Venky Atluri | |
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Born | Atluri Venkateswara Rao 6 April 1984 |
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Years active | 2007–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]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Language | Director | Writer | Notes | Ref. |
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2010 | Sneha Geetham | Telugu | No | Dialogues | Also actor | [4] |
2011 | It's My Love Story | No | Dialogues | |||
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 | [5] | |
2019 | Mr. Majnu | Yes | Yes | [6] | ||
2021 | Rang De | Yes | Yes | [7] | ||
2023 | Vaathi | Tamil | Yes | Yes | Bilingual film; Debut in Tamil cinema | |
Sir | Telugu | Yes | Yes | [8] | ||
2024 | Lucky Baskhar | Yes | Yes | [9] | ||
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007 | Gnapakam | Srinu | Lead role | |
2010 | Sneha Geetham | Ravi | Side role | [10] |
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