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{{about|the Indian production company|the American production company|Annapurna Pictures}}
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{{Infobox company
| logo = ANR's Annapurna Studios Logo.png
| name = Annapurna Studios Pvt Ltd
| foundation = 1975
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| founder = [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]]
| owner = [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]]
| location_city = [[Hyderabad]]
| location_country = [[India]]
| key_people = [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] Akkineni Venkat [[Sumanth]] [[Naga Chaitanya]] [[Sushanth]] [[Akhil Akkineni]]
| industry = [[Entertainment]]
| products = [[Films]]
| services = [[Film production]] [[Film distributor|Film distribution]]
| homepage = [http://annapurnastudios.com/ Annapurna Studios Pvt Ltd] [http://www.aisfm.edu.in/ Annapurna International School of Film & Media]
}}

'''Annapurna Studios''' is a [[production company|production]] house established in 1976 by the late Telugu actor [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|Nageswara Rao Akkineni]]. Located in the heart of [[Hyderabad]] city, the {{convert|22|acre|adj=on|order=flip}} company mainly produces Telugu films and also provides various production and post-production facilities, including sound stages for set construction, outdoor sets, floors, back-lots, data storage, editing, dubbing, foley/SFX, visual effects, digital intermediate, Dolby vision/HDR, stereo and near field mixing, Dolby Atmos sound mixing, 5.1/7.1/9.1 sound mixing, conforming and mastering, Hd/UHD/DCP mastering, screening theatres among other amenities. In 2011, the Akkineni Family launched a non-profitable educational institute (Annapurna International School of Film and Media). ANR's sons, actor [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] and Venkat Akkineni serve as directors after their father's demise.

The non-profit [[Annapurna International School of Film and Media]] is also situated in the premises of Annapurna Studios.

==Foundation==
The studio was inaugurated by the then President of India [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]] on 14 January 1976.

==Studio floors and backlots==
Annapurna Studios built its first studio floor in 1976 which spans an area of {{cvt|11000|sqft|order=flip}}. The second studio was built in 1978.

In 2011, Annapurna Studios invested in building five new floors wherein the biggest floor spans an area of {{cvt|14800|sqft|order=flip}}. This new facility features green rooms for artists & technicians, in-house 1520 kV generator capacity, catwalk grids for easy light settings, cyclorama/bluemat for special effects and inbuilt fire-fighting and detection systems. It also includes a {{cvt|3000|sqft|adj=on|order=flip}} space for dance rehearsals, photo-shoots and press-meets.

Within the first few months this new facility had catered to over 35–40 prominent Tollywood productions including ''[[Naayak]]'', ''[[Gabbar Singh (2012 film)|Gabbar Singh]]'', ''[[Mirchi (film)|Mirchi]]'', ''[[Dammu]]'', ''[[Julai|Julayi]]'', ''[[Shadow (2013 film)|Shadow]]'', ''[[Baadshah (2013 film)|Baadshah]]'', ''[[Greeku Veerudu]]'' and ''[[Iddarammayilatho]]''. It also played host to TV Commercial shoots for Malabar Gold, Mahindra Tractor, Joy Allukas, Jos Allukas, Kalyan Jewellers. Shooting of 3D & Reality Show projects is in the pipeline.

==Film production==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:98%;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Cast
! Details
|-
|2020
|''[[Loser (web series)|Loser]]''
|Abhilash Reddy
|[[Priyadarshi Pulikonda]]
Kalpika Ganesh

[[Shashank (actor)|Shashank Siddamsetty]]
|Web series with 10 episodes<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=2020-05-11|title=Priyadarshi is an air rifle shooter in the web series ‘Loser’|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/priyadarshi-pulikonda-is-an-air-rifle-shooter-in-zee5s-telugu-web-series-loser/article31554821.ece|access-date=2021-01-28|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Annapurna Studios announces sports drama Loser - Telugu Movie News|url=https://www.xappie.com/entertainment-view/annapurna-studios-announces-sports-drama-loser-27717|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Xappie.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2019 || ''[[Manmadhudu 2]]'' || [[Rahul Ravindran]] || [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Rakul Preet Singh|Rakul Preet]] || A sequel to Nagarjuna's ''[[Manmadhudu]]'' (2002).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nagarjuna-act-next-manmadhudu-sequel-95409|title=Nagarjuna to act next in 'Manmadhudu' sequel|website=The News Minute|date=2019-01-21|access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref>
|-
|2018 || ''[[Rangula Ratnam (2018 film)|Rangula Ratnam]]'' || Sree Ranjani || [[Raj Tarun]] [[Chitra Shukla]] ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Hello (2017 film)|Hello]] '' || [[Vikram Kumar]] || [[Akhil Akkineni]] [[Kalyani Priyadarshan]] ||
|-
|2017 || ''[[Ra Randoi Veduka Chudham]] '' || Kalyan Krishna || [[Naga Chaitanya|Akkineni Naga Chaitanya]] [[Rakul Preet Singh]] ||
|-
|2016 || ''[[Nirmala Convent]] '' || G. Naga Koteswara Rao || [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] Roshan Meka [[Shriya Sharma]] || Co-produced with [[Nimmagadda Prasad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telugu360.com/nirmala-convent-trailer-roshan-seems-promising/ |title=Nirmala Convent (Production) |work=Telugu 360.com}}</ref>
|-
|2016 || ''[[Soggade Chinni Nayana]] '' || Kalyan Krishna || [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Ramya Krishnan]] [[Lavanya Tripathi]] ||
|-
|2014 || ''[[Oka Laila Kosam]] '' || Vijay Kumar Konda || [[Naga Chaitanya|Akkineni Naga Chaitanya]] [[Pooja Hegde]] ||
|-
|2014
|''[[Manam (film)|Manam]]''
|[[Vikram Kumar]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Naga Chaitanya|Akkineni Naga Chaitanya]]
|First time starring three generations of heroes acting together.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofap.com/cinema/akkineni-multi-starrer-movie-manam.html |title=Akkineni multi-starrer movie Manam |publisher=timesofap.com |date=2 February 2013 |access-date=2 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204182038/http://timesofap.com/cinema/akkineni-multi-starrer-movie-manam.html |archive-date=4 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/reliance-annapurna.html|title= Reliance in tie-up with Annapurna Studios for two films in 2013|publisher = idlebrain.com}}</ref> 
Got rave reviews from Critics and Audience.

Won [[Santosham Best Film Award]]
|-
|2013
|''[[Uyyala Jampala]]''
|[[Virinchi Varma]]
|[[Raj Tarun]] [[Avika Gor]]
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Bhai (2013 film)|Bhai]]''
|[[Veerabhadram Chowdary|Veerabhadram]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Richa Gangopadhyay]]
| Produced in association with [[Reliance Entertainment]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinesine.com/tollywood/2352/nagarjunas-bhai-release-date-confirmed|title=Nagarjuna's Bhai release date confirmed|access-date=16 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017003303/http://cinesine.com/tollywood/2352/nagarjunas-bhai-release-date-confirmed|archive-date=17 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/sonu-sood-joins-the-cast-of-nagarjunas-bhai.html|title= Sonu Sood joins the cast of Nagarjuna's Bhai|publisher = 123telugu.com |access-date= 26 December 2012}}</ref>
|-
|2011
|''[[Rajanna]]''
|[[K. V. Vijayendra Prasad]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]
|Won [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (Silver), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Child Actress]] (Baby Annie), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Character Actor]] (Gandhi), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Art Director]] (S Ravinder), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] (Malavika), 
[[Nandi Special Jury Award]] (Nagarjuna)
|-
|2005
|''[[Super (2005 film)|Super]]''
|[[Puri Jagannadh]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Ayesha Takia]] [[Sonu Sood]] [[Anushka Shetty]]
|
Won [[Telugu Filmfare Best Comedian Award|Filmfare Best Comedian in Telugu]]([[Ali (actor)|Ali]]), 
Nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu|Filmfare Best Film in Telugu]], 
[[Telugu Filmfare Best Director Award|Filmfare Best Director]] ([[Puri Jagannadh]]), 
[[Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award|Filmfare Best Actor]] ([[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]). 
[[Telugu Filmfare Best Music Director Award|Filmfare Best Music Director]] ([[Sandeep Chowta]]), 
[[Telugu Filmfare Best Actress Award|Filmfare Best Actress]] ([[Ayesha Takia]])
|-
|2004
|''[[Mass (2004 film)|Mass]]''
|[[Raghava Lawrence]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Jyothika]] [[Charmy Kaur]]
|
Won [[CineMAA Awards#Best Actor - Male|CineMAA Award for Best Actor]] ([[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna]]), 
Nominated for [[Santosham Best Actress Award]] ([[Jyothika]]), 
[[Telugu Filmfare Best Actor Award|Filmfare Best Actor]] ([[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]). 
[[Telugu Filmfare Best Actress Award|Filmfare Best Actress]] ([[Jyothika]])
|-
|2003
|''[[Satyam (2003 film)|Satyam]]''
|Surya Kiran
|[[Sumanth]] [[Genelia D'Souza]]
|
|-
|2002
|''[[Manmadhudu]]''
|[[K. Vijaya Bhaskar]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Sonali Bendre]]
|Won [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (Gold)
|-
|1999
|''[[Prema Katha]]''
|[[Ram Gopal Varma]]
|[[Sumanth]] [[Antara Mali]]
|
Won [[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] (Bronze), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Director]] ([[Ram Gopal Varma]]), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actress]] ([[Raadhika|Radhika]]), 
[[Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist]] ([[P. Ravi Shankar|P.Shankar]])
|-
|1996
|''[[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|Ninne Pelladata]]''
|[[Krishna Vamsi]]
|[[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]]
|Won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]
|-
|1993
|''[[Rakshana]]''
|Uppalapati Narayana Rao R. R. Shinde
|[[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Shobhana]]
|
|-
|1990
| ''[[Iddaru Iddare (1990 film)|Iddaru Iddare]]''
|[[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Ramya Krishnan]]
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Shiva (1989 Telugu film)|Shiva]]''
|[[Ram Gopal Verma]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Amala (actress)|Amala]]
|
Produced in association with S.S.Creations 
Won [[Nandi Award for Best Director]] ([[Ram Gopal Varma]])
|-
|1987
|''[[Agni Putrudu]]''
|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
|[[Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Sarada (actress)|Sarada]] [[Sivaji Ganesan]]
|First film starring two generations of the Akkineni family
|-
|1986
|''[[Vikram (1986 Telugu film)|Vikram]]''
|[[V. Madhusudhana Rao]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Shobhana]]
|Debut Film of [[Akkineni Nagarjuna]]
|-
|1983
|''[[Sri Ranga Neethulu]]''
|[[A. Kodandarami Reddy]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Sridevi]]
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Prem Tapasya]]''
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
|[[Jeetendra]] [[Rekha]] [[Reena Roy]]
|Remake of ''Premabhishekam''
|-
|1982
|''[[Yuvaraju (1982 film)|Yuvaraju]]''
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Jayasudha]] [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]
|
|-
|1981
|''[[Prema Kanuka]]''
|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Sridevi]] [[Mohan Babu]]
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Premabhishekam (1981 film)|Premabhishekam]]''
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Sridevi]] [[Jayasudha]]
|The film has completed 100 days in 30 centres<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/anr100days.html |title=ANR's 100 days films list |publisher=idlebrain.com |access-date=8 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121226174052/http://www.idlebrain.com/trade/records/anr100days.html |archive-date=26 December 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|1980
|''[[Pilla Zamindar (1980 film)|Pilla Zamindar]]''
|[[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Jayasudha]] [[Mohan Babu]]
|
|-
|1979
|''[[Kalyani (1979 film)|Kalyani]]''
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
|[[Murali Mohan]] [[Jayasudha]]
|
|}

===AA Combines===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:98%;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Cast
! Details
|-
|1980
|''[[Buchi Babu (film)|Buchi Babu]]''
|[[Dasari Narayana Rao]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Jaya Prada]]
|
|}

===AS Combines===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:98%;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Cast
! Details
|-
|1990
| ''[[Shiva (1990 film)|Shiva]]'' (Hindi)
|[[Ram Gopal Varma]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna]] [[Amala (actress)|Amala]]
|
|}

===Great India Entertainments===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; width:98%;"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Director
! Cast
! Details
|-
|1995
|''[[Sisindri]]''
|[[Siva Nageswara Rao]]
|[[Akhil Akkineni]] [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]]
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi]]''
|[[Y. V. S. Chowdary]]
|[[Akkineni Nageswara Rao]] [[Venkat (Telugu actor)|Venkat]] Chandni
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Chandralekha (1998 film)|Chandralekha]]''
|[[Krishna Vamsi]]
|[[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]] [[Ramya Krishnan|Ramya Krishna]] [[Isha Koppikar]]
|
|-
|1998
|''[[Aahaa..! (1998 film)|Aahaa]]''
|[[Suresh Krissna]]
|[[Jagapati Babu]]
|
|-
|1999
|''[[Seetharama Raju]]''
|[[Y. V. S. Chowdary]]
|[[Nandamuri Harikrishna]] [[Akkineni Nagarjuna|Nagarjuna Akkineni]]
|
|-
|2000
|''[[Yuvakudu]]''
|[[A. Karunakaran]]
|[[Sumanth]] [[Bhumika Chawla]]
|
|}

===Annapurna Pictures===

*1987 [[America Abbayi]]
*1982 [[Pelleedu Pillalu]]
*1978 Radha Krishna
*1977 Prema Lekhalu
*1974 [[Bangaaru Kalalu]]
*1972 [[Vichitra Bandham]]
*1971 [[Amaayakuraalu|Amayakuralu]]
*1970 [[Jai Jawan]]
*1969 [[Aatmiyulu]]
*1967 [[Poola Rangadu]]
*1965 [[Aatma Gowravam]]
*1964 [[Doctor Chakravarty]]
*1963 [[Chaduvukunna Ammayilu]]
*1961 [[Iddaru Mitrulu (1961 film)|Iddaru Mitrulu]]
*1961 [[Velugu Needalu]]
*1959 [[Mangalya Balam]]
*1957 [[Todi Kodallu]]
*1955 [[Donga Ramudu (1955 film)|Donga Ramudu]]

==Television production==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
|-
! Television show
! Genre
! Channel
! Telecast status
! Notes
|-
|''Mudda Mandaram''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|completed
|
|-
|''Pasupu Kunkuma''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Completed
|Nandi Television Award 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pasupu-kumkuma-bags-nandi-tv-award/article4092501.ece|title= Pasupu Kunkuma bags Nandi TV Award|work = The Hindu}}</ref>
|-
|''Pelli Pandiri''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Theenmar''
|Dance show
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Yuva''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Love''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Sasirekha Parinayam''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|Nandhi Award{{snd}}Audiography{{snd}}M.Rakesh(2015)

Nandhi Award{{snd}}Best Script Written{{snd}}Netaje(2016)

Nandhi Award{{snd}}Title Song{{snd}}Dinakar(2016)
|-
|''Puttinti Pattucheera''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|Nandhi Award{{snd}}First Film Director{{snd}}Sri Ramoju Venkat
|-
|''Savirahe''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Geetanjali''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Completed
|Nandhi Award{{snd}}Best Playback Singer{{snd}}Pranavi (2015)

Makeup Department{{snd}}K. Rambabu (2015)

Nandhi Award{{snd}}Best Leading Actress{{snd}}B. Roopa(2016)

Nandhi Award{{snd}}Best Negative Role, Male{{snd}}Bramar(2016)
|-
|''Punnaga''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Kathalo Rajakumari''
|Drama
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Bigg Boss 2 Telugu''
|Reality show
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Bigg Boss 3 Telugu''
|Reality show
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Bigg Boss 4 Telugu''
|Reality show
|[[Star Maa]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Ninne Pelladatha''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|Completed
|
|-
|''Trinayani''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|On Air
|
|-
|''Intti Guttu''
|Drama
|[[Zee Telugu]]
|On Air
|
|-
|}

==Annapurna International School of Film and Media==
[[Annapurna International School of Film and Media]] is the only privately managed, non-profit film and media school in India.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/annapurna-studios-launches-international-film-school/article2149107.ece|title= Annapurna Studios launches International Film School| work= The Hindu}}</ref>

It is also the only film school in India with government-accredited bachelor's, master's and MBA courses in film related subjects.

The school was launched in August 2011 by Actor & Chairman of Annapurna Studios, Dr. [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|Nageswara Rao Akkineni]] and the Akkineni family with the intention of giving back to the community through their knowledge and experience in the field.

Many members from across the Indian film industry extended their support towards this non-profit film education. The advisory board includes [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Mahesh Bhatt]], [[Farah Khan]], [[Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra]], [[Javed Akhtar]], [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]], [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Mani Ratnam]], [[Gautham Menon]], [[S. S. Rajamouli]], [[Deva Katta]] and [[Krish (director)|Krish]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Film production companies based in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Film production companies of India]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1975]]
[[Category:Indian film studios]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]

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