R. R. Venkat
R. R. Venkat (1966/1967 – 27 September 2021) was an Indian film producer known primarily for his works in Telugu cinema. He owned the distribution house R. R. Movie Makers.
R. R. Venkat | |
|---|---|
 R R Venkat | |
| Born | Venkat Phanindra Reddy 1966/1967 |
| Died | 27 September 2021 Hyderabad, India |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Distributor, Social Worker |
Career
In 2011, Venkat received honorary doctorate from the open International University for Complementary Medicines at University of Colombo for his contributions as a social worker.[1][2]
He also made his foray into Hollywood with the 2012 English movie Divorce Invitation starring Jonathan Bennett directed by veteran S. V. Krishna Reddy which is a remake of S. V. Krishna Reddy's Srikanth and Ramya Krishnan starrer Aahwanam.[3][4]
Venkat died due to "kidney-related issues" on 27 September 2021, in Hyderabad, aged 54.[5]
Filmography
Producer
- English
- Divorce Invitation (2012)[6]
- Hindi
- Ek Hasina Thi (2004)
- James (2005)
- Telugu
- Andhrawala (2004)
- Samanyudu (2006)
- Maayajaalam (2006)
- Victory (2008)
- Gundamma Gaari Manavadu (2007)
- Bahumati (2007)
- Kick (2009)
- Prema Kavali (2010)
- Don Seenu (2010)
- Mirapakay (2011)
- Businessman (2012)
- Poola Rangadu (2012 film) (2012)
- Lovely (2012)
- Damarukam (2012)
- Autonagar Surya (2013)
- Paisa (2013)
References
- "R.R.Movie Makers Venkat Honored with Doctorate". Supergoodmovies.com. 21 November 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- "RR Movie Makers' Venkat receives Doctorate from Colombo University". Ragalahari.com. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- "RR Venkat Is God To Them". Greatandhra.com. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- Brian Gallagher (16 August 2011). "Divorce Invitation Adds Richard Kind, Elliott Gould, and Lainie Kazan". MovieWeb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- Rajpal, Roktim (27 September 2021). "RIP R R Venkat: An important part of Telugu cinema". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "Divorce Invitation to kick off RR Movie Makers' English-language slate | News | Screen". Screendaily.com. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
External links
- R. R. Venkat at IMDb
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