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{{short description|Indian film producer (born 1975)}}
{{Hatnote|This is a [[Telugu language|Telugu name]]; the family name is ''Mantena''.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Madhu Mantena
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|5|8}}
| birth_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]], India
| occupation = Entrepreneur<br />Film producer<br />Advertiser
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Masaba Gupta]]|2015|2019|end=div}}|{{marriage|[[Ira Trivedi]]|2023||}}}}
| partner = [[Nandana Sen]] (2002–2013)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nandana-Sen-All-my-big-decisions-in-life-made-sense-to-no-one-but-me/articleshow/45012135.cms|title=Nandana Sen: All my big decisions in life made sense to no one but me - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]] |date=3 November 2014 |publisher=}}</ref>|
| website =
| relatives = [[Ram Gopal Varma]] (cousin)
| awards = [[National Film Awards|National Film Award]]<br />[[Limca Book of Records]]
}}

'''Madhu Varma Mantena''' (born 8 May 1975) is an [[Indian film]] producer and entrepreneur involved in the production and distribution of films across [[Bollywood|Hindi]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], and [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali cinema]].<ref name="fenilandbollywood">{{cite web|url=http://fenilandbollywood.com/tag/limca-book-of-records|title=Fenil and Bollywood » limca book of records|publisher=fenilandbollywood.com|access-date=2014-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128213449/http://fenilandbollywood.com/tag/limca-book-of-records/|archive-date=28 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="indiatimes">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/How-Madhu-got-Abbas-to-do-his-next-film--/articleshow/3348629.cms|title=How Madhu got Abbas to do his next film...|work=[[The Times of India]]|publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=11 August 2008|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref>

==Career==
Mantena founded a music label as a teenager, which he then sold to Supreme Recording Company. He then went on to set up Adlabs’ International Operations, under the aegis of [[Manmohan Shetty]], and was the head of [[Saregama Films]].{{cn|date=April 2023}}

In 2008, Mantena co-produced ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' with [[Allu Aravind]], which became the highest-grossing Indian film of that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/hit-down.php?txtYearlyData=2000-2009&year=2008 |title=Top hits 2008 |website=boxofficeindia.com |access-date=17 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="producing bollywood">{{cite book|title=Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry |author=Ganti, T. |date=2012 |publisher=Duke University Press | page=275 |isbn=9780822352136 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hb83FwNGuR4C |accessdate=2023-04-17}}</ref> In 2010, he produced the political thrillers ''[[Rakht Charitra]]'' and ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]'' and the Bengali drama ''[[Autograph (2010 film)|Autograph]]''.<ref name="hindustantimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/musiclaunchvictory/Article4-361670.aspx|title=photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/musiclaunchvictory/Article4-361670|publisher=hindustantimes.com|accessdate=2014-10-05|archive-date=6 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081122/http://www.hindustantimes.com/photos-news/Photos-Entertainment/musiclaunchvictory/Article4-361670.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/rann-film-review-29253|title=Rann -- Film Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=14 October 2010 |publisher=}}</ref>

In 2011, Mantena co-founded [[Phantom Films]] with [[Anurag Kashyap]], [[Vikas Bahl]], and [[Vikramaditya Motwane]]. The company produced a number of films including such as ''[[Queen (2014 film)|Queen]]'' which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] in 2014, ''[[Bombay Velvet]]'' (2015), ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]'' (2015) which was screened in the [[Directors' Fortnight]] section at the [[2013 Cannes Film Festival]] and the [[New York Indian Film Festival]].<ref name="Cannes">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/readResonnances/59683.html |title=List of films in Cannes Directors' Fortnight |date=24 May 2013 |accessdate=24 May 2013 |work=Cannes |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922092738/http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/readResonnances/59683.html |archivedate=22 September 2013 }}</ref> The 2016 film ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' was screened at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]] [[Directors' Fortnight]].<ref name="indiewire">{{cite news|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/2016-cannes-film-festival-directors-fortnight-lineup-paul-schrader-laura-poitras-pablo-larrain-20160418|title=2016 Cannes Film Festival Unveils Directors' Fortnight Picks, Including New Films From Paul Schrader and Laura Poitras|work=Indiewire|date=19 April 2016|accessdate=19 April 2016}}</ref> In 2019, ''[[Super 30 (film)|Super 30]]'' was the last film produced by Phantom Films;<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/anurag-kashyap-partners-dissolve-of-phantom-films-of-queen-udta-punjab-fame-super-30-to-be-banners-last-1900411.html|title=Phantom Films Dissolved, Vikas Bahl's Super 30 will be Banner's Last Film|work=News18|access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref> the company was subsequently disbanded. However, in 2022, Mantena and Sheetal Talwar bought the company and revived it as Phantom Studios.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phantom Films' gets revived by new owners, Madhu Mantena and Sheetal Talwar|website=[[The Times of India]]|first=Vicky|last=Lalwani |date=1 March 2022 |access-date=17 April 2023|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/phantom-films-gets-revived-by-new-owners-madhu-mantena-and-sheetal-talwar-exclusive/articleshow/89925411.cms}}</ref>

He is the founder and chief creative officer of the marketing company Big Bang Media Private Limited. In April 2023, it was announced that Big Bang Media Ventures would be the exclusive marketing and commercial partner to the Hockey India League.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mediabrief.com/hockey-india-announced-big-bang-media-ventures-exclusive-partner/ | title=Hockey India picks Big Bang Media Ventures as exclusive marketing partner | date=12 April 2023 }}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Mantena was in a relationship with actress [[Nandana Sen]] for over a decade.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nandana-Sen-All-my-big-decisions-in-life-made-sense-to-no-one-but-me/articleshow/45012135.cms |title=Nandana Sen: All my big decisions in life made sense to no one but me – Times of India |website=[[The Times of India]]|date=3 November 2014 }}</ref> He married fashion designer and actress [[Masaba Gupta]] in 2015 in a civil ceremony in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news|date=8 October 2015|title=A Mumbai wedding for Masaba Gupta & Madhu Mantena|work=Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/a-mumbai-wedding-for-masaba-gupta-madhu-mantena/articleshow/49271918.cms|access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref> In late 2018 the couple announced that they were on a trial separation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2018|title=Masaba Gupta and Madhu Mantena go on trial separation after 3 years of marriage|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/celebrity/story/masaba-gupta-madhu-mantena-trial-separation-marriage-1323047-2018-08-26|access-date=2020-09-07|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> The couple officially got divorced in September 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 2, 2020|title=Masaba Gupta and Madhu Mantena legally granted divorce by court|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/masaba-gupta-and-madhumantena-legally-granted-divorce-by-court/articleshow/74437386.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|language=en}}</ref> Mantena married author and yoga teacher [[Ira Trivedi]] on 11 June 2023 in a traditional Hindu ceremony in Mumbai, which was attended by close family and friends.{{Cn|date=February 2024}}

==Filmography==
'''As Producer'''
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="width:33px;"| Year !! Title !! style="width:65px;"| Language
|-
|| 2003
| style="text-align:left"| ''Karthik''
|Telugu
|-
|| 2008
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''
| rowspan="2" |Hindi
|-
|rowspan="5" |2010
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Rann (film)|Rann]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Autograph (2010 film)|Autograph]]''
|Bengali
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Rakta Charitra]]''
| rowspan="2" |Telugu<br>Hindi
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Rakta Charitra 2]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Jhootha Hi Sahi]]''
|rowspan="13" |Hindi
|-
| 2011
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Mausam (2011 film)|Mausam]]''
|-
| 2013
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Lootera]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Queen (2014 film)|Queen]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]''
|-
| rowspan="5" |2015
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[NH10 (film)|NH10]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Hunterrr]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Bombay Velvet]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Shaandaar (2015 film)|Shaandaar]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Masaan]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2016
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Udta Punjab]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''
|-
|style="text-align:left"| ''[[Wrong Side Raju]]''
|Gujarati
|-
| 2017
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Trapped (2017 Hindi film)|Trapped]]''
|rowspan="4" |Hindi
|-
| rowspan="5" |2018
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Mukkabaaz]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[High Jack (film)|High Jack]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Bhavesh Joshi Superhero]]''
|-
| style="text-align:left"|''[[Youngraad]]''
|Marathi
|-
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Manmarziyaan]]''
|rowspan="3" |Hindi
|-
|2019
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Super 30 (film)|Super 30]]''
|-
|2025
| style="text-align:left"| ''[[Loveyapa]]''
|-
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Film
!Award
!Category
!Result
|-
|2008
|[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]
|[[International Indian Film Academy]]
|[[Best Film]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="5" | 2015
|[[Ugly (film)|Ugly]]
|[[Screen Award]]
|[[Best Film]]
|{{Nominated}}
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[Queen (2014 film)|Queen]]
|[[62nd National Film Awards]]
|Best Feature Film in Hindi
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Award]]
|[[Best Film]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[IIFA Award]]
|[[Best Movie]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|[[Masaan]]
|[[63rd National Film Awards]]
|[[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]]
|{{Won}}
|-
|2016
|[[Wrong Side Raju]]
|[[64th National Film Awards]]
|Best Feature Film in Gujarati
|{{Won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|2985299}}
* {{official website|https://www.madhumantena.com}}

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[[Category:Film producers from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Bengali film producers]]
[[Category:Telugu film producers]]
[[Category:1975 births]]

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AAZAMAZEEM at 16:59, 25 October 2025