Mallemala Entertainments
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Television |
| Genre | Entertainment |
| Founded | April 10, 1992 in Hyderabad, India |
| Founder | Shyam Prasad Reddy |
| Headquarters | , India |
Area served | India |
Key people | M Deepthi Reddy, |
| Products | Television series Movie production |
| Subsidiaries | M. S. Art Movies (1988 -1991) |
Mallemala Entertainments is an Indian media and entertainment company which produces films and television programs. Its television productions include reality TV shows, comedy shows, game shows, entertainment and factual programming in Telugu.
Its notable productions includes TV shows like Jabardasth, Extra Jabardasth, Star Mahila, Dhee, and Manasu Mamata. It produced films like Ammoru (1995), Anji (2004), and Arundhati (2009). Mallemala Entertainments also owns the entertainment website 123Telugu.com.[1]
History
Shyam Prasad Reddy made his debut as a producer in Tollywood with the film Thalambralu in 1987 under the banner M. S. Art Movies. Later in 1992, he founded Mallemala Entertainments and started producing films under this banner. He ventured into Television with the reality game show Star Mahila which became a popular show of the time.
Over the time, the company continued to produce various shows and series on Television and became a complete Television-only production company.
Films
| Film | Year | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agrahaaram | 1993 | Kodi Ramakrishna | First film from the company | |
| Ammoru | 1995 | |||
| Anji | 2004 | |||
| Arundhati | 2009 |
Television shows
| Series/Show | Genre | Channel | First aired | Cast | Type | Episodes
(As of January 2021[update]) |
Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manasu Mamata | Drama Romance | ETV | 12 January 2011 | Hari Teja, Sameera Sherif,
Ragini, Priyatham Charan, |
Daily
(Mon-Sat) |
3000+ | [citation needed] |
| Jabardasth | Comedy | 7 February 2013 | Roja, Mano, Anasuya Bharadwaj, | Weekly | 400+ | ||
| Extra Jabardasth | Comedy | 10 October 2014 | Roja, Mano, Rashmi Gautam, | 350+ | [2][3] | ||
| Babai Hotel | Cooking | ETV Abiruchi | 1 August 2017 | Rakesh | Daily
(Mon-Fri) |
950+ | |
| Cash S2 | Game show | ETV | 3 March 2018 | Suma Kanakala | Weekly | 140+ | |
| Star Mahila S2 | Game show | 17 August 2020 | Suma Kanakala | Daily
(Mon-Sat) |
150+ | ||
| Nuvvu Ready Nenu Ready | Game show | 20 August 2020 | Anchor Ravi, Vindhya | Daily
(Mon-Sat) |
60+ | ||
| Dhee S14 | Reality Dance | 16 December 2021 | Sekhar, Priyamani, Rashmi Gautam | Weekly | 7+ | ||
| Sridevi Drama Company | Comedy | 31 January 2021 | Weekly | ||||
| Rechi | Comedy | 2021 | Rajiv Kanakala, Meghana | Weekly |
Digital media
Mallemala Entertainments also owns the entertainment website 123Telugu.com.[1] It features information on film news and updates, film reviews, interviews with entertainment personalities, OTT and TV news. The website is available in both Telugu and English languages.
See also
References
- ^ a b "About Us". 123telugu.com. 11 November 2011.
- ^ "Latest Telugu News, Headlines, Breaking News, Articles". www.eenadu.net (in Telugu). Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Prema Entha Madhuram and Extra Jabardasth back in the TRP race – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 11 January 2021.