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

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 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	Language	Notes
2003	Dil	V. V. Vinayak	Telugu	Co-production with Giri
2004	Arya	Sukumar	Telugu
2005	Bhadra	Boyapati Srinu	Telugu
2006	Bommarillu	Bhaskar	Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Film
2007	Munna	Vamsi Paidipally	Telugu
2008	Parugu	Bhaskar	Telugu	Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Bronze
2008	Kotha Bangaru Lokam	Srikanth Addala	Telugu
2009	Josh	Vasu Varma	Telugu
2010	Maro Charitra	Ravi Yadav	Telugu	In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments
	Rama Rama Krishna Krishna	Sriwass	Telugu
	Brindavanam	Vamsi Paidipally	Telugu
2011	Gaganam	Radha Mohan	Telugu	In Collaboration with Matinee Entertainments Simultaneously shot in Tamil as Payanam
	Mr. Perfect	Dasaradh	Telugu
	Oh My Friend	Venu Sriram	Telugu
2013	Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu	Srikanth Addala	Telugu	Nandi Award for best home-viewing feature film - Silver^[11]
2013	Ramayya Vasthavayya	Harish Shankar	Telugu
2014	Yevadu	Vamsi Paidipally	Telugu
2014	Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitam	A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary	Telugu	In collaboration with Geetha Arts
2015	Kerintha	Sai Kiran Adivi	Telugu
2015	Subramanyam for Sale	Harish Shankar	Telugu
2016	Krishnastami	Vasu Varma	Telugu
2016	Supreme	Anil Ravipudi	Telugu
2017	Sathamanam Bhavati	Satish Vegesna	Telugu	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	Telugu
	DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham	Harish Shankar	Telugu
	Fidaa	Sekhar Kammula	Telugu
	Raja The Great	Anil Ravipudi	Telugu
	Middle Class Abbayi	Venu Sriram	Telugu
2018	Lover	Anish R. Krishna	Telugu
	Srinivasa Kalyanam	Satish Vegesna	Telugu
	Hello Guru Prema Kosame	Trinadha Rao Nakkina	Telugu
2019	F2	Anil Ravipudi	Telugu
	Maharshi	Vamshi Paidipally	Telugu	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	Telugu
2020	Sarileru Neekevvaru	Anil Ravipudi	Telugu	In collaboration with AK Entertainments and GMB Entertainment
	Jaanu	C. Prem Kumar	Telugu
	V	Mohana Krishna Indraganti	Telugu
2021	Shaadi Mubarak	Padmasri	Telugu	In collaboration with Srinivas Reddy
	Vakeel Saab	Venu Sriram	Telugu	In collaboration with Boney Kapoor
	Paagal	Naresh Kuppili	Telugu	In collaboration with Bekkem Venugopal of Lucky Media
	Nootokka Jillala Andagadu	Rachakonda Vidyasagar	Telugu	In collaboration with Krish's First Frame Entertainments
	Ori Devuda	Ashwath Marimuthu	Telugu	In collaboration with PVP Cinema^[15]
2022	Rowdy Boys	Sree Harsha Konuganti	Telugu
	F3	Anil Ravipudi	Telugu	Sequel of F2: Fun and Frustration
	Thank You	Vikram Kumar	Telugu
2023	Varisu	Vamsi Paidipally	Tamil	Debut in Tamil cinema
2023	Shaakuntalam	Gunasekhar	Telugu	In collaboration with Guna Team Works
2024	The Family Star	Parasuram	Telugu
2025	Game Changer †	Shankar	Telugu
	Sankranthiki Vasthunam †	Anil Ravipudi	Telugu
	Thammudu †	Venu Sriram	Telugu

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
2022	Good Luck Sakhi	In collaboration with Sudheer Chandra Padiri's Worth A Shot Motion Arts