Madhu Varma Mantena is an
Indian film
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producer and entrepreneur involved in the production and distribution of films across
Hindi,
Telugu
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S ...
, and
Bengali cinema.
Film career
In 2008, Madhu Mantena co-produced ''
Ghajini'' (2008) which was the highest grossing Indian film for that year. Since then Madhu has produced films such as the trilingual sleeper-hit
Rakht Charitra
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(2010), the political thriller ''
Rann'' (2010) screened at the
Toronto International Film Festival, and the Bengali hit
Autograph.
Madhu co-founded
Phantom Films with
Anurag Kashyap
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,
Vikas Bahl
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Early life and education
Bahl was born and brought up in Lajpat Nagar in Delhi, and his father worked with the Indian Oil Corporat ...
and
Vikramaditya Motwane, which went on to deliver works such as ''
Lootera'' (2013), ''
Queen'' (2014) which won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
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for that year, ''
Hasee Toh Phasee'' (2014), and the Neo-Noir films, ''
Bombay Velvet
''Bombay Velvet'' is a 2015 Indian period crime thriller film directed and co-produced by Anurag Kashyap, based on historian Gyan Prakash's book '' Mumbai Fables''. It stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in lead roles, with Kay K ...
'' (2015), ''
Ugly
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* Ugliness, a property of a person or thing that is unpleasant to look at, listen to or contemplate
Music Albums
* ''Ugly'' (Life of Agony album), 1995
* ''Ugly'' (Screaming Females album), 2012
Songs
* "Ugly" (Bubb ...
'' (2015) screened in the
Directors' Fortnight section at the
2013 Cannes Film Festival
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, and the
New York Indian Film Festival
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,
and
Masaan
''Masaan'' (; also known as ''Fly Away Solo'' in English) is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language independent drama film and starring Richa Chadda and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles. It is Kaushal's debut Hindi film, and is also the directorial debut of ...
screened in the
Un Certain Regard section at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
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winning two awards, and the
National Film Award.
The 2016 film ''
Raman Raghav 2.0
''Raman Raghav 2.0'' (released internationally as ''Psycho Raman'') is a 2016 Indian neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap. Produced by Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl, and Madhu Mantena, the film stars Nawa ...
'' was screened at the
Cannes Directors' Fortnight.
He made it into the
Limca Book of Records for theatrically releasing seven films, produced by him, within a time span of 50 days. This is the maximum number of release in different languages by one producer in the shortest time. Four of the films were released within a short span of eight days.
He also ran
Ram Gopal Varma's production house ''Factory''.
His film for 2019 is ''
Super 30''
Non-film works
Madhu Mantena began his career by creating his own music label as a teenager which he then sold to Supreme Recording Company. He then went on to set up Adlabs’ International Operations under the aegis of
Manmohan Shetty and was head of Saregama Films.
Currently, Madhu Mantena has built a media entity with various companies operating across the entertainment and media value chain, each specializing in one of the fields of talent management, content development, content production, content distribution and monetization.
He Co-founded KWAN, a celebrity management company, with Anirban Das Blah (erstwhile CEO of Globosport). In 2012 KWAN announced a joint venture along-with Creative Artist Agency (CAA) to form a new entity, CAA KWAN. This talent management agency presently commands a variety of business interests and manages a repertoire of Indian talent as well as international talent.
Filmography
As Producer
Awards
External links
Madhu Mantena IMDBOfficial Website
References
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Film producers from Hyderabad, India
Filmfare Awards winners
Living people
Bengali film producers
Telugu film producers
1975 births