Sri Venkateswara Creations

Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company established by Dil Raju, an Indian film producer. The company is based in Hyderabad.[1] The company was established in 2003. Raju has produced several Telugu films under this company.[2] The company also has a subsidiary distribution company called Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors under which several films have been distributed.[3] Telugu movies produced by the company include Arya (2004), Bhadra (2005), Bommarillu (2006), Mr. Perfect (2011) and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013).[4] The company also has another subsidiary film production company called Matinee Entertainments under which movies including Maro Charitra and Gaganam have been produced.[5]

Sri Venkateswara Creations Private Limited

Type	Private
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	Hyderabad, Telangana in 2003
Headquarters	Hyderabad , India
Key people	Dil Raju Sirish Lakshman Harshit Reddy
Products	Films
Parent	Dil Raju
Subsidiaries	Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors Pvt Ltd. Matinee Entertainments Pvt Ltd.
Website	www.dilraju.com

In eight years from 2004 to 2011, the production house had introduced 8 new directors to the Telugu film industry, namely: Sukumar (2004), Boyapati Srinu (2005), Bhaskar (2006), Vamsi Paidipally (2007), Srikanth Addala (2008), Vasu Varma (2009), Ravi Yadav (2010), and Venu Sri Ram (2011). Some of them have become very successful and most of them collaborated with the banner for the second time as well.

Initial years and distribution Company

Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 90s and partnered with Venkata Lakshmi Films. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name Sri Harshita Films.[1] Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company.[1] After few more years studying the market, they started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999.[2] They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area of Telangana. The first three films distributed were Oke Okkadu, Nuvvu Vastavani and Sakhi. They went on to distribute many more movies including Kushi, Murari and Nuvvu Naaku Nachav.[2]

Production company and success

After distributing films for four years, Raju established Sri Venkateswara Creations in 2003. The first movie that was made under the banner was Dil, directed by V. V. Vinayak.[1] In 2004, they made Arya under the direction of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film Bhadra, under the direction of Boyapati Srinu.[2] They continued distributing films including Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, Murari, Khushi, Aadi, Athadu, Chatrapati and Pokiri.[2] In 2006, they produced Bommarillu under the direction of Bhaskar.[2]

By the end of the year 2018, 40 films associated with the banner were released: out of which 30 films were produced by them, 6 were dubbed films, and 4 were collaborations. In an interview with Anil Ravipudi for Greatandhra website, Dil Raju claimed that 22 of his 30 films (2003-2018) were either hits, super-hits, or classics; 4 were average grossers; and 4 films were flops.[6]

The year 2019 started off with a bang for the banner with F2 - Fun and Frustration turning out be a massive hit. It was released on the occasion of Sankranthi and amid stiff competition with three other biggies N.T.R: Kathanayakudu, Vinaya Vidheya Rama, and Petta. However, F2 - Fun & Frustration became the highest grosser of not only among the four Sankranthi films, but also for the banner and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu film industry.,,[7][8][9]

Filmography

1. Solo Production Under Sri Venkateswara Creations

s.no	Year	Film	Director	Release Date	Notes
1	2003	Dil	V.V. Vinayak	Apr 4, 2003	Co-production with Giri
2	2004	Arya	Sukumar	May 7, 2004	Director's debut film
3	2005	Bhadra	Boyapati Srinu	May 12, 2005	Director's debut film
4	2006	Bommarillu	Bhaskar	Aug 9, 2006	Director's debut film; Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film
5	2007	Munna	Vamsi Paidipally	Apr 27, 2007	Director's debut film
6	2008	Parugu	Bhaskar	May 2, 2008	Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Bronze
7	2008	Kotha Bangaru Lokam	Srikanth Addala	Oct 9, 2008	Director's debut film
8	2009	Josh	Vasu Varma	Sep 5, 2009	Director's debut film
9	2010	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Sriwass	May 12, 2010
10	2010	Brindavanam	Vamsi Paidipally	Oct 14, 2010
11	2011	Mr. Perfect	Dasaradh	Apr 22, 2011
12	2011	Oh My Friend	Venu Sri Ram	Nov 11, 2011	Director's debut film
13	2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Srikanth Addala	Jan 11, 2013	Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver[10]
14	2013	Ramayya Vasthavayya	Harish Shankar	Oct 11, 2013
15	2014	Yevadu	Vamsi Paidipally	Jan 12, 2014
16	2015	Kerintha	Sai Kiran Adivi	Jun 12, 2015
17	2015	Subramanyam For Sale	Harish Shankar	Sep 24, 2015
18	2016	Krishnashtami	Vasu Varma	Feb 19, 2016
19	2016	Supreme	Anil Ravipudi	May 5, 2016
20	2017	Shatamanam Bhavati	Satish Vegesna	Jan 14, 2017	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 64th National Film Awards[11] Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver[12][13]
21	2017	Nenu Local	Trinadha Rao Nakkina	Feb 3, 2017
22	2017	Duvvada Jagannadham	Harish Shankar	Jun 23, 2017	Production #25
23	2017	Fidaa	Sekhar Kammula	Jul 21, 2017
24	2017	Raja The Great	Anil Ravipudi	Oct 18, 2017
25	2017	MCA (Middle Class Abbayi)	Venu Sri Ram	Dec 21, 2017
26	2018	Lover	Anish Krishna	Jul 20, 2018
27	2018	Srinivasa Kalyanam	Satish Vegesna	Aug 9, 2018
28	2018	Hello Guru Prema Kosame	Trinadha Rao Nakkina	Oct 18, 2018
29	2019	F2 - Fun and Frustration	Anil Ravipudi	Jan 12, 2019	Most profitable and highest grossing film for the banner
30	2019	Iddari Lokam Okate	G R Krishna	Dec 25, 2019	First remake from the banner
31	2020	Jaanu	C. Prem Kumar	Feb 7, 2020	Remake of 96
32	2020	V	Indraganti Mohan Krishna	Post-Production	Film is delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic
33	2020	Seenayya	N. Narasimmha	Filming
35	2021	ICON	Venu Sri Ram	Pre-production
36	2021	#VD12	Shiva Nirvana	Pre-production

2. Collaborations and Subsidiaries

2.1. Matinee Entertainments (Subsidiary)

s.no	Year	Film	Director	Release Date	Notes
1	2010	Maro Charitra	Ravi Yadav	Mar 25, 2010	Director's debut film
2	2011	Gaganam	Radha Mohan	Feb 11, 2011

2.2. Dil Raju Productions (Subsidiary) (Bollywood Films)

s.no	Year	Film	Director	Release Date	Notes
1	2020	Jersey	Gowtam Tinnanuri	Filming	In collaboration with Allu Aravind and Aman Gill
2	2021	Yevadu Hindi Remake	Milap Zaveri	Pre-production	In collaboration with Nikkhil Advani
3	2021	F2 Hindi Remake	Anees Bazmee	Pre-production	In collaboration with Boney Kapoor

4 2021 HIT Hindi remake

2.3. Collaborations with other producers

2.3.1. Involved in production

s.no	Year	Film	Director	Release Date	Notes
1	2019	Maharshi	Vamsi Paidipally	May 9, 2019	In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema
2	2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Anil Ravipudi	Jan 11, 2020	In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment
3	2020	Vakeel Saab	Venu Sri Ram	Filming	In collaboration with Boney Kapoor
4	2020	Nootokka Jillala Andagadu	Sagar	Filming	In collaboration with Krish's First Frame Entertainments

2.3.2. Major production responsibility was by the other producer

s.no	Year	Film	Director	Release Date	Notes
1	2009	Akasamantha	Radha Mohan	Mar 27, 2009	Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum
2	2012	Tuneega Tuneega	M. S. Raju	Jul 20, 2012	In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner
3	2014	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam	A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary	Nov 14, 2014	In collaboration with Geetha Arts
4	2017	Jawaan	B. V. S. Ravi	Dec 1, 2017	In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna
5	2019	Aaviri	Ravi Babu	Nov 1, 2019	In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs

3. Dubbed Films

Dubbed From Other Languages

s.no	Year	Film (Original in the bracket)	Director	Release Date	Notes
1	2002	Amrutha (Kannathil Muthamittal)	Mani Ratnam	Feb 14, 2002	In collaboration with Giri; Telugu dubbed version only
2	2012	Snehithudu (Nanban)	S. Shankar	Jan 26, 2011	Telugu dubbed version
3	2015	Ok Bangaram (O Kadhal Kanmani)	Mani Ratnam	Apr 17, 2015	Telugu dubbed version
4	2016	Police (Theri)	Atlee	Apr 15, 2016	Telugu dubbed version
5	2016	Remo (Remo)	Bakkiyaraj Kannan	Nov 25, 2016	Telugu dubbed version
6	2017	Cheliyaa (Kaatru Veliyidai)	Mani Ratnam	Apr 7, 2017	Telugu dubbed version

Film distribution

This list is not complete and needs updating. But this banner has been distributing multiple films in Nizam, and sometimes Vizag area, every year for the past 16–17 years.

Year	Film	Notes
1999	Oke Okkadu	Nizam
2000	Nuvvu Vastavani	Nizam
2000	Sakhi	Nizam
2001	Nuvvu Naaku Nachav	Nizam
2001	Murari	Nizam
2001	Khushi	Nizam
2002	Amrutha	Nizam
2002	Aadi	Nizam
2003	Dil
2004	Arya
2005	Bhadra
2005	Athadu	Nizam
2005	Chatrapati	Nizam
2006	Pokiri	Nizam
2006	Ashok	Nizam
2006	Annavaram
2006	Bommarillu
2006	Godavari
2007	Hello Premistara
2007	Happy Days	Andhra Pradesh
2007	Aata	Nizam[14]
2007	Dhee
2007	Jagadam	Nizam
2007	Munna
2008	Parugu
2008	Ullasamga Utsahamga	Andhra Pradesh[15]
2008	Ready
2008	Surya s/o Krishnan	Nizam[16]
2008	Vinayakudu	Nizam, Vizag[17]
2008	Homam	Andhra Pradesh[18]
2008	Yuvatha	Nizam, Vizag[19]
2008	Kotha Bangaru Lokam
2009	Arya 2
2009	Saarai Veerraju	Nizam, Vizag[20]
2008	Homam
2009	Mallanna	Nizam, Vizag[21]
2009	Ganesh
2009	Aakashamantha
2009	Akasamantha
2009	Josh
2010	Maro Charitra
2010	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
2010	Golimaar	Nizam[22]
2010	Darling	Nizam
2010	Vedam	Nizam[23]
2010	Kedi
2010	Brindavanam
2011	100% Love	Tamil Nadu
2011	Mr. Perfect	Guntur
2011	Shakti	Nizam
2011	Gaganam
2011	Oh My Friend
2012	Snehithudu
2012	Dhoni
2012	Rachaa	Nizam[24]
2012	Dammu	Nizam[25]
2012	Daruvu	Nizam
2012	Gabbar Singh	Nizam
2012	Andala Rakshasi	Andhra Pradesh[26]
2012	Life Is Beautiful	Nizam[27]
2012	Damarukam	Nizam[28]
2012	Rebel	Nizam[29]
2012	Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu	Nizam[30]
2013	Naayak	Nizam
2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
2013	Mirchi	Nizam
2013	Baadshah	Nizam
2013	Yevadu
2015	Pataas	(Andhra Pradesh),(Telangana)[31]
2015	Dagudumootha Dandakor	(Andhra Pradesh),(Telangana)[32]
2016	Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends
2016	Remo
2015	Baahubali: The Beginning
2015	S/O Satyamurthy	Nizam
2018	Bharat Ane Nenu	Nizam
2020	Athade Srimannarayana	AP & Telangana

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External links

• Sri Venkateswara Creations on IMDb
• Matinee Entertainments on IMDb
• Dil Raju on IMDb