Dil Raju Age, Wiki and Bio

Dil Raju

Quick Info

ProfessionFilm distributor, Film producer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth17/12/1970
Age53 years
BirthplaceNarsingpalli, Nizamabad district, Telangana

Bio/Wiki

Real nameVelamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy

Physical Stats & More

Height170 cm
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Personal Life

Marital StatusMarried

Relationships & More

Affairs/Girlfriends
  • Sheela Kaur (rumoured)
Marriage Date
Second Marriage10/05/2020

Family

FatherShyam Sundar Reddy
MotherPrameelamma
SiblingsVijaysimha Reddya, Narsimha Reddy
Spouse
First WifeAnitha Reddy (Partner at Raju's film distribution business) (On 12 March 2017, Anitha died of cardiac arrest)
Second WifeVyagha Reddy (Former air hostess)
Children
SonAnvy Reddy
DaughterHanshita Reddy (managing director at Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors)

Career

Debut
Film (Producer) (Tamil)Dil (2003)
Film (Producer) (Hindi)Jersey (2022)
Awards
  • 2006: Best Feature Film Gold Award at the Nandi Awards for the Telugu film Bommarillu (2006)
  • 2006: Best Film Award for the Telugu film Bommarillu at the Filmfare Awards
  • 2008: Best Feature Film Bronze Award for the Telugu film Parugu (2008) at Nandi Awards
  • 2011: Best Telugu Family Entertainer of the Year Award for the Telugu film Mr Perfect at Nagi Reddy Memorial Awards
  • 2016: Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Award for the Telugu film Sathamanam Bhavati (2016) at the National Film Awards
  • 2016: Best Home-viewing Feature Film Award for the film Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu at the Akkineni Awards
  • 2019: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment Award for the Telugu film Maharshi at the National Film Awards
  • 2019: Santosham D. Ramanaidu Smarakam Award at the Santosham Film Awards

Some Lesser Known Facts

Dil Raju is an Indian film producer and distributor mainly working in Telugu cinema.
He produced the Hindi movie Jersey, featuring Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur.
Dil Raju was born in Narsingpalli, Telangana, to a Tamil-speaking family.
He completed his secondary and higher secondary schooling in Telangana.
Raju got involved with Hyderabad-based film distribution companies during his time in the automobile business.
In 1994, Dil Raju and his brothers entered the film distribution field.
He founded Sri Harshita Films, a film distributor firm, in Hyderabad in 1996.
Raju moved to Hyderabad with his family during his higher secondary studies.
Following a setback with his film distribution company in 1997, he returned to the automobile industry.
By the early 2000s, Raju delved into film production.
Sree Venkateswara Film Distributors, Raju's third distribution venture, achieved over a 90% success rate.
He launched Sree Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999.
Dil Raju collaborated with various production houses to produce Telugu films.
In 2022, he produced his first Hindi film 'Jersey.'
Dil Raju founded 'Dil Raju Productions' in December 2022.
During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown in India, Raju took responsibility for three orphans in Yadadri district, Telangana.
After marrying Tejaswini, his second wife, she changed her name to Vyagha Reddy.
Raju explained the reason behind naming his son Anvy Reddy in an interview.
In 2019, the Income Tax Department conducted a raid at his premises after the release of Maharshi.
He met Tejaswini, a former air hostess, in 2019 after the death of his first wife, Anitha Reddy, who deeply affected him.
An assistant film director from his production house expressed a reluctance to work with Dil Raju.