Dil Raju’s Sri Venkateswara Creations (SVC) is distributing four films in the Telugu states in the space of five weeks, starting with Ramayana: Part 1 on 5 November 2026 and Suriya’s Scene on 6 November 2026. Two more follow: Rashmika Mandanna’s Mysaa on 27 November and Naga Chaitanya’s Vrushakarma on 4 December.
The four films SVC is releasing
Film | Lead actor | Release date | SVC territory |
|---|---|---|---|
Ramayana: Part 1 | Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi | 5 November 2026 | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana |
Scene | Suriya | 6 November 2026 | Nizam region |
Mysaa | Rashmika Mandanna | 27 November 2026 | Nizam and Vizag |
Vrushakarma | Naga Chaitanya | 4 December 2026 | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka |
SVC announced the Ramayana deal on its social media handles in October, The Hans India reported. For Scene, NVR Cinema holds the wider Telugu-state rights and SVC is handling the Nizam area, according to Telugu trade site Gulte.
How Ramayana has opened in the Telugu states
The Telugu version of Ramayana: Part 1 has earned ₹23 crore net in its first four days, according to box-office tracker Sacnilk.
Day | Telugu version, India net |
|---|---|
5 November 2026 | ₹6.00 crore |
6 November 2026 | ₹4.75 crore |
7 November 2026 | ₹6.00 crore |
8 November 2026 | ₹6.25 crore |
Total | ₹23.00 crore |
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana together grossed ₹10 crore on the opening day and ₹9.35 crore on Sunday, 8 November, Sacnilk’s state-wise report shows. The film’s worldwide gross stands at ₹507.20 crore.
Why this run matters for him
Dil Raju produced two Sankranti releases in January 2025 with opposite results. Game Changer, directed by Shankar with Ram Charan, released on 10 January 2025 and was a major disappointment, Telugu360 reported. Sankranthiki Vasthunam, with Venkatesh, released four days later and was a big success.
Gulte describes the current slate as his return to full-scale distribution after a quieter period that followed.
His own productions are still to come. Rowdy Janardhana, with Vijay Deverakonda and Keerthy Suresh, is listed for December 2026 on IMDb and the ticketing platform District.
Tamil audiences know SVC from Varisu, the 2023 Vijay film, which was the banner’s first Tamil production.
His Telangana film corporation post
Dil Raju is also chairman of the Telangana Film Development Corporation. The state government appointed him in December 2024 for a two-year term, Deccan Chronicle reported at the time, and he took charge on 18 December 2024. That puts the end of the term in December 2026.
On 17 October 2026 he led a corporation delegation that met Chief Minister Revanth Reddy to invite him to the Bathukamma Young Filmmakers Challenge 2026 awards, according to ANI.
