Venky Atluri

Venky Atluri
Born	Atluri Venkateswara Rao Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Occupations	Actor Screenwriter Film director
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Pooja Chowdary Nayidi ​ ​ (m. 2023)​ [1]

Venky Atluri is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema and few Tamil films. He is known for directing Tholi Prema (2018) and Lucky Baskhar (2024). ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Early life and career

Venky Atluri was named Atluri Venkateswara Rao after his grandfather and graduated in B. Tech. This resulted in him having a long stage name for his acting debut Gnapakam (2007) directing by Uppalapati Narayana Rao co-starring Vishakha Singh. ^[5] The film was a box office failure. ^[6]

Venky Atluri married Pooja Chowdhry in Feb 2023.

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Language	Notes	Ref.
2010	Sneha Geetham	No	Dialogues	Telugu	Also actor; uncredited as writer	[7]
2011	It's My Love Story	No	Dialogues		Uncredited as writer	[8]
2015	Kerintha	No	Yes
2018	Tholi Prema	Yes	Yes		Directorial debut Zee Cine Awards Telugu Favorite Debut Director Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu	[9]
2019	Mr. Majnu	Yes	Yes			[10]
2021	Rang De	Yes	Yes			[11]
2023	Sir / Vaathi	Yes	Yes	Telugu Tamil	Bilingual film; Debut in Tamil cinema	[12]
2024	Lucky Baskhar	Yes	Yes	Telugu		[13]
2026	Suriya 46 †	Yes	Yes	Tamil	Filming	[14]

As actor

Acting roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Gnapakam	Srinu	credited as Atluri Venkateswara Rao
2010	Sneha Geetham	Ravi		[15]

References

1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/director-venky-atluri-enters-wedlock-nithiin-congratulates-newlyweds/articleshow/97518499.cms
2. "Tholi Prema: Varun Tej says he has done justice to the title of Pawan Kalyan's 1998 film". Firstpost. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
3. Janani K. (25 January 2019). "Mr Majnu Movie Review: Akhil Akkineni shines in Venky film but not bright enough". India Today. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
4. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (31 October 2024). "'Lucky Baskhar' movie review: Venky Atluri, Dulquer Salmaan deliver an entertaining drama". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
5. "Quick Peek - GNAPAKAM". Idlebrain.com . Hyderabad. 12 April 2007.
6. Nelluri, Maya (25 January 2018). "Interview with Venky Atluri about Mr.Majnu by Maya Nelluri". Idlebrain.com . Hyderabad.
7. "Interview with Venky Atluri about Rang De". Idlebrain.com . Hyderabad. 25 March 2020.
8. "From A Failed Actor To A Hit Film Maker". APHerald. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
9. "Tholi Prema director Venky Atluri". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
10. "Director Venky Atluri of 'Mr. Majnu' keeps his fingers crossed". The Hindu. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
11. "Venky Atluri, Nithiin, Keerthy Suresh's 'Rang De' pooja done". The Times of India. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
12. "Dhanush's bilingual film Vaathi commences shooting". Cinema Express. 3 January 2022.
13. The Times of India (17 October 2024). "Director Venky Atluri reveals plot details for Dulquer Salmaan's 'Lucky Baskhar'" . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
14. "Suriya, Venky Atluri, Mamitha Baju's bilingual film Suriya 46 goes on floors". Filmfare . 19 May 2025.
15. "From A Failed Actor To A Hit Film Maker". APHerald. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.

External links

• Venky Atluri at IMDb