Venky

Venky
Directed bySrinu Vaitla
Written bySrinu Vaitla
Kona Venkat
Gopimohan
Produced byAtluri Purnachandra Rao
StarringRavi Teja
Sneha
Ashutosh Rana
CinematographyPrasad Murella
Edited byMarthand K. Venkatesh
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Lakshmi Productions
Distributed byLakshmi Productions
Release date
  • 26 March 2004 (2004-03-26)
Running time
170 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Box office₹11 crore distributors' share

Venky is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by Atluri Purnachandra Rao. The script was written by Srinu Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It stars Ravi Teja, Sneha, and Ashutosh Rana. The film features an ensemble supporting cast including Srinivasa Reddy, Chitram Seenu, Brahmanandam, AVS, Venu Madhav, Dharmavarapu Subramanyam, Krishna Bhagavan, and Master Bharath. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

Marking Srinu Vaitla's first collaboration with writers Kona Venkat and Gopimohan, the film follows a carefree youth and his friends who join police training, only to become entangled in a dangerous conspiracy that forces them to fight for their innocence. Released on 26 March 2004, the film was a commercial success. Its comedy scenes have since gained a cult following and are often referenced in Telugu internet culture and meme pages.