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Dil Raju
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Dil Raju

Indian film producer and 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.2

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Born Dec 18, 1970.1

About

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 (TGFDC) on 3 December 2024 by Telangana Government.

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Companies

Early life and education

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.

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Career

Occupation: film producer.4

Personal life

  • BornDec 18, 1970, Nizamabad district5
  • CitizenshipIndia6
  • ResidenceHyderabad7
  • Children18

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.

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