Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor, who is known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the production company Sri Venkateswara Creations. Raju has won two National Film Awards and was honoured with the Nagi Reddy–Chakrapani National Award in 2013 for his contributions to popular cinema.[3][4]
Dil Raju | |
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.jpg) Raju receiving the National Film Award in 2017 | |
| Chairman Telangana Film Development Corporation (FDC) | |
| In office 3 December 2024 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Anil Kurmachalam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Velamakucha Venkat Ramana Reddy[1] 17 December 1970[2] Narsingpally, Telangana, India |
| Spouses | Anitha (died 2017)Vygha Reddy (m. 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation |
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Dil Raju was appointed as Chairman for Telangana Film Development Corporation on 3 December 2024 by Telangana Government.
Early life and career
editDil Raju was born in Narsingpalli in Nizamabad district of present-day Telangana. He was educated in Mudakpally and Nizamabad, and was interested in films from a young age. He later moved to Hyderabad and did automobile business with his brothers. He ventured into film distribution in the 1990s with the film Pelli Pandiri (1997)[5] and started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1998.[6]
Personal life
editRaju married Anita and has a daughter, Hanshitha Reddy. Anita died on 11 March 2017 due to cardiac arrest. Raju later married Tejaswini in 2020.[7][8] Tejaswini's name was changed to Vygha Reddy following her marriage as per astrology.[9] They have a son born in 2022.[10]
Filmography
editAs producer
editAs presenter
edit| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Akasamantha | Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum |
| 2012 | Tuneega Tuneega | In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner |
| 2017 | Jawaan | In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna |
| 2019 | Aaviri | In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs |
| 2022 | Good Luck Sakhi | In collaboration with Sudheer Chandra Padiri's Worth A Shot Motion Arts |
Dubbed films
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Amrutha | In collaboration with Giri |
| 2012 | Snehithudu | Remake of 3 Idiots |
| 2015 | Ok Bangaram | |
| 2016 | Police | |
| 2016 | Remo | |
| 2017 | Cheliyaa | |
| 2022 | Love Today |
Other language productions
| Year | Film | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jersey | Hindi | Remake of the 2019 Telugu film of the same name Collaboration with Allu Aravind & Aman Gill[16] |
| HIT: The First Case | Hindi |
Awards
edit- 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) – 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)[3]
- Santosham D. Ramanaidu Smarakam Award (2019)
- Other Awards
- Nagi Reddy Memorial Award for the Best Telugu Family Entertainer of the year 2011 – Mr. Perfect[17]
References
edit- ^ "దిల్ రాజు పుట్టినరోజు వేడుకల్లో తారల సందడి..ఎవరెవరంటే." NTV Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 1 January 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kanyal, Jyoti (18 December 2020). "Mahesh Babu, Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan attend Dil Raju's 50th birthday bash". India Today. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b Correspondent, Special (5 April 2017). "S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Hema Malini bag NTR awards". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "64 th National Film Awards, 2016" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- ^ "Ullasamgaa Utsahamgaa releasing on 18 July". Idlebrain. 7 July 2008.
- ^ "Interview with Dil Raju". Idlebrain.com. 22 October 2008.
- ^ "Telugu producer Dil Raju gets married for the second time. Wedding pics go viral". India Today. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Dil Raju ties the knot with Vygha Reddy on Sunday". The Times of India.
- ^ Katira, Kirtika (11 May 2020). "Dil Raju's wife Tejaswini changes her name to Vygha Reddy after marriage". Zoom. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "Dil Raju, Tejaswini welcome baby boy". The Indian Express. 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Film Awards for the Year 2013". Idlebrain. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "64th National Film Awards: Here's the complete list of winners". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh state Nandi film awards for the year 2016". Idlebrain. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "67th National Film Awards: Complete list of winners". The Hindu. 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Ori Devuda - First Look and Motion Poster - Sri Venkateswara Creations". 9 November 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Shahid Kapoor steps into Nani's shoes for Jersey remake, begins cricket practice. See pic". hindustantimes.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Mr. Perfect wins Nagireddy award. 123telugu.com (1 January 1998). Retrieved on 11 May 2012.