Sri Vajreshwari Combines
{{Short description|Indian film distribution and production company}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sri Vajreshwari Combines
| logo =
| founder = Parvathamma Rajkumar
| foundation = 1975
| key_people = Raghavendra Rajkumar
| industry = Motion pictures
| products = Film production
| services = Film production
| type = Private Limited company
| location_city = Bangalore
| location_country = India
| website =
| subsid = Dhakshayini Combines,
Poornima Enterprises
}}
Sri Vajreshwari Combines is an Indian film distribution and production company working primarily in Kannada cinema, based in Bengaluru. It was founded by Parvathamma Rajkumar. It is considered one of the hugely popular production companies of Kannada film industry. The company has produced over 87 films starring Dr. Rajkumar and his sons Shivarajkumar, Raghavendra Rajkumar and Puneeth Rajkumar.{{cite web|work=Filmibeat|title=Remembering The Mother Of KFI – Her Contributions And Altruism, Redefined!|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/epitome-of-a-good-samaritan-parvathamma-rajkumar-contributions-to-kannada-film-industry-262174.html|access-date=6 September 2023|date=31 May 2017|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517120010/https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/epitome-of-a-good-samaritan-parvathamma-rajkumar-contributions-to-kannada-film-industry-262174.html|url-status=live}}
History
Sri Vajreshwari Combines was founded in 1975 in Hubli.{{Cite web |title=Sri Vajreshwari Combines | About Us |url=http://www.srivajreshwari.in/about-us/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722170440/http://www.srivajreshwari.in/about-us/ |archive-date=22 July 2020 |access-date=6 September 2023}} The company was named after their family deity of same name suggested by Rajkumar's family friend.{{cite web|work=Bangalore Mirror|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/road-in-bengalurus-gandhinagar-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-rajkumars-company/articleshow/62074815.cms|title=Road in Bengaluru's Gandhinagar to be renamed in honour of Rajkumar's company|access-date=6 September 2023|date=15 December 2017|archive-date=30 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530154512/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/road-in-bengalurus-gandhinagar-to-be-renamed-in-honour-of-rajkumars-company/articleshow/62074815.cms|url-status=live}}
The first film the company produced and distributed was Thrimurthy (1975) which became hugely successful at box-office.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Love-is-life/article15605725.ece|archive-url =https://archive.today/20130125185158/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2010/12/24/stories/2010122450700100.htm|archive-date = 25 January 2013|title = Love is life|newspaper = The Hindu|date = 24 December 2010|last1 = Ganesh|first1 = Deepa|access-date=6 September 2023}}
The company's office situated at 6th Cross at Gandhinagar, Bengaluru where it is "well known for the various film production companies it houses". The road was renamed as Vajreshwari Road in 2017.
The company produced Om (1995) which gained Limca Book of Record for re-releasing more than 550 times.{{cite web|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/shivarajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms|title=Shivarajkumar sets a new record!|date=9 March 2015|access-date=6 September 2023|archive-date=21 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821074413/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/shivarajkumar-sets-a-new-record/articleshow/46500011.cms|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Cast ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes !Ref | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Thrimurthy | C. V. Rajendran | Dr. Rajkumar | ||
| 1990 | Mruthyunjaya | Chi. Dattaraj | Shivarajkumar, Shashikumar | ||
| 1995 | Om | Upendra | Shivarajkumar, Prema | ||
| 2006 | Aakash | Puneeth Rajkumar | |||
| 2008 | Vamshi | Puneeth Rajkumar | |||
| 2012 | Yaare Koogadali | Samuthirakani | Puneeth Rajkumar | ||
| 2016 | Run Antony | Vinay Rajkumar |