Arka Media Works

Arka Media Works Pvt Ltd
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Key people	Shobu Yarlagadda; Prasad Devineni
Products	Film production; television production; new media
Owner	Shobu Yarlagadda; Prasad Devineni
Website	Arka Media Works

Arka Media Works is an Indian film production and trans-media^[1]^[2] company based in Hyderabad known for their works in Telugu cinema and Television.^[3] It was founded in 2001 by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni.^[4]

Film production

Key
†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Director	Notes
2010	Vedam	Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi
2010	Maryada Ramanna	S. S. Rajamouli
2011	Anaganaga O Dheerudu	Prakash Kovelamudi	Co Production along with Disney India, Disney World Cinema and A Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment Presents
2011	Panjaa	Vishnuvardhan	Co Production along with Sanghamitra Art Productions
2015	Baahubali: The Beginning	S. S. Rajamouli	Won: National Film Award for Best Feature Film
2017	Baahubali: The Conclusion	S. S. Rajamouli	Won: National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
2020	Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya	Venkatesh Maha	Remake of Malayalam film Maheshinte Prathikaaram Co Production along with Mahayana Motion Pictures
2021	Pelli SandaD	K. Ragavendra Rao	Co Production with RK Film Associates^[5]
TBA	Oxygen †	Siddharth Nadella	^[6]
2025	Don’t Trouble The Trouble †	Shashank Yeleti	^[6]

Television production

Year	Show	Director	language	Channel	Notes
2003	Sach Honge Sapney		Hindi	ETV Network
2003	Bhagya Bidhatha		Oriya	ETV Oriya
2004	Anjali	Sunil Varma	Kannada	ETV Kannada
2005	Sanskar		Oriya	ETV Oriya
2005	Mane Ondu Mooru Bhagilu	Srinivas Rao	Kannada	ETV Kannada
2006	Malliswari	Yata Satyanarayana, Radha Krishna	Telugu	Zee Telugu
2007	Chandramukhi	Yata Satyanarayana K.Rahul Varma	Telugu	ETV Telugu
2008	Bande BarutavaKaala	D.Manjunatha	Kannada	ETV Kannada
2008	Sree Sivanarayana Theerthulu	Yata Satyanarayana	Telugu	SVBC
2009	Aataina Paataina		Telugu	ETV Telugu
2009	Manasu Chooda Tharama	Mallileni Radha Krishna	Telugu	ETV Telugu
2010	Shubhamangala	Hayavadan	Kannada	ETV Kannada
2010	Bada Ghara Bada Gumara Katha		Oriya	ETV Oriya
2011	High Tension	Gyan sahay	Bengali	ETV Network
	High Tension	Gyan sahay	Marathi	ETV Network
	Preethi Illada Mele	Vinub	Kannada	ETV Kannada
2012	Deepavu Ninnade Gaaliyu Ninnade	D.Ravi	Kannada	ETV Kannada
2012	Sikharam	Radha Krishna	Telugu	ETV Telugu
2013	Daanav Hunters		Hindi	Epic Channel
2014	Agnisakshi	Mysuru Manju	Kannada	Colors Kannada
2014	Meghamala		Telugu	ETV Telugu
2015-2022	Naa Peru Meenakshi	Jai	Telugu	ETV Telugu
2017–20	Baahubali: The Lost Legends	Sharad Devarajan	Hindi, English	Amazon Prime Video	Animated series based on characters of Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion Co-produced with Graphic India^[7]
2018	Seetha Vallabha	Mysuru Manju	Kannada	Colors Kannada
2020	Amma	Madha Chiranjeevi	Telugu	ETV Telugu
2021	Parampara	Krishna Vijay L. Viswanath Arigela	Telugu	Disney+ Hotstar
2021	Raavoyi Chandamama	Kaapuganti Rajendar	Telugu	ETV Telugu
2022	Anya's Tutorial	Pallavi Gangireddy	Telugu	Aha
2022	Baahubali: Before the Beginning	Deva Katta, Praveen Sattaru	Telugu	Netflix	It will serve as a prequel to the S. S. Rajamouli's Baahubali: The Beginning film.^[8]
2024	Yakshini	Teja Marni	Telugu	Disney+ Hotstar

Awards

S.no	Ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee	Result
1	Nandi Awards	2011	Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (Gold)	Vedam	Won
2	Nandi Awards	2011	Best Popular Feature Film	Maryada Ramanna	Won
3	Filmfare Awards South	2011	Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu	Vedam	Won
4	National Film Awards	2016	National Film Award for Best Feature Film	Baahubali: The Beginning	Won
5	National Film Awards	2018	National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Won
5	Indian Film Festival of Melbourne	2018	Telstra People's Choice Award	Baahubali 2: The Conclusion	Won

References

^ Cain, Rob. "'Baahubali' Producer Shobu Yarlagadda Explains How It Was Done". Forbes.
^ Escobedo, Joe. "Transmedia Will Shape The Future Of Hollywood And Fortune 500 Firms". Forbes.
^ "Arka Media Works". 84ideas.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
^ "Chitchat with Shobu Yarlagadda". idlebrain.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ "'Pelli SandaD' to release in September 2021". The Times of India. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Arka Media Works, Fahadh Faasil and SS Karthikeya join hands for 2 new movies". india today. 19 March 2024.
^ "Baahubali The Lost Legends animation series launched, to have new stories about characters and reveal hidden secrets". Indian Express Limited. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
^ "Netflix to feature Baahubali prequel". Press Trust of India. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via The Hindu.

[1] Cain, Rob. "'Baahubali' Producer Shobu Yarlagadda Explains How It Was Done". Forbes.

[2] Escobedo, Joe. "Transmedia Will Shape The Future Of Hollywood And Fortune 500 Firms". Forbes.

[3] "Arka Media Works". 84ideas.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2013.

[4] "Chitchat with Shobu Yarlagadda". idlebrain.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[5] "'Pelli SandaD' to release in September 2021". The Times of India. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[Fahadh_Faasil_and_Arka_Media_Works-6] "Arka Media Works, Fahadh Faasil and SS Karthikeya join hands for 2 new movies". india today. 19 March 2024.

[7] "Baahubali The Lost Legends animation series launched, to have new stories about characters and reveal hidden secrets". Indian Express Limited. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

[8] "Netflix to feature Baahubali prequel". Press Trust of India. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018 – via The Hindu.

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