Suresh Productions (also known as Suresh Movies, Vijaya Suresh Combines) is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is established in 1964 by D. Ramanaidu. It is one of India's largest film production companies with over 50 years of experience.[1][2] The production house is located in Ramanaidu Studios, Hyderabad.

Suresh Productions
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1964
FounderD. Ramanaidu
FateActive
Headquarters,
India
Area served
India
Key people
D. Suresh Babu
Venkatesh
Rana Daggubati
ProductsFilms
ServicesFilm production,
Film distribution
OwnerD. Suresh Babu
ParentRamanaidu Studios
SubsidiariesSuresh Movies Film Distributors
Ramanaidu Film School
WebsiteSuresh Productions
Ramanaidu studios, Visakhapatnam
Rama Naidu Studios
Rama Naidu Studios
Rama Naidu Studios at the Rama Naidu Film City

Suresh Productions has produced more than 150 films in 13 Indian languages, majority of them in the Telugu language.[3] The first film produced by the company was Ramudu Bheemudu with N. T. Rama Rao in 1964.[4] Suresh Productions launched the careers of directors such as B. Gopal, Jayanth C. Paranjee, Muppalaneni Shiva, Tirupathi Swamy, and Uday Shankar and four music directors.[5]

Filmography

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Year Movie Name Language Director Cast Notes
1964 Ramudu Bheemudu Telugu Tapi Chanakya N.T. Rama Rao, Jamuna, L. Vijayalakshmi
1965 Pratignapalana Telugu C. S. Rao Kantha Rao, Rajasree
1966 Sri Krishna Tulabharam Telugu Kamalakara Kameswara Rao N.T. Rama Rao, Jamuna
1967 Stree Janma Telugu K.S. Prakash Rao N.T. Rama Rao, Krishna Kumari, Ghattamaneni Krishna
1968 Papa Kosam Telugu GVR Seshagiri Rao Jaggayya, Devika
1969 Sipayi Chinnayya Telugu GVR Seshagiri Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao, K. R. Vijaya
Bommalu Cheppina Katha Telugu G. Viswanatham Krishna, Kantha Rao, Vijaya Nirmala
1970 Drohi Telugu K. Bapayya Jaggayya, Vanisree
1971 Prema Nagar Telugu K. S. Prakash Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisree
1972 Vasantha Maligai Tamil K. S. Prakash Rao Sivaji Ganesan, Vanisree Remake of Prema Nagar
1973 Jeevana Tarangalu Telugu T. Rama Rao Sobhan Babu, Vanisree
1974 Prem Nagar Hindi K. S. Prakash Rao Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini Remake of Prema Nagar
Chakravakam Telugu V. Madhusudhana Rao Sobhan Babu, Vanisree
1975 Soggadu K. Bapayya Sobhan Babu, Jayachitra, Jayasudha
Ammaila Sapatham GVR Seshagiri Rao Chandra Mohan, Lakshmi
1976 Secretary K. S. Prakash Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisree
1977 Moratodu CK. Nagesh Kaikala Satyanarayana, Jayasudha
Savasagallu B. Subba Rao Krishna, Jayachitra
Dildaar Hindi K. Bapayya Jeetendra, Rekha, Moushumi Chatterjee Remake of Soggadu
1978 Chilipi Krishnudu Telugu B. Subba Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Vanisree
Dil Aur Deewaar Hindi K. Bapayya Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rekha Remake of Jeevana Tarangalu
1979 Oka Challani Ratri Telugu K. Vasu Chandra Mohan, Madhavi
Mande Gundelu Telugu K. Bapayya Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha
1980 Kaksha Telugu V. C. Guhanathan Sobhan Babu, Vanisree
Bandish Hindi K. Bapayya Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini Remake of Chilipikrishnudu
1981 Prema Mandiram Telugu Dasari Narayana Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Jayapradha
Agni Poolu Telugu K. Bapayya Krishnamraju, Jayasudha, Jayapradha Based on novel of same name
1982 Thanikattu Raja Tamil V. C. Guhanathan Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Sripriya
Devatha Telugu K. Raghavendra Rao Sobhan Babu, Jayapradha, Sridevi
1983 Mundadugu Telugu K. Bapayya Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Jayapradha, Sridevi
Sangharshana Telugu K. Murali Mohan Rao Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti, Nalini
1984 Tohfa Hindi K. Raghavendra Rao Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Sridevi Remake of Devatha
Maqsad Hindi K. Bapayya Jeetendra, Rajesh Khanna, Jaya Prada, Sridevi Remake of Mundadugu
Kathanayakudu Telugu K. Murali Mohan Rao Bala Krishna, Vijayashanti
1985 Mangalya Balam Telugu B. Subba Rao Sobhan Babu, Jayasudha, Radhika
Deiva Piravi Tamil R. Krishnamoorthy Mohan, Radhika, Urvashi Remake of Devatha
Sri Katna Leealu Telugu Paruchuri Brothers Chandra Mohan, Tulasi
1986 Pratidwani Telugu B. Gopal Arjun, Rajani
Dilwaala Hindi K. Murali Mohan Rao Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, Meenakshi Sheshadri Remake of Kathanayakudu
Kaliyuga Pandavulu Telugu K. Raghavendra Rao Venkatesh, Kushboo
Insaaf Ki Awaaz Hindi B. Gopal Anil Kapoor, Rekha, Richa Sharma Remake of Pratidhwani
1987 Ramu Telugu Y. Nageswara Rao Bala Krishna, Rajani
Aha Naa Pellanta Telugu Jandhyala Rajendra Prasad, Rajani
Gurubrahma Telugu B. Subba Rao Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sharada
Michael Raj Tamil V. C. Guhanathan Raghuvaran, Madhuri
1988 Kai Naattu Tamil V. C. Guhanathan Raghuvaran, Shantipriya
Chinababu Telugu A. Mohan Gandhi Nagarjuna, Akkineni Amala
Brahma Putrudu Telugu Dasari Narayana Rao Venkatesh, Rajani Remake of Michael Raj
1989 Prema Telugu Suresh Krishna Venkatesh, Revathi
Indrudu Chandrudu Telugu Suresh Krishna Kamal Haasan, Vijayashanti
Rakhwala Hindi K. Murali Mohan Rao Anil Kapoor, Farah Remake of Michael Raj
1990 Bobbili Raja Telugu B. Gopal Venkatesh, Divya Bharti
Jeevan Ek Sanghursh Hindi Rahul Rawail Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit
1991 Sarpayagam Telugu Paruchuri Brothers Sobhan Babu, Roja
Coolie No. 1 Telugu K. Ragavendra Rao Venkatesh, Tabu
Prema Khaidi Telugu E V V Satyanarayana Harish, Malashri
Prem Qaidi Hindi K. Murali Mohan Rao Harish, Karishma Kapoor Remake of Telugu film Prema Khaidi
Thavarumane Udugore Kannada Om Sai Prakash Sridhar, Malashri Remake of Puttinti Pattu Cheera
1992 Prema Vijeta Telugu K. Sada Siva Rao Suresh, Harish, Roja, Yamuna
Surigaadu Telugu Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao, Sujatha, Suresh, Yamuna
1993 Santaan Hindi Dasari Narayana Rao Jeetendra, Moushumi Chatterjee Remake of Surigaadu
Paruvu Pratishta Telugu V. C. Guhanathan Suman, Suresh, Malashri
Andhra Vaibhavam Telugu MR. Rajaji D. Rama Naidu, Murali Mohan, Jamuna
Anari Hindi K. Murali Mohan Rao Venkatesh, Karishma Kapoor Remake of Chinna Thambi
1994 Super Police Telugu K. Murali Mohan Rao Venkatesh, Nagma, Soundarya
Thodi Kodallu Telugu B. Subba Rao Suresh, Malashri
1995 Taqdeerwala Hindi K. Murali Mohan Rao Venkatesh, Raveena Tandon Remake of Yamaleela
Taj Mahal Telugu Muppalaneni Shiva Srikanth, Monica Bedi, Sanghavi
Konadapalli Rattayya Telugu Dasari Narayana Rao Dasari Narayana Rao, Harish, Aamani
1996 Tata Manavadu Telugu K. Sada Siva Rao Krishnamraju, Vinod Kumar, Sanghavi
Naidu Gari Kutumbam Telugu B. Subba Rao Suman, Krishnamraju, Sanghavi
Oho Naa Pellanta Telugu Jandhyala Harish, Sangavi
Dharma Chakram Telugu Suresh Krishna Venkatesh, Ramya Krishnan, Prema
1997 Super Heroes Telugu AVS AVS, Brahmanandam
Preminchukundam Raa Telugu Jayanth C. Paranjee Venkatesh, Anjala Zaveri
1998 Ganesh Telugu Thirupathisamy Venkatesh, Rambha, Madhubala
Sivayya Telugu Suresh Varma Rajasekhar, Sanghavi, Monica Bedi
1999 Preyasi Rave Telugu Chandra Mahesh Srikanth, Raasi
Peddamanushulu Telugu B. Subba Rao Suman, Rachana, Heera
Asukh Bengali Rituparno Ghosh Soumitra Chatterjee, Debashree Roy, Arpita Pal, Silajit Majumder, Shankar Chakraborty
Sudhu Ekbar Bolo Bengali Prabhat Roy Prosenjit Chatterjee, Rituparna Sengupta, Mouli Ganguly Remake of Pellichesikundam
Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain Hindi Satish Kaushik Anil Kapoor, Kajol Remake of Pavithra Bandham
2000 Kalisundam Raa Telugu Udayasankar Venkatesh, Simran
Jayam Manade Raa Telugu N.Shankar Venkatesh, Bhanupriya, Soundarya
Aaghaaz Hindi Yogesh Ishwar Suniel Shetty, Sushmita Sen, Namrata Shirodkar, Suman Ranganathan Remake of Sivayya
2001 Preminchu Telugu B. Subba Rao Sai Kiran, Laya
Dharma Debata Oriya Vijay Bhaskar Siddhanta Mahapatra, Usasi Misra, Rekha Jain Remake of Naidu Gari Kutumbam
Maduve Aagona Baa Kannada V.S Reddy Shiva Rajkumar, Laya, Shilpa Remake of Pelli Chesikundam
2002 Hai Telugu E V V Satyanarayana Aryan Rajesh, Nikita
Nee Premakai Telugu Muppalaneni Shiva Vineeth, Abbas, Laya
Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu Telugu Kasi Viswanath Tarun, Aarti Agarwal
Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein Hindi Ravi Sharma Shankar Fardeen Khan, Richa Pallod Remake of Kalisundam Raa
2003 Hari Villu Telugu B. Narsing Rao Bhanu Chander, Haritha, Master Tanush
Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu Telugu Rajasekhar Uday Kiran, Shriya Saran, Suman, Krishnamraju, Sujatha
Vijayam Telugu Singeetam Srinivasa Rao Raja, Gajala
2004 Malliswari Telugu K. Vijaya Bhaskar Venkatesh, Katrina Kaif
2005 Nireekshana Telugu Sita Ram Parsad Aryan Rajesh, Sridevi
Soggadu Telugu Ravi Babu Tarun, Arthi Agarwal
2006 Sri Krishna 2006 Telugu Vijayendra Prasad Srikanth, Venu Thottempudi, Gowri Munjal
Ashwaroodan Malayalam Jayaraj Suresh Gopi, Padmapriya
Hamari Beti Hindi A.K. Bir Sakti Swarupa Bir
2007 Madhumasam Telugu Chandra Siddhartha Sumanth, Sneha, Parvati Melton
Tulasi Telugu Boyapati Srinu Venkatesh, Nayantara
2008 Baladur Telugu Udayasankar Ravi Teja, Anushka Shetty, Krishna
Kousalya Supraja Rama Telugu Surya Prasad Srikanth, Sivaji, Charmi, Gowri Munjal
Maaziaai Marathi Kanchan Nayak Subodh Bhave, Devika Daftardar, Smita Jaykar
2009 Bendu Apparao R.M.P Telugu E. V. V. Satyanarayana Allari Naresh, Kamna Jethmalani, Meghana Raj
2010 Aalasyam Amrutam Telugu Chandra Mahesh Nikhil, Arvind Krishna, Madalsa Sharma
Motabha[6] Gujarati Aviraj
Shiva[7] Bhojpuri Gosangi Subba Rao Dinesh Lal Yadav, Pakhi Hegde
2011 Mugguru Telugu V. N. Aditya Navdeep, Rahul, Avasarala Srinivas, Shraddha Das, Sanjjanaa, Soumya Bollapragada, Reemma Sen
2013 Singh vs Kaur[8] Punjabi Navaniat Singh Gippy Grewal, Surveen Chawla, Binnu Dhillon, B N Sharma, Japji Khaira Avtar Gill, Sean Bindra
Nenem…Chinna Pillana? Telugu P. Sunil Kumar Reddy Rahul Ravindran, Tanvi Vyas, Sanjjanaa
Masala Telugu K. Vijaya Bhaskar Venkatesh, Ram, Anjali, Shazahn Padamsee Remake of Bol Bachchan
2014 Bhimavaram Bullodu Telugu Udayasankar Sunil, Ester Noronha
Drushyam Telugu Sripriya Venkatesh, Meena Remake of Drishyam
Co-produced with Rajkumar Theatres Pvt Ltd and Wide Angle Creations
2015 Gopala Gopala Telugu Kishore Kumar Pardasani Venkatesh, Pawan Kalyan, Shriya Saran, Mithun Chakraborthy Remake of Oh My God
Avunu 2 Telugu Ravi Babu Poorna, Harshvardhan Rane, Nikita, Sanjjanaa
2017 Nene Raju Nene Mantri Telugu Teja Rana Daggubati, Kajal Aggarwal, Catherine Tresa
2018 Ee Nagaraniki Emaindhi Telugu Tharun Bhascker Vishwak Sen, Sai Sushanth Reddy, Abhinav Gomatam, Venkatesh Kakumanu
2019 Oh! Baby Telugu B. V. Nandini Reddy Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Rao Ramesh, Naga Shourya Remake of Miss Granny
Co-produced with People's Media Factory
Guru Films
Kross Pictures
Venky Mama Telugu K. S. Ravindra Venkatesh, Naga Chaitanya
2021 Narappa Telugu Srikanth Addala Venkatesh Remake of Asuran
Co-produced with V Creations
Drushyam 2 Telugu Jeethu Joseph Venkatesh, Meena Remake of Drishyam 2
Co-produced with Aashirvad Cinemas and RajKumar Theatres Pvt. Ltd.
2022 Saakini Daakini Telugu Sudheer Varma Regina Cassandra, Niveda Thomas Telugu remake of the South Korean film Midnight Runners (2017)
Dongalunnaru Jaagratha Telugu Satish Tripura Sri Simha Co-produced with Guru Films
Prince Tamil K. V. Anudeep Sivakarthikeyan Co-produced with Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP
Shanthi Talkies
Rajahmundry Rose Milk Telugu Naani Bandreddi Co-produced with Introupe Films

Awards

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Ceremony Year Category Nominee Result
National Film Awards 1999 Best Feature Film Bengali Asukh Won
Best Feature Film Telugu Kalisundam Raa Won
Nandi Awards 1998 Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Bronze) Ganesh Won
1999 Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold) Kalisundam Raa Won
2001 Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold) Preminchu Won
2003 Best Home-viewing Feature Film Neeku Nenu Naaku Nuvvu Won
2004 Malliswari Won
Filmfare Awards South 1973 Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu Jeevana Tarangalu Won
1976 Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu Soggadu Won
TSRTV9 National Film Awards[9] 2015 Best Film Drushyam Won

References

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