Maruthi Dasari, known

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as Maruthi, is an Indian

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, producer who works primarily in

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. He is known for directing low budget films like ''

Ee Rojullo ''Ee Rojullo'' ( en, In These Days) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant director Maruthi. It stars debutants Srinivas, Reshma and Saikumar Pampana. The film is produced by Good Friends group on a low budget ...

'' and '' Bus Stop''. Maruthi is associated with Maruthi Talkies, a film production house in the Telugu film industry.

Personal life

Maruthi was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his education in Machilipatnam. Later Maruthi moved to Hyderabad after his graduation. He learnt animation and later joined DQ Entertainment International, where he was part of the first batch of animators in the city.

Career

Maruthi started his career as a co-producer for the film '' Premisthe'', ''

A Film by Aravind ''A Film by Aravind'' is 2005 Indian Telugu language mystery thriller film produced by Maroju Sridhar Rao, Sridhar Cinema and directed by Sekhar Suri. The story is that a director and an actor who fall in love with a mysterious woman. It was f ...

''. Later he entered into field of distribution and distributed several films. Then he started designing Ads & designs. At the time

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heard about him and asked him to design a flag for the Praja Rajyam Party and also other promotional ads for the party. He has also gave a logo for ''

Athadu ''Athadu'' ( or ) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Trisha, and Sonu Sood while Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Prakash Raj, Nassar, and Brah ...

''. In 2011,

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made '' Dongala Mutha'' with 5D camera in a cheaper budget which was attracted by maruthi. He then decided to start a low Budget film and worked on the script. In 2012, with in a short span, ''

'' was released marking the debut of Maruthi. Upon its release, ''Ee Rojullo'' mostly gained positive response from the critics. Made on a budget of 50lakhs, it had collected more than 10crores. The movie was one of the most successful Tollywood films in 2012. Later, in November 2012 his second Directorial Venture Bus Stop was released and declared as a Hit. In 2013, Maruthi wrote and produced ''

Prema Katha Chitram ''Prema Katha Chitram'' () is a 2013 Telugu-language horror comedy film produced by Maruthi and Sudarshan Reddy, and directed by J.Prabhakara Reddy. It stars Sudheer Babu and Nanditha. Reddy also is the cinematographer with editing by S. B. Udd ...

'' under Maruthi Talkies introducing his camera man J.Prabhakar Reddy as director. ''Prema Katha Chitram'' was a sudden hit by collecting a gross of 20 crores. He produced several films like ''Prema Katha Chitram'', '' Romance'', '' Mahesh'', ''Villa-2'', '' Love You Bangaram'', '' Green Signal''. His next film as Director is ''

Kotha Janta ''Kotha Janta'' ( en, New Pair) is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Maruthi and produced by Bunny Vasu through Geetha Arts Banner. It stars Allu Sirish and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles. The film rel ...

'' starring Allu Sirish in lead role. His next venture with

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has been announced and titled as Babu Bangaram.Regular shoot of this project starts in February 2016. He did as a writer, screenplay for ''Bhadram Be Careful Brotheru'' which was critical success. His next Telugu project with Nani named '' Bhale Bhale Magadivoy'' was released and declared a super hit with Nani's brilliant acting. In 2014, he announced a project titled ''Radha'' starring

and

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. Consequently, a writer alleged that Maruthi copied his story and filed a case at the writers' association. Though Maruthi denied copying the story, the film was later shelved.

Filmography

Cameo appearances

* '' Love You Bangaram'' (2014) * ''

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'' (2014) * ''

Pakka Commercial ''Pakka Commercial'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language legal action comedy film written and directed by Maruthi and produced by UV Creations and GA2 Pictures. The film stars Gopichand and Raashii Khanna. It was released on 1 July 2022, an ...

'' (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maruthi Living people 21st-century Indian film directors Telugu film directors 1981 births People from Machilipatnam People from Krishna district Telugu film producers Film directors from Andhra Pradesh Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Screenwriters from Andhra Pradesh Indian film producers South Indian International Movie Awards winners