and was very successful at the box-office. Released on 19 December 2003, it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Sumanth's career and it was also Genelia's debut in Telugu cinema. Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali as Shakti.
Nee Sneham is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Paruchuri Murali, and written and produced by M. S. Raju on Sumanth Art Productions banner. The film stars Uday Kiran, Aarti Agarwal, and Jatin Grewal.
Devi Putrudu is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language fantasy-drama film written and produced by M. S. Raju under the Sumanth Art Productions banner, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Anjala Zaveri, with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film was not commercially successful. It was dubbed and released into Tamil as Paapa.
Datla Venkata Suryanarayana Raju, better known as D. V. S. Raju was an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu Cinema and Bollywood. He was instrumental in shifting the Telugu film industry from Chennai to Hyderabad. He was the recipient of the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, the Bhishma Award and the Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Prema Katha is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as lead in Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics and but was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani". The film bagged six state Nandi Awards and was dubbed into Tamil as Kadhal Vanile.
Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It is established by Dil Raju in 2003. Raju has produced several Telugu films on this banner. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named 'Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'.
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.
Indrani Chakraborty, known by her stage name Mishti, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi films. She starred in films such as Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014), Chinnadana Nee Kosam (2014), Adam Joan (2017), Brihaspathi (2018), and Burra Katha (2019) among others.
Sumanth Ashwin is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. Son of film producer and director M. S. Raju, Ashwin made his debut in 2012 with Tuneega Tuneega under his father's direction, for which he won CineMAA Awards Best Male Debut.
Sumanth Shailendra is an Indian actor working in Kannada and Telugu language films. He made his acting debut in the 2011 film Aata and got a good break through from the film Dilwala (2013) which brought him much appreciation and popularity. He is the son of popular Kannada film producer Shailendra Babu.
NTR: Kathanayakudu is a 2019 Indian biographical drama film, based on the real life and acting career of N. T. Rama Rao. It was produced by Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sai Korrapati Ranganatha, Vishnu Vardhan Induri under NBK Films, Vaaraahi Chalana Chitram, Vibri Media banners and directed by Krish Jagarlamudi. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, as his father N. T. Rama Rao, Vidya Balan in Basava Ramatarakam's role in her debut Telugu movie and music is composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film has a sequel, NTR: Mahanayakudu, that showcases the political journey of Rama Rao.
Baba Bhaskar is an Indian dance choreographer, director, and actor who works mainly in Tamil and Telugu language films in addition to some Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada films.
Dhana 51 is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by R. Soorya Kiran and starring Sumanth and Saloni Aswani with Mukesh Khanna in a negative role. This film inspired the storyline of the Kannada film Bindaas (2008).
7 Days 6 Nights is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film written and directed by M. S. Raju. The film features Sumanth Ashwin, Meher Chahal, Rohan M and Kritika Shetty in primary roles. 7 Days 6 Nights was released on 24 June 2022.