Venky Atluri

Venky Atluri (born 6 April 1984) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing Tholi Prema (2018).^[1][2] and Lucky Baskhar (2024).^[3]

Venky Atluri
Born	Atluri Venkateswara Rao (1984-04-06) 6 April 1984 (age 41)
Occupations	Actor Screenwriter Film director
Years active	2007–present

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

Film

Year	Film	Language	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2010	Sneha Geetham	Telugu	No	Dialogues	Also actor	[4]
2011	It's My Love Story		No	Dialogues
2015	Kerintha		No	Yes
2018	Tholi Prema		Yes	Yes	Directorial debut Zee Cine Awards Telugu Favorite Debut Director Nominated–SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu	[5]
2019	Mr. Majnu		Yes	Yes		[6]
2021	Rang De		Yes	Yes		[7]
2023	Vaathi Sir	Tamil Telugu	Yes	Yes	Bilingual film; Debut in Tamil cinema	[8]
2024	Lucky Baskhar	Telugu	Yes	Yes		[9]
2026	Suriya 46 †	Telugu Tamil	Yes	Yes	Bilingual film; Filming	[10]

Acting roles

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2007	Gnapakam	Srinu	Lead role
2010	Sneha Geetham	Ravi	Side role	[11]