Venky Atluri

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Venky Atluri
Born
Atluri Venkateswara Rao

(1984-04-06) 6 April 1984 (age 41)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Screenwriter
  • Film director
Years active2007–present

Venky Atluri (born 6 April 1984) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing Tholi Prema (2018). [1] [2] and Lucky Baskhar (2024). [3]

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Filmography

Key
Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released
Film
YearFilmLanguageDirectorWriterNotesRef.
2010 Sneha Geetham Telugu NoDialoguesAlso actor [4]
2011 It's My Love Story NoDialogues
2015 Kerintha NoYes
2018 Tholi Prema YesYesDirectorial debut
Zee Cine Awards Telugu Favorite Debut Director
Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu
[5]
2019 Mr. Majnu YesYes [6]
2021 Rang De YesYes [7]
2023 Vaathi
Sir
Tamil
Telugu
YesYesBilingual film; Debut in Tamil cinema [8]
2024 Lucky Baskhar TeluguYesYes [9]
2026 Suriya 46 Telugu
Tamil
YesYesBilingual film; Filming [10]
Acting roles
YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2007GnapakamSrinuLead role
2010 Sneha Geetham RaviSide role [11]

References

  1. 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.
  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. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo (31 October 2024). "'Lucky Baskhar' movie review: Venky Atluri, Dulquer Salmaan deliver an entertaining drama". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. "From A Failed Actor To A Hit Film Maker". APHerald. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "Tholi Prema director Venky Atluri". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "Director Venky Atluri of 'Mr. Majnu' keeps his fingers crossed". The Hindu. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "Venky Atluri, Nithiin, Keerthy Suresh's 'Rang De' pooja done". The Times of India. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  8. "Dhanush's bilingual film Vaathi commences shooting". Cinema Express. 3 January 2022.
  9. The Times of India (17 October 2024). "Director Venky Atluri reveals plot details for Dulquer Salmaan's 'Lucky Baskhar'" . Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  10. "Suriya, Venky Atluri, Mamitha Baju's bilingual film Suriya 46 goes on floors". Filmfare . 19 May 2025.
  11. "From A Failed Actor To A Hit Film Maker". APHerald. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.