Dil Raju
"Dil" Raju | |
|---|---|
| Born | V. Venkata Ramana Reddy[1] Narsingpally, Nizamabad Telangana, India[2] |
| Residence | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Occupation | Producer, distributor |
| Spouse(s) | Anitha (late) |
Dil Raju (born V. Venkata Ramana Reddy) is a National Award-winning Indian film producer and distributor, known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, He owns the production house Sri Venkateswara Creations. He has produced successful drama films such as Dil, Arya, Bhadra, Bommarillu, Parugu, Kotha Bangaru Lokam, Brindavanam, Mr. Perfect, Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, Yevadu, Sathamanam Bhavati, which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Nenu Local, and Fidaa.[3] In 2016, he received the Andhra Pradesh state Nagi Reddy-Chakrapani National Award for his contributions to popular cinema.[4]
Contents
1 National Award for Shatamanam Bhavathi
2 Filmography
2.1 As producer
2.2 As presenter
2.3 Dubbed Films in Telugu
3 Awards
4 References
5 External links
National Award for Shatamanam Bhavathi
Shatamanam Bhavathi film produced by Dil Raju of Sri Venkateswara Creations has bagged the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment-Golden Lotus Award at the 64th National Film Awards.[5] Shatamanam Bhavathi deals with the problems faced by old age parents whose kids are mostly settled abroad, visiting them once in few years. Through these problems and others this film brings in the importance of family values in South Indian Culture. Most of the current generation South Indian families are into technology and engineering fields, and they are scattered & settled all over the world. This film was well identified and connected with the audience, especially it garnered positive response from people who are settled in other countries.
Filmography
As producer
| Year | Title | Cast | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Dil | Nitin, Neha Bamb, Prakash Raj | V. V. Vinayak | Debut production |
| 2004 | Arya | Allu Arjun, Anuradha Mehta, Siva Balaji | Sukumar | Director's Debut film |
| 2005 | Bhadra | Ravi Teja, Meera Jasmine, Arjan Bajwa, Prakash Raj | Boyapati Srinu | Director's Debut film |
| 2006 | Bommarillu | Siddharth, Genelia D'Souza, Prakash Raj | Bhaskar | Director's Debut film |
| 2007 | Munna | Prabhas, Ileana D'Cruz, Prakash Raj | Vamsi Paidipally | Director's Debut film |
| 2008 | Parugu | Allu Arjun, Sheela, Prakash Raj | Bhaskar | |
| Kotha Bangaru Lokam | Varun Sandesh, Shweta Prasad, Prakash Raj | Srikanth Addala | Director's Debut film | |
| 2009 | Akasamantha | Prakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Jagapati Babu | Radha Mohan | |
| Josh | Naga Chaitanya, Karthika Nair, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj | Vasu Varma | Director's Debut film | |
| 2010 | Maro Charitra | Varun Sandesh, Anita Galler | Ravi Yadav | Director's Debut film |
| Rama Rama Krishna Krishna | Ram, Arjun Sarja, Bindu Madhavi, Priya Anand | Sriwass | ||
| Brindavanam | N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Prakash Raj | Vamsi Paidipally | ||
| 2011 | Mr. Perfect | Prabhas, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj | Dasaradh | |
| Gaganam / Payanam | Nagarjuna Akkineni, Prakash Raj, Poonam Kaur | Radha Mohan | In collaboration with Matinee Entertainments | |
| Oh My Friend | Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, Hansika Motwani | Venu Sri Ram | Director's Debut film | |
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Venkatesh, Mahesh Babu, Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Samantha, Anjali | Srikanth Addala | |
| Ramayya Vasthavayya | Jr. NTR, Shruti Haasan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Harish Shankar | ||
| 2014 | Yevadu | Ram Charan Teja, Shruti Haasan, Allu Arjun, Kajal Aggarwal, Amy Jackson | Vamsi Paidipally | |
| 2015 | Kerintha | Sumanth, Tejaswi Madivada, Sukrithi, Viswant | Sai Kiran Adivi | |
| Subramanyam for Sale | Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra, Tejaswi Madivada, Brahmanandam | Harish Shankar | ||
| 2016 | Krishnashtami | Sunil, Dimple Chopade, Nikki Galrani | Vasu Varma | |
| Supreme | Sai Dharam Tej, Raashi Khanna | Anil Ravipudi | ||
| 2017 | Sathamanam Bhavati | Sharwanand, Anupama Parameswaran | Satish Vegesna | |
| Nenu Local | Nani, Keerthy Suresh | Trinadha Rao Nakkina | ||
| Duvvada Jagannadham | Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde | Harish Shankar | Raju's 25th Film Production | |
| Fidaa | Varun Tej, Sai Pallavi | Sekhar Kammula | ||
| Raja The Great | Ravi Teja, Mehreen Pirzada | Anil Ravipudi | ||
| MCA (Middle Class Abbayi) | Nani, Sai Pallavi | Venu Sree Raam | [6] | |
| 2018 | Lover | Raj Tarun, Riddhi Kumar | Anish Krishna | |
| Srinivasa Kalyanam | Nitin, Rashi Khanna | Satish Vegesna | ||
| Hello Guru Prema Kosame | Ram, Anupama Parameswaran | Trinadha Rao Nakkina | ||
| 2019 | F2 - Fun and Frustration | Venkatesh, Varun Tej, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mehreen Pirzada | Anil Ravipudi | |
| Maharshi | Mahesh Babu, Pooja Hegde | Vamsi Paidipally | In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies & PVP Cinema | |
96 Remake | Sharwanad, SamanthaAkkineni | C.Prem kumar |
As presenter
| Year | Title | Cast | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Tuneega Tuneega | Sumanth Ashwin, Rhea Chakraborty | M. S. Raju | |
| 2014 | Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam | Sai Dharam Tej, Regina Cassandra | A.S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary | In collaboration along with Geetha Arts |
| 2017 | Jawaan | Sai Dharam Tej, Mehreen Pirzada | B. V. S. Ravi |
Dubbed Films in Telugu
| # | Year | Film (Original in the bracket) | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Amrutha (Kannathil Muthamittal) | Mani Ratnam | Telugu dubbed version only |
| 2 | 2012 | Snehithudu (Nanban) | S. Shankar | Telugu dubbed version only |
| 3 | 2015 | Ok Bangaram (O Kadhal Kanmani) | Mani Ratnam | Telugu dubbed version only |
| 4 | 2016 | Police (Theri) | Atlee | Telugu dubbed version only |
| 5 | 2016 | Remo (Remo) | Bakkiyaraj Kannan | Telugu dubbed version |
| 6 | 2017 | Cheliyaa (Kaatru Veliyidai) | Mani Ratnam | Telugu dubbed version only |
Awards
- National Film Awards
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – Sathamanam Bhavati – (2016)
- Nandi Awards
Best Feature Film (Gold) – Bommarillu (2006)- Best Feature Film (Bronze) – Parugu (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)[4]
- Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu – Bommarillu (2006)
- Other Awards
Nagi Reddy Memorial Award for the Best Telugu Family Entertainer of the year 2011 – Mr. Perfect[7]
References
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^ "Dil Raju Interview – 2008". idlebrain.com. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
^ "64 th National Film Awards, 2016" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ ab Correspondent, Special. "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards".
^ "Telugu films bag major honours at 64th National Film Awards". Telugu cinema.
^ "Nani – Dil Raju upcoming movie titled "MCA". Indianexpress.com (25 February 2017). Retrieved on 2018-09-18.
^ Mr. Perfect wins Nagireddy award. 123telugu.com (1 January 1998). Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
External links
Dil Raju on IMDb- Its All About – Dil Raju
