Praveen Kumar | |
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| Born | V Y Praveen [1] 16 August 1969 |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 1995-present |
Praveen Kumar is an Indian film producer. Started his career as Production manager with film like Money Money , Gulabi , Anaganaga Oka Roju and Rangeela. And started producing films independently with movies like Kalusukovalani, [2] Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw [3] and Pothe Poni in 2006.
Kumar started his career in Telugu film industry as an executive in-charge of production with Rangeela in 1995. Later associated with director RGV for film Money Money as production manager in the same year and also for Krishna Vamshi's film Gulabi.
Since 2009, Praveen kumar is Ram Charan's Business manager, who worked with Ram Charan for movies Magadheera, Oragne, Racha, Naayak, Thoofan, Yevadu, Govindudu Andarivadele and now with Bruce Lee - The Fighter he is also Executive producer.
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Magadheera | Business manager |
| 2010 | Orange | Business manager |
| 2012 | Racha | Business Manager |
| 2013 | Naayak | Business Manager |
| 2013 | Thoofan | Business Manager |
| 2014 | Yevadu | Business Manager |
| 2014 | Govindudu Andarivadele | Business Manager |
| 2015 | Bruce Lee | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Dhruva | Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy | Executive Producer |
| Year | Title | Notes | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kalusukovalani | RPG productions | Raghu Raj |
| 2003 | Nenu Pelliki Ready | RPG Combines | Venky |
| 2004 | Sri Anjaneyam | Co-Producer | Krishna Vamsi |
| 2005 | Pothe Poni | Dream Team Entertainments Received Nandi award [4] | Tammareddy Bharadwaja |
| 2006 | Bhagyalakshmi Bumper Draw | Silverscreen movies | Nidhi Prasad |
| 2008 | Michael Madana Kamaraju | Silverscreen movies | Nidhi Prasad |
| 2010 | Yagam (2010 film) [5] | Silverscreen movies | P. A. Arun Prasad |
| 2015 | Bruce Lee - The Fighter | Executive Producer | Srinu Vaitla |
| 2016 | Dhruva | Executive Producer | Surender Reddy |
| 2018 | Rangasthalam | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Money Money | Production Manager |
| 1995 | Rangeela | executive in charge of production |
| 1996 | Gulabi | Production Manager |
| 1996 | Deyyam | executive in charge of production |
| 1997 | Anaganaga Oka Roju | executive in charge of production |
| 1997 | Daud: Fun on the Run | executive in charge of production |
| 1997 | Sindhooram | executive in charge of production |
| 1998 | Chandralekha (1998 film) | executive in charge of production |
| 1998 | Antahpuram | executive in charge of production |
| 1999 | Samudram (1999 film) | executive in charge of production |
| 2002 | Shakti: The Power | executive in charge of production |
| 2001 | Murari | executive in charge of production |
| 2002 | Khadgam | executive in charge of production |
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