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Sri Venkateswara Creations is an
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based in
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. It was established by
Dil Raju Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 18 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor, who is known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil cinema, Tamil and Hindi cinema, ...
in 2003 and has produced several
Telugu films Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telug ...
. The company also has a subsidiary
film distribution Film distribution, also called film exhibition or film distribution and exhibition, is the process of making a film available for viewing to an audience. This is normally the task of a professional film distributor, who would determine the marketin ...
business named Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors. Some of the notable films produced by the company include '' Dil'' (2003), ''
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'' (2004), ''
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'' (2005), '' Bommarillu'' (2006), '' Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), '' Brindavanam'' (2010), '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (2013), '' Shatamanam Bhavati'' (2017), ''
Fidaa ''Fidaa'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The film ...
'' (2017), '' F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019), ''
Maharshi Maharishi (, ) is a Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, popularly known in India as "seers", i.e., those who engage in research to understand and experience nature, divinity, and the divine context of exis ...
'' (2019), '' Varisu'' (2023), and '' Sankranthiki Vasthunam'' (2025). Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamshi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav, and Venu Sriram.


History


Background

Raju and his brothers started
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in the early 1990s and partnered with ''Venkata Lakshmi Films''. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name ''Sri Harshita Films''. Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company. After few more years studying the market, they established ''Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'' in 1999. They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area which refers to the esrstwhile
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and present-day
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. The first three films distributed were '' Oke Okkadu'' (1999), '' Nuvvu Vastavani'' (2000), and '' Sakhi'' (2000). They went on to distribute more films like '' Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'' (2001), '' Murari'' (2001), '' Kushi'' (2001), '' Aadi'' (2002), '' Athadu'' (2005), '' Chatrapati'' (2005), and ''
Pokiri ''Pokiri'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film was produced by Jagannadh and Manjula Ghattamaneni by their respective production companies Vaishno Academy a ...
'' (2006).


Founding of Production company and success

After distributing films for four years, Raju, along with Giri, Sirish, and Lakshman, established ''Sri Venkateswara Creations'' production house in 2003. The first film that was made under the banner was '' Dil'' (2003), directed by V. V. Vinayak. After ''Dil'', Giri has separated himself from the banner, while the rest continued. In 2004, they made ''
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'' (2004) under the direction debut of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film ''
Bhadra ''Bhadra'' is a Sanskrit word meaning 'good', 'fortune' or 'auspicious'. It is also the name of many men, women and objects in Hinduism. Male Figures King of Chedi Bhadra was a king of Chedi Kingdom who participated in the Kurukshetra War from t ...
'', under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. In 2006, they produced '' Bommarillu'' under the direction of Bhaskar. 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
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for ''GreatAndhra'' website,
Dil Raju Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 18 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor, who is known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil cinema, Tamil and Hindi cinema, ...
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. In 2019, Sri Venkateswara Creations produced '' F2: Fun and Frustration'', which was released on the occasion of
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. It became the highest-grossing film for the company and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu cinema. In 2022, they forayed into
Tamil cinema Tamil cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Tamil language, the main spoken language in the state of Tamil Nadu. It is nicknamed Kollywood, a portmanteau of the names Kodambakkam, a Ch ...
with '' Varisu'' (2023), that released on Pongal 2023, starring Vijay and
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in the lead roles. It was directed by Vamshi Paidipally with music by Thaman S. Though it opened to mixed reviews, it became a huge money spinner at the box-office and became the highest-grossing film for the company. They continued their association with Anil Ravipudi by producing '' Sankranthiki Vasthunam'', starring Venkatesh,
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, and Meenakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles. Upon release during Sankranthi 2025, it because a huge commercial success and ended up becoming the highest-grossing film for the company in Telugu and the highest grossing solo film for Venkatesh.


Filmography


Sri Venkateswara Creations


Presentations


Awards

;
National Film Awards The National Film Awards are awards for artistic and technical merit given for "Excellence within the Cinema of India, Indian film industry". Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India ...
* Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – '' Sathamanam Bhavati'' – (2016) * Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – ''
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'' – (2019) ; Gaddar Awards * Best Feature Film (Gold) - '' Sathamanam Bhavati'' (2016) * Best Feature Film (Gold) - ''
Maharshi Maharishi (, ) is a Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sages, popularly known in India as "seers", i.e., those who engage in research to understand and experience nature, divinity, and the divine context of exis ...
'' (2019) * Best Feature Film (Silver) - ''
Fidaa ''Fidaa'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The film ...
'' (2017) ;
Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...
* Best Feature Film (Gold) – '' Bommarillu'' (2006) * Best Feature Film (Bronze) – ''
Parugu ''Parugu'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Bhaskar and was produced by Dil Raju on Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Allu Arjun, Sheela Kaur and Prakash Raj. The music was compos ...
'' (2008) * Akkineni Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film – '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (2013) * Nagi Reddy-Chakrapani National Award for contributions to popular cinema – (2013) ;
Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ...
*
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu The Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The award was first given in 1964 for films released around 1963. Here is a list of the award winners an ...
– '' Bommarillu'' (2006) ;
Santosham Film Awards Santosham Film Awards, currently known as Santosham South Indian Film Awards are one of the most popular awards given for Tollywood films and Telugu Music Artistes. Background The awards first began in 2004 by the annual ''Santosham'' magazine ...
* Santosham D. Ramanaidu Smarakam Award (2019) ;Other Awards * Nagi Reddy Memorial Award for the Best Telugu Family Entertainer of the year 2011 – '' Mr. Perfect'' Mr. Perfect wins Nagireddy award
123telugu.com (1 January 1998). Retrieved on 11 May 2012.


Subsidiary


Dil Raju Productions


Awards

; Gaddar Awards * Best Feature Film (Gold) - '' Balagam'' (2023)


Film distribution

This list is not complete and needs updating. This company and its predecessors have been distributing films in
Nizam Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I ...
region, and occasionally
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region since 1999.


References


External links

* {{IMDb name, 2346035, Dil Raju Film production companies based in Hyderabad, India Mass media companies established in 2003 Film distributors of India Indian companies established in 2003 2003 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Indian film studios