Suryadevara Radha Krishna, also known as S. Radha Krishna or Chinna Babu, is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He produces films under his production house, Haarika & Hassine Creations. Even though his other production house, Sithara Entertainments, is his own, his nephew, Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, mainly produces the films under the banner, while he presents them.
He made his film debut in 1988 by producing Aathmakatha, a Telugu remake of Mahesh Bhatt's 1985 film Janam. Years later, he associated with producer DVV Danayya, where he presented Julayi (2012), while Radha Krishna presented Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu (2012) and Naayak (2013). He then went on to form a long association with Trivikram Srinivas from Julayi (2012) and later produced his S/O Satyamurthy (2015), A Aa (2016), Agnyaathavaasi (2018), Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava (2018), and Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (2020).
Production company
Haarika and Hassine Creations (d.b.a Haarika & Hassine Creations) is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It was established by S. Radha Krishna in 2012. The company also has a subsidiary production company named Sithara Entertainments.
The company's debut production was Julayi starring Allu Arjun, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, Rajendra Prasad and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. Upon release, the film received positive reviews, and was commercially successful. The film has garnered the Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film. It was remade into Tamil titled as Saagasam (2016).
The company's second production was 2015 Telugu film S/O Satyamurthy collaborating with both Trivikram and Allu Arjun for the second time. In 2016, they produced A Aa, directed by Trivikram and starring Nithiin and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
In 2018, the company produced 2 films directed by Trivikram. Agnyaathavaasi starring Pawan Kalyan and Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Pooja Hegde. Aravinda Sametha received positive response and was a blockbuster. The film was nominated for SIIMA Award for Best Film – Telugu. The film collected 195 cores in box office worldwide.
The company's 2020 film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo starring Allu Arjun, Pooja Hegde and Tabu became one of the highest grossing Telugu films of all time. The film received positive response from both critics and audience and won SIIMA Award for Best Film – Telugu and Sakshi Excellence Awards. The company then produced Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'''s Hindi remake, titled Shehzada'' directed by Rohit Dhawan.
Filmography
Haarika and Hassine Creations + List of S. Radha Krishna film credits as producer Year Title Language Notes 1988 Aathma Katha Telugu Executive producer 2012 Julayi Presented by DVV Danayya 2015 S/O Satyamurthy 2016 A Aa 2018 Agnyaathavaasi Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava 2020 Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo Co-produced with Allu Aravind 2023 Shehzada Hindi Co-produced with Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Aman Gill, Allu Aravind, Kartik Aaryan 2024 Guntur Kaaram Telugu 2026 Post-production; October 2nd release
Awards and nominations + List of S. Radha Krishna awards and nominations Ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Nandi Awards2012Best Popular Feature FilmJulayiGaddar Awards2020Best Feature Film (Gold)Ala VaikunthapurramulooFilmfare Awards South2013Best Film – Telugu Julayi2017A Aa2022Ala VaikunthapurramulooSouth Indian International Movie Awards2013Best Film – TeluguJulayi2017A Aa2019Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava2021Ala VaikunthapurramulooSakshi Excellence Awards2021Most Popular MovieAla Vaikunthapurramuloo
Sithara Entertainments + List of Sithara Entertainments film credits Year Title Language Notes2016 Babu Bangaram Telugu Premam Remake of Premam 2018 Sailaja Reddy Alludu 2019 Jersey Ranarangam 2020 Bheeshma 2021 Rang De Varudu Kaavalenu 2022 DJ Tillu Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas Bheemla Nayak Remake of Ayyappanum Koshiyum Jersey Hindi Co-produced by Allu Aravind, Dil Raju, and Aman Gill; Remake of Jersey Swathi MuthyamTeluguCo-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas2023ButtabommaCo-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas; Remake of Kappela Co-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas and Srikara Studios MadTeluguAadikeshava2024Tillu SquareGangs of GodavariLucky Baskhar2025Daaku MaharaajMad SquareKingdomMass Jathara2026Anaganaga Oka RajuFunkyLeninCo-produced by Annapurna StudiosVishwanath & SonsTamilCo-produced by Fortune Four Cinemas and Srikara StudiosEpicTeluguTBA
Awards and nominations + List of Sithara Entertainments awards and nominations Ceremony Year Category Nominee Result Gaddar Awards2019Best Feature Film (Silver)Jersey2024Best Feature Film (Bronze)Lucky BaskharFilmfare Awards South2024Best Film - TeluguDJ TilluNational Film Awards2021Best Telugu Feature FilmJerseySouth Indian International Movie Awards2021Best Film - TeluguJersey2023DJ Tillu As presenter + List of film credits as presenter Year Title Language Notes 2012 Cameraman Gangatho Rambabu Telugu Produced by DVV Danayya 2013 Naayak 2014 Lovers Produced by Suryadevara Naga Vamsi and B. Mahendra Babu under Mayabazar Movies
As distributor + List of film credits as distributor Year Title Language Notes2023LeoTamilDistribution of Telugu dubbed version only2024BramayugamMalayalamDevara: Part 1TeluguDistribution in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana2025RetroTamilDistribution of Telugu dubbed version onlyWar 2HindiThey Call Him OGTeluguDistribution in Ceded only2026Jailer 2TamilDistribution of Telugu dubbed version only
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