Sri Venkateswara Creations


Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company established by Dil Raju, an Indian film producer. The company is based in Hyderabad. The company was established in 2003. Raju has produced several Telugu films under this company. The company also has a subsidiary distribution company called Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors under which several films have been distributed. Telugu movies produced by the company include Arya, Bhadra, Bommarillu, Mr. Perfect and Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu. The company also has another subsidiary film production company called Matinee Entertainments under which movies including Maro Charitra and Gaganam have been produced.
In eight years from 2004 to 2011, the production house had introduced 8 new directors to the Telugu film industry, namely: Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamsi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav, and Venu Sri Ram. Some of them have become very successful and most of them collaborated with the banner for the second time as well.

Initial years and distribution Company

Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 90s 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 started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999. They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area of Telangana. The first three films distributed were Oke Okkadu, Nuvvu Vastavani and Sakhi. They went on to distribute many more movies including Kushi, Murari and Nuvvu Naaku Nachav.

Production company and success

After distributing films for four years, Raju established Sri Venkateswara Creations in 2003. The first movie that was made under the banner was Dil, directed by V. V. Vinayak. In 2004, they made Arya under the direction of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film Bhadra, under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. They continued distributing films including Nuvvu Naaku Nachav, Murari, Khushi, Aadi, Athadu, Chatrapati and Pokiri. 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 Anil Ravipudi for Greatandhra website, Dil Raju claimed that 22 of his 30 films were either hits, super-hits, or classics; 4 were average grossers; and 4 films were flops.
The year 2019 started off with a bang for the banner with F2 - Fun and Frustration turning out be a massive hit. It was released on the occasion of Sankranthi and amid stiff competition with three other biggies, Vinaya Vidheya Rama, and Petta. However, F2 - Fun & Frustration became the highest grosser of not only among the four Sankranthi films, but also for the banner and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu film industry.,,

Filmography

;1. Solo Production Under Sri Venkateswara Creations
s.noYearFilmDirectorRelease DateNotes
12003DilV.V. VinayakApr 4, 2003Co-production with Giri
22004AryaSukumarMay 7, 2004Director's debut film
32005BhadraBoyapati SrinuMay 12, 2005Director's debut film
42006BommarilluBhaskarAug 9, 2006Director's debut film; Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold
Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film
52007MunnaVamsi PaidipallyApr 27, 2007Director's debut film
62008ParuguBhaskarMay 2, 2008Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Bronze
72008Kotha Bangaru LokamSrikanth AddalaOct 9, 2008Director's debut film
82009JoshVasu VarmaSep 5, 2009Director's debut film
92010Rama Rama Krishna KrishnaSriwassMay 12, 2010
102010BrindavanamVamsi PaidipallyOct 14, 2010
112011Mr. PerfectDasaradhApr 22, 2011
122011Oh My FriendVenu Sri RamNov 11, 2011Director's debut film
132013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle ChettuSrikanth AddalaJan 11, 2013Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver
142013Ramayya VasthavayyaHarish ShankarOct 11, 2013
152014YevaduVamsi PaidipallyJan 12, 2014
162015KerinthaSai Kiran AdiviJun 12, 2015
172015Subramanyam For SaleHarish ShankarSep 24, 2015
182016KrishnashtamiVasu VarmaFeb 19, 2016
192016SupremeAnil RavipudiMay 5, 2016
202017Shatamanam BhavatiSatish VegesnaJan 14, 2017National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 64th National Film Awards
Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver
212017Nenu LocalTrinadha Rao NakkinaFeb 3, 2017
222017Duvvada JagannadhamHarish ShankarJun 23, 2017Production #25
232017FidaaSekhar KammulaJul 21, 2017
242017Raja The GreatAnil RavipudiOct 18, 2017
252017MCA Venu Sri RamDec 21, 2017
262018LoverAnish KrishnaJul 20, 2018
272018Srinivasa KalyanamSatish VegesnaAug 9, 2018
282018Hello Guru Prema KosameTrinadha Rao NakkinaOct 18, 2018
292019F2 - Fun and FrustrationAnil RavipudiJan 12, 2019Most profitable and highest grossing film for the banner
302019Iddari Lokam OkateG R KrishnaDec 25, 2019First remake from the banner
312020JaanuC. Prem KumarFeb 7, 2020Remake of 96
322020VIndraganti Mohan KrishnaPost-ProductionFilm is delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic
332020SeenayyaN. NarasimmhaFilming
352021ICONVenu Sri RamPre-production
362021#VD12Shiva NirvanaPre-production

;2. Collaborations and Subsidiaries
;2.1. Matinee Entertainments
s.noYearFilmDirectorRelease DateNotes
12010Maro CharitraRavi YadavMar 25, 2010Director's debut film
22011GaganamRadha MohanFeb 11, 2011

;2.2. Dil Raju Productions
s.noYearFilmDirectorRelease DateNotes
12020JerseyGowtam TinnanuriFilmingIn collaboration with Allu Aravind and Aman Gill
22021Yevadu Hindi RemakeMilap ZaveriPre-productionIn collaboration with Nikkhil Advani
32021F2 Hindi RemakeAnees BazmeePre-productionIn collaboration with Boney Kapoor

4 2021 HIT Hindi remake
;2.3. Collaborations with other producers
;2.3.1. Involved in production
s.noYearFilmDirectorRelease DateNotes
12019MaharshiVamsi PaidipallyMay 9, 2019In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema
22020Sarileru NeekevvaruAnil RavipudiJan 11, 2020In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment
32020Vakeel SaabVenu Sri RamFilmingIn collaboration with Boney Kapoor
42020Nootokka Jillala AndagaduSagarFilmingIn collaboration with Krish's First Frame Entertainments

;2.3.2. Major production responsibility was by the other producer
s.noYearFilmDirectorRelease DateNotes
12009AkasamanthaRadha MohanMar 27, 2009Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum
22012Tuneega TuneegaM. S. RajuJul 20, 2012In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner
32014Pilla Nuvvu Leni JeevitamA.S. Ravi Kumar ChowdaryNov 14, 2014In collaboration with Geetha Arts
42017JawaanB. V. S. RaviDec 1, 2017In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna
52019AaviriRavi BabuNov 1, 2019In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs

;3. Dubbed Films
Dubbed From Other Languages
s.noYearFilm DirectorRelease DateNotes
12002Amrutha Mani RatnamFeb 14, 2002In collaboration with Giri; Telugu dubbed version only
22012Snehithudu S. ShankarJan 26, 2011Telugu dubbed version
32015Ok Bangaram Mani RatnamApr 17, 2015Telugu dubbed version
42016Police AtleeApr 15, 2016Telugu dubbed version
52016Remo Bakkiyaraj KannanNov 25, 2016Telugu dubbed version
62017Cheliyaa Mani RatnamApr 7, 2017Telugu dubbed version

Film distribution

This list is not complete and needs updating. But this banner has been distributing multiple films in Nizam, and sometimes Vizag area, every year for the past 16–17 years.
YearFilmNotes
1999Oke OkkaduNizam
2000Nuvvu VastavaniNizam
2000SakhiNizam
2001Nuvvu Naaku NachavNizam
2001MurariNizam
2001KhushiNizam
2002AmruthaNizam
2002AadiNizam
2003Dil
2004Arya
2005Bhadra
2005AthaduNizam
2005ChatrapatiNizam
2006PokiriNizam
2006AshokNizam
2006Annavaram
2006Bommarillu
2006Godavari
2007Hello Premistara
2007Happy DaysAndhra Pradesh
2007AataNizam
2007Dhee
2007JagadamNizam
2007Munna
2008Parugu
2008Ullasamga UtsahamgaAndhra Pradesh
2008Ready
2008Surya s/o KrishnanNizam
2008VinayakuduNizam, Vizag
2008HomamAndhra Pradesh
2008YuvathaNizam, Vizag
2008Kotha Bangaru Lokam
2009Arya 2
2009Saarai VeerrajuNizam, Vizag
2008Homam
2009MallannaNizam, Vizag
2009Ganesh
2009Aakashamantha
2009Akasamantha
2009Josh
2010Maro Charitra
2010Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
2010GolimaarNizam
2010DarlingNizam
2010VedamNizam
2010Kedi
2010Brindavanam
2011100% LoveTamil Nadu
2011Mr. PerfectGuntur
2011ShaktiNizam
2011Gaganam
2011Oh My Friend
2012Snehithudu
2012Dhoni
2012RachaaNizam
2012DammuNizam
2012DaruvuNizam
2012Gabbar SinghNizam
2012Andala RakshasiAndhra Pradesh
2012Life Is BeautifulNizam
2012DamarukamNizam
2012RebelNizam
2012Cameraman Gangatho RambabuNizam
2013NaayakNizam
2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu
2013MirchiNizam
2013BaadshahNizam
2013Yevadu
2015Pataas,
2015Dagudumootha Dandakor,
2016Naanna Nenu Naa Boyfriends
2016Remo
2015
2015S/O SatyamurthyNizam
2018Bharat Ane NenuNizam
2020Athade SrimannarayanaAP & Telangana