Allu Aravind (born 10 January 1949) is an Indian film producer, film distributor, and businessman. He is regarded as one of the most successful producers in South Indian cinema. He is the founder of Geetha Arts, a major film production house in the Telugu film industry. He is also the co-owner of Aha, an online streaming service, and the Indian Super League club, Kerala Blasters FC. Aravind won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement and two Nandi Awards for his work as a producer.
Some of his notable works as a producer include Bantrothu Bharya (1974), Subhalekha (1982), Pasivadi Pranam (1987), Attaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu (1989) , Mappillai (1989), Master (1997), Ninaithen Vandhai (1998), Mangalyam Tantunanena (1998), Annayya (2000), Jalsa (2008), Ghajini (2008), Magadheera (2009), Sarrainodu (2016), Ala Vaikuntapuramulo (2020).
Aravind has produced many films over the years. Jalsa, a 2008 Telugu film starring Pawan Kalyan was the second-highest grosser in Telugu cinema at the time. Their next, Ghajini, a Bollywood film starring Aamir Khan grossed over $45 million at box office, making it the highest grossing Indian film. Magadheera, a big-budget sword-and-sandal epic grossed $25 million at the box office and was the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time of its release.
Co-produced with Dasari Narayana Murthy | ||
Director - Dasari Narayana Rao | ||
Director - Raja Chandra | ||
Co-produced with V. V. Sastry under "Prashanthi Creations" | ||
Director - Raj Bharat | ||
Director - A. Kodandarami Reddy | ||
Co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao and Panja Prasad under "Sri Sai Ram Arts" | ||
Co-produced with G. K Reddy and Mukesh Udeshi under "Sai Charan Combines" | ||
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation" | ||
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Shri Raghavendra Movie Corporation" | ||
Co-produced with K. Venkateswara Rao under "Sri Sai Ram Arts" | ||
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt under "Siri Media Arts" | ||
Co-produced with C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "United Producers" Marking as KRR's 100th Film | ||
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt under "Siri Media Arts" | ||
Co-produced with M. Satya Narayana under "Siri Venkateswara Productions Pvt. Limited" | ||
Santosham Best Film Award | ||
National Film Award for Best Special Effects Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu CineMAA Award for Best Film Santosham Best Film Award | ||
Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham | ||
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation" | |
Co-produced with Mukesh Udeshi under "Kshitij Production Combines" | |
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and Mukesh Udeshi under "Siri Media Arts" | |
Stardust Hottest New Film Award | |
Remake of Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Co-produced with Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Aman Gill, S. Radha Krishna and Kartik Aaryan |
Co-produced with C. Ashwani Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under "Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation" | |
Presenter of the film along with Navodaya Appachan | |
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