Padmalaya Studios
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1970
FounderGhattamaneni Krishna
Successors
Headquarters
Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
,
India
Key people
G. Krishna
G. Adiseshagiri Rao
G. Hanumantha Rao
ProductsFilms
ServicesFilm production
Film distribution
OwnerGhattamaneni Krishna
Subsidiaries
  • Sri Padmalaya Movies
  • Padmalaya Pictures
  • Padmalaya Combines
  • Padmalaya Films
  • Ratna Movies
  • Padmalaya Creatives
  • Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd[1]
  • Padmalaya Arts

Padmalaya Studios is an Indian film production and distribution company established by actor Krishna and his brothers.[2] Based in Hyderabad it mainly produces and distributes Telugu and Hindi films. The studio currently operates through its successors Indira Productions and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and Krishna Productions Pvt. Ltd.[3]

Padmalaya Movies was established as a film production company by Krishna and his brothers with the film Agni Pariksha (1970). Later, Krishna was given 9.5 acres of land in 1982, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh to foster film development in Hyderabad. The film studio complex, Padmalaya Studios, was opened in November 1984. The first film shot in the studio was Simhasanam (1986).[4]

History

Padmalaya Movies

Padmalaya Movies, a film production company, was established by Telugu actor Krishna and his brothers in 1970. The first film made on the banner was Agni Pariksha (1970).[3][5] Later, Padmalaya produced Mosagallaku Mosagadu, first Telugu western film in 1971.[6]

Padmalaya Studios

Krishna was given 9.5 acres of land in Shaikpet Mandal in 1982 at a price of ₹8,500 per acre, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh. Padmalaya Studios was opened in November 1984.[7] The first film shot in the studio was Simhasanam (1986).[4] Currently, the studio stands on about 4 acres.[2]

Controversy

Krishna was given 9.5 acres of land in Shaikpet Mandal in 1982 at a price of ₹8,500 per acre, by the then state government of Andhra Pradesh. According to sources, the market price of the land at that time was approximately ₹5 lakh per acre.[2] The 9.5 acres was part of the 50-acre land that was given by the Marri Chenna Reddy government to the Telugu film industry to lure them to move base from Madras (now Chennai) to Hyderabad.

The land was given strictly for a film facility, under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana area) alienation of state lands and land revenue rules of 1975. But the owners soon sold 5.3 acres to third parties. Currently, the studio stands on just about 4 acres.[2]

Filmography

Telugu

Year Title Cast Director Notes Ref.
1970 Agni Pariksha Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala K. Varaprasada Rao [8]
1971 Mosagallaku Mosagadu Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Jayalalithaa, Nagabhushanam K. S. R. Das First Indian western film, and first film dubbed into English [9]
1973 Devudu Chesina Manushulu N. T. Rama Rao, Krishna, Jayalalithaa, Vijaya Nirmala V. Ramachandra Rao [10]
1974 Alluri Seetarama Raju Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Jaggayya V. Ramachandra Rao [11]
1977 Kurukshetram Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, Sobhan Babu, Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Jamuna, Anjali Devi Kamalakara Kameswara Rao [12]
1982 Eenadu Krishna, Radhika P. Sambasiva Rao [13]
1986 Simhasanam Krishna, Jaya Prada, Radha, Mandakini, Amjad Khan Krishna [14]
1987 Marana Sasanam Krishnam Raju, Jayasudha S.S. Ravichandra [15]
1988 Mugguru Kodukulu Krishna, Radha, Ramesh Babu, Mahesh Babu, Sonam Krishna [16]
1989 Rajakeeya Chadarangam Krishna, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sujatha P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
1989 Koduku Diddina Kapuram Krishna, Mahesh Babu, Vijayashanti Krishna [17]
1990 Balachandrudu Mahesh Babu, Geetha Krishna [18]
1993 Anna Chellelu Ramesh Babu, Aamani, Soundarya P. Chandrasekhara Reddy [19]
1994 Pacha Thoranam Ramesh Babu, Rambha Adurti Saibhaskar [20]
1994 Police Alludu Krishna, Malashri, Brahmanandam, Kota Srinivasa Rao Mannava Balayya [21]
2000 Vamsi Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Krishna B. Gopal [22]
2004 Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi R. P. Patnaik, Padmapriya Janakiraman, Navaneet Kaur, Prakash Raj E. Srinivas Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd [23]
2004 Sakhiya Tarun Kumar, Nauheed Cyrusi, Lakshmi Jayanth C. Paranjee Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd [24]
2005 Chakram Prabhas, Asin, Charmy Kaur, Prakash Raj Krishna Vamsi Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd [25]

Hindi

Year Title Cast Director Notes Ref.
1980 Takkar Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Zeenat Aman, Jaya Prada, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Bindiya Goswami K. Bapayya [26]
1983 Himmatwala Jeetendra, Sridevi K. Raghavendra Rao [27]
1983 Justice Chaudhury Jeetendra, Sridevi, Hema Malini, Moushumi Chatterjee K. Raghavendra Rao [28]
1983 Mawaali Jeetendra, Sridevi, Jaya Prada K. Bapayya [29]
1984 Qaidi Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Madhavi S. S. Ravichandra [30]
1984 Kaamyab Jeetendra, Shabana Azmi, Radha K. Raghavendra Rao [31]
1985 Hoshiyar Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Jaya Prada, Meenakshi Sheshadri K. Raghavendra Rao [32]
1985 Pataal Bhairavi Jeetendra, Jaya Prada K. Bapayya [33]
1986 Singhasan Jeetendra, Jaya Prada, Mandakini Krishna [34]
1988 Mulzim Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Amrita Singh K. S. R. Das [35]
1988 Kanwarlal Jeetendra, Sujata Mehta, Raj Babbar S. S. Ravichandra [36]
1999 Sooryavansham Amitabh Bachchan, Soundarya, Jayasudha, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Bindu, Mukesh Rishi E. V. V. Satyanarayana [37]
2001 Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Tabu K. Raghavendra Rao [38]
2002 Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa Tusshar Kapoor, Esha Deol, Raj Babbar, Neena Kulkarni, Rajesh Khanna, Smita Jaykar, Ashok Saraf Sanjay Chhel [39]
2004 Ishq Hai Tumse Dino Morea, Bipasha Basu Ghattamaneni Krishna [40]

Tamil

Year Title Cast Director Notes Ref.
1980 Vishwaroopam Shivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Sridevi, Major Sundarrajan A. C. Tirulokchandar [41]
1982 Thyagi Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan, V. S. Raghavan C. V. Rajendran [42]
1986 Maaveeran Rajinikanth, Ambika, Jaishankar, Sujatha Rajasekhar

Kannada

Year Title Cast Director Notes Ref.
1985 Amara Jyothi Ambareesh, Madhavi B Subba Rao [43]

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