Years active 2007-present | ||
Occupation Producer, director, actor, distributor | ||
Raj Kandukuri is a producer, director, actor, distributor and also real estate developer who works in the Telugu film industry. He completed his Business Management Course in Hyderabad and worked as sales manager in a private company. Later he started a startup company on the name Ganga electronics and also founded the Lalitha Degree College in Hyderabad which was affiliated with Osmania University.
He gave his acting debut with Pawan Kalyan‘s “Thammudu” in a guest role and later he appeared in movies like “Eeshwar,” “Tadagatha Buddha” and “Gola Seenu.” He produced movies like “My Heart is Beating.. Adola,” “Maaya,” “Aravind 2,” “Hrudaya Kaleyam,” “Nayaki” and “Pellichoopulu” under his home production banner Dharmapatha Creations. His feature film “Tadagatha Buddha” in “Hindi” and “Telugu” languages which were also dubbed into “Tamil” language and released across 50 cities all over India and over 10 cities outside. “Gola Seenu” was directed and produced by him. As a distributor, he undertook distribution of a feature film “Hrudaya Kaleyam” in the Telugu language in the year 2014.
He received Nandi Award for making “Tadagatha Buddha” from the State Government. He also received Vamsi International Award by Vamsi Society for making films or illustrations that create a positive impact on the society in the Telugu language. He is an active member in ‘Sivananda Hunger Foundation’ and ‘Sanathana Dharma Charitable Trust’.
His recent film “Pellichoopulu” was released in 2016 in Telugu. And the upcoming announced movie presently under shooting is "Mental Madilo".