Maruthi
Born
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
Years active2005 - present

Maruthi Dasari, known mononymously as Maruthi, is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing low budget films like Ee Rojullo and Bus Stop. Maruthi is associated with Maruthi Talkies, a film production house in the Telugu film industry.

Personal life

Maruthi was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He completed his education in Machilipatnam. Later Maruthi moved to Hyderabad after his graduation. He learnt animation and later joined DQ Entertainment International, where he was part of the first batch of animators in the city.[1]

Career

Maruthi started his career as a co-producer for the film Premisthe, A Film by Aravind. Later he entered into field of distribution and distributed several films. Then he started designing Ads & designs. At the time Chiranjeevi heard about him and asked him to design a flag for the Praja Rajyam Party and also other promotional ads for the party. He has also gave a logo for Athadu. In 2011, Ram Gopal Varma made Dongala Mutha with 5D camera in a cheaper budget which attracted Maruthi. He then decided to start a low Budget film and worked on the script. In 2012, with in a short span, Ee Rojullo was released marking the debut of Maruthi. Upon its release, Ee Rojullo mostly gained positive response from the critics. Made on a budget of 50lakhs, it had collected more than 10crores.[2] The movie was one of the most successful Tollywood films in 2012. Later, in November 2012 his second Directorial Venture Bus Stop was released and declared as a Hit.[3]

In 2013, Maruthi wrote and produced Prema Katha Chitram under Maruthi Talkies introducing his camera man J.Prabhakar Reddy as director. Prema Katha Chitram was a sudden hit by collecting a gross of 20 crores. He produced several films like Prema Katha Chitram, Romance, Mahesh, Villa-2, Love You Bangaram, Green Signal.[4] His next film as a director was Kotha Janta starring Allu Sirish in lead role. His next venture was with Venkatesh titled Babu Bangaram. He did as a writer, screenplay for Bhadram Be Careful Brotheru which was critical success.[5] His next Telugu project with Nani named Bhale Bhale Magadivoy was released and declared a super hit with Nani's brilliant acting.[6]

In 2014, he announced a project titled Radha starring Venkatesh and Nayantara. Consequently, a writer alleged that Maruthi copied his story and filed a case at the writers' association. Though Maruthi denied copying the story, the film was later shelved.[7]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films
YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer Notes
2012 Ee RojulloYesYesYes
Bus StopYesYesNo
2013Prema Katha ChitramNoYesYes
RomanceNoNoYes
2014Love You BangaramNoNoYes
Green SignalNoNoYes
LoversNoScreenplayYes
Kotha JantaYesYesNo
2015 Best ActorsNoNoYes
Bhale Bhale MagadivoyYesYesNo
2016Bhadram Be Careful BrotheruNoYesNo
Babu BangaramYesYesNo
Rojulu MarayiNoYesNo
2017London BabuluNoNoYes
MahanubhavuduYesYesNo
2018Brand BabuNoYesNo
Shailaja Reddy AlluduYesYesNo
2019 Prati Roju PandageYesYesNo[8]
2021 Manchi RojulochaieYesYesNo[9]
3 Roses No Creator No Aha web series
2022 Pakka CommercialYesYesNo[10]
2024 The Raja Saab Yes Yes Yes [11]

Cameo appearances

Awards and nominations

Year Ceremony Category Film Result
2013 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards Best Debut Director (Telugu) Ee Rojullo[12] Won
2016 5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Director (Telugu) Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "timesofindia.indiatimes.com". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "timesofap.com".
  3. ↑ "youtube.com". Interview With Maruthi Director of 'E Rojullo'.
  4. ↑ "everydaypopcorn.com". A Director is One Who Could Cover The Minuses and Highlight The Pluses – Maruthi. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Idlebrain.com". Maruthi to direct Venkatesh's Radha. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "which is released and garnered positive reviews world wide Digitalbytes,Retrieved 03.02.2015". Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "- Telugu News". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (17 December 2019). "Director Maruthi promises an entertaining film with 'Prati Roju Pandage'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Maruthi Manchi Rojulu Vachayi: 30 రోజుల్లో సినిమా తీయడం ఎలా.. మారుతి 'మంచి రోజులు వచ్చాయి..'". News18 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "'Pakka Commercial' goes on floors in Hyderabad: Sathyaraj joins Gopichand in maiden schedule". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Prabhas - Maruthi Movie First look on Sankranthi 2024". Manamnews. 29 December 2023.
  12. ↑ "entertainment.oneindia.in". SIIMA Awards 2013: Telugu Winners List. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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