Padmalaya Studios is an Indian film production company and studio facility established by actor Krishna and his brothers.[2] Based in Hyderabad it mainly produces and distributes Telugu and Hindi films. The studio currently operates through its successors Indira Productions and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and Krishna Productions Pvt. Ltd.[3]
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 1970 (Padmalaya Movies) 1984 (Padmalaya Studios) |
Founder | Ghattamaneni Krishna |
Successors |
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Headquarters | , India |
Key people | G. Krishna G. Adiseshagiri Rao G. Hanumantha Rao |
Products | Films |
Services | Film production Film distribution |
Owner | Ghattamaneni Krishna |
Subsidiaries |
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Padmalaya Movies was established as a film production company by Krishna and his brothers with the film Agni Pariksha (1970). Later, Krishna was given 9.5 acres of land in 1982, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh to foster film development in Hyderabad. The film studio complex, Padmalaya Studios, was opened in November 1984. The first film shot in the studio was Simhasanam (1986).[4]
History
editPadmalaya Movies
editPadmalaya Movies, a film production company, was established by Telugu actor Krishna and his brothers in 1970. The first film made on the banner was Agni Pariksha (1970).[3][5] Later, Padmalaya produced Mosagallaku Mosagadu, first Indian Western film in 1971.[6]
Padmalaya Studios
editKrishna was given 9.5 acres of land in Shaikpet Mandal in 1982 at a price of ₹8,500 per acre, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh. Padmalaya Studios was opened in November 1984.[7] The first film shot in the studio was Simhasanam (1986).[4] Currently, the studio stands on about 4 acres.[2]
Controversy
editKrishna was given 9.5 acres of land in Shaikpet Mandal in 1982 at a price of ₹8,500 per acre, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, the market price of the land at that time was approximately ₹5 lakh per acre.[2] The 9.5 acres was part of the 50-acre land that was given by the Marri Chenna Reddy government to the Telugu film industry to lure them to move base from Madras (now Chennai) to Hyderabad.
The land was given strictly for a film facility, under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana area) alienation of state lands and land revenue rules of 1975. But the owners soon sold 5.3 acres to third parties. Currently, the studio stands on just about 4 acres.[2]
Filmography
editTelugu
editYear | Title | Cast | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1970 | Agni Pariksha | Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala | K. Varaprasada Rao | [8] | |
1971 | Mosagallaku Mosagadu | Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Jayalalithaa, Nagabhushanam | K. S. R. Das | First Indian western film, and first film dubbed into English | [9] |
1973 | Devudu Chesina Manushulu | N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Jayalalithaa, Vijaya Nirmala | V. Ramachandra Rao | [10] | |
1974 | Alluri Seetarama Raju | Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Jaggayya | V. Ramachandra Rao | [11] | |
1977 | Kurukshetram | Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Jamuna, Anjali Devi | Kamalakara Kameswara Rao | [12] | |
1982 | Eenadu | Krishna, Radhika | P. Sambasiva Rao | [13] | |
1986 | Simhasanam | Krishna, Jaya Prada, Radha, Mandakini, Amjad Khan | Krishna | [14] | |
1987 | Marana Sasanam | Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha | S.S. Ravichandra | [15] | |
1988 | Mugguru Kodukulu | Krishna, Radha, Ramesh Babu, Mahesh Babu, Sonam | Krishna | [16] | |
1989 | Rajakeeya Chadarangam | Krishna, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sujatha | P. Chandrasekhara Reddy | ||
1989 | Koduku Diddina Kapuram | Krishna, Mahesh Babu, Vijayashanti | Krishna | [17] | |
1990 | Balachandrudu | Mahesh Babu, Geetha | Krishna | [18] | |
1993 | Anna Chellelu | Ramesh Babu, Aamani, Soundarya | P. Chandrasekhara Reddy | [19] | |
1994 | Pacha Thoranam | Ramesh Babu, Rambha | Adurti Saibhaskar | [20] | |
1994 | Police Alludu | Krishna, Malashri, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao | Mannava Balayya | [21] | |
2000 | Vamsi | Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Krishna | B. Gopal | [22] | |
2001 | Pandanti Samsaram | Krishna, Babloo Prithiveeraj | Krishna | [23] | |
2004 | Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi | R. P. Patnaik, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Navaneet Kaur, Prakash Raj | E. Srinivas | Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd | [24] |
2004 | Sakhiya | Tarun Kumar, Nauheed Cyrusi, Lakshmi | Jayanth C. Paranjee | Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd | [25] |
2005 | Chakram | Prabhas, Asin, Charmy Kaur, Prakash Raj | Krishna Vamsi | Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd | [26] |
Hindi
editTamil
editYear | Title | Cast | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1980 | Vishwaroopam | Shivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sridevi, Major Sundarrajan | A. C. Tirulokchandar | [42] | |
1982 | Thyagi | Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan, V. S. Raghavan | C. V. Rajendran | [43] | |
1986 | Maaveeran | Rajinikanth, Ambika, Jaishankar, Sujatha | Rajasekhar |
Kannada
editYear | Title | Cast | Director | Notes | Ref. |
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1985 | Amara Jyothi | Ambareesh, Madhavi | B Subba Rao | [44] |
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- ^ a b Madhuri, Dasagrandhi (8 July 2018). "Where the magic gets unfolded". Telangana Today. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Padmalaya completes 50 years-Mahesh posts emotional message". 123Telugu.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Narasimham, M. L. (1 November 2019). "Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu (1971)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
- ^ Andhra Pradesh Year Book. Hyderabad Publications & Newspapers. 1984.
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- ^ "Mugguru Kodukulu (1988)". MovieBuff. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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