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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 1974; 51 years ago (1974) |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | C. Aswini Dutt Swapna Dutt Priyanka Dutt |
| Products | Films |
| Subsidiaries | Swapna Cinema Three Angels Studio |
| Website | www |
Vyjayanthi Movies is an Indianfilm production company founded in 1974 byC. Aswini Dutt.[1] One of the leading production houses inTelugu cinema, it is known for its large-scale productions featuring high production values and top-tier actors.[2] The company has produced several acclaimed and commercially successful films over the decades.[3] Its 2024 production,Kalki 2898 AD, is themost expensive Indian film ever made and ranks among thehighest-grossing Indian films of all time.
Vyjayanthi Movies' subsidiaries, Swapna Cinema and Three Angels Studio, are managed by Aswani Dutt's daughters,Swapna Dutt andPriyanka Dutt.
Aswini Dutt began his film career as anexecutive producer for a black-and-white film directed byK. Viswanath.[4] Aspiring to produce a film with his favourite actor,N. T. Rama Rao, he approached him with the idea.[5] Rama Rao named the company Vyjayanthi Movies, which was founded under Dutt’s proprietorship and debuted with the successfulEduruleni Manishi (1975).[2] The company's logo features Rama Rao asLord Krishna, holding asankha, with the Earth behind him.
Vyjayanthi Movies established itself as a leading production house by consistently working with the top actors ofTelugu cinema, including N. T. Rama Rao,Akkineni Nageswara Rao,Krishna,Sobhan Babu,Krishnam Raju,Chiranjeevi, andNagarjuna.[6] Many of its films were directed by directors such asK. Bapayya andK. Raghavendra Rao.
Over the years, the company produced several box-office successes, includingAgni Parvatam (1985),Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), andIndra (2002). Vyjayanthi Movies also introduced popular actors, such asMahesh Babu,Allu Arjun,Jr. NTR,Ram Charan, andNara Rohit.
The production house enjoyed a long run of success until it faced challenges with the film Jr. NTR-starrerSakthi in 2011, prompting Aswini Dutt to take a seven-year hiatus. He made a notable comeback withMahanati in 2018, which went on to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year.[7]
In 2014, Aswini Dutt's elder daughter,Swapna Dutt, inherited Swapna Cinema from her father. Under this banner, Swapna and her sister, Priyanka Dutt producedYevade Subramanyam. This was a big success story at the box office in 2015. In 2018, this banner produced a biopic on the late actress,Savitri. The biopic, titledMahanati starsKeerthi Suresh,Dulquer Salmaan,Samantha Ruth Prabhu, andVijay Devarakonda. It was critically acclaimed and highly successful at the box office.
Aswini Dutt's younger daughter,Priyanka Dutt launched a new production house named Three Angels Studio in 2008.[8] She produced her first film,Baanam (2009), through this company and introducedNara Rohit toTelugu Cinema. The film was critically acclaimed, but did not do well at the box office. She then produced the anthology filmOm Shanti in 2010. It starsNikhil Siddhartha,Kajal Aggarwal,Bindu Madhavi andNavdeep.
Swapna Dutt andPriyanka Dutt ventured into web series with theNithya Menen starrerKumari Srimathi (2023). The series that premiered onAmazon Prime has garnered positive reviews with a 7.2 rating onIMDb.[9]
Following the success ofJagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari (1990), Aswini Dutt aimed to produce anotherfantasy film, this time with an emphasis onCGI. The project, titledBhooloka Veerudu, was launched with Chiranjeevi in the lead role andSingeetam Srinivasa Rao as the director. After completing two schedules, the team realised that they lacked a strong storyline, leading to the film being shelved.[10]
Ram Gopal Varma narrated a story to Aswini Dutt which he liked. Varma was makingDaud at that time and felt that the shooting ofDaud might be stalled due toSanjay Dutt's legal issues. So Varma narrated the story to Aswini Dutt and Chiranjeevi which they liked. Aswini Dutt started the project with Chiranjeevi as the lead in the direction of Ram Gopal Varma. After Sanjay Dutt's release, the shooting ofDaud resumed. Then Aswini Dutt realised that the storylines for these two films are similar. As he was not comfortable in doing a film which had the same storyline to another film, he stalled the project.[10]
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Eduruleni Manishi | |
| 1978 | Yuga Purushudu | |
| 1981 | Guru Sishyulu | |
| 1983 | Adavi Simhalu | |
| 1985 | Agni Parvatam | |
| 1986 | Brahma Rudrulu | |
| 1988 | Aakhari Poratam | |
| 1990 | Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari | |
| 1992 | Aswamedham | |
| 1994 | Govinda Govinda | |
| 1998 | Choodalani Vundi | |
| 1999 | Rajakumarudu | |
| Ravoyi Chandamama | ||
| 2000 | Azad | |
| 2001 | Premakke Sai | Kannada film |
| 2002 | Company | Hindi film |
| Indra | ||
| 2005 | Balu ABCDEFG | |
| Subhash Chandra Bose | ||
| Jai Chiranjeeva | ||
| 2006 | Sainikudu | |
| 2007 | Chirutha | |
| 2008 | Kathanayakudu | |
| Kantri | ||
| 2011 | Shakthi | |
| 2018 | Devadas | |
| 2019 | Maharshi | Co-produced withDil Raju andPrasad V. Potluri |
| 2022 | Sita Ramam | |
| 2024 | Kalki 2898 AD | Co-produced bySwapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt |
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Student No.1 | |
| 2002 | Okato Number Kurraadu | |
| 2015 | Yevade Subramanyam | |
| 2018 | Mahanati | |
| 2021 | Jathi Ratnalu | |
| 2022 | Sita Ramam | |
| 2023 | Anni Manchi Sakunamule | |
| 2025 | Aakasam Lo Oka Tara | Upcoming film |
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Baanam | |
| 2010 | Om Shanti | |
| 2012 | Sarocharu |
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kumari Srimathi | Web Series Streaming onAmazon Prime |
(Aswini Dutt, Allu Aravind, and K. Raghavendra Rao)[10]
| Year | Name | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Pelli Sandadi | Telugu | |
| 1997 | Mere Sapno Ki Rani | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Paradesi | Telugu | |
| Ninaithen Vandhai | Tamil | ||
| 2003 | Gangotri | Telugu |
(Aswini Dutt and Allu Aravind)
| Release Year | Film Name | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Pellam Oorelithe | Telugu | |
| Calcutta Mail | Hindi | Remake ofChoodalani Vundi | |
| 2004 | Intlo Srimathi Veedhilo Kumari | Telugu |
| Release Year | Film Name | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Subhalagnam | Telugu |
| Release Year | Film Name | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jaani Dost | Hindi |
Aswini Dutt, the man behind Telugu Cinema's one of the prestigious banners - Vyjayanthi Movies, is a senior most producer of Telugu film industry. He has produced blockbusters with all the stars of Telugu Cinema ranging from NTR to NTR.
Vyjayanthi Movies, known for big budget and lavish productions had a successful run, till it hit a rough patch with Shakti in 2011.
Aswini Dutt, the man behind Telugu Cinema's one of the prestigious banners - Vyjayanthi Movies, is a senior most producer of Telugu film industry. He has produced blockbusters with all the stars of Telugu Cinema ranging from NTR to Jr. NTR.