Venky Atluri


Venky Atluri is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema and few Tamil films. He is known for directing Tholi Prema and Lucky Baskhar.

Early life and career

Venky Atluri was named Atluri Venkateswara Rao after his grandfather and graduated in B. Tech. This resulted in him having a long stage name for his acting debut Gnapakam directing by Uppalapati Narayana Rao co-starring Vishakha Singh. The film was a box office failure.
Venky Atluri married Pooja Chowdhry in Feb 2023.

Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterLanguageNotes
2010Sneha GeethamTeluguAlso actor; uncredited as writer
2011It's My Love StoryTeluguUncredited as writer
2015KerinthaTelugu
2018Tholi PremaTeluguDirectorial debutZee Cine Awards Telugu Favorite Debut Director
Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu
2019Mr. MajnuTelugu
2021Rang DeTelugu
2023Sir / ''VaathiTelugu
Tamil		Bilingual film; Debut in Tamil cinema
2024Lucky Baskhar''Telugu
2026TamilFilming