Annapurna Studios Management
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (Chairman)
The legendary star of some 300 films, Akkineni Nageswara Rao is popularly known as ANR and fondly called ‘Natasamrat’ by his fans. He almost single-handedly caused the shift of the Telugu film industry to Hyderabad from Chennai when he started his own production house, Annapurna Studios, in Hyderabad in 1976.Recently honored with the Padma Vibhushan Learn more …
Akkineni Nagarjuna (Managing Director)
Inspired by his very popular and illustrious father Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Nagarjuna entered the film industry in 1986, and has since starred in over 80 films. He has many National Film Awards, Nandi Awards and Film Fare awards to his credit.Beyond his acting abilities, Nag has proved himself a talented and insightful businessman. His commercial and pioneering Learn more …
Y. Supriya (Executive Director)
Supriya is the granddaughter of the veteran actor Shri. Akkineni Nageshwara Rao. Supriya’s strategic and organizational vision is strong; she presently holds the position of the ‘Executive Director’ at Annapurna Studios and has been successfully managing the activities of the studio for the past 10 years. She has been highly instrumental in transforming the traditional studio into a corporate environment. Learn more …
Umapathy Rao Kasturi (CFO)
Umapathy plays an an active role in the financial/strategic planning of the company. He is a strong business partner for the CEO. He brings a unique blend of excellent advisory skills with an ability to translate figures into understandable metrics. Prior to joining Annapurna, Umapathy headed the real estate division of Learn more …
Akkineni Venkat (Director)
In 1978, Mr. Venkat took over the management of Annapurna Studios and built it up to be one of the finest studios in the country. He has since headed Heart Entertainment Limited, a studio launched with the sole purpose of servicing the 2D animation requirements of Hollywood. Learn more …
Naga Susheela (Director)
Naga Susheela is the daughter of Akkineni Nageswara Rao. In addition to her work on the board of Annapurna Studios, she has produced two feature films and has business experience in the real estate sector.
Prasad Nimmagadda (Director)
Prasad Nimmagadda is an accomplished entrepreneur, best-known for his year-2000 acquisition of a Hyderabad-based ailing business enterprise which he turned into the extraordinarily successful Matrix Laboratories; and his acquisition and turnaround of MAA TV. Known for his visionary thinking, strategic insights and execution capabilities Learn more …
Venkatesh Roddam (Director)
After a successful two decades spent in the Global Banking space, followed by a leadership position as the CEO of one of the leading Global Outsourcing/Offshoring Organizations, an entrepreneurial journey was a logical and natural progression for Venkatesh Roddam. And thus VenSat – an international effects and animation house – was created Learn more …
