Padmalaya Studios Explained

Padmalaya Studios
Type:Private
Founder:Ghattamaneni Krishna
Key People:G. Krishna
G. Adiseshagiri Rao
G. Hanumantha Rao
Industry:Entertainment
Products:Films
Services:Film production
Film distribution
Owner:Ghattamaneni Krishna
Subsid:
  • Sri Padmalaya Movies
  • Padmalaya Pictures
  • Padmalaya Combines
  • Padmalaya Films
  • Ratna Movies
  • Padmalaya Creatives
  • Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd[1]
  • Padmalaya Arts
Foundation:1970
Location City:Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad
Location Country:India
Successors:

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).[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). Currently, the studio stands on about 4 acres.

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. 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.

Filmography

Telugu

YearTitleCast DirectorNotes
1970Agni ParikshaKrishna, Vijaya NirmalaK. Varaprasada Rao[8]
1971 Mosagallaku Mosagadu First Indian western film, and first film dubbed into English [9]
1973 Devudu Chesina Manushulu V. Ramachandra Rao [10]
1974 Alluri Seetarama Raju Krishna, Vijaya Nirmala, JaggayyaV. Ramachandra Rao [11]
1977 Kurukshetram [12]
1982 Eenadu P. Sambasiva Rao [13]
1986 Simhasanam [14]
1987 Marana Sasanam S.S. Ravichandra [15]
1988 Mugguru Kodukulu Krishna [16]
1989 Rajakeeya Chadarangam P. Chandrasekhara Reddy
1989 Koduku Diddina Kapuram Krishna [17]
1990 Balachandrudu Krishna [18]
1993 Anna Chellelu P. Chandrasekhara Reddy [19]
1994 Pacha Thoranam Adurti Saibhaskar [20]
1994 Police Alludu [21]
2000 Vamsi Mahesh Babu, Namrata Shirodkar, Krishna [22]
2001 Pandanti Samsaram Krishna, Babloo Prithiveeraj Krishna [23]
2004 Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi E. Srinivas Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd [24]
2004 Sakhiya Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd [25]
2005 Chakram Prabhas, Asin, Charmy Kaur, Prakash Raj Under Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd [26]

Hindi

YearTitleCast DirectorNotes
1980 Takkar K. Bapayya[27]
1983 Himmatwala [28]
1983 Justice Chaudhury K. Raghavendra Rao [29]
1983 Mawaali K. Bapayya [30]
1984 Qaidi S. S. Ravichandra [31]
1984 Kaamyab K. Raghavendra Rao [32]
1985 Hoshiyar K. Raghavendra Rao [33]
1985 Pataal Bhairavi K. Bapayya [34]
1986 Singhasan [35]
1988 Mulzim [36]
1988 Kanwarlal S. S. Ravichandra [37]
1999 Sooryavansham [38]
2001 Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya K. Raghavendra Rao [39]
2002 Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa [40]
2004 Ishq Hai Tumse Ghattamaneni Krishna [41]

Tamil

YearTitleCast DirectorNotes
1980 Vishwaroopam [42]
1982 Thyagi Sivaji Ganesan, Sujatha, Major Sundarrajan, V. S. Raghavan[43]
1986 Maaveeran Rajinikanth, Ambika, Jaishankar, Sujatha

Kannada

Notes and References

  1. News: Padmalaya Telefilms Ltd.. Business Standard India. 2019-11-02.
  2. Web site: Sengupta . Sudipta . 3 March 2012 . Padmalaya plays out dubious land plot . The Times of India.
  3. Web site: 2020-07-10 . Mahesh Babu celebrates 50 years of Padmalaya Studios . 2022-12-03 . IndiaGlitz.com.
  4. Web site: Madhuri . Dasagrandhi . 8 July 2018 . Where the magic gets unfolded. . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191102091120/https://telanganatoday.com/where-the-magic-gets-unfolded . 2 November 2019 . 2019-11-02 . Telangana Today.
  5. Web site: 2020-07-10 . Padmalaya completes 50 years-Mahesh posts emotional message . 2022-12-03 . 123Telugu.com . en.
  6. News: Narasimham . M. L. . 1 November 2019 . Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu (1971) . . live . 3 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200401043554/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/mosagaallaku-mosagaad-1971/article29849816.ece . 1 April 2020.
  7. Book: Andhra Pradesh Year Book . 1984 . Hyderabad Publications & Newspapers. . en.
  8. Web site: Agni Pariksha (1970) . 2022-12-03 . Indiancine.ma.
  9. News: Narasimham . M. L. . 1 November 2019 . Mosagaallaku Mosagaadu (1971) . . 1 April 2020.
  10. Web site: Devudu Chesina Manushulu (1973).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  11. Web site: Alluri Seetaramaraju (1974).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  12. Web site: Kurukshetramu (1977).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  13. Web site: Eenadu (1982).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  14. Web site: Simhasanam (1986).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  15. Web site: Marana Sasanam (1987).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  16. Web site: Mugguru Kodukulu (1988).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  17. Web site: Koduku Diddina Kapuram (1989).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  18. Web site: Balachandrudu (1990).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  19. Web site: Anna Chellelu (1993).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  20. Web site: Pacha Thoranam (1994).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  21. Web site: Police Alludu (1994).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  22. Web site: Vamsee (2000).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  23. Web site: Krishna's Pandanti Samsaram. 30 January 2001. idlebrain.com. 29 March 2024.
  24. Web site: Seenu Vasanthi Lakshmi (2004).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-02.
  25. Web site: Sakhiya (2004).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-02.
  26. Web site: Chakram (2005).. MovieBuff. 2019-11-02.
  27. Web site: Takkar (1980).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  28. Web site: Himmatwala (1983).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  29. Web site: Justice Chaudhury (1983).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  30. Web site: Mawaali (1983).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  31. Web site: Qaidi (1984).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  32. Web site: Kaamyaab (1984).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  33. Web site: Hoshiyar (1985).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  34. Web site: Pataal Bhairavi (1985).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  35. Web site: Singhasan (1986).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  36. Web site: Mulzim (1988).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  37. Web site: Kanwarlal (1988).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  38. Web site: Sooryavansham (1999).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  39. Web site: Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya (2001).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  40. Web site: Kyaa Dil Ne Kahaa (2002).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  41. Web site: Ishq Hai Tumse (2004).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  42. Web site: Vishwa Roopam (1980).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  43. Web site: Thyagi (1982).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.
  44. Web site: Amara Jyothi (1985).. MovieBuff. 2019-10-31.

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