Maruthi

Maruthi
Born
Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupations
Years active 2005 - 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.

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. 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.

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. 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. His next Telugu project with Nani named Bhale Bhale Magadivoy was released and declared a super hit with Nani's brilliant acting.

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.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2012 Ee Rojullo Yes Yes Yes
Bus Stop Yes Yes No
2013 Prema Katha Chitram No Yes Yes
Romance No No Yes
2014 Love You Bangaram No No Yes
Green Signal No No Yes
Lovers No Screenplay Yes
Kotha Janta Yes Yes No
2015 Best Actors No No Yes
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy Yes Yes No
2016 Bhadram Be Careful Brotheru No Yes No
Babu Bangaram Yes Yes No
Rojulu Marayi No Yes No
2017 London Babulu No No Yes
Mahanubhavudu Yes Yes No
2018 Brand Babu No Yes No
Shailaja Reddy Alludu Yes Yes No
2019 Prati Roju Pandage Yes Yes No
2021 Manchi Rojulochaie Yes Yes No
3 Roses No Creator No Aha web series
2022 Pakka Commercial Yes Yes No
2024 The Raja Saab Yes Yes Yes

Cameo appearances

Awards and nominations

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