Vaishno Academy is an

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established by

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director

Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut in 2000 with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kaly ...

. The company is based in

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. The company's logo is based on

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Description

In 2002 Vaishno Academy produced its first production, ''

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''. It was remade into

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and

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. Vaishno Academy produced ''

Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Ravi Teja, Asin, and Prakash Raj with Jayasudha in a extended cameo role, while Ali, and Subbaraju play supporting ...

'' and '' Sivamani'' in 2003 and ''143 (and I Miss You)'' in 2004. This film didn't do well at box office. In 2006 ''

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 ...

'' was highest grosser of Vaishno Academy's films and highest grossing Telugu film of all time.

Film Production

References

Film production companies based in Hyderabad, India Indian film studios 2002 establishments in Andhra Pradesh Indian companies established in 2002 {{film-company-stub