M. S. Raju

He also produced the successful films Sathruvu (1991), Devi (1999), Manasantha Nuvve (2001), and Nee Sneham (2002).

• Name — M. S. Raju • Birth Name — Manthena Satyanarayana Raju • Birthplace — West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India • Occupation — * Film producer • Film director • Children — Sumanth Ashwin

M. S. Raju's father, Rayaparaju, owned hundreds of acres of land in erstwhile West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Rayaparaju sold all of their properties there and migrated to Madras. Producer Arjuna Raju, of Roja Movies, is a cousin of his father. Inspired by him, his father became a film producer and made five to six films.

M. S. Raju was interested in films right from his childhood. After completing his education, he started his career in films with the help of a friend. He made a film titled Manavadostunnadu (1987) with Arjun and Sobhana in the lead roles. His father's good will helped him in getting financiers. He established a new production company called 'Sumanth Art Productions' named after his son. The first film made on the banner was Sathruvu (1991) starring Venkatesh, Vijayashanti, and Kota Srinivasa Rao and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. M. S. Raju himself provided the basic story idea of the film and Satyamurthy was roped in as a writer to develop the storyline. The film was also dubbed into Tamil. Sathruvu was commercially successful in both Telugu and Tamil. His next film was Police Lock-up (1993) starring Vijayashanti in a dual role. Police Lock-up also became a big hit. The Tamil dubbed version of the film was also successful. His next film was Street Fighter starring Vijayashanti with B. Gopal as the director. Street Fighter was a box-office disaster. His upcoming film Agadha is being directed by him. The teaser of the film was released on 7 May 2026.

M. S. Raju has two children sonSumanth Ashwin and daughter Rishita. Rishita was born before the release of Devi (1999) and there is 11-year gap between Sumanth and Rishita. Sumanth Ashwin made his acting debut with the film Tuneega Tuneega (2012), under M. S. Raju's direction.

• Year — Title • 1991 — Sathruvu • 1993 — Police Lockup • 1995 — Street Fighter • 1999 — Devi • 2001 — Devi Putrudu • Manasantha Nuvve • 2002 — Nee Sneham • 2003 — Okkadu • 2004 — Varsham • 2005 — Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana • 2006 — Pournami • 2007 — Aata • 2008 — Vaana • 2009 — Maska

• Year — Title — Notes • 2008 — Vaana — Remake of Mungaru Male • 2012 — Tuneega Tuneega • 2020 — Dirty Hari • 2022 — 7 Days 6 Nights • 2023 — Malli Pelli • 2026 — Agadha