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.

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) and started Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1998.

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. Tejaswini's name was changed to Vygha Reddy following her marriage as per astrology. They have a son born in 2022.

Filmography

As producer

As presenter

Dubbed films

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)