Kona Venkat
Born (1965-02-19) 19 February 1965 (age 59)
Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh, India
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materUniversity of Pune
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, film producer
Years active1998–present
RelativesKona Prabhakara Rao (Grand Father)
Neeraja Kona (cousin)

Kona Venkat ( born 19 February 1965) is an Indian screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema.[1][2][3] He is known for his works in box office hits such as Alludu Seenu, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Baadshah, Dookudu, Adhurs, Ready, Dhee, Venky, Geethanjali, Happy, Samba, Ninnu Kori and Jai Lava Kusa and has recently completed 50 films and 20 years in the film industry.[4][5]

Filmography

As a writer

He started his journey in the film industry in 1997, and, before making his debut as a full-fledged screenwriter in 2003, he has worked as a "telugu dubbing" writer for Hindi films such as Satya, Dil Se.., Kaun, Mast, Jungle, Company, etc.

Year Title Notes
2022 Ginna
2020 Nishabdham Bilingual Film
2017 Jai Lava Kusa
2017 Ninnu Kori
2017 Mom Hindi Film
2016 Abhinetri
2016 Dictator
2015 Shankarabharanam
2015 Soukhyam
2015 Bruce Lee
2015 Akhil
2015 Pandaga Chesko
2014 Loukyam
2014 Power
2014 Geethanjali
2014 Alludu Seenu
2013 Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda
2013 Balupu
2013 Shadow
2013 Baadshah
2012 Denikaina Ready
2011 Dookudu
2010 Don Seenu
2010 Adurs
2008 King
2008 Chintakayala Ravi
2008 Ready
2007 Dhee
2006 Shock
2006 Happy
2006 Chukkallo Chandrudu
2005 Bhageeratha
2005 Balu
2004 Gayab Hindi Film
2004 Samba
2004 Venky
2003 Sivamani
2003 Ninne Istapaddanu
2003 Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
2003 Okariki Okaru

"'Geethanjali' will remain as a milestone in the career of Anjali as 'Arundhati' for Anushka and 'Chandramukhi' for Jyothika. The film will have unexpected twists and turns. It is a very different film from all the horror thrillers which have come till now."

—Kona Venkat[6]

As producer

He established the production company Kona Film Corporation and produced several movies.

As actor

As director

His debut directional film was shelved and unreleased because of unknown reasons.

Awards

References

  1. ^ "Kona Venkat's Dialogue Copied in Bollywood". Gulte.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Kona Venkat to direct Ravi Teja". The Times of India. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Kona Venkat". IMDb. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ^ Y. Sunita Chowdhary. "Early success". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Writer Kona Venkat Exclusive Interview || Dialogue with Prema #58 || Celebration of Life #449 - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Anjali's 'Geethanjali' release in June". IndiaGlitz. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

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