Shree Venkatesh Films
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| Company type | Media and Entertainment Company |
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| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Kolkata, West bengal, India |
Key people | Shrikant Mohta Mahendra Soni |
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| Website | svf |
SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media and entertainment company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. Apart from producing and distributing Bengali films, SVF also distributes Bollywood and Hollywood films in Eastern India. The other divisions of the company include Exhibition, TV Content Production, Digital Cinema, Music, New Media and IPR syndication. SVF was in Anandabazar Patrika's powerlist for 2008[1] and 2010.
Background
SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. was started in 1996 by Shrikant Mohta and Mahendra Soni, who transformed it into one of the biggest media and entertainment houses in Eastern India.
In the film entertainment space, SVF has the following divisions: Production, Television, Distribution, Music, Digital Cinema, Exhibition and New Media.
Film Production
SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. is one of the biggest integrated production houses in Eastern India. Till date, it has produced more than 120 films including National Award winning films like Memories in March,[2] Chokher Bali[3][4] and Raincoat,[5] blockbusters like Sasurbari Zindabad, Sathi, Minister Fatakesto,[6] Champion, Jackpot, Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, Poran Jai Joliya Re, Josh, Awara, Guptodhoner Sondhane and highest grossing ever in Bengali like Chander Pahar and Amazon Obhijaan, etc., critically acclaimed films like Autograph, Iti Mrinalini, Memories in March, Baishe Srabon, Prem Amar, Hemlock Society, Royal Bengal Rahashya, Chitrangada-The Crowning Wish and Uma.[7][8]
Digital Cinema
In January 2008, SVF Entertainment Pvt Ltd. entered a partnership with Real Image Media Technologies[9][10] to bring their Qube Digital Cinema technology to Eastern India.[11]
Television
In the television space, SVF has co-promoted Media Worldwide Limited[12] and its four leading channels: Music India, Sangeet Bangla, Sangeet Bhojpuri and Music India UK.[13] The company has also been producing prime-time shows for Star Jalsha,[14] ETV Bangla, Rupashi Bangla, Zee Bangla, Mahua Bangla, Sanada TV including shows like Bojhena Se Bojhena, Maa [15] (both the highest TRP shows in West Bengal), Behula, Durga, Bandhan, I Love You, Sindoorkhela , Janmantar, Mrs Singha Roy, Bisharjan, Sangsar Sukher Hoy Ramanir Guney and Bodhu Kon Alo Laglo Chokhe.
Awards
| Film | Award | Category | Recipient | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Obhijaan | IIFTC Tourism Impact Award | Cinematic excellence | SVF | 2018 |
| One | Star Jalsha Parivar Award | Best Villain | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2018 |
| Amazon Obhijaan | Star Jalsha Parivar Award | Popular Actor | Dev | 2018 |
| Zulfiqar | Filmfare Awards East | Best Singer | Nachiketa | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | Filmfare Awards East | Best Film | SVF | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | Filmfare Awards East | Best Director | Kaushik Ganguly | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | Filmfare Awards East | Best Actor - Critics | Paran Bandyopadhyay | 2017 |
| Eagoler Chokh | Filmfare Awards East | Best Supporting Actor | Anirban Bhattacharya | 2017 |
| Zulfiqar | West Bengal Film Journalist Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Jisshu Sengupta | 2017 |
| Zulfiqar | West Bengal Film Journalist Awards | Most Popular Actor | Dev | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | West Bengal Film Journalist Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | West Bengal Film Journalist Awards | Best Director | Kaushik Ganguly | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | West Bengal Film Journalist Awards | Best Actor | Paran Bandyopadhyay | 2017 |
| Eagoler Chokh | West Bengal Film Journalist Awards | Best Background Score | Bickram Ghosh | 2017 |
| Khawto | West Bengal FIlm Journalist Awards | Best Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2017 |
| Gangster | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Album of the Year | SVF | 2017 |
| Khawto | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor - Female | Paoli Dam | 2017 |
| Eagoler Chokh | Tele Cine Awards 2017 | Best Movie | SVF | 2017 |
| Eagoler Chokh | Tele Cine Awards 2017 | Best Actor | Saswata Chatterjee | 2017 |
| Cinemawala | Tele Cine Awards 2017 | Best Director | Kaushik Ganguly | 2017 |
| Chotoder Chobi | Mahanayak Samman Award | Best Actor | Dulal Sarkar | 2015 |
| Chotoder Chobi | 62nd National Film Awards | Best Film on Social Issues | SVF | 2015 |
| Nirbashito | 62nd National Film Awards | Best Film | Kaushik Ganguly | 2015 |
| Cinemawala | 46th International Film Festival of India, Goa | ICFT-UNESCO Fellini Award | Kaushik Ganguly | 2015 |
| Chotoder Chobi | 1st International Film Festival for the Persons With Disabilities | Best Feature Film | Kaushik Ganguly | 2015 |
| Rajkahini | 4th Delhi International Film Festival | Best Actor - Female | Rituparna Sengupta | 2015 |
| Chotoder Chobi | 4th Jagran Film Festival | Best Feature Film | Kaushik Ganguly | 2015 |
| Chotoder Chobi | 62nd National Film Awards | Best Film on Other Social Issues | Kaushik Ganguly | 2015 |
| Chander Pahar | Filmfare Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2014 |
| Goynar Baksho | Filmfare Awards | Best Actor Female | Konkona Sen Sharma | 2014 |
| Goynar Baksho | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Role Female | Moushumi Chatterjee | 2014 |
| Mishawr Rawhoshyo | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Role Male | Indraneil Sengupta | 2014 |
| Meghe Dhaka Tara | Cinema of Resistance | Director | Kamaleshwar Mukherjee | 2014 |
| Chotoder Chobi | 45th International Film Festival of India, Goa | Silver Peacock, Best Actor | Dulal Sarkar | 2014 |
| Nirbashito | Delhi International Film Festival | Best Director | Churni Ganguly | 2014 |
| Mishawr Rawhoshyo | Zee Bangla Cinema | Superhit Film of the Year | SVF | 2014 |
| Nirbashito | 3rd Delhi International Film Festival | Best Film | SVF | 2014 |
| Chitrangada | 44th International Film Festival of India | Royal Emblem of Kadambas of Goa | SVF | 2013 |
| Chitrangada | Hidden Gems Film Festival | Ammonite Award | Rituparno Ghosh | 2013 |
| Bojhena Shey Bojhena | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | SVF | 2013 |
| Bojhena Shey Bojhena | Mirchi Music Awards | Song of the Year | Arindam Chatterjee & Indraadip Dasgupta | 2013 |
| Apur Panchali | 44th International Film Festival of India, Goa (Indian Panorama) | Best Director | Kaushik Ganguly | 2013 |
| Meghe Dhaka Tara | 44th International Film Festival of India, Goa | Centenary Award | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | 2013 |
| Meghe Dhaka Tara | International Film Festival, Kerala | Best Director | Kamaleswar Mukherjee | 2013 |
| Baishe Srabon | Srijon Samman | Best Movie Poster Award | SVF | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Tele Cine Awards | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Tele Cine Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Male) | Parambrata Chatterjee | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Zee Banglar Gourab Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Zee Banglar Gourab Awards | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Zee Banglar Gourab Awards | Best Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Zee Banglar Gourab Awards | Best Male Playback (Gobhire Jao) | Rupankar | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Kalakar Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | International Bangla Film Academy, Pattaya | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | International Bangla Film Academy, Pattaya | Best Critic's Choice Performance | Parambrata Chatterjee | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | IBFCA Indo-Bangladesh Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Parambrata Chatterjee | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | IBFCA Indo-Bangladesh Film Awards | Best Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | IBFCA Indo-Bangladesh Film Awards | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Mirchi Music Awards | Song of the Year (Gobhire Jao) | Anupam Roy | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | V Music | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Background Score | Anupam Roy | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Film Album (Popular Choice) | V Music | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Mirchi Music Awards | Best Film Album (Critic's Choice) | V Music | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | Kalakar Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | ABP-Friend's FM Bangla Music Awards | Best Music Director | Anupam Roy | 2012 |
| Baishe Srabon | ABP-Friend's FM Bangla Music Awards | Best Film Album | V Music | 2012 |
| Hemlock Society | Mirchi Music Awards | Album of the Year | V Music | 2012 |
| Hemlock Society | Mirchi Music Awards | Song of the Year (Ekhon Onek Raat) | Anupam Roy | 2012 |
| Chitrangada | 43rd International Film Festival of India, Goa | Best Film, Director | Rituparno Ghosh | 2012 |
| Poran Jaye Joliya Re | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Sera Film Album | SVF | 2011 |
| Poran Jaye Joliya Re | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Superhit Film | SVF | 2011 |
| Poran Jaye Joliya Re | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Best Mega Film | SVF | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Actor in a Negative Role | Indraneil Sengupta | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Music Director | Anupam Roy | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Male Playback (Beche Thakar Gaan) | Rupam Islam | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Best Female Playback (Chawl Raastaye) | Shreya Ghoshal | 2011 |
| Autograph | ABP Bangla Music Awards | Best Album | SVF | 2011 |
| Autograph | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2011 |
| Autograph | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Best Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2011 |
| Autograph | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Best Female Playback (Chawl Raastaye) | Shreya Ghoshal | 2011 |
| Autograph | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Best Lyricist (Chawl Raastaye) | Srijato | 2011 |
| Autograph | 11th Tele Cine Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2011 |
| Autograph | 12th Tele Cine Awards | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2011 |
| Autograph | Tele Cine Awards | Best Actress | Nandana Sen | 2011 |
| Autograph | 14th Tele Cine Awards | Best Male Playback (Beche Thakar Gaan) | Rupam Islam | 2011 |
| Autograph | 15th Tele Cine Awards | Best Lyricist (Amake amar moto) | Anupam Roy | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Rising Star Awards | Best Director | Srijit Mukherji | 2011 |
| Iti Mrinalini | New York Indian Film Festival | Best Director | Aparna Sen | 2011 |
| Iti Mrinalini | New York Indian Film Festival | Best Actress | Konkona Sen Sharma | 2011 |
| Iti Mrinalini | Kalakar Awards | Best Director | Aparna Sen | 2011 |
| Memories in March (English) | 42nd International Film Festival of India, Goa | Best Film, Director | Sanjoy Nag | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movies Award | Best Film | SVF | 2011 |
| Autograph | Big Bangla Movie Awards | Big Film | SVF | 2010 |
| Memories in March | 58th National Film Awards | Best English Film | SVF | 2010 |
| Memories in March | ETC Bollywood Business Awards | Best Distributor West Bengal Circuit | SVF | 2010 |
| Poran Jaye Joliya Re | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Superhit film | SVF | 2010 |
| Memories in March | MIAAC Film Festival, New York | Best Screenplay | Rituparno Ghosh | 2010 |
| Poran Jaye Joliya Re | Star Jalsha Entertainment Award | Sera Film Album | SVF | 2010 |
| Challenge | Uttam Kumar Awards | Best Movie | Shrikant Mohta & Mahendra Soni | 2010 |
| Challenge | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2009 |
| Challenge | Anandalok Awards | Best Music Director | Jeet Ganguly | 2009 |
| Challenge | Anandalok Awards | Best Action Hero | Dev | 2009 |
| Challenge | Anandalok Awards | Best Director | Raj Chakraborty | 2009 |
| Challenge | Anandalok Awards | Best actor (Male) | Dev | 2009 |
| Chirodini Tumi Je Amar | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2008 |
| Chirodini Tumi Je Amar | Anandalok Awards | Best Director | Raj Chakraborty | 2008 |
| Chirodini Tumi Je Amar | Anandalok Awards | Best Music | Jeet Ganguly | 2008 |
| Minister Phatakeshto | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2007 |
| Minister Phatakeshto | Anandalok Awards | Best Actor | Mithun Chakraborty | 2007 |
| Refugee | BFJA Awards | Best actor in a supporting role | Rudranil Ghosh | 2007 |
| Shubhodrishti | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2006 |
| Shubhodrishti | Anandalok Awards | Best Director | Prabhat Ray | 2006 |
| Shubhodrishti | Anandalok Awards | Best Music | Jeet Ganguly | 2006 |
| Shubhodrishti | BFJA Awards | Best playback Singer (Female) | Shreya Ghosal | 2006 |
| Raincoat | Filmfare Awards | Best Actress | Aishwarya Rai | 2005 |
| Raincoat | Zee Cine Awards | Best actress | Aishwarya Rai | 2005 |
| Chokher Bali | 3rd Bali International Film Festival (Sarasvati People Choice Award) | Best Film | SVF | 2005 |
| Raincoat | ETV Bangla Film Awards | Kinnor Kinnori | SVF | 2005 |
| Yuddho | 69th BFJA Awards | Best Clean & Entertaining Film | SVF | 2005 |
| Bandhan | Anandalok Awards | Best playback singer (Male) | Sonu Nigam | 2005 |
| Bandhan | Kalakar Awards | Best Actor | Jeet | 2005 |
| Shubhodrishti | Uttam Kumar Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2005 |
| Chokher Bali | BFJA Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2004 |
| Chokher Bali | BFJA Awards | Best Music | Debojyoti Mishra | 2004 |
| Chokher Bali | BFJA Awards | Best Actor | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 2004 |
| Raincoat | 52nd National Film Awards | Best Feature Film (Hindi) | SVF | 2004 |
| Raincoat | Karlovy Vary International Film Festival | Crystal Globe award (Best Feature Film) | SVF | 2004 |
| Chokher Bali | Indian Film Festivals of Los Angeles | Best Film | SVF | 2004 |
| Chokher Bali | Apsara Film Producers | Best Regional Film | SVF | 2004 |
| Sathi | BFJA Awards | Best Clean and Entertainment film | SVF | 2003 |
| Sathi | Uttam Kumar Awards | Best Hero | Jeet | 2003 |
| Chokher Bali | Toronto International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | SVF | 2003 |
| Chokher Bali | Anandalok Awards | Best playback Singer (Female) | Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta | 2003 |
| Chokher Bali | Anandalok Awards | Best actress | Aishwarya Rai | 2003 |
| Chokher Bali | 67th BFJA Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2003 |
| Sathi | ETV Bangla Film Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2003 |
| Sathi | Anandalok Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2003 |
| Sathi | Anandalok Awards | Best Actor | Jeet | 2003 |
| Chokher Bali | Locarno International Film Festival | The Golden Leopard Best Film | SVF | 2003 |
| Chokher Bali | 51st National Film Awards | Best Feature Film | SVF | 2003 |
| Sathi | BFJA Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2002 |
| Sasurbari Zindabad | Kalakar Awards | Best Actor (Female) | Rituparna Sengupta | 2001 |
| Sasurbari Zindabad | Anandalok Awards | Shreshtho Banijjyo Shofol Chobi | SVF | 2001 |
| Protibad | Uttam Kumar Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2001 |
| Sasurbari Zindabad | Kalakar Awards | Best Film | SVF | 2000 |
| Ajab Gayer Ajab Kotha | BFJA Awards | Best Film (Bengali) | SVF | 1998 |
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