Shree Venkatesh Films
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Shree Venkatesh Films is a Media and Entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF has distributed Bollywood and Hollywood films in eastern India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Production, Digital Cinema, Music, Home Video and IPR syndication. SVF has been in Anandabazar Patrika
's powerlist for two consecutive years 2008 & 2010.
In the Filmed Entertainment space, SVF has following divisions: Production, Distribution, Exhibition, Digital Cinema and Music and Online Store.
Chokher Bali
and Raincoat
, blockbusters like Minister Phatakesto, Champion, Jackpot, Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
, Poran Jai Joliya Re, Challenge etc, critically acclaimed blockbusters like Autograph
, Iti Mrinalini
, Memories in March
etc and much awaited films like 22Sey Shrabon & Royal Bengal Rahasha. Shree Venkatesh Films is the first company to shoot a dance song “Lady Killer Romeo “using the Milo Cam (Motion Control Camera). This song is also happens to be the costliest song ever shot in Tollywood, around 50 lakhs spent on it.
Digital Cinema is a revolutionary change in the way movies are distributed, delivered, and projected in cinema halls with high quality, high definition, powerful and flexible Digital Cinema system. Digital prints can be distributed via physical media such as external Hard Drives and/or Satellite instead of conventional 35mm film reels.
With the mission of digitizing all the theatres in Eastern India, V-Digital has successfully installed Digital projection of cinema onto the theatres. This has not only improved the quality of cinema projection but is also leased a new life to the almost dead, defunct and discarded cinema halls.
Today, V-Digital has achieved ‘digitization’ of over 200 cinema halls across West Bengal, making it one of the fastest rollouts of Digital Cinema anywhere in India.
, Josh
, Company
, Devdas
, Baghban
, Munna Bhai MBBS, Hungama
, Khakee
, Tere Naam
, Bhoot
, Murder
, Waqt
, Black
to the latest films like Shaitan, Dabangg
, Dil to Baccha Hain Ji etc. features amongst its releases. Hollywood hits like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rio
, Black Swan
, and The King's Speech. Housing its own Editing Studio and an Exhibition unit with over 20 theatres under its wings, including all the three multiplexes in the city is another step forward to boost Production and Distribution activities. Housings its own Editing Studio and an Exhibition arm with over 20 theaters under Its wings including all the three multiplexes in the city is another step forward to boost Production and Distribution activities.
, Sangeet Bangla
, Sangeet Bhojpuri and Music India
UK . The company has also been producing prime-time shows for Star Jalsa, ETV Bangla, Rupashi Bangla and Mahua Bangla, Sanada TV including shows like Maa
(the highest TRP show in West Bengal), Behula
, Durga, Bandhan, I Laugh You, Sindur Khela, Janmantar, Mrs Singha Roy, Bisharjan, Sangsar Sukher Hoy Ramanir Gune etc.
Today, Shree Venkatesh Films is a brand with which the audience associates quality, novelty and wholesome entertainment responsible for introducing superior technical workmanship, availing the best labs in the country for post-production and initiating the shooting of Bengali Films abroad reflects a pervasive approach in the company's work. The Company has not only grown in size but has displayed expertise in handling different genre of cinema.
Anandabazar Patrika
Anandabazar Patrika is an Indian Bengali language daily newspaper published in Kolkata, New Delhi and Mumbai by the ABP Group. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 1.28 million copies making it the largest circulation for a single-edition, regional language...
's powerlist for two consecutive years 2008 & 2010.
Background
Shree Venkatesh Films (SVF) was started in 1995 by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni, who transformed it into one of the biggest Media and Entertainment houses in Eastern India.In the Filmed Entertainment space, SVF has following divisions: Production, Distribution, Exhibition, Digital Cinema and Music and Online Store.
Film production
Shree Venkatesh Films is one of the biggest integrated Production house in Eastern India. Till date it has produced around 54 films including National Award winning films like Memories in MarchMemories in March
Memories in March is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Sanjoy Nag. The film stars Deepti Naval, Rituparno Ghosh and Raima Sen. The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms...
Chokher Bali
Chokher Bali
Chokher Bali , literally Sand of the Eye, equivalent to eyesore, is a Bengali novel written by Rabindranath Tagore in the early twentieth century.-Plot:...
and Raincoat
Raincoat
A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant coat worn to protect the body from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats that are waist length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rain suit.Modern raincoats are often constructed of...
, blockbusters like Minister Phatakesto, Champion, Jackpot, Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Chirodini Tumi Je Amar
Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar is a Bengali film by Raj Chakraborty, one of the most revered directors of Zee Bangla TV show Mirakkel hosted by anchor Mir and Dance Bangla Dance and judged by Mithun Chakraborty. The film was inspired by the Balaji Sakthivel directed Tamil film Kaadhal...
, Poran Jai Joliya Re, Challenge etc, critically acclaimed blockbusters like Autograph
Autograph
An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature...
, Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini
Iti Mrinalini is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen. The director collaborates with debutant screenwriter Ranjan Ghosh to pen the story and the screenplay, a first for her. The film has been produced by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni of Shree Venkatesh...
, Memories in March
Memories in March
Memories in March is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Sanjoy Nag. The film stars Deepti Naval, Rituparno Ghosh and Raima Sen. The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms...
etc and much awaited films like 22Sey Shrabon & Royal Bengal Rahasha. Shree Venkatesh Films is the first company to shoot a dance song “Lady Killer Romeo “using the Milo Cam (Motion Control Camera). This song is also happens to be the costliest song ever shot in Tollywood, around 50 lakhs spent on it.
Digital cinema
In January 2008, Shree Venkatesh Films entered into a partnership with industry leaders Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd. to exclusively bring their Qube Digital Cinema(TM) technology to Eastern India. This initiative introduced a Digital cinematic experience for audiences in West Bengal for the first time on a larger scale catering to Category B and Category C towns as well.Digital Cinema is a revolutionary change in the way movies are distributed, delivered, and projected in cinema halls with high quality, high definition, powerful and flexible Digital Cinema system. Digital prints can be distributed via physical media such as external Hard Drives and/or Satellite instead of conventional 35mm film reels.
With the mission of digitizing all the theatres in Eastern India, V-Digital has successfully installed Digital projection of cinema onto the theatres. This has not only improved the quality of cinema projection but is also leased a new life to the almost dead, defunct and discarded cinema halls.
Today, V-Digital has achieved ‘digitization’ of over 200 cinema halls across West Bengal, making it one of the fastest rollouts of Digital Cinema anywhere in India.
Distribution
The Distribution wing of the company has released over 125 Hindi films in Eastern India in addition to its home productions. Blockbuster Bollywood films like Bombay, KhamoshiKhamoshi
Khamoshi is a 1969 black-and-white Hindi film directed by Asit Sen, starring Rajesh Khanna and Waheeda Rehman. It especially remembered for its songs with music by Hemant Kumar and some haunting lyrics by Gulzar, who also wrote films equally effective dialogues...
, Josh
Josh
Josh is a diminutive of the given name Joshua. "Josh" may also refer to:* Josh, the nom-de-plume of the poet Josh Malihabadi* "Josh", an early pseudonym of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain* Josh , a Canadian Indian/Pakistani fusion band...
, Company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
, Devdas
Devdas
Devdas is a Bengali Romance novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Essentially, it is a retelling of the Krishna, Radha, and Meera myths, the relationships between its three protagonists - Devdas, Parvati, and Chandramukhi - paralleling the Hindu deities'.-Plot summary:Devdas is a young man from...
, Baghban
Baghban
Baghban is a 2003 Bollywood drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, with a star cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Mahima Chaudhary, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen, Lilette Dubey and others...
, Munna Bhai MBBS, Hungama
Hungama
Hungama is a 2003 Hindi comedy film film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan. It stars Paresh Rawal, Aftab Shivdasani, Akshay Khanna, and Rimi Sen. It was an adaptation of Priyadarshan's 1984 Malayalam film Poochakkoru Mookkuthi.-Plot:...
, Khakee
Khakee
Khakee is a 2004 Bollywood action film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and written by Santoshi and Shridhar Raghavan about corruption and law and order in India. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Atul Kulkarni, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Tusshar Kapoor, Tanuja, and...
, Tere Naam
Tere Naam
Tere Naam is an Indian Hindi film. The film was directed by Satish Kaushik and released on 15 August 2003. The film stars Salman Khan and Bhoomika Chawla in leading roles. It is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Sethu....
, Bhoot
Bhoot
Bhoot is a Bollywood ghost movie released in 2003. It was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and stars Ajay Devgan and Urmila Matondkar. It was perceived to be different from a typical Bollywood movie as it did not contain songs. The film did average business at the box office...
, Murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
, Waqt
Waqt
Waqt is the Urdu and Arabic word for Time. It may also refer to:* the time schedule for Muslim prayers, see Salat times* Waqt, song from the Pakistani rock band Entity Paradigm* Waqt, a 1965 film directed by Yash Chopra...
, Black
Black
Black is the color of objects that do not emit or reflect light in any part of the visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of light...
to the latest films like Shaitan, Dabangg
Dabangg
Dabangg is a 2010 Hindi action film, directed by Abhinav Kashyap in his directorial debut and produced by Arbaaz Khan under the Arbaaz Khan Productions. The lead actors in the film include Arbaaz's elder brother, Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha...
, Dil to Baccha Hain Ji etc. features amongst its releases. Hollywood hits like Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is a 2011 adventure fantasy film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series...
, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Rio
Rio (film)
Rio, often promoted as Rio: The Movie, is a 2011 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, in which the film is set. The film features the voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne...
, Black Swan
Black Swan (film)
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to...
, and The King's Speech. Housing its own Editing Studio and an Exhibition unit with over 20 theatres under its wings, including all the three multiplexes in the city is another step forward to boost Production and Distribution activities. Housings its own Editing Studio and an Exhibition arm with over 20 theaters under Its wings including all the three multiplexes in the city is another step forward to boost Production and Distribution activities.
Television
In the Television space, SVF has co-promoted Media Worldwide Pvt. Ltd and it's four leading channels: Music IndiaMusic India
Music India is a Hindi music television channel based in Mumbai. It shows 24 hours hindi music. Music India is most preferred Hindi music channel of the youth....
, Sangeet Bangla
Sangeet Bangla
Sangeet Bangla is a national Bengali Music Entertainment Channel in India. This channel is co-production of Media Worldwide. It is a 24-hour free-to-air channel, and was launched in 2005.-Programmes:*Baap Re Ki Shooting *Chal Dhannooo *Tawk Jhal Aunty...
, Sangeet Bhojpuri and Music India
Music India
Music India is a Hindi music television channel based in Mumbai. It shows 24 hours hindi music. Music India is most preferred Hindi music channel of the youth....
UK . The company has also been producing prime-time shows for Star Jalsa, ETV Bangla, Rupashi Bangla and Mahua Bangla, Sanada TV including shows like Maa
Maa
- Film :Maa is a word meaning Mother in Bengali,Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. It also means Earth in Finnish and Estonian. It can refer to several things such as* Maa - Most popular tv serial in India, is aired on Star Jalsha...
(the highest TRP show in West Bengal), Behula
Behula
Behula is the heroine in the Manasamangal genre of Bangla medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries...
, Durga, Bandhan, I Laugh You, Sindur Khela, Janmantar, Mrs Singha Roy, Bisharjan, Sangsar Sukher Hoy Ramanir Gune etc.
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Award | Best English Film | Memories in March Memories in March Memories in March is a 2010 Indian drama film directed by Sanjoy Nag. The film stars Deepti Naval, Rituparno Ghosh and Raima Sen. The film is the effective exploration of a situation wherein a bereaved mother comes to terms... |
| Big Bangla Movie Award | Best Film | Autograph Autograph An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature... |
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| Zee TV Banglar Gourab Movie Awards | Best Film | Autograph Autograph An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature... |
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| 11th Telecine Awards | Best Film | Autograph Autograph An autograph is a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or a copyist; the meaning overlaps with that of the word holograph.Autograph also refers to a person's artistic signature... |
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| 2009 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Challenge Challenge Challenge is a United Kingdom digital TV channel that mostly airs programmes dedicated to gameshows. It is owned by British Sky Broadcasting. The channel mostly transmits repeats of programmes acquired from UK terrestrial channel archives and a few from around the world Challenge is a United... |
| 2008 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Chirodini Tumi Je Amar Chirodini... Tumi Je Aamar is a Bengali film by Raj Chakraborty, one of the most revered directors of Zee Bangla TV show Mirakkel hosted by anchor Mir and Dance Bangla Dance and judged by Mithun Chakraborty. The film was inspired by the Balaji Sakthivel directed Tamil film Kaadhal... |
| 2007 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Minister Phatakesto |
| 2006 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Subho Dristi |
| Etv Bangla Film Awards | Best Film | Refugee Refugee A refugee is a person who outside her country of origin or habitual residence because she has suffered persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or because she is a member of a persecuted 'social group'. Such a person may be referred to as an 'asylum seeker' until... |
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| 2005 | Bali International Film Festival | 2nd Best Film | Chokher Bali Chokher Bali Chokher Bali , literally Sand of the Eye, equivalent to eyesore, is a Bengali novel written by Rabindranath Tagore in the early twentieth century.-Plot:... |
| 2004 | National Award | Best Hindi Film | Raincoat Raincoat A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant coat worn to protect the body from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats that are waist length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rain suit.Modern raincoats are often constructed of... |
| Apsara Film Producers Award | Best Film | Chokher Bali Chokher Bali Chokher Bali , literally Sand of the Eye, equivalent to eyesore, is a Bengali novel written by Rabindranath Tagore in the early twentieth century.-Plot:... |
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| 2003 | National Award | Best Bengali Film | Chokher Bali Chokher Bali Chokher Bali , literally Sand of the Eye, equivalent to eyesore, is a Bengali novel written by Rabindranath Tagore in the early twentieth century.-Plot:... |
| Saraswati People’s Choice award | Best Film | Chokher Bali Chokher Bali Chokher Bali , literally Sand of the Eye, equivalent to eyesore, is a Bengali novel written by Rabindranath Tagore in the early twentieth century.-Plot:... |
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Cast |
| 2011 | Romeo | Sujit Mondal | Dev, Subhasree Ganguly |
| Fande poriya boga kande re | Soumik Chatterjee | Soham, Srabanti | |
| Ami Subhash Bolchi | Mahesh Manjeraker | Mithoon Chakrabarty,Barkha Sengupta | |
| Memories in March | Sanjoy Nag | Rituporno Sengupta,Dipti Naval,Raima Sen | |
| Iti Mrinalini | Aparna Sen | Aparna Sen,Konkona Sen | |
| Cholo Paltai | Haranath Chatterjee | Prosenjit Chatterjee | |
| Bishey Srabon (22shey srabon) | Srijit Mukherjee | Prosenjit Chatterjee,Parambrata,Raima Sen,Abir,Goutam Ghosh | |
| 2010 | Dui Prithibi | Raj Chakraborty | Dev & Jeet & Koel Mallick |
| Autograph | Srijit Mukherjee | Prasenjit Chatterjee, Nandana Dev Sen, Indranil Sengupta | |
| Amanush | Rajib | Soham & Srabanti Malakar | |
| Josh | Ravi Kinnagi | Jeet, Srabanti | |
| Sedin Dekha Hoyechilo | Sujit Mondal | Dev, Srabanti | |
| 2009 | Poran Jaye Jolia Re | Ravi Kinagi | Dev & Subhashree |
| Prem Amar | Raj Chakraborti | Soham & Payel Sarkar | |
| MahaSangram | Ravi Kinagi | Mithun, Jeet & Koel | |
| Saath pakhe Badha | Sujit Mondal | Jeet, Koel & Ranjit Mullick | |
| Challenge | Raj Chakraborty | Dev, Subhashree, Rajatava Datta | |
| Jackpot | Kaushik Ganguly | Hiren, Koel, Rahul & Sohini | |
| 2008 | Chirodini Tumi Je Amar | Raj Chakraborty | Rahul, Priyanka |
| Premer Kahini | Ravi Kinagi | Dev, Koel, Ranjit Mullick, Jisshu | |
| Love | Riingo | Jisshu, Koel, George Baker | |
| 2007 | Minster Phatakesto | Swapan Saha | Mithun Chakrobarty, Koel, Locket Chaterjee |
| I Love You | Ravi Kinagi | Dev & Payal, Tapas Pal | |
| 2006 | Subho Dristi | Prabhat Roy | Jeet, Koel |
| Mla Phatakesto | Swapan Saha | Mithun Chakrobarty, Koel, Debashri | |
| Kranti | Ringo | Jeet & Swostika | |
| Refugee | Haronath Chakravorty | Prosenjeet & Rambha | |
| 2004 | Yuddha | Ravi Kinagi | Mithun Chakrobarty, Jeet, Koel, Debashri |
| Bandhan | Ravi Kinagi | Jeet, Koel, Victor | |
| Raincoat | Rituparno Ghosh | Ajay Devgan, Aishwarya Rai Bacchan | |
| 2003 | Choker Bali | Rituparno Ghosh | Prosenjit, Aishwarya Rai Bacchan, Raima Sen, Tota |
| Champion | Ravi Kinagi | Jeet, Shravanti | |
| 2002 | Sathi | Haronath Chakravorty | Jeet, Priyanka Trivedi |
| 2001 | Pratibad | Haronath Chakravorty | Prosenjit, Arpita Paul |
| Dada Thakur | Haronath Chakravorty | Firdaus, Arpita, Victor | |
| 2000 | Sasur Bari Zindabad | Haronath Chakravorty | Prosenjit, Rituparna |
| 1999 | Gariber Raja Robin Hood | Dilbar Jahan Jahntu | |
| Shatrudanso | Dilbar Jahan Jahntu | Bhageshwari | |
| Tumi Eley Tai | Swapan Saha | Prosenjit | |
| 1998 | Ajab Gayer Ajab Katha | Swapan Saha | Asihish Vidyarti |
| Nag Nagini | Swapan Saha | Abhishek Chatterjee | |
| Rankshetra | Swapan Saha | Prosenjit, Shatabadi, Ranjit | |
| 1997 | Mayer Bandhan | Swapan Saha | Prosenjit |
| 1996 | Sakhi Tumi Kar | Swapan Saha | Prosenjit, Shatabadi |
Today, Shree Venkatesh Films is a brand with which the audience associates quality, novelty and wholesome entertainment responsible for introducing superior technical workmanship, availing the best labs in the country for post-production and initiating the shooting of Bengali Films abroad reflects a pervasive approach in the company's work. The Company has not only grown in size but has displayed expertise in handling different genre of cinema.
External links
- Official Website : http://www.venkateshfilms.com/
- Official Youtube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/coolcal2111
- Official Facebook Page : http://www.facebook.com/venkateshfilms