DVV Danayya

Dasari Veera Venkata Danayya (born 1 April 1961), popularly known as D. V. V. Danayya, is an Indian film producer who works in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he has produced more than 20 films.

Danayya started his career by co-producing the fantasy comedy film Jamba Lakidi Pamba in 1992. Films such as Padipantalu (1976) and Meghasandesam (1982) were shot in the region. Watching the shooting of these films attracted him towards cinema. His parents were against the idea of him joining the film industry.

He later made Maavidaakulu (1998) with E. V. V. Satyanarayana which became an average grosser. His next film was Samudram (1999) under Krishna Vamsi's direction which was also an average grosser. In 2000, he remade the Malayalam film Kottaram Veettile Apputtan (1998) as Manasunna Maaraju (2000) with Muthyala Subbaiah as director. It became a commercial success.

He also presented Sivamani (2003) produced and directed by Puri Jagannadh that became a commercial success. His next venture was Desamuduru (2006) under the direction of Puri Jagannadh and starring Allu Arjun in the lead role. It became a blockbuster and was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2007.

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