Shobu Yarlagadda


Shobu Yarlagadda is an Indian American environmental engineer – turned film producer, and the son-in-law of veteran film maker K. Raghavendra Rao. He is the co-founder and CEO of Arka Media Works, a film production company known for its works exclusively in Telugu cinema. Shobu has garnered two National Film Awards, two state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare South Awards, and the Saturn Award.
Shobhu produced high fantasy works such as ', and ' which received the American Saturn Award for Best International Film, and the Australian Telstra People's Choice Award.

Early life

Shobu Yarlagadda is the son-in-law of veteran director K. Raghavendra Rao. Shobhu was born in Gudivada in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh. He graduated in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Andhra University in 1992. He went on to Texas A&M and graduated in Agricultural Engineering in 1995. For over a year and a half, he worked as an Air Resources Engineer in Greater Los Angeles Area for California Air Resources Board. In 2001 he established Arka Mediaworks with Prasad Devineni.

Career

In 2001, he established Arka Mediaworks; Arka means sunrays in Sanskrit. It produces television content in six languages. He has worked as line producer for films such as Morning Raaga, and Anaganaga O Dheerudu. He was Executive Producer for films such as Bobby and Pandurangadu

Filmography

Awards

;Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
;National Film Awards
;Nandi Awards
;Filmfare Awards South
;CineMAA Awards