Kona Venkat

Kona Venkat
Kona Venkat in September 2014 at Loukyam pre-release event
Born (1965-02-19) 19 February 1965
CitizenshipIndia
Alma materUniversity of Pune
OccupationsScreenwriter, film producer
Years active1998–present
RelativesKona Prabhakara Rao (Grand Father)
Neeraja Kona (cousin)

Kona Venkat (born 19 February 1965) is an Indian screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema.[1][2][3] He is known for his works in box office hits such as Alludu Seenu, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Baadshah, Dookudu, Adhurs, Ready, Dhee, Venky, Geethanjali, Happy, Samba, Ninnu Kori and Jai Lava Kusa and has recently completed 50 films and 20 years in the film industry.[4][5]

Filmography

As a writer

Year Title Writer Notes
1998 Satya Dialogue Telugu dubbed version
Prematho Dialogue
1999 Yevaru Dialogue
Mast Dialogue Telugu dubbed version
2000Jungle Dialogue Telugu dubbed version
2002CompanyDialogue Telugu dubbed version
2003 Okariki Okaru Story, dialogue
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi Dialogue
Ninne Istapaddanu Screenplay, dialogue
Sivamani Dialogue
2004 Venky Dialogue
Samba Dialogue
Gayab Yes Hindi Film
2005 Balu Dialogue
Bhageeratha Dialogue
2006 Chukkallo Chandrudu Screenplay, dialogue
Happy Dialogue
Shock Story, dialogue
2007 Dhee Story, dialogue
2008 Ready Story, dialogue
Chintakayala Ravi Yes
King Story
2010 Adhurs Story
Don Seenu Screenplay, dialogue
2011 Dookudu Dialogue
2012 Denikaina Ready Screenplay
2013 Baadshah Yes
Shadow Yes
Balupu Story
Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda Screenplay
2014 Alludu Seenu Dialogue
Geethanjali Screenplay, dialogue
Power Dialogue
Loukyam Screenplay
2015 Pandaga Chesko Screenplay
Akhil Dialogue
Bruce Lee Story
Soukhyam Screenplay
Shankarabharanam Yes
2016 Dictator Yes
Abhinetri Dialogue
2017 Mom Story Hindi Film
Ninnu Kori Screenplay
Jai Lava Kusa Screenplay
2020 Nishabdham Screenplay
2022 Ginna Yes
2023 Waltair Veerayya Yes
2024 Geethanjali Malli Vachindi Yes

"'Geethanjali' will remain as a milestone in the career of Anjali as 'Arundhati' for Anushka and 'Chandramukhi' for Jyothika. The film will have unexpected twists and turns. It is a very different film from all the horror thrillers which have come till now."

— Kona Venkat[6]

As producer

He established the production company Kona Film Corporation and produced several films.

As distributor

As director

His debut directional film was shelved and unreleased because of unknown reasons.

As actor

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Kona Venkat's Dialogue Copied in Bollywood". Gulte.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kona Venkat to direct Ravi Teja". The Times of India. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kona Venkat". IMDb. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Y. Sunita Chowdhary. "Early success". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Writer Kona Venkat Exclusive Interview || Dialogue with Prema #58 || Celebration of Life #449 - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Anjali's 'Geethanjali' release in June". IndiaGlitz. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.