Maruthi

Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like Ee Rojullo and Bus Stop. Maruthi is associated with Maruthi Talkies, a film production house in the Telugu film industry.

Maruthi
Born	Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations	Director screenwriter film producer
Years active	2005 - present

Personal life

Maruthi was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his education in Machilipatnam. Later Maruthi moved to Hyderabad after his graduation. He learnt animation and later joined DQ Entertainment International, where he was part of the first batch of animators in the city.^[1]

Career

Maruthi embarked on his professional journey as a co-producer for the films Premisthe and A Film by Aravind. He then transitioned into film distribution, handling various movie releases. Subsequently, he ventured into the realm of designing ads and creative content.

During this time, Chiranjeevi became aware of Maruthi's skills and enlisted him to design a flag for the Praja Rajyam Party. Maruthi also contributed promotional ads for the party and created a logo for Athadu. In 2011, Ram Gopal Varma made Dongala Mutha using a 5D camera on a tight budget, a move that caught Maruthi's attention. Inspired, he decided to venture into low-budget filmmaking.

In 2012, Maruthi's directorial debut, Ee Rojullo, hit the screens to positive acclaim from critics. Despite being made on a modest budget of 50 lakhs, the film surpassed expectations by grossing over 10 crores.^[2] It emerged as one of the most successful Tollywood films in 2012. Shortly after, in November 2012, his second directorial venture, Bus Stop, was released and declared a Hit.^[3]

In 2013, Maruthi wrote and produced Prema Katha Chitram under Maruthi Talkies, introducing his cameraman J. Prabhakar Reddy as the director. The film turned out to be a sudden hit, grossing 20 crores. Maruthi continued his production journey with films like Prema Katha Chitram, Romance, Mahesh, Villa-2, Love You Bangaram, and Green Signal.^[4]

His subsequent directorial projects included Kotha Janta with Allu Sirish and Babu Bangaram with Venkatesh. Maruthi also contributed as a writer and screenwriter for Bhadram Be Careful Brotheru, which received critical acclaim.^[5] His collaboration with Nani on Bhale Bhale Magadivoy in 2015 proved to be a super hit, gaining praise for Nani's outstanding performance.^[6]

In 2014, Maruthi announced a project titled Radha starring Venkatesh and Nayantara. However, the film faced a setback when a writer accused Maruthi of copying his story, leading to the project being shelved.^[7]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

As director

Films

Year	Title	Notes
2012	Ee Rojullo	Also producer
	Bus Stop
2014	Kotha Janta
2015	Bhale Bhale Magadivoy
2016	Babu Bangaram
2017	Mahanubhavudu
2018	Shailaja Reddy Alludu
2019	Prati Roju Pandage	[8]
2021	Manchi Rojulochaie	[9]
2022	Pakka Commercial	[10]
2025	The Raja Saab	[11]

Other roles

Films

Year	Title	Producer	Writer	Actor	Notes
2013	Prema Katha Chitram	Yes	Yes	No
	Romance	Yes	No	No
2014	Love You Bangaram	Yes	No	Yes
	Legend	No	No	Yes
	Green Signal	Yes	No	No
	Lovers	Yes	Screenplay	No
2015	Best Actors	Yes	No	No
2016	Bhadram Be Careful Brotheru	No	Yes	No
	Rojulu Marayi	No	Yes	No
2017	London Babulu	Yes	No	No
2018	Brand Babu	No	Yes	No
2021	3 Roses	No	Creator	No	Aha web series
2022	Pakka Commercial	No	No	Yes

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Film	Result
2013	2nd South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Debut Director (Telugu)	Ee Rojullo[12]	Won
2016	5th South Indian International Movie Awards	Best Director (Telugu)	Bhale Bhale Magadivoy	Nominated