Sri Venkateswara Creations
{{Short description|Indian film studio}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Sri Venkateswara Creations
| logo = Sri Vekateshwara Creations.jpg
| type = Private
| parent =
| foundation = {{start date and age|2003}}
| founder = Dil Raju
| location_city = Hyderabad, Telangana
| location_country = India
| key_people = Dil Raju
Sirish Reddy
Harshith Reddy.
| subsid = {{Bulleted_list| Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors|}}
{{Bulleted_list| Starium Innovative Healthcare (3%)| }}
| industry = Entertainment
| products = Films
| revenue = {{Increase}} US$51 million (2022)
| operating_income =
}}
Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It was established by Dil Raju in 2003 and has produced several Telugu films. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors.
Some of the notable films produced by the company include Dil (2003), Arya (2004), Bhadra (2005), Bommarillu (2006), Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), Brindavanam (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Shatamanam Bhavati (2017), Fidaa (2017), F2: Fun and Frustration (2019), Maharshi (2019), Varisu (2023), and Sankranthiki Vasthunam (2025).{{Cite web |title=Producer Dil Raju: The man with the Midas touch |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/telugu/2020/feb/04/producer-dil-raju-the-man-with-the-midas-touch-2098628.html |access-date=2022-04-19 |website=The New Indian Express|date=4 February 2020 }}{{cite web|title=Dil raju banner|date=4 May 2009|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/telugu/news/2009/dil-raju-banner-040509.html|publisher=One India|access-date=8 February 2012|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225155907/https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2009/dil-raju-banner-040509.html|url-status=dead}} Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations {{Em dash}} Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamshi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav, and Venu Sriram.{{TOC limit|3}}
History
= Background =
Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s 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 established Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999.{{cite web |date=22 October 2008 |title=Interview with Dil Raju |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/dilraju.html |access-date=8 February 2012 |publisher=Idlebrain}} They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area which refers to the esrstwhile Hyderabad State and present-day Telangana. The first three films distributed were Oke Okkadu (1999), Nuvvu Vastavani (2000), and Sakhi (2000). They went on to distribute more films like Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001), Murari (2001), Kushi (2001), Aadi (2002), Athadu (2005), Chatrapati (2005), and Pokiri (2006).
= Founding of Production company and success =
After distributing films for four years, Raju, along with Giri, Sirish, and Lakshman, established Sri Venkateswara Creations production house in 2003. The first film that was made under the banner was Dil (2003), directed by V. V. Vinayak.{{cite web |title=Sri venkateswara creations |url=http://www.dilraju.com/home.html |access-date=8 February 2012 |publisher=Dil Raju's Website}} After Dil, Giri has separated himself from the banner, while the rest continued. In 2004, they made Arya (2004) under the direction debut of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film Bhadra, under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. 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 (2003-2018) were either hits, super-hits, or classics; 4 were average grossers; and 4 films were flops.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptz1Zk5xWuM |title=F2 Producer Dil Raju & Director Anil Ravipudi Chit Chat || Tollywood Interviews - Great Andhra |date=24 January 2019 |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2019-10-07}}
In 2019, Sri Venkateswara Creations produced F2: Fun and Frustration, which was released on the occasion of Sankranthi. It became the highest-grossing film for the company and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu cinema.{{cite web|url=http://andhraboxoffice.com/info.aspx?id=5375&cid=6&fid=6042 |title=F2 Final Total WW Collections |publisher=AndhraBoxOffice.com |date=2019-05-04 |access-date=2019-10-07}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telugu360.com/tollywood-worldwide-top-lifetime-shares/ |title=Tollywood films Worldwide Top Life time Shares |publisher=Telugu360.com |date=2016-07-31 |access-date=2019-10-07}}{{cite web|author=Box Office Andhra |url=http://www.boxofficeandhra.com/2016/04/all-time-highest-grossing-telugu-films.html |title=All time highest grossing Tollywood (Telugu) films |publisher=Box Office Andhra |access-date=2019-10-07}} In 2022, they forayed into Tamil cinema with Varisu (2023), that released on Pongal 2023, starring Vijay and Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. It was directed by Vamshi Paidipally with music by Thaman S. Though it opened to mixed reviews, it became a huge money spinner at the box-office and became the highest-grossing film for the company.
They continued their association with Anil Ravipudi by producing Sankranthiki Vasthunam, starring Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Meenakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles. Upon release during Sankranthi 2025, it because a huge commercial success and ended up becoming the highest-grossing film for the company in Telugu and the highest grossing solo film for Venkatesh.
Filmography
{{Pending films key}}
= Sri Venkateswara Creations =
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| style="text-align:center;"
! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Year ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Film ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Director ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Notes | ||
| 2003
|Dil | Co-production with Giri | |
| 2004
|Arya | Sukumar | ||
| 2005
| | ||
| 2006
| Bhaskar | ||
| 2007 | ||
| rowspan="2" |2008
| Bhaskar | ||
| Kotha Bangaru Lokam | ||
| 2009
|Josh | ||
| rowspan="3" |2010 | Ravi Yadav | In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments |
| Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
| Sriwass | ||
| Brindavanam | ||
| rowspan="3" |2011
| Gaganam | Radha Mohan | In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments |
| Mr. Perfect
| | ||
| Oh My Friend | ||
| rowspan="2" |2013 | ||
| Ramayya Vasthavayya | ||
| rowspan="2" |2014 | ||
| Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam | A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary | In collaboration with Geetha Arts |
| rowspan="2" |2015 | ||
| Subramanyam for Sale | ||
| rowspan="2" |2016 | ||
| Supreme | ||
| rowspan="6" |2017 | ||
| Nenu Local | ||
| DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham | ||
| Fidaa | ||
| Raja The Great | ||
| Middle Class Abbayi | ||
| rowspan="3" |2018
| Anish R. Krishna | ||
| Srinivasa Kalyanam | ||
| Hello Guru Prema Kosame | ||
| rowspan="3" |2019
|F2 | ||
| Maharshi | Vamshi Paidipally | In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema |
| Iddari Lokam Okate
| G. R. Krishna | ||
| rowspan="2" |2020
| Jaanu | ||
| V | ||
| rowspan="5" |2021 | Padmasri | In collaboration with Srinivas Reddy |
| Vakeel Saab | Venu Sriram | In collaboration with Boney Kapoor |
| Paagal | Naresh Kuppili | In collaboration with Bekkem Venugopal of Lucky Media |
| Nootokka Jillala Andagadu | Rachakonda Vidyasagar | In collaboration with Krish's First Frame Entertainments |
| Ori Devuda | Ashwath Marimuthu | In collaboration with PVP Cinema{{Cite web |date=9 November 2021 |title=Ori Devuda - First Look and Motion Poster - Sri Venkateswara Creations |url=https://twitter.com/svc_official/status/1458005594544099330 |access-date=2022-09-17 |website= |language=en |via=Twitter}} |
| rowspan="3" |2022
| Sree Harsha Konuganti | ||
| F3
| | ||
| Thank You | ||
| rowspan="2" |2023
| Debut in Tamil cinema | ||
| Shaakuntalam | Gunasekhar | In collaboration with Guna Team Works |
| 2024
| | ||
| rowspan="3" |2025
| | ||
| Sankranthiki Vasthunam
| | ||
| Thammudu
| |
= Presentations =
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| style="text-align:center;"
! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Year ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Film ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Notes | |
| 2009 | Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum |
| 2012 | In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner |
| 2017
| Jawaan | In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna |
| 2020 | In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment |
| 2019
| Aaviri | In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs |
| 2022 | In collaboration with Sudheer Chandra Padiri's Worth A Shot Motion Arts |
| 2025 Empuraan |
Awards
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – Sathamanam Bhavati – (2016)
- Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – Maharshi – (2019)
- Best Feature Film (Gold) - Sathamanam Bhavati (2016)
- Best Feature Film (Gold) - Maharshi (2019)
- Best Feature Film (Silver) - Fidaa (2017)
- 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)
- Santosham D. Ramanaidu Smarakam Award (2019)
;Other Awards
- Nagi Reddy Memorial Award for the Best Telugu Family Entertainer of the year 2011 – Mr. Perfect [http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/mr-perfect-wins-nagireddy-award.html Mr. Perfect wins Nagireddy award]. 123telugu.com (1 January 1998). Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
Subsidiary
= Dil Raju Productions =
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| style="text-align:center;"
! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Year ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Film ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Language ! style="text-align:center; background:#b0c4de;" | Notes | |||
| rowspan="2" |2022 | Hindi | In collaboration with Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and Aman Gill | |
| HIT: The First Case | Hindi | In collaboration with T-Series and Kuldeep Rathore{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-11-20 |title=Bhushan Kumar and Dil Raju's HIT – The First Case starring Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra to release on May 20, 2022 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bhushan-kumar-dil-rajus-hit-first-case-starring-rajkummar-rao-sanya-malhotra-release-may-20-2022/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=Bollywood Hungama |language=en}} | |
| rowspan="2" |2023
|ATM | Telugu | ZEE5 series | |
| Balagam | Telugu | ||
| rowspan="2" |2024 | Love Me | Telugu | |
| Janaka Aithe Ganaka | Telugu |
= Awards =
- Best Feature Film (Gold) - Balagam (2023)
Film distribution
This list is not complete and needs updating. This company and its predecessors have been distributing films in Nizam region, and occasionally Vizag region since 1999.
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
References
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