This film was the first big commercial success for superstar Venkatesh, which also pushed him to the top league along with Chiranjeevi, Balakrishna & Nagarjuna. The film performed extremely well in Andhra & Nizam areas with record collections in many centres, while Ceeded was also good. It was the second-highest grosser of the year 1990 behind Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari.
Songs from the film are popular even today, with “Balapam Patti” being the most popular one.
Sensible director Sekhar Kammula directed several meaningful movies like Anand, Godavari, Happy Days and Fidaa in his career. His next film Love Story features Naga Chaitanya and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The film is aimed for release next year. He is working on a script since lockdown was announced and Sekhar Kammula will work with Asian Cinemas who are producing Love Story. As per the latest news, Sekhar is in plans to approach Victory Venkatesh for the film.
Asian Cinema and Suresh Babu are partners in the distribution for Nizam territory. They approached Suresh Babu about the lineup of Venkatesh. Sekhar Kammula will soon meet Venkatesh and he would narrate the script. Venkatesh will first complete Naarappa and he is in talks for a project with Trivikram and Anil Ravipudi’s F3. Venky is expected to pick up the best after he completes Naarappa. More details will be announced soon.
Victory Venkatesh and Natural Star Nani are two actors with exceptional comic timing. As per the ongoing news that we hear, efforts are made to bring these versatile actors together on screen. Top writer and director Trivikram Srinivas is currently working on a script that would fit in Venky and Nani in the lead roles. Trivikram Srinivas will have ample time as he will have to wait for the arrival of NTR who is busy with RRR.
A clarity on NTR’s arrival is expected in the coming weeks and Trivikram will take a call on his next after this. If the wait is long, Trivikram is in plans to do one more project instead of sitting idle for a year. He will complete the script and would meet Venky, Nani soon for a narration. His home banner Haarika and Hassine Creations will produce this project. As of now, the project is in discussion stages and Trivikram along with his team is working on the plot.
Victory Venkatesh is busy with the shoot of Naarappa and the film is announced for summer release. Venky is expected to complete the entire shooting part by the end of March. He is in talks for F3 in the direction of Anil Ravipudi and things will be finalized only after Anil narrates the final draft. Venky has been in talks with Tharun Bhascker for a film but it was kept on hold after Venky wasn’t convinced with the script.
Tharun Bhascker is said to have re-worked on the script and met Venky recently. The project is expected to start later this year. Suresh Productions will bankroll this project. The film is set in the backdrop of Old City and is based on horse racing. More details awaited.
F2 is undoubtedly the biggest hit in the career of Victory Venkatesh till date and the film crossed the lifetime numbers of his blockbusters by a huge margin. A sequel for the project is on cards and the latest news is that the project is locked. Venky was in talks with Trinadha Rao Nakkina for an action drama and Tharun Bhacsker for a new age entertainer. As per the recent updates, both these projects are shelved.
Venky is all set to take up F3 and he is in talks with Anil Ravipudi for the sequel. Venkatesh and Varun Tej will reprise their roles. Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara Creations will produce F3 and the film is aimed for Sankranthi 2020 release. Anil Ravipudi who is riding high on the super success of Sarileru Neekevvaru will start working on the script from next month.
Victory Venkatesh is all set to reprise the role of Dhanush in the remake of Asuran. The entire script work of the film got completed and the regular shoot will commence from January 22nd. This rural-based action entertainer will be directed by Srikanth Addala and Priyamani is the leading lady. The film is set in the backdrop of Anantapur and the flashback episodes will be presented considering the 1980s faction incidents that took place in Anantapur.
Venky will be seen in two different looks which are already designed. A bunch of new faces will be seen playing other crucial roles in this untitled action drama. Suresh Productions and V Creations are the producers. Venkatesh is keen on releasing the film for summer 2020.
National award-winning actress Priyamani took a break after her marriage and she made a strong comeback with the web series ‘The Family Man’. She is currently busy with several interesting projects that are currently under shoot. Priyamani has been in talks to play a crucial role in Venkatesh’s next film which is the remake of Asuran. The actress recently signed the project and she will join the sets in the first schedule this month.
Made on a strict budget, the script work of the remake is wrapped up recently. Srikanth Addala will direct the project and Venkatesh is currently working on his looks. Shriya Saran is the leading lady in this rustic action thriller. Suresh Productions and V Creations are the producers.
Venky Mama is decent on its first Monday as the film has collected a distributor share of 2 cr. This has taken 4 days total of the film to 18.60 cr approx. Drop from Sunday is a bit more than 60 percent which is okayish. Ua area has the strongest hold when compared to other areas as the drop is less than 50 percent. Now the film has to hold well even in its second week to emerge as a Hit.
| Area | 5 Days Collections | 4 Days Collections | 3 Days Collections | 2 Days Collections | Day 1 Collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizam | 7.69 Cr | 7.21Cr | 6.47Cr | 4.30Cr | 2.27 Cr |
| Ceeded | 3.16 Cr | 2.95 Cr | 2.65Cr | 1.70Cr | 0.90 Cr |
| UA | 2.82 Cr | 2.55Cr | 2.20Cr | 1.54Cr | 0.87 Cr |
| Guntur | 1.65 Cr | 1.57Cr | 1.44Cr | 1.03Cr | 0.70 Cr |
| East | 1.60 Cr | 1.50Cr | 1.37Cr | 0.96Cr | 0.58 Cr |
| West | 1.01 Cr | 0.91Cr | 0.81Cr | 0.53Cr | 0.30 Cr |
| Krishna | 1.25 Cr | 1.17Cr | 1.04Cr | 0.68Cr | 0.37 Cr |
| Nellore | 0.74 Cr | 0.70Cr | 0.63Cr | 0.43Cr | 0.27 Cr |
| Total | 19.92 Cr | 18.56 Cr | 16.61Cr | 11.17Cr | 6.26 Cr |
Venky Mama has a strong first weekend as the film has collected a distributor share of 16.65 Cr. After an excellent opening day the film has continued its strong run over the weekend. Collections in some of the areas on third day ie, Sunday are even higher than opening day. Real test for the film starts from today.
| Area | 5 Days Collections | 4 Days Collections | 3 Days Collections | 2 Days Collections | Day 1 Collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizam | 7.69 Cr | 7.21Cr | 6.47Cr | 4.30Cr | 2.27 Cr |
| Ceeded | 3.16 Cr | 2.95 Cr | 2.65Cr | 1.70Cr | 0.90 Cr |
| UA | 2.82 Cr | 2.55Cr | 2.20Cr | 1.54Cr | 0.87 Cr |
| Guntur | 1.65 Cr | 1.57Cr | 1.44Cr | 1.03Cr | 0.70 Cr |
| East | 1.60 Cr | 1.50Cr | 1.37Cr | 0.96Cr | 0.58 Cr |
| West | 1.01 Cr | 0.91Cr | 0.81Cr | 0.53Cr | 0.30 Cr |
| Krishna | 1.25 Cr | 1.17Cr | 1.04Cr | 0.68Cr | 0.37 Cr |
| Nellore | 0.74 Cr | 0.70Cr | 0.63Cr | 0.43Cr | 0.27 Cr |
| Total | 19.92 Cr | 18.56 Cr | 16.61Cr | 11.17Cr | 6.26 Cr |
Venky Mama has a stronghold on second day as the film has collected a distributor share of 4.90 cr taking two days total to 11.20cr approx. The hold is nearly 90 percent of day one (considering worth shares) which is excellent. The film should collect another 5 cr today taking it past 16cr mark which makes it an excellent weekend.
| Area | 5 Days Collections | 4 Days Collections | 3 Days Collections | 2 Days Collections | Day 1 Collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizam | 7.69 Cr | 7.21Cr | 6.47Cr | 4.30Cr | 2.27 Cr |
| Ceeded | 3.16 Cr | 2.95 Cr | 2.65Cr | 1.70Cr | 0.90 Cr |
| UA | 2.82 Cr | 2.55Cr | 2.20Cr | 1.54Cr | 0.87 Cr |
| Guntur | 1.65 Cr | 1.57Cr | 1.44Cr | 1.03Cr | 0.70 Cr |
| East | 1.60 Cr | 1.50Cr | 1.37Cr | 0.96Cr | 0.58 Cr |
| West | 1.01 Cr | 0.91Cr | 0.81Cr | 0.53Cr | 0.30 Cr |
| Krishna | 1.25 Cr | 1.17Cr | 1.04Cr | 0.68Cr | 0.37 Cr |
| Nellore | 0.74 Cr | 0.70Cr | 0.63Cr | 0.43Cr | 0.27 Cr |
| Total | 19.92 Cr | 18.56 Cr | 16.61Cr | 11.17Cr | 6.26 Cr |
Never seen before kind of promotional campaign is happening for Venky Mama as the film is very prestigious for Suresh Babu who’s making his father Ramanaidu’s dream coming true by making a multi-starrer with his family heroes- Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya.
K Raghavendra Rao who shares great rapport with Ramanaidu’s family has recalled his emotional journey with the legendary filmmaker and his family members.
Suresh Babu thanked Raghavendra Rao saying his family will always be indebted for giving several massive hits because of which they could survive all these years.
Bobby assured fans that it will be best birthday gift for Venkatesh. He recalled the day he went to attend an audition for Gangotri and gave the reason why he decided the same day never to act in films.
Venkatesh entertained fans by dancing on stage. Chay, Raashi Khanna and Payal Rajput also joined him.
Rana said that his grandpa would’ve felt happy had he watched the film given that it was his dream for a multi-starrer from the family. He then proposed the possibility of a film- Venky Babai to his father Suresh Babu.
Naga Chaitanya thanked one and all for the overwhelming response for the film’s trailer. Praising his uncle, Chay said, “Venky Mama, you’re our youth.” He revealed how nervous he was ahead of the film’s release. “The project is our thathayya’s dream. He always wanted us to act together,” said he.
Venkatesh like always felt nervous speaking on the stage. He said that the film is releasing at the right time. “In my 33 years of career, a film is releasing on my birthday for the first time,” affirmed Venky.
Victory Venkatesh is one actor who prefers to stay away from controversies and is a man with a golden heart. He is the one who brought back the culture of multi-starrers to Telugu cinema. He worked with actors like Mahesh Babu, Pawan Kalyan, Varun Tej, Ram and Naga Chaitanya in his career. During a promotional interview of Venky Mama, Venkatesh expressed his interest in working with all the young actors of Telugu cinema.
“I am ready to work with any actor if the right script comes to me. I keep discussing this with NTR Jr, Prabhas and Charan. I am eager and ready to work with any young actor. I am just dying to work with all these bunch of talented actors” said Venky. His next film Venky Mama is releasing this Friday. Bobby directed the film and for the first time Venky, Naga Chaitanya are working together for a film.
Producer Suresh Babu acquired the remake rights of Tamil blockbuster Asuran. Victory Venkatesh is the lead actor in this action thriller and Srikanth Addala is on board as the director. Srikanth Addala is currently busy finalizing the lead actors for the film and the script work of the film is happening at a fast pace. Suresh Babu is now keen on roping in his younger son Abhiram for a crucial role in the remake.
Dhanush’s elder son has a powerful role in the film and his role ends up in a tragic way in the first half. Suresh Babu is keen on introducing Abhiram through this role. Though Abhiram was well trained in acting, he landed into a series of controversies after which Suresh Babu kept his acting debut on hold. Abhiram is busy overlooking the responsibilities of Ramanaidu Studios currently and is staying away from media. While Srikanth Addala is in the hunt for the right actor, Suresh Babu is said to have proposed his son’s name.
The regular shoot of Asuran remake starts this month and the film releases during summer 2020.
During the promotions of Venky Mama, Victory Venkatesh revealed that he received a number of calls from the industry circles and well-wishers saying that he is not the right choice for Asuran remake. The actor said that he is all excited after watching the film and felt that this is the right film to pick up after F2 and Venky Mama. He even said that he is all excited about the film and he is eagerly waiting to join the sets of Venky Mama.
Srikanth Addala is busy with the script and is finalizing the actors. The regular shoot of Asuran remake starts from the last week of December and will be wrapped up in quick schedules. Venky is busy getting the rugged look for the remake. Suresh Babu watched the film and referred it to Venkatesh. After Venky was impressed, Suresh Babu decided to remake the project. Suresh Productions and V Creations are the producers. Asuran remake will release during summer 2020.
Victory Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya starrer Venky Mama is finally announced for December 13th release after a long wait. The makers arranged a special press meet today to reveal several details about the project. Venky started off his speech thanking God for finally locking the release date of the film. He soon thanked his brother Suresh Babu too for announcing the release date after a huge delay. “Oh Devuda..Chala thanks devuda… final ga December 13th Venky Mama release avutunnanduku. I was never tensed like this” said Venkatesh.
“Thank you Suresh Productions and thanks to my brother Suresh Babu” said Venky in a satirical way. Suresh Babu was all smiles after listening to Venky’s comments. Venky said that he is tensed as always on stage when several young actors are speaking with ease during the promotional events. “Venky Mama is a special film as I am working with my nephew Chaitu. All my family was asking about the role of Chaitu and we made sure he got the best role”. Directed by Bobby, the film features Payal Rajput and Rashi Khanna as the female leads.
Victory Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya are teaming up for the first time for an emotional entertainer titled Venky Mama. The film after a series of delays is finally announced for December 13th release. The film’s producer Suresh Babu watched the first copy of Venky Mama last week and he was super confident about the film. He screened the film for several selected audiences, fans and distributors last weekend. All those who watched the film loved this emotional drama.
Suresh Babu during the press meet revealed it saying that he gained immense confidence after the response was unanimous. The makers are busy promoting the film all over and the promotional activities are planned without breaks for the next week. Directed by KS Ravindra (Bobby), Venky Mama features Venkatesh, Naga Chaitanya, Rashi Khanna and Payal Rajput in the lead roles. Suresh Productions and People Media Factory are the producers.
Victory Venkatesh is one actor who thrives for discipline and is a producer’s actor. He is the actor with the highest success rate in Telugu cinema. Venkatesh has been quite consistent in his career and this veteran actor was left overjoyed with the super success of F2. The film raked over Rs 80 crores in its final run which never happened for Venky. The actor was charging Rs 5 crores per film and for films made on his banner, he would acquire the satellite rights of his films.
Venkatesh is in plans to do back to back films next year. For his future projects, Venkatesh is quoting Rs 10 crores as remuneration. After Asuran remake, Venky will do films for other banners. When several young actors are quoting Rs 10 crores per film, it is no surprise Venky hiking his fee. As of now, Venkatesh is promoting Venky Mama which is slated for December 13th release. He will join the sets of Asuran remake from January and will wrap it up in quick schedules.
The release drama of ‘Venky Mama’ has finally ended. Succumbing to the pressure from fans, producer Suresh Babu officially announced the release date as December 13. But can you guess which trick did work with Suresh Babu?
Well, the answer is a hashtag.
Recently, fans of Naga Chaitanya had trended a hashtag – #VenkyMamaReleaseEppuduamma on Twitter. This trending top remained on Twitter for many hours bringing negative impact to the movie. This has made Suresh Babu put an end to the drama about the release date. He realized that if he drags on the matter further, the film will lose the buzz. The entertainer starring Venkatesh and Naga Chaitanya is directed by Bobby.
Suresh Babu tried to push the movie to either Christmas or Sankanthi but his plans were thwarted by fans.
Victory Venkatesh is on a break after he completed his part for Venky Mama. The veteran actor loved Tamil blockbuster film Asuran which was a smashing hit. The pre-production work of the film is happening at a fast pace and Srikanth Addala is on board as the director. Venkatesh is spending ample time monitoring the script work currently. Venkatesh is also said to have suggested several changes and some of the episodes are changed completely considering Telugu audience.
The major theme along with the characters of Asuran are adopted after which the makers are making changes to the script. Srikanth will spend the complete December on the script. If things fall in the right place, the regular shoot commences post-Sankranthi. A bunch of new faces will be picked up to essay crucial roles in the remake. Suresh Productions and V Creations are the producers.
