Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It was established by Dil Raju in 2003 and has produced several Telugu films. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors.Some of the notable films produced by the company include Dil (2003), Arya (2004), Bhadra (2005), Bommarillu (2006), Kotha Bangaru Lokam (2008), Brindavanam (2010), Mr. Perfect (2011), Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (2013), Sathamanam Bhavati (2017), Fidaa (2017), F2 (2019), Maharshi (2019) and Sarileru Neekevvaru (2020). Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations — Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamsi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav and Venu Sriram.

History

'''Background'''Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s and partnered with ''Venkata Lakshmi Films''. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name ''Sri Harshita Films''. Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company. After few more years studying the market, they established ''Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'' in 1999.'''Background'''Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s and partnered with ''Venkata Lakshmi Films''. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name ''Sri Harshita Films''. Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company. After few more years studying the market, they established ''Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'' in 1999. They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area which refers to the esrstwhile Hyderabad State and present-day Telangana. The first three films distributed were ''Oke Okkadu'' (1999), ''Nuvvu Vastavani'' (2000), and ''Sakhi'' (2000). They went on to distribute more films like ''Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'' (2001), ''Murari'' (2001), ''Kushi'' (2001), ''Aadi'' (2002), ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Chatrapati'' (2005), and ''Pokiri'' (2006).'''Founding of Production company and success'''After distributing films for four years, Raju, along with Giri, Sirish, and Lakshman, established ''Sri Venkateswara Creations'' production house in 2003. The first film that was made under the banner was ''Dil'' (2003), directed by V. V. Vinayak.'''Founding of Production company and success'''After distributing films for four years, Raju, along with Giri, Sirish, and Lakshman, established ''Sri Venkateswara Creations'' production house in 2003. The first film that was made under the banner was ''Dil'' (2003), directed by V. V. Vinayak. After ''Dil'', Giri has separated himself from the banner, while the rest continued. In 2004, they made ''Arya'' (2004) under the direction debut of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film ''Bhadra'', under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. In 2006, they produced ''Bommarillu'' under the direction of Bhaskar.By the end of the year 2018, 40 films associated with the banner were released: out of which 30 films were produced by them, 6 were dubbed films, and 4 were collaborations. In an interview with Anil Ravipudi for ''GreatAndhra'' website, Dil Raju claimed that 22 of his 30 films (2003-2018) were either hits, super-hits, or classics; 4 were average grossers; and 4 films were flops.In 2019, Sri Venkateswara Creations produced ''F2: Fun and Frustration'' which was released on the occasion of Sankranthi. The film became the highest grossing film for the banner and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu cinema.

Production company and success

After distributing films for four years, Raju, along with Giri, Shirish, and Lakshman, established Sri Venkateswara Creations production house in 2003. The first movie that was made under the banner was Dil, directed by V. V. Vinayak. After Dil, Giri has separated himself from the banner, while the rest continued. In 2004, they made Arya under the direction of Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film Bhadra, under the direction of Boyapati Srinu. In 2006, they produced Bommarillu under the direction of Bhaskar.By the end of the year 2018, 40 films associated with the banner were released: out of which 30 films were produced by them, 6 were dubbed films, and 4 were collaborations. In an interview with Anil Ravipudi for Greatandhra website, Dil Raju claimed that 22 of his 30 films (2003-2018) were either hits, super-hits, or classics; 4 were average grossers; and 4 films were flops.The year 2019 started off with a bang for the banner with F2: Fun and Frustration turning out be a massive hit. It was released on the occasion of Sankranthi and amid stiff competition with three other biggies NTR: Kathanayakudu, Vinaya Vidheya Rama, and Petta. However, F2: Fun and Frustration became the highest grosser of not only among the four Sankranthi films, but also for the banner and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu film industry.