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Dasari Veera Venkata Danayya (born 1 April 1961), popularly known as D. V. V. Danayya, is an Indian film producer who works in
Telugu cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to the production of Film, motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film N ...
. In a career spanning three decades, he has produced more than 20 films. Danayya started his career by co-producing the
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film ''
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'' in 1992. His filmography as producer/presenter includes films like '' Samudram'' (1999), ''
Manasunna Maaraju ''Manasunna Maaraju'' is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. The film stars Dr. Rajasekhar and Laya in the lead roles. It was a remake of the Malayalam film '' Kottaram Veettile Apputtan'' (1998). Cast * ...
'' (2000), '' Sivamani'' (2003), ''
Desamuduru ''Desamuduru'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya under Universal Media. The film stars Allu Arjun and Hansika Motwani (in her Telugu debut) , alongside Pradeep Rawat ...
'' (2006), ''
Dubai Seenu ''Dubai Seenu'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by D. V. V. Danayya. It stars Ravi Teja and Nayanthara, with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film follows Srinivas, known as Dubai See ...
'' (2007), ''Krishna'' (2008), ''Oy!'' (2009), ''
Julayi ''Julayi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written & directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations banner. The film stars Allu Arjun and Sonu Sood, alongside Ileana D ...
'' (2012), ''
Naayak ''Naayak'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Akula Siva. The film was produced by DVV Danayya and presented by S. Radha Krishna under the banner Universal Media. The f ...
'' (2013), ''
Ninnu Kori ''Ninnu Kori'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Shiva Nirvana from a screenplay written by Kona Venkat. Produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainments, the film stars Nani, Nivetha Thom ...
'' (2017), ''
Bharat Ane Nenu ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva, while D. V. V. Danayya produced it. The film stars Mahesh Babu in the titlular role, with an ensemble cast of Kiara Adv ...
'' (2018) and ''RRR'' (2022). ''RRR'' is the most expensive Indian film at its time of release and is the third highest grossing Indian film of all time. ''RRR'' has received various international accolades including an
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, a
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and two
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.


Early life

Danayya hails from
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near
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in
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,
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. He was fascinated by films right from his childhood. Films such as ''Padipantalu'' (1976) and ''
Meghasandesam ''Meghasandesam'' () is a 1982 Telugu-language drama film written, directed and produced by Dasari Narayana Rao under his Taraka Prabhu Films banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayaprada, and Jayasudha, with music composed by Ra ...
'' (1982) were shot in the region. Watching the shooting of these films attracted him towards cinema. His parents were against the idea of him joining the film industry.


Career

After his marriage, he shifted to
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(now
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) against everyone's advice and joined the team of
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. He worked with
Jandhyala Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously as Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, and playwright known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre, theatre. Popularly referred to a ...
on ''
Rendu Rellu Aaru ''Rendu Rellu Aaru'' ( stylised as ''2 × 2 = 6'') is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Gogineni.Subba Rao under Vijaya Creations banner and directed by Jandhyala. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Rajani, Preethi ...
'' (1986). Later, he started working in the production department in the film industry. Danayya became close friends with E. V. V. Satyanarayana while working with him in several films. When EVV became a director, Danayya collaborated with him and co-produced a
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film under E. V. V.'s direction titled ''
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'' (1993). The film explores feminism and women's rights in a satirical manner and depicts the consequences when the male and female genders are reversed. It became a super hit at the box office. He later made ''
Maavidaakulu ''Maavidaakulu'' () is a 1998 Telugu-language drama film, produced by J. Bhagavan and D.V.V. Danayya under the Sri Balaji Art Creations banner, directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. It stars Jagapati Babu, ...
'' (1998) with E. V. V. Satyanarayana which became an average grosser. His next film was '' Samudram'' (1999) under Krishna Vamsi's direction which was also an average grosser. In 2000, he remade the
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''
Kottaram Veettile Apputtan ''Kottaram Veetile Apputtan'' is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by Rajasenan, starring Jayaram, Shruti, Kalabhavan Mani and Jagathy Sreekumar in the lead Roles. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Aranmanaika ...
'' (1998) as ''
Manasunna Maaraju ''Manasunna Maaraju'' is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. The film stars Dr. Rajasekhar and Laya in the lead roles. It was a remake of the Malayalam film '' Kottaram Veettile Apputtan'' (1998). Cast * ...
'' (2000) with
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as director. It became a commercial success. His next film was '' Seema Simham'' (2002) starring
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and the film was a flop at the box office. In 2003, he remade the Tamil film ''
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'' (2002) in Telugu as '' Juniors'' (2003) starring
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. The film bombed at the box office. His next film ''
Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli ''Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli'' () is a 2003 Telugu-language comedy film directed by G. Nageswara Reddy and produced by D. V. V. Danayya and J. Bhagavan under Sri Balaji Creations. The film stars Srikanth, Prabhu Deva and Namitha in th ...
'' (2003) was a commercial success at the box office. He also presented '' Sivamani'' (2003) produced and directed by
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that became a commercial success. His next venture was ''
Desamuduru ''Desamuduru'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by DVV Danayya under Universal Media. The film stars Allu Arjun and Hansika Motwani (in her Telugu debut) , alongside Pradeep Rawat ...
'' (2006) under the direction of Puri Jagannadh and starring
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in the lead role. It became a blockbuster and was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2007. Later, he made successful films like ''
Dubai Seenu ''Dubai Seenu'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by D. V. V. Danayya. It stars Ravi Teja and Nayanthara, with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film follows Srinivas, known as Dubai See ...
'' (2007), ''Krishna'' (2008), ''Oy!'' (2009), ''
Julayi ''Julayi'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written & directed by Trivikram Srinivas and produced by S. Radha Krishna under Haarika & Hassine Creations banner. The film stars Allu Arjun and Sonu Sood, alongside Ileana D ...
'' (2012), ''
Naayak ''Naayak'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by V. V. Vinayak who co-wrote the film with Akula Siva. The film was produced by DVV Danayya and presented by S. Radha Krishna under the banner Universal Media. The f ...
'' (2013), ''
Ninnu Kori ''Ninnu Kori'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by debutant Shiva Nirvana from a screenplay written by Kona Venkat. Produced by DVV Danayya under DVV Entertainments, the film stars Nani, Nivetha Thom ...
'' (2017), ''
Bharat Ane Nenu ''Bharat Ane Nenu'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva, while D. V. V. Danayya produced it. The film stars Mahesh Babu in the titlular role, with an ensemble cast of Kiara Adv ...
'' (2018) and ''RRR'' (2022). ''RRR'' is the most expensive Indian film of its time and is the third highest grossing Indian film of all time. It has been nominated in three categories at the 47th Saturn Awards including Best Action / Adventure Film and Best International Film.


Filmography


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Danayya, D. V. V. Living people Telugu film producers DVV Entertainments 1961 births Indian film producers Gaddar Telangana Film Awards winners Filmfare Awards South winners Producers who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Film people from West Godavari district