| Type | Media and Entertainment Company |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West bengal, India |
| Key people | Mr. Shrikant Mohta, Mr. Mahendra Soni |
| Website | http://www.venkateshfilms.com |
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[1] & 2010.
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Shree Venkatesh Films[2] (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.
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 March[3] Chokher Bali[4][5] and Raincoat,[6] blockbusters like Minister Phatakesto,[7] 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[8] & 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.[9]
In January 2008, Shree Venkatesh Films entered into a partnership with industry leaders Real Image Media Technologies Pvt. Ltd.[10] to exclusively bring their Qube Digital Cinema(TM) technology to Eastern India.[11] 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.[12] 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.
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, Khamoshi, 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.
In the Television space, SVF has co-promoted Media Worldwide Pvt. Ltd[13] and it's four leading channels: Music India,[14] Sangeet Bangla,[15] Sangeet Bhojpuri and Music India UK . The company has also been producing prime-time shows for Star Jalsa,[16] ETV Bangla, Rupashi Bangla and Mahua Bangla, Sanada TV including shows like Maa[17] (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.
| Year | Award | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | National Award | Best English Film | Memories in March |
| Big Bangla Movie Award | Best Film | Autograph | |
| Zee TV Banglar Gourab Movie Awards | Best Film | Autograph | |
| 11th Telecine Awards | Best Film | Autograph | |
| 2009 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Challenge |
| 2008 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Chirodini Tumi Je Amar |
| 2007 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Minister Phatakesto |
| 2006 | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | Subho Dristi |
| Etv Bangla Film Awards | Best Film | Refugee | |
| 2005 | Bali International Film Festival | 2nd Best Film | Chokher Bali |
| 2004 | National Award | Best Hindi Film | Raincoat |
| Apsara Film Producers Award | Best Film | Chokher Bali | |
| 2003 | National Award | Best Bengali Film | Chokher Bali |
| Saraswati People’s Choice award | Best Film | Chokher Bali |
| 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.