Director

Venky Atluri

Directing

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1966148

IMDb ID: nm4951006

Known for: Directing

Born: April 6, 1984

Age: 42

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2018 - 2026

Years active: 9

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q60690885

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Biography

Atluri Venkateswara Rao (born April 6, 1984), known professionally as Venky Atluri, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He began his film career as an actor and dialogue writer with *Gnapakam* (2007) and *Sneha Geetham* (2010), before making his feature directorial debut with the romantic drama *Tholi Prema* (2018), which he also wrote. Atluri subsequently wrote and directed the romantic dramas *Mr. Majnu* (2019) and *Rang De* (2021). In 2023, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with the period action drama *Vaathi* (shot simultaneously in Telugu as *Sir*). He then wrote and directed the period financial thriller *Lucky Baskhar* (2024), followed by *Vishwanath & Sons* (2026).