Annapurna Studios

Annapurna Studios Pvt Ltd
Company typePrivate
IndustryEntertainment
Founded1976
FounderAkkineni Nageswara Rao
Headquarters,
India
Key people
Akkineni Venkat
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Naga Suseela
Supriya Yarlagadda
Products
Services
WebsiteAnnapurna Studios
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Annapurna Studios is an Indian film studio facility founded in 1976 by the Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao.[1] It is located on a 22-acre (8.9 ha) site in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. The studio provides comprehensive production and post-production services.[2]

It is also a film production and distribution company, previously known as Annapurna Pictures. Registered in 1951 as Annapurna Pictures (P) Ltd., it was founded by Nageswara Rao and his mentor Dukkipati Madhusudana Rao. The first film made on the banner was Donga Ramudu (1955). It has produced over 60 feature films till date.[2][3]

In 2011, Akkineni family launched a non-profitable educational institute called the Annapurna International School of Film and Media. The family serves as directors on the company board.[4]

  1. ^ "ANR inspired Telugu film industry's shift from Chennai". The Hindu. 22 January 2014. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Colorfront Transkoder delivers a masterful performance at Annapurna Studios" (PDF).
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  4. ^ Kamineni, Rajeev; Rentschler, Ruth (13 May 2020). Indian Movie Entrepreneurship: Not just song and dance. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-429-68612-2.