Dil Raju

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.^[3][4]

Dil Raju
Raju receiving the National Film Award in 2017
Chairman of the Telangana Film Development Corporation (TFDC)
In office 3 December 2024 – Incumbent
Preceded by	Anil Kurmachalam
Personal details
Born	Velamakucha Venkat Ramana Reddy[1] (1970-12-18) 18 December 1970 (age 54)[2] Nizamabad, Telangana, India
Spouses	Anitha ​ (died 2017)​ Vygha Reddy ​ (m. 2020)​
Children	2
Occupation	Film producer Film distributor

Dil Raju was appointed as Chairman for Telangana Film Development Corporation 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)^[5] and started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1998.^[6]

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.^[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

As producer

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2003	Dil	V. V. Vinayak	Co-production with Giri
2004	Arya	Sukumar
2005	Bhadra	Boyapati Srinu
2006	Bommarillu	Bhaskar	Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film
2007	Munna	Vamsi Paidipally
2008	Parugu	Bhaskar	Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Bronze
	Kotha Bangaru Lokam	Srikanth Addala
2009	Josh	Vasu Varma
2010	Maro Charitra	Ravi Yadav	In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments
	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Sriwass
	Brindavanam	Vamsi Paidipally
2011	Gaganam	Radha Mohan	In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Payanam
	Mr. Perfect	Dasaradh
	Oh My Friend	Venu Sriram
2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Srikanth Addala	Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver[11]
	Ramayya Vasthavayya	Harish Shankar
2014	Yevadu	Vamsi Paidipally
	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam	A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary	In collaboration with Geetha Arts
2015	Kerintha	Sai Kiran Adivi
	Subramanyam for Sale	Harish Shankar
2016	Krishnastami	Vasu Varma
	Supreme	Anil Ravipudi
2017	Sathamanam Bhavati	Satish Vegesna	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[12] Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver[13]
	Nenu Local	Trinadha Rao Nakkina
	DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham	Harish Shankar
	Fidaa	Sekhar Kammula
	Raja The Great	Anil Ravipudi
	Middle Class Abbayi	Venu Sriram
2018	Lover	Anish R. Krishna
	Srinivasa Kalyanam	Satish Vegesna
	Hello Guru Prema Kosame	Trinadha Rao Nakkina
2019	F2	Anil Ravipudi
	Maharshi	Vamshi Paidipally	In collaboration with Vyjayanthi Movies and PVP Cinema National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment[14]
	Iddari Lokam Okate	G. R. Krishna
2020	Jaanu	C. Prem Kumar
	V	Mohana Krishna Indraganti
2021	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 Cinema[15]
2022	Rowdy Boys	Sree Harsha Konuganti
	Jersey	Gowtam Tinnanuri	Debut in Hindi cinema In collaboration with Allu Aravind, Suryadevara Nagavamsi, and Aman Gill[16]
	F3	Anil Ravipudi	Sequel of F2: Fun and Frustration
	HIT: The First Case	Sailesh Kolanu	Hindi film
	Thank You	Vikram Kumar
2023	Varisu	Vamsi Paidipally	Debut in Tamil cinema
	Shaakuntalam	Gunasekhar	In collaboration with Guna Team Works
2024	The Family Star	Parasuram
2025	Game Changer	Shankar
	Sankranthiki Vasthunam	Anil Ravipudi
	Thammudu †	Venu Sriram

As presenter

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
2020	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 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	Ponniyin Selvan: Part One
2022	Love Today
2023	Ponniyin 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)

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)^[3]

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 ^[17]