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Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the production company Sri Venkateswara Creations.
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Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy was born on Thursday, 17 December 1970 (age 52 years; as of 2022) in Narsingpalli in Nizamabad district, Telangana. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Dil Raju did his secondary schooling at Mudakpally, Telangana and higher secondary schooling at Nizamabad. According to Raju, he was fascinated by films since 9th grade,...
Parents & Siblings
Dil Raju’s father’s name is Shyam Sundar Reddy. His mother, Prameelamma, is a homemaker. He has two brothers named Vijay Simha Reddy and Narasimha Reddy.
Wife & Children
Dil Raju’s first wife, Anitha Raju, was a partner in his production company. On 12 March 2017, Anitha died of cardiac arrest. In an interview, Raju talked about his wife’s death and said that when his wife’s died in 2017, he was away on a business trip in the United States. Raju said, Dil Raju’s daughter from his first marriage, Hanshita Reddy, is a managing director at Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors. On 10 May 2020, Dil Raju got married for the second time to Tejaswani, a former air host...
Other Relatives
Dil Raju’s nephew Ashish Reddy is an actor. Dil Raju’s son-in-law’s name is Archith Reddy. He has a granddaughter named Ishika.
Reportedly, Dil Raju was dating Sheela Kaur and was in a live-in relationship with her; however, later, in an interview, Sheela squashed the rumours and termed the news as baseless reports. While discussing the same, Sheela said,
Film Distributor
In the early 1990s, Dil Raju and his brothers ventured into the film distribution business and partnered with Venkata Lakshmi Films. Later, in 1996, they started their own film distribution company named Sri Harshita Films in Hyderabad; however, the south Indian films they distributed were unsuccessful at the box office following which they decided to shut the venture. In 1999, Dil Raju started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors. The first film distributed by the company was Oke Okkadu (1999)...
Tamil actor Vijay is more significant actor than Ajith
In an interview, Dil Raju compared two south Indian actors, Vijay Thalapathyand Ajith Kumar, and said that Vijay Thalapathy was a bigger star than Ajith in Tamil Nadu. Dil Raju said, The remarks didn’t go well with the fans of both actors following which the netizens started trolling Raju for his comment. Later, in an interview, Dil Raju talked about this and said that his statement was misunderstood. Further, he explained that during the conversation, he discussed several positive points of...
Copyright Case against Dil Raju
In 2017, a copyright case was filed against Dil Raju at the Madhavpur Police Station in Hyderabad. According to Sources, the case was filed after Shyamala Rani, a novelist, filed a petition before the Miyapur court, Hyderabad, alleging that Dil Raju’s film Mr Perfect (2017) was based on her novel Na Manasu Korindi Ninne. In an interview, Shyamala Rani talked about this and said, In an interview, a police officer of Madhavpur Police Official, Hyderabad talked about the case and said,
Film Distributor Warangal Srinu Accused Dil Raju of blocking theatres
In an interview, Warangal Srinu accused Dil Raju of blocking theatres for Vijay’s film Master. Srinu accused Raju of replacing the screening of his film ‘Krack’ with Vijay’s film ‘Master (2021).’ According to Srinu, Raju owns a large number of theatres in Nizam and Vishakapatnam due to which Raju was often accused by the film production departments and distributors of blocking theatres for the screening of his films. Warangal Srinu, while discussing the same in the interview, said,
In 2006, he won the Best Feature Film Gold Award at the Nandi Awards for the Telugu film Bommarillu (2006).
Before venturing into the film industry, in 1985, Dil Raju used to run an automobile business with his brothers. He worked in the automobile business till 1991. In an interview, Dil Raju talked abo...Dil Raju’s second wife, Tejaswani, following her marriage with Dil Raju, changed her name from Tejaswini to Vyagha Reddy. According to sources, she changed her name due to astrology. The Times of I...Oct 17, 2022 · Watch DJ Duvvada Jagannadham Full Movie. #DJ Movie Stars #AlluArjun, #PoojaHegde Produced by Dil Raju & Directed by Harish Shankar.
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Quick Info→. Religion: Hinduism. Hometown: Hyderabad. Age: 52 Years. Some Lesser Known Facts About Dil Raju. Dil Raju is an Indian producer and distributor who primarily works for Telugu cinema. He is known for producing the Hindi film Jersey, which starred Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur.
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Dil Raju is an Indian film producer and distributor. He is one of the most successful Telugu film producers.
Dil Raju, one of the most successful producers of Telugu Film industry gets candid with Prema the Journalist about his life, films, regrets and challenges, success of his latest film Balagam,...
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Dil Raju was born on 17 December 1970 in Narsingpally, Telangana, India. He is a producer and actor, known for Arya (2004), Bommarillu (2006) and Varisu (2023). He has been married to Tejaswini since 10 May 2020.
