People Media Factory
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | TG Vishwa Prasad |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people |
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| Products | |
| Parent | People Tech Group |
| Subsidiaries | PMF Virtual Production House |
| Website | peoplemediafactory |
People Media Factory is an Indian film and television production company established by TG Vishwa Prasad.[1] The company was founded in the year 2017 and mainly produced Telugu films.
History
[edit]Before producing feature films, the TG Vishwa Prasad has produced short films such as The Big One by Dev Pinn and Forced Orphan by V. N. Aditya.[2] He then founded People Media Factory in 2017, as a part of People Tech Group.
The first feature film produced was Upendra Madhav's MLA (2018), directed by Upendra Madhav. In 2018, the company produced Sashi Kiran Tikka's Goodachari , Vijay Yelakanti's W/O Ram and Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao's Silly Fellows. The company then produced successful medium-budget films like Oh! Baby (2019), Venky Mama (2019) and Raja Raja Chora (2021). In 2021, PMF produced their first television series Kudi Yedamaithe, for the streaming platform Aha.
Karthikeya 2 and Dhamaka, both released in 2022 were their best performing films at the box-office, with the former being the highest grossing film of the company collecting a worldwide gross of ₹121.5 crore. Both films are among the highest grossing Telugu films of the year.[3] In early 2024, Vishwa Prasad has announced that the production house had fifteen projects in different stages of development.[4] The company had a series of box-office failures in 2023 and 2024.[5]
Although they have dubbed multiple of their films into other Indian languages, like Hindi and Tamil, they have only produced two films in the Kannada film industry. However, Vishwa Prasad has announced that he is going to launch four Kannada films in 2025, which is expected to increase PMF's foothold in other industries.[6][7] In June 2024, the company announced their first Hindi film Jaat, directed by Gopichand Malineni.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MLA | Upendra Madhav | Co-produced with Blue Planet Entertainments |
| W/O Ram | Vijay Yelakanti | Co-produced with Goldmines Telefilms and Manchu Entertainment | |
| Goodachari | Sashi Kiran Tikka | Co-produced with Abhishek Pictures and Vista Dream Merchants | |
| Silly Fellow | Srinivasa Rao Bhimineni | Co-produced with Blue Planet Entertainments and Goldmines Telefilms | |
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | B. V. Nandini Reddy | Co-produced with Guru Films and Kross Pictures |
| Adhyaksha In America | Yoganandh Muddhan | Kannada film | |
| Venky Mama | K. S. Ravindra | Co-produced with Suresh Productions | |
| 2020 | Aadya | K. M. Chaitanya | Kannada film; Co-produced with Goldmines Telefilms |
| Nishabdham | Hemant Madhukar | Partially reshot in Tamil; Co-produced with Kona Film Corporation | |
| 2021 | A1 Express | Dennish Jeevan Kanukolanu | Co-produced with Abhishek Agarwal Arts and Venkatadri Talkies |
| Raja Raja Chora | Hasith Goli | Co-produced with Abhishek Agarwal Arts | |
| 2022 | Bloody Mary | Chandoo Mondeti | |
| Karthikeya 2 | Chandoo Mondeti | Co-produced with Abhishek Agarwal Arts | |
| Dhamaka | Thrinadha Rao Nakkina | Co-produced with Abhishek Agarwal Arts and B4U Motion Pictures | |
| 2023 | Phalana Abbayi Phalana Ammayi | Srinivas Avasarala | |
| Ramabanam | Sriwass | ||
| Bro | Samuthirakani | Co-produced with Zee Studios | |
| Bubblegum | Ravikanth Perepu | ||
| 2024 | Eagle | Karthik Gattamneni | |
| Manamey | Sriram Adittya | Co-produced with Ramsey Studios Production | |
| Mr. Bachchan | Harish Shankar | Co-produced with T-Series and Panorama Studios | |
| Swag | Hasith Goli | ||
| Viswam | Srinu Vaitla | ||
| Narudi Brathuku Natana | Rishikeshwar Yogi | ||
| 2025 | The Raja Saab † | Maruthi | |
| Mirai † | Karthik Gattamneni | ||
| TBA | Maa Kaali † | Vijay Yelakanti | |
| Jaat † | Gopichand Malineni | Hindi film; Co-produced with Mythri Movie Makers | |
| Telusu Kada † | Neeraja Kona | ||
| Mowgli † | Sandeep Raj | ||
| G2 † | Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi | ||
| Ranamandala † |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kudi Yedamaithe | Aha | Co-produced with Pawan Kumar Studios |
| 2023 | Ustaad | ETV Win | |
| 2024 | Harikatha | Disney+ Hotstar |
References
[edit]- ^ Prakash, B. V. S. (29 January 2024). "People Media Factory mulls deals with big stars?". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Prakash, B. V. S. (8 September 2018). "V N Aditya helms critically-acclaimed English film". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ "Year Ender 2022: RRR సహా 2022లో టాలీవుడ్ బాక్సాఫీస్ దగ్గర హిట్టైన చిత్రాలు ఇవే." News18 Telugu (in Telugu). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "People Media Factory To Produce 15 Films, Reveals Head TG Vishwa Prasad". News18. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Prakash, B. V. S. (28 March 2024). "People Media Factory taking risk with Gopichand?". www.deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ Features, C. E. (3 October 2024). "TG Vishwa Prasad: We will launch four Kannada films next year". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ Sistu, Suhas (29 September 2024). "People Media Factory expands into Karnataka film distribution with KRG Studios". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Sunny Deol and Gopichand Malineni's next titled Jatt; Shooting underway". PINKVILLA. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
- ^ PTI (19 October 2024). "Sunny Deol's next film is titled 'Jaat'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 November 2024.