Venky Atluri

10 Aug, 1988 | Hyderabad

Actor/Director/Story Writer

Biography

Venky Atluri is an Indian film actor, writer, and director who works mainly in the Telugu film industry. The films Mr. Majnu, Tholiprema, and Rangde were all directed by Venky and are among his more well-known and well-liked masterpieces. With the Telugu film Sneha Geetham, he made his acting debut in 2010. As a result of his outstanding lyrical and dialogue writing, he was given the SIIMA and Zee Cine prizes. Personal Life Venky Atluri was born on August 10, 1988, in Hyderabad. He completed his formal education and graduated from Hyderabad University. He was hitched to Pooja in Hyderabad on February 1st, 2023. He received quite a lot of nasty criticism and abuse when he first began his career as an artist. Early Career Venky Atluri began his career in 2010 with the film Sneha Geetham, in which he made his acting debut and also contributed dialogue. Thereafter, he made the decision to skip acting in favour of concentrating on the writing. He later penned dialogue for films like Kerintha in 2015 and It's My Love Story in 2011. He gained notoriety for the dialogue writing for the movie, while the movie itself did well and garnered praise from reviewers and the movie industry. Directional Career He made his breakthrough as a director in the 2016 movie Tholi Prema, which starred Varun Tej and Raashi Khanna in the lead roles. He displayed his talent and won the audience over in the very first movie. Also, he received various honours, including the Zee Cine Awards for Telugu for "Favorite Debut Director" and a nomination for the SIIMA Awards' Best Debutant Telugu Director. In 2019, Venky wrote and directed "Mr. Majnu," a love drama movie starring Akhil Akkineni and Nidhhi Agerwal. He became a well-known director in the Tollywood business because of the success of his second movie at the box office. Following two years of effort, Venky once again created the uplifting romantic comedy "Rang De," in which Nithiin and Keerthy Suresh gave outstanding performances. His directorial career's most successful film was this one. He became famous for his distinctive directing style and the dialogue he wrote for each of his films. After directing three critically acclaimed films, Venky then worked with the top Tamil actor, "Dhanush." The bilingual title of this movie is Vaathi in Tamil and Sir in Telugu. This movie gave him the recognition he needed to increase his notoriety in Tamil cinema as well. He received praise and admiration for his dialogue in this movie.