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Venky Atluri
5 films on filmi.ai · 5 scored·Works in Telugu (60%), Tamil (40%)
Best-rated work
Telugu · Oct 2024 · U/A
78
Atluri Venkateswara Rao (born April 6, 1984), known professionally as Venky Atluri, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He began his film career as an actor and dialogue writer with *Gnapakam* (2007) and *Sneha Geetham* (2010), before making his feature directorial debut with the romantic drama *Tholi Prema* (2018), which he also wrote. Atluri subsequently wrote and directed the romantic dramas *Mr. Majnu* (2019) and *Rang De* (2021). In 2023, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with the period action drama *Vaathi* (shot simultaneously in Telugu as *Sir*). He then wrote and directed the period financial thriller *Lucky Baskhar* (2024), followed by *Vishwanath & Sons* (2026).
Their films’ Filmi Score
69
across 5 films
as director and writer
4 Very good · 1 Good
Venky Atluri movies
Every film on filmi.ai with this person credited — their full filmography, newest firstbest movies first (highest scored), then the unscored by year — scored or not.
Frequent collaborators
Three or more films together on filmi.ai, as director, writer, composer, cinematographer, editor or top-five billed cast.
Naveen Nooli
Editor · 5 films together
G. V. Prakash Kumar
Composer · 3 films together
Around the web
Recent writing, podcasts and video essays about Venky Atluri — chosen by hand, one line on why to read each.
Flips Vishwanath & Sons' stalker-plot by gender and asks why we forgive the obsession when a woman does the chasing.
Hindustan Times · Vibha Maru · 17 Aug 2026 · 900 words
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