Producer, writer, director and actor · Telugu cinema
M. S. Raju movies and filmography
M. S. Raju movies: 16 Telugu films on file (11 as producer, 8 as writer, 5 as director, 2 as actor), 1991–2026. Earliest on file: Shatruvu (1991). Latest release: Agadha (14 August 2026).
- Films on file
- 16 (11 as producer, 8 as writer, 5 as director, 2 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1991–2026
- Selected films on file
- Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Varsham, Okkadu
- Record
- Q16734904 on Wikidata
Career on file
M. S. Raju has 16 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1991 to 2026: 11 films as producer, eight films as writer, five films as director and two films as actor. The earliest of them is Shatruvu (1991), and the most recent release is Agadha (2026). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), Varsham (2004) and Okkadu (2003). Other recent releases on file are Malli Pelli (2023), Dirty Hari (2020) and Tuneega Tuneega (2012).
In the films M. S. Raju directed, Vanitha Vijayakumar and Shravan Reddy appear most often (two films each). Music on five of them is by Devi Sri Prasad, with Mani Sharma (2) and R. P. Patnaik (2) next. Sumanth Art Productions produced 12 of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 7 different directors, 12 music directors and 61 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 10 of them; they average 150 minutes, and the longest is Okkadu at 171 minutes. Four of them have a streaming (OTT) release noted on the site. By decade the list splits into 1990s (2), 2000s (10), 2010s (1) and 2020s (3).
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.
Films produced (11)
Writing credits (writer or screenplay) (8)
| Film | Release date | Cast and director | OTT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Hari | 18 December 2020 | Shravan Reddy Director: M. S. Raju |
Aha · streaming (listing date 25 Dec 2020) |
| Maska | 14 January 2009 | Ram Pothineni, Brahmanandam, Hansika Motwani Director: B. Gopal |
Not announced |
| Vaana | 15 January 2008 | Vinay Rai, Meera Chopra, Suman Director: M. S. Raju |
Not announced |
| Aata | 9 May 2007 | Siddharth, Ileana D'Cruz, Munna Director: V. N. Aditya |
Not announced |
| Pournami | 20 April 2006 | Prabhas, Trisha Krishnan, Charmy Kaur Director: Prabhu Deva |
Not announced |
| Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | 14 January 2005 | Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan, Srihari Director: Prabhu Deva |
Not announced |
| Varsham | 14 January 2004 | Prabhas, Trisha Krishnan, Prakash Raj Director: Sobhan |
Not announced |
| Nee Sneham | 1 November 2002 | Uday Kiran, Aarthi Aggarwal, Kasinathuni Viswanath Director: Paruchuri Murali |
Not announced |
Films directed (5)
| Film | Release date | Cast and director | OTT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agadha | 14 August 2026 | Kamakshi Bhaskarla, Shravan Reddy, Ulka Gupta Director: M. S. Raju |
ZEE5 · since 25 Sep 2026 |
| Malli Pelli | 26 May 2023 | Pavitra Lokesh, Vanitha Vijayakumar Director: M. S. Raju |
Prime Video · rights, date TBA |
| Dirty Hari | 18 December 2020 | Shravan Reddy Director: M. S. Raju |
Aha · streaming (listing date 25 Dec 2020) |
| Tuneega Tuneega | 20 July 2012 | Chandra Mohan, Sumanth Ashwin Director: M. S. Raju |
Not announced |
| Vaana | 15 January 2008 | Vinay Rai, Meera Chopra, Suman Director: M. S. Raju |
Not announced |
Filmography as actor (2)
| Film | Release date | Cast and director | OTT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aata | 9 May 2007 | Siddharth, Ileana D'Cruz, Munna Director: V. N. Aditya |
Not announced |
| Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana | 14 January 2005 | Siddharth, Trisha Krishnan, Srihari Director: Prabhu Deva |
Not announced |
About M. S. Raju
M. S. Raju is a Telugu film producer, director and screenwriter, and the founder of Sumanth Art Productions. He was the first producer to win three consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Film – Telugu, for Okkadu (2003), Varsham (2004) and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005). Since 2008 he has also directed his own films, most recently Agadha (2026).
M. S. Raju movies as producer
Raju made his first film, Manavadostunnadu (1987), with Arjun and Sobhana, before founding Sumanth Art Productions, named after his son. The banner’s first film, Sathruvu (1991), was directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and starred Venkatesh, Vijayashanti and Kota Srinivasa Rao; Raju supplied the story idea, and it succeeded in Telugu and in its Tamil dubbed version. Police Lock-up (1993), with Vijayashanti in a dual role, was another hit, while Street Fighter failed.
His best-known productions on our records are Devi (1999), Devi Putrudu (2001), Manasantha Nuvve (2001), Nee Sneham (2002), Okkadu (2003), Varsham (2004), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005), Pournami (2006) and Aata (2007). He also has writing credits on several of them.
Films directed by M. S. Raju
- Vaana (2008), which he also produced and wrote
- Tuneega Tuneega (2012), the debut of his son Sumanth Ashwin
- Dirty Hari (2020), which he also wrote
- Malli Pelli (2023)
- Agadha (2026): released in theatres on 14 August 2026 and streaming on ZEE5 since 25 September 2026 (see the Agadha OTT page for the source and check date)
Awards
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu: Okkadu (2003), Varsham (2004), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
- Nandi Award for Best Feature Film: Okkadu (2003), Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana (2005)
Early life and family
His father, Rayaparaju, sold the family’s land in the former West Godavari district and moved to Madras, where, inspired by his relative Arjuna Raju of Roja Movies, he produced five or six films. M. S. Raju has two children: the actor Sumanth Ashwin and a daughter, Rishita.
Sources: the Wikipedia article on M. S. Raju; Wikidata; our own film credit records (producer, writer and director credits) and the Agadha release and OTT records.