Background Raju and his brothers started
film distribution in the early 1990s and partnered with
Venkata Lakshmi Films. In 1996, they opened a new office with the name
Sri Harshita Films. Most of the films that they distributed were unsuccessful at the box-office and they incurred heavy losses leading them to shut the company. After few more years studying the market, they established
Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors in 1999. They chose to distribute films in the Nizam area which refers to the esrstwhile
Hyderabad State and present-day
Telangana. The first three films distributed were
Oke Okkadu (1999),
Nuvvu Vastavani (2000), and
Sakhi (2000). They went on to distribute more films like
Nuvvu Naaku Nachav (2001),
Murari (2001),
Kushi (2001),
Aadi (2002),
Athadu (2005),
Chatrapati (2005), and
Pokiri (2006). After
Dil, Giri has separated himself from the banner, while the rest continued. In 2004, they made
Arya (2004) under the direction debut of
Sukumar. In 2005, they made another successful film
Bhadra, under the direction of
Boyapati Srinu. In 2019, Sri Venkateswara Creations produced
F2: Fun and Frustration, which was released on the occasion of
Sankranthi. It became the highest-grossing film for the company and is one of the highest grossers of all time in Telugu cinema. In 2022, they forayed into
Tamil cinema with
Varisu (2023), that released on Pongal 2023, starring
Vijay and
Rashmika Mandanna in the lead roles. It was directed by
Vamshi Paidipally with music by
Thaman S. Though it opened to mixed reviews, it became a huge money spinner at the box-office and became the highest-grossing film for the company. They continued their association with Anil Ravipudi by producing
Sankranthiki Vasthunam, starring
Venkatesh,
Aishwarya Rajesh, and
Meenakshi Chaudhary in the lead roles. Upon release during Sankranthi 2025, it because a huge commercial success and ended up becoming the highest-grossing film for the company in Telugu and the highest grossing solo film for Venkatesh. ==Filmography==