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{{Short description|Film producer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{for|the Indian politician|M. S. Raju (politician)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = M. S. Raju
| birthname = M. S. Raju
| birth_date = 
| birth_place = [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]
| occupation = {{ubl|[[Film producer]]|[[Film director]]}}
| children = [[Sumanth Ashwin]]
}}

'''M. S. Raju''' is an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter who works in [[Telugu cinema]]. He is the founder and owner of the [[Film production company|film production]] company [[Sumanth Art Productions]]. He won three [[Filmfare Awards South]] {{Em dash}} becoming the first producer to receive three consecutive Filmfare Awards {{Em dash}} for the films ''[[Okkadu]]'' (2003), ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]'' (2004), and ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'' (2005). He also produced the successful films ''[[Sathruvu]]'' (1991), ''[[Devi (1999 film)|Devi]]'' (1999), ''[[Manasantha Nuvve]]'' (2001), and ''[[Nee Sneham]]'' (2002).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totaltollywood.com/interviews/MS-Raju_2068.html |title=MS Raju |date=13 January 2014 |accessdate=14 January 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114033327/http://www.totaltollywood.com/interviews/MS-Raju_2068.html |archivedate=14 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.totaltollywood.com/interviews/MS-Raju_2092.html |title=MS Raju |date=6 January 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114033341/http://totaltollywood.com/interviews/MS-Raju_2092.html |archivedate=14 January 2014 |accessdate=13 January 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/a-satisfied-father/article2982802.ece|title=A satisfied father|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=11 March 2012|accessdate=13 January 2014}}</ref>

==Early life==
M. S. Raju's father, Rayaparaju, owned hundreds of acres of land in erstwhile [[West Godavari district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=6 December 2002 |title=Interview with MS Raju by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/interview_msraju.html |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=[[Idlebrain.com]]}}</ref> Rayaparaju sold all of their properties there and migrated to [[Chennai|Madras]]. Producer Arjuna Raju, of Roja Movies, is a cousin of his father. Inspired by him, his father became a film producer and made five to six films.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
M. S. Raju was interested in films right from his childhood. After completing his education, he started his career in films with the help of a friend. He made a film titled ''Manavadostunnadu'' (1987) with [[Arjun Sarja|Arjun]] and [[Shobana|Sobhana]] in the lead roles. His father's good will helped him in getting financiers.<ref name=":0" />

He established a new [[production company]] called '[[Sumanth Art Productions]]' named after his son. The first film made on the banner was ''[[Sathruvu]]'' (1991) starring [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Vijayashanti]], and [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] and directed by [[Kodi Ramakrishna]]. M. S. Raju himself provided the basic story idea of the film and [[G. Satyamurthy|Satyamurthy]] was roped in as a writer to develop the storyline. The film was also dubbed into [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. ''Sathruvu'' was commercially successful in both Telugu and Tamil.<ref name=":0" />

His next film was ''Police Lock-up'' (1993) starring Vijayashanti in a dual role. ''Police Lock-up'' also became a big hit. The Tamil dubbed version of the film was also successful. His next film was ''Street Fighter'' starring Vijayashanti with [[B. Gopal]] as the director. ''Street Fighter'' was a [[Box-office bomb|box-office disaster]].<ref name=":0" />

== Personal life ==
M. S. Raju has two children {{Em dash}} son [[Sumanth Ashwin]] and daughter Rishita. Rishita was born before the release of ''[[Devi (1999 film)|Devi]]'' (1999) and there is 11-year gap between Sumanth and Rishita.<ref name=":0" /> Sumanth Ashwin made his acting debut with the film ''[[Tuneega Tuneega]]'' (2012), under M. S. Raju's direction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/press-note-tuniga-tuniga-overseas-by-14-reels-through-ficus.html |title=USA 1st Week Schedule : Tuniga Tuniga Overseas by 14 Reels through FICUS |publisher=123telugu.com |date=1998-01-01 |access-date=2012-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831084627/http://www.123telugu.com/mnews/press-note-tuniga-tuniga-overseas-by-14-reels-through-ficus.html |archive-date=31 August 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/47060/tollywood/tuneega-tuneega-releases-on-july-20-news-details |title=Tuneega Tuneega releases on July 20 |publisher=Supergoodmovies.com |date=2012-07-10 |access-date=2012-08-14 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010041405/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/47060/tollywood/tuneega-tuneega-releases-on-july-20-news-details |archive-date=10 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== As producer ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 1987
| ''Manavadostunnadu''
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Sathruvu]]''
|-
| 1993
| ''Police Lockup''
|-
| 1995
| ''Street Fighter''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Devi (1999 film)|Devi]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |2001
| ''[[Devi Putrudu]]''
|-
| ''[[Manasantha Nuvve]]''
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Nee Sneham]]''
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Okkadu]]''
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]''
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]''
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Pournami (2006 film)|Pournami]]''
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Aata (2007 film)|Aata]]''
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Vaana (film)|Vaana]]''
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Maska (2009 film)|Maska]]''
|-
|}

=== As director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Vaana (film)|Vaana]]''
| Remake of ''[[Mungaru Male]]''
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Tuneega Tuneega]]''
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Dirty Hari]]''
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[7 Days 6 Nights]]''
|
|-
|2023
|''[[Malli Pelli (2023 film)|Malli Pelli]]''
|
|-
|}

==Awards==
;[[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]
*[[Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu)]] - ''[[Okkadu]]'' (2003)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/51stFilmfareAwardsSouthTeluguWinners | title=51stFilmfareAwardsSouthTeluguWinners | date=4 February 2024 }}</ref>
*Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]'' (2004)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005/filmfareawards50.html | title=Filmfare awards 2005 function photos - Telugu Cinema }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2005.html | title=Filmfare awards for South India - Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam & Kannada - Telugu Cinema }}</ref>
*Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2006/pages/image030.html | title=Filmfare South awards 2006 - Telugu cinema }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/filmfareawards2006.html | title=Filmfare South awards 2006 - Telugu cinema }}</ref>

;[[Nandi Awards]]
*[[Nandi Award for Best Feature Film]] - ''[[Okkadu]]'' (2003)
*Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - ''[[Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana]]'' (2005)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1196104}}
*{{Twitter|id=MSRajuOfficial}}
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