S. Radha Krishna
Indian film producer
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Suryadevara Radha Krishna, also known as S. Radha Krishna or Chinna Babu, is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema.[1] He produces films under his production house, Haarika & Hassine Creations. Even though his other production house, Sithara Entertainments, is his own, his nephew, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, mainly produces the films under the banner, while he presents them.
Haasini (daughters)
S. Radha Krishna | |
|---|---|
| Born | Suryadevara Radhakrishna Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Children | Haarika Haasini (daughters) |
| Relatives | S. Naga Vamsi (nephew) |
He made his film debut in 1988 by producing Aathmakatha, a Telugu remake of Mahesh Bhatt's 1985 film Janam.[2][3][4] Years later, he associated with producer DVV Danayya, where he presented Julayi (2012),[5] while Radha Krishna presented Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012) and Naayak (2013). He then went on to form a long association with Trivikram Srinivas from Julayi (2012) and later produced his S/O Satyamurthy (2015), A Aa (2016), Agnyaathavaasi (2018), Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018), and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020).[6]
Production company
| Haarika & Hassine Creations | |
Company type | Privately held company |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2012 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | S. Radha Krishna Suryadevara Naga Vamsi Mamtha |
| Products | Films |
| Owner | S. Radha Krishna |
| Subsidiaries | Sithara Entertainments |
| Website | YouTube Channel |
Haarika and Hassine Creations (d.b.a Haarika & Hassine Creations) is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It was established by S. Radha Krishna in 2012. The company also has a subsidiary production company named Sithara Entertainments.[7]
The company's debut production was Julayi starring Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, Rajendra Prasad and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, and was commercially successful.[8] The film has garnered the Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film.[9] It was remade into Tamil titled as Saagasam (2016).[10]
The company's second production was 2015 Telugu film S/O Satyamurthy collaborating with both Trivikram and Allu Arjun for the second time.[11] In 2016, they produced A Aa, directed by Trivikram and starring Nithiin and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.[12]
In 2018, the company produced 2 films directed by Trivikram. Agnyaathavaasi starring Pawan Kalyan and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pooja Hegde. Aravinda Sametha received positive response and was a blockbuster.[13] The film was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Film – Telugu.[14] The film collected 195 cores in box office worldwide.[15]
The company's 2020 film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo starring Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde and Tabu became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of all time.[16] The film received positive response from both critics and audience and won SIIMA Award for Best Film – Telugu and Sakshi Excellence Awards.[17] The company then produced Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo's Hindi remake, titled Shehzada directed by Rohit Dhawan.[18]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Haarika and Hassine Creations
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Aathma Katha | Telugu | Executive producer |
| 2012 | Julayi | Presented by DVV Danayya | |
| 2015 | S/O Satyamurthy | ||
| 2016 | A Aa | ||
| 2018 | Agnyaathavaasi | ||
| Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | |||
| 2020 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Co-produced with Allu Aravind | |
| 2023 | Shehzada | Hindi | Co-produced with Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Aman Gill, Allu Aravind, Kartik Aaryan |
| 2024 | Guntur Kaaram | Telugu | |
| 2026 | Adarsha Kutumbam House No 47 † | Filming |
Awards and nominations
| Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandi Awards | 2012 | Best Popular Feature Film | Julayi | Won | [9] |
| Gaddar Awards | 2020 | Best Feature Film (Gold) | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Won | |
| Filmfare Awards South | 2013 | Best Film – Telugu | Julayi | Nominated | |
| 2017 | A Aa | Nominated | [19] | ||
| 2022 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Nominated | [20] | ||
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 2013 | Best Film – Telugu | Julayi | Nominated | [21] |
| 2017 | A Aa | Nominated | [22] | ||
| 2019 | Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava | Nominated | [23] | ||
| 2021 | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Won | [17] | ||
| Sakshi Excellence Awards | 2021 | Most Popular Movie | Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo | Won | [citation needed] |
Sithara Entertainments
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Babu Bangaram | Telugu | |
| Premam | Remake of Premam | ||
| 2018 | Sailaja Reddy Alludu | ||
| 2019 | Jersey | ||
| Ranarangam | |||
| 2020 | Bheeshma | ||
| 2021 | Rang De | ||
| Varudu Kaavalenu | |||
| 2022 | DJ Tillu | Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas | |
| Bheemla Nayak | Remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum | ||
| Jersey | Hindi | Co-produced by Allu Aravind, Dil Raju, and Aman Gill; Remake of Jersey | |
| Swathi Muthyam | Telugu | Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas | |
| 2023 | Buttabomma | Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas; Remake of Kappela | |
| Tamil Telugu | Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas and Srikara Studios | ||
| Mad | Telugu | ||
| Aadikeshava | |||
| 2024 | Tillu Square | ||
| Gangs of Godavari | |||
| Lucky Baskhar | |||
| 2025 | Daaku Maharaaj | ||
| Mad Square | |||
| Kingdom | |||
| Mass Jathara | |||
| 2026 | Anaganaga Oka Raju | ||
| Funky | |||
| Lenin † | Co-produced by Annapurna Studios | ||
| Vishwanath & Sons † | Tamil | Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas and Srikara Studios | |
| Alcohol † | Telugu | ||
| Epic - First Semester † | |||
| Magic † | |||
| VISA - Vintara Saradaga † | |||
| Mad Juniors † | |||
| TBA | Takshakudu † | ||
| TBA | Vayuputra † | ||
Awards and nominations
| Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddar Awards | 2019 | Best Feature Film (Silver) | Jersey | Won | |
| 2024 | Best Feature Film (Bronze) | Lucky Baskhar | Won | ||
| Filmfare Awards South | 2024 | Best Film - Telugu | DJ Tillu | Nominated | |
| National Film Awards | 2021 | Best Telugu Feature Film | Jersey | Won | |
| South Indian International Movie Awards | 2021 | Best Film - Telugu | Jersey | Won | |
| 2023 | DJ Tillu | Nominated | |||
- As presenter
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu | Telugu | Produced by DVV Danayya |
| 2013 | Naayak | ||
| 2014 | Lovers | Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and B. Mahendra Babu under Mayabazar Movies |
- As distributor
| Year | Title | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Leo | Tamil | Distributed Telugu dubbed version only |
| 2024 | Bramayugam | Malayalam | |
| Devara: Part 1 | Telugu | Distributed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | |
| 2025 | Retro | Tamil | Distributed Telugu dubbed version only |
| War 2 | Hindi | ||
| They Call Him OG | Telugu | Distributed in Ceded |