14 Reels Plus is a Telugu cinema, Indian film production company and distribution company established by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara.[1]
History
Ram Achanta with his brother Gopichand Achanta and Anil Sunkara started the production company in 2009. All three of them are NRI businessmen and have previous experience in film distribution. Anil Sunkara owns another production company called "AK Entertainments" and produced Bindaas and 2011 film Aha Naa Pellanta. In 2009, the three decided to enter film production and approached their long time friend and director Srinu Vaitla. In 2009, they started their first film Namo Venkatesa under Vaitla's direction and with Venkatesh and Trisha Krishnan in lead roles. The film was released in 2010 and opened with mixed to negative reviews.
After Namo Venkatesa, they again teamed up with Sreen Vaitla to produce Dookudu with Mahesh Babu and Samantha in lead roles. The film production started in late 2010 and was released in September 2011. Upon release the film took the largest opening for a Telugu film, and collected a total share of Template:INRTemplate:INR 50.07 crores. The film was nominated in 10 categories for the Filmfare Awards South and won 6 awards including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor.
After Dookudu, they once again teamed up with Mahesh Babu for 1 (Nenokkadine), directed by Sukumar. The film stars Kriti Sanon opposite Mahesh Babu and was scheduled to release in 2014. 1 nenokkadine collected Template:INRConvert domestic nett and Template:INRConvert in the rest of India. At overseas 1 nenokkadine boosted up with Template:INRConvert nett being 2nd highest grosser at Overseas despite of mixed reviews. 1 nenokkadine collected Template:INRConvert nett in 80 Days worldwide with a gross of Template:INRConvert. 1 nenokkadine was made with a budget of Template:INRConvert with Template:INR 5 crores extra in Prints and marketing. 1 nenokkadine Pre-release revenue's went up to Template:INRConvert.
They began film distribution under the 14 Reels banner in 2010 with S. S. Rajamouli's Maryada Ramanna.[2] They distributed the film in Krishna district. They went on to distribute Thakita Thakita, 180, 7th Sense, Rachcha, Endukante... Premanta! and more recently Eega. They usually distribute films in Krishna region of Andhra Pradesh and Overseas.
In 2018, Ram and Gopichand Achanta started producing under 14 Reels Plus LLC marking Gaddalakonda Ganesh as their first production with out the involvement of Anil Sunkara who was actively producing under AK Entertainments.[3][4]
Film production
As 14 Reels Plus
| No | Year | Film | Language | Actors | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Gaddalakonda Ganesh[3] | Telugu | Varun Tej, Atharvaa, Pooja Hegde, Mirnalini Ravi | Harish Shankar | |
| 2 | 2020 | Sreekaram[5] | Sharwanand, Priyanka Arul Mohan, Sai Kumar, Murali Sharma, Rao Ramesh | Kishore Reddy | ||
| 3 | 2021 | Sarkaru Vaari Paata[6] | Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh | Parasuram | Co-Produced with Mythri Movie Makers & G.Mahesh Babu Entertainment |
As 14 Reels Entertainment
| No | Year | Film | Language | Actors | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | Telugu | Venkatesh, Trisha | Srinu Vaitla | |
| 2 | 2011 | Dookudu | Telugu | Mahesh Babu, Samantha Ruth Prabhu | Srinu Vaitla | Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film SIIMA Award for Best Film Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu Remade in Kannada as Power |
| 3 | 2014 | 1 Nenokkadine | Telugu | Mahesh Babu, Kriti Sanon | Sukumar | |
| 4 | 2014 | Legend | Telugu | Nandamuri Balakrishna, Jagapathi Babu, Radhika Apte, Sonal Chauhan | Boyapati Srinu | Co Production with Varahi Chalana Chitram |
| 5 | 2014 | Power | Kannada | Puneeth Rajkumar, Trisha | Madesh | Remake of Dookudu |
| 6 | 2014 | Aagadu | Telugu | Mahesh Babu, Tamannaah Bhatia | Srinu Vaitla | |
| 7 | 2016 | Krishna Gadi Veera Prema Gaadha | Telugu | Nani, Mehreen Pirzada, Harish Uthaman, Sampath Raj, Murali Sharma, Brahmaji | Hanu Raghavapudi | |
| 8 | 2016 | Hyper | Telugu | Ram Pothineni, Raashi Khanna, Sathyaraj | Santosh Srinivas | |
| 9 | 2017 | LIE | Telugu | Nithiin, Megha Akash, Arjun Sarja | Hanu Raghavapudi |
Film distribution
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Maryada Ramanna | Krishna district |
| 2010 | Namo Venkatesa | |
| 2010 | Thakita Thakita | Krishna district[7] |
| 2011 | 180 | Krishna district[7] |
| 2011 | Dookudu | |
| 2011 | 7th Sense | Krishna district[8] |
| 2011 | Veedinthe | Krishna district |
| 2012 | Rachcha | Krishna district[9] Vizag[10] |
| 2012 | Endukante... Premanta! | Overseas[11] |
| 2012 | Eega | Overseas[12] |
| 2012 | Naan Ee | USA Canada[13] |
| 2012 | Tuneega Tuneega | Overseas[14] |
| 2012 | Andala Rakshasi | Overseas[15] |
| 2012 | Rebel | Krishna district[16] |
| 2012 | Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Krishna district[17] |
| 2013 | Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu | Overseas[18] |
| 2011 | Dookudu | Overseas[18] |
| 2013 | Mirchi | Krishna district[19] |
References
- ↑ 14 Reels Entertainment. Chithr.com.
- ↑ 14 Reels Bought Rights for Krishna. Cinemahour.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Varun Tej’s new film Valmiki launched. Indian Express.
- ↑ Atharvaa makes his Telugu film debut with 'Valmiki', Chowdhary, Y. Sunita(18 September 2019).
- ↑ Sreekaram: First look of Sharwanand's upcoming film unveiled - Times of India. The Times of India.
- ↑ Mahesh Babu announces next film 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata'. The Statesman(2020-05-31). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 14 Reels Entertainment (P) Ltd - DISTRIBUTION. 14reels.net.
- ↑ Great offers for 7th Sense in the state!. AndhraBoxOffice.com(15 October 2011).
- ↑ No Threat @ to Rachcha from Krishna Distributors | ciniden. Ciniden.blogspot.com.
- ↑ 'Rachcha' Pre Release Business Details. Cine Vedika.
- ↑ Endukante Premanta Overseas by 14 Reels Entertainment Pvt Ltd through FICUS. idlebrain.com.
- ↑ Eega Overseas by 14 Reels through FICUS - Telugu Movie News. IndiaGlitz(4 May 2012).
- ↑ Press Note : Nann Ee in USA & Canada by 14 Reels Entertainment Pvt Ltd through FICUS. 123telugu.com(1 January 1998).
- ↑ Tuniga Tuniga Overseas by 14 Reels through FICUS. 123 Telugu.
- ↑ 14 Reels bags Andala Rakshasi overseas rights, A S, Sashidhar.
- ↑ Rebel Distribution rights. Andhra Reporter.
- ↑ 14 Reels bags CGTR rights for Krishna Dt.(5 October 2012).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 14 Reels bought 'SVSC' Overseas Rights. Supergoodmovies.com(19 March 2012).
- ↑ Prabhas Mirchi Rights Sold For Huge Prices. timesofap.com.