Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 18 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.
Dil Raju was appointed as Chairman for Telangana Film Development Corporation (TGFDC) on 3 December 2024 by Telangana Government.
Early life and career Dil 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) and started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1998.
Personal life Raju married Anita and has a daughter, Hanshitha Reddy. Anita died on 11 March 2017 due to cardiac arrest. Raju later married Tejaswini in 2020. Tejaswini's name was changed to Vygha Reddy following her marriage as per astrology. They have a son born in 2022.
Filmography
As producer Year Film Director Notes 2003Dil V. V. VinayakCo-production with Giri 2004Arya Sukumar 2005BhadraBoyapati Srinu 2006Bommarillu Bhaskar 2007Munna Vamsi Paidipally2008Parugu BhaskarKotha Bangaru Lokam Srikanth Addala 2009Josh Vasu Varma2010 Maro Charitra Ravi Yadav In Collaboration with Matinee EntertainmentsRama Rama Krishna Krishna SriwassBrindavanam Vamsi Paidipally2011 Gaganam Radha Mohan In Collaboration with Matinee EntertainmentsSimultaneously shot in Tamil as PayanamMr. PerfectDasaradhOh My Friend Venu Sriram2013Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu Srikanth AddalaRamayya Vasthavayya Harish Shankar2014Yevadu Vamsi Paidipally Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary In collaboration with Geetha Arts2015Kerintha Sai Kiran AdiviSubramanyam for Sale Harish Shankar2016Krishnastami Vasu VarmaSupreme Anil Ravipudi2017Sathamanam Bhavati Satish VegesnaNenu Local Trinadha Rao NakkinaDJ: Duvvada Jagannadham Harish ShankarFidaa Sekhar KammulaRaja The Great Anil RavipudiMiddle Class Abbayi Venu Sriram2018Lover Anish R. KrishnaSrinivasa Kalyanam Satish VegesnaHello Guru Prema Kosame Trinadha Rao Nakkina2019 F2 Anil Ravipudi Maharshi Vamshi Paidipally In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema Iddari Lokam Okate G. R. Krishna 2020 Jaanu C. Prem Kumar V Mohana Krishna Indraganti2021 Shaadi Mubarak 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 Cinema2022Rowdy Boys Sree Harsha Konuganti Jersey Gowtam Tinnanuri Debut in Hindi cinemaIn collaboration with Allu Aravind, Suryadevara Nagavamsi, and Aman GillF3Anil Ravipudi HIT: The First Case Sailesh Kolanu Hindi filmThank YouVikram Kumar 2023BalagamVenu Yeldandi2023 VarisuVamsi Paidipally Tamil filmShaakuntalam Gunasekhar In collaboration with Guna Team Works 2024The Family StarParasuram2025Game ChangerShankarSankranthiki VasthunamAnil RavipudiThammuduVenu Sriram2026Ravi Kiran Kola
As presenter Year Film Notes2009 Akasamantha Telugu version of Prakash Raj's Abhiyum Naanum2012 Tuneega Tuneega In collaboration with Maganti Ramji of Padmini Arts banner2017 Jawaan In collaboration with Arunachal Creations' Krishna2019 Aaviri In collaboration with Ravi Babu's Flying Frogs2020 Sarileru Neekevvaru In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment 2022 Good Luck Sakhi In collaboration with Sudheer Chandra Padiri's Worth A Shot Motion Arts2027 SVC 63 Produced by Shirish and Kuldeep Rathore
Dubbed films Year Film Notes2002 Amrutha In collaboration with Giri2012 Snehithudu Remake of 3 Idiots2015 Ok Bangaram 2016 Police 2016 Remo 2017 Cheliyaa 2022Ponniyin Selvan: Part One2022Love Today2023Ponniyin Selvan: Part Two
Awards National Film Awards Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – Sathamanam Bhavati – (2016) Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – Golden Lotus (producer) – Maharshi – (2019)
Gaddar Awards Best Feature Film (Gold) - Sathamanam Bhavati (2016) Best Feature Film (Gold) - Maharshi (2019) Best Feature Film (Silver) - Fidaa (2017)
Nandi Awards 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)
Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu – Bommarillu (2006)
Santosham Film Awards Santosham D. Ramanaidu Smarakam Award (2019) Other Awards Nagi Reddy Memorial Award for the Best Telugu Family Entertainer of the year 2011 – Mr. Perfect Mr. Perfect wins Nagireddy award. 123telugu.com (1 January 1998). Retrieved on 11 May 2012.
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