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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Indian writer, director, and producer}}&lt;br /&gt;
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| name         = Y. V. S. Chowdary&lt;br /&gt;
| caption      = Chowdary on sets of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rey (film)|Rey]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| image        = YVS@Work.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date   = &lt;br /&gt;
| birth_name   = Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place  = [[Gudivada, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Ragalahari&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Y.V.S. Chowdary |url=http://m.ragalahari.com/stars/interviews/117/yvs-chowdary.aspx |access-date=28 January 2019 |date=18 July 2005 |archive-date=29 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129010115/http://m.ragalahari.com/stars/interviews/117/yvs-chowdary.aspx |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India&lt;br /&gt;
| occupation   = {{Hlist|screenwriter|film director|film producer|film distributor|film exhibitor|music label owner}}&lt;br /&gt;
| website      = &lt;br /&gt;
| years_active = 1998 – present&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an Indian [[Telugu cinema]] writer, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor and a music company owner. He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; produced by [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]] under the banner &amp;quot;Great India Entertainments&amp;quot;. He then directed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetharama Raju]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; starring Nagarjuna and [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]], and [[Yuvaraju (2000 film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yuvaraju&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] starring [[Mahesh Babu]]. He then established his own production house &amp;quot;Bommarillu Vari&amp;quot; and started producing his own directorial efforts with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Later, he directed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetayya]], [[Devadasu (2006 film)|Devadasu]], [[Okka Magaadu]], [[Saleem (film)|Saleem]], [[Rey (film)|Rey]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Among these, Saleem is the only film which is not from his production house.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Saleem Announcement&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Saleem announcement |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/announcement-saleem.html |access-date=1 February 2019 |date=14 August 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has directed nine films till date. In 2012, he produced &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nippu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; starring [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Deeksha Seth]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67052.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528035843/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67052.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 May 2011 |title=Deeksha Seth in &amp;#039;Nippu&amp;#039; – Telugu Movie News |work=IndiaGlitz |date=26 May 2011 |access-date=2012-08-01}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; under the direction of [[Gunasekhar]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCine.ma Page for Chowdary&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web | url=https://indiancine.ma/list/year/Y.V.S._Chowdary | title=Y.V.S. Chowdary |access-date=6 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Nippu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Interview with YVS Chowdary |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/yvschowdary-nippu.html |access-date=1 February 2019 |date=8 January 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary says he entered the Telugu film industry inspired by [[Nandamuri, Taraka Rama Rao|Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Interview with YVS Chowdary by Jeevi |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/celeb/interview/inter_yvschowdary.html |access-date=28 January 2019 | date=9 July 2002}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary Interview for 123 Telugu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Chitchat with Y.V.S.Chowdhary : Movie lovers have always blessed me |url=https://www.123telugu.com/interviews/chitchat-with-y-v-s-chowdhary-movie-lovers-have-always-blessed-me.html |access-date=28 January 2019 | date=1 May 2013}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He introduced various actors including [[Venkat (Telugu actor)|Venkat]], Chandini and Chandu with his debut film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1998), [[Aditya Om]] and [[Ankitha]] with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2002), [[Ram Pothineni]] and [[Ileana]] with [[Devadasu (2006 film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Devadasu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] (2006), [[Sai Dharam Tej]] and [[Saiyami Kher]] with [[Rey (film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rey&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] (2015), though [[Sai Dharam Tej]]&amp;#039;s second film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2014) was released earlier than [[Rey (film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rey&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCine.ma Page for Chowdary&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary was born on at [[Gudiwada]] of [[Krishna district]] as a last child to the couple Yalamanchili Narayana Rao and Ratnakumari. His father was a truck driver and mother was a housewife. His family was of lower middle class and his parents were uneducated.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He joined a college at Gudiwada to pursue Intermediate and joined an engineering college at [[Madras]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Ragalahari&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Film career ==&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Early years ===&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary joined as an assistant to editor Narasimha Rao. He also worked under [[K. Raghavendra Rao]] in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kaliyuga Pandavulu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1986), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sahasa Samrat]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1987), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Agni Putrudu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1987), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Donga Ramudu (1988 film)|Donga Ramudu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1988), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Janaki Ramudu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1988), &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Rudranetra]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1989), and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1990).&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Career expansion ===&lt;br /&gt;
Chowdary&amp;#039;s directorial debut, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1998), started with Nagarjuna as producer, under the &amp;quot;Great India Entertainments&amp;quot; production house.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Starring [[Akkineni Nageswara Rao|ANR]] and debutant [[Venkat (actor)|Venkat]] in the lead roles, it released on 26 June 1998 to positive reviews and was successful, which brought him 26 offers from different producers.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IMDB Page for Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi (1998) |website = [[IMDb]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1633247/?ref_=nm_flmg_dr_9 |access-date=2 February 2019 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;{{Better source needed|date=March 2019}} After the success of his debut film, Nagarjuna gave Chowdary another opportunity to direct him, which turned out to be his second film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetharama Raju]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1999), also starring [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Harikrishna&amp;#039;s Anna Telugu Desam Party&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Nandamuri Harikrishna, a rebel in family politics of TDP |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/nandamuri-harikrishna-a-rebel-in-family-politics-of-tdp/articleshow/65587951.cms |access-date=2 February 2019 | date=29 August 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He later directed &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Yuvaraju (2000 film)|Yuvaraju]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2000), starring [[Mahesh Babu]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], and [[Sakshi Shivanand]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Ragalahari&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Unlike his first two films, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yuvaraju&amp;#039;&amp;#039; opened to mixed reviews and was only an average grosser at the box office.&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Turning into producer: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2002) ===&lt;br /&gt;
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[[File:Bommarillu_Vari_Logo.jpg|right|thumb|Logo of Chowdary&amp;#039;s production house &amp;quot;Bommarillu Vaari&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Bommarillu means a house that makes films or a house that exhibits films&amp;quot;, Chowdary said in an interview.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;]]&lt;br /&gt;
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His first production, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2002), starring [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]], was named after the title of a song from the popular and evergreen Telugu film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Mayabazar]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1957), directed by [[K. V. Reddy]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The film became successful and ran for 100 days and he organized the event at Gudiwada.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Ragalahari&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;100 days for Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=100 days function of Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/photogallery/function-l3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020828152308/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/photogallery/function-l3.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2 February 2019 | archive-date=28 August 2002}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In an interview, Chowdary stated that [[R. Narayana Murthy]], who established &amp;quot;Sneha Chitra&amp;quot; and [[E. V. V. Satyanarayana]], who established [[E. V .V. Cinema]], inspired him to establish &amp;quot;Bommarillu Vaari&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;100 days for Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary about Harikrishna&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|date=30 August 2018|title=హరికృష్ణ ని హీరోగా పెట్టి ఎందుకు సినిమా తీశానంటే : వై వి ఎస్ చౌదరి|url=https://www.telugu360.com/te/yvs-chowdary-shares-his-memories-with-nandamuri-harikrishna/|access-date=2 February 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary about Bommarillu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|date=1 May 2013|title=Rey will collect a minimum of 30 crores – YVS Chowdary Bommarillu Vaari banner completes 11 years|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/yvschowdary-bommarilluvaari.html|access-date=2 February 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Later years (2003–present) ===&lt;br /&gt;
[[Nandamuri Harikrishna]] became a commercially successful actor at the age of 48 with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetayya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2003), directed by Chowdary.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary about Harikrishna&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; After &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Seetayya&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Chowdary met [[Sravanthi Ravi Kishore]] for a directorial opportunity. The film, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Devadasu (2006 film)|Devadasu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2006), featured Kishore&amp;#039;s nephew, [[Ram Pothineni]], and [[Ileana D&amp;#039;Cruz]] in the lead roles. It was released on 11 January 2006 and became a slow blockbuster after a theatrical run of 47 days, eventually grossing {{INR}}17 crores.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Interview for Devadasu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Chitchat with YVS Chowdary on Devadasu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-yvs.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=5 January 2006}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Devadas Collections&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=A few hits and many flops |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-few-hits-and-many-flops/article3231882.ece |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=29 December 2006|newspaper=The Hindu }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Devadasu Success&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Top 10 - Trade report - First half of year 2006 |url=http://idlebrain.com/trade/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060810141258/http://idlebrain.com/trade/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 August 2006 |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=4 July 2006}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the post production of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Devadasu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Chowdary approached [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]] to collaborate for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Okka Magaadu]].&amp;#039;&amp;#039; It was released on 11 January 2008. The film became a flop and most of the theaters were seen vacant after the first week of release.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary Interview on Okka Magaadu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=YVS Chowdary About Okka Magadu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/chitchat-yvs-okkamagaadu.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=15 January 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&amp;#039;Okka Magadu&amp;#039; Black Tickets Story In Hyderabad |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-gossip/okka-magadu-black-tickets-story-in-hyderabad-5094.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=15 January 2008}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Okka Magaadu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Okka Magadu |url=https://indiancine.ma/AVZS/info |access-date=6 May 2019 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary then directed [[Saleem (film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saleem&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] starring [[Manchu Vishnu]], [[Ileana]] and [[Mohan Babu]] in prominent roles. It was produced by Mohan Babu in his production house [[Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures]]. This was the only film Chowdary didn&amp;#039;t produce after establishing his own production house. It was released on 12 December 2009 and failed to get appreciation from audiences and critics.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Saleem Announcement&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Review of Saleem on Great Andhra&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&amp;#039;Saleem&amp;#039; Review: Heads Boil Like &amp;#039;Haleem&amp;#039; |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/saleem-review-heads-boil-like-haleem-17914.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=12 December 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Review of Saleem on Idlebrain&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Saleem |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-saleem.html |access-date=20 January 2019 |date=12 December 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCineMa Page for Saleem&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Saleem |url=https://indiancine.ma/AWYM/info |access-date=6 May 2019 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2012, Chowdary produced the film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nippu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; under the direction of [[Gunasekhar]], starring [[Ravi Teja]] and [[Deeksha Seth]]. Chowdary and Ravi Teja shared same room and Gunasekhar lived in another floor of same building at [[Madras]], during their trails in film industry. This film was released on 17 February 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Link for Nippu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Nippu |url=https://indiancine.ma/BAIA/info |access-date=5 May 2019 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Though it got good openings it turned out to be a flop later.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Nippu&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Nippu Collections&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Ravi Teja&amp;#039;s Nippu opens up to massive response at Box Office |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/news/2012/nippu-box-office-180212.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=18 February 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Nippu Release Date&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Nippu release postponed to Feb 17 |url=http://www.supergoodmovies.com/37959/tollywood/nippu-release-postponed-to-feb-17-news-details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125053333/http://www.supergoodmovies.com/37959/tollywood/nippu-release-postponed-to-feb-17-news-details |url-status=usurped |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=24 January 2012 |archive-date=25 January 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Nippu Review&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&amp;#039;Nippu&amp;#039; Review: No Fire, Only Smoke |url=https://www.greatandhra.com/movies/reviews/nippu-review-no-fire-only-smoke-35851 |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=17 February 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Ravi Teja All Movies Box Office Collection Hits or Flops Analysis List |url=http://movieboxofficecollection.com/ravi-teja-movies-box-office-collection-hits-flops-analysis/ |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=4 February 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2010, Chowdary launched the film [[Rey (film)|Rey]] introducing [[Chiranjeevi]]&amp;#039;s nephew [[Sai Dharam Tej]] and [[Saiyami Kher]] as lead actors. The release was then postponed to 2013 but it didn&amp;#039;t happen too. Finally, the film was released on 27 March 2015.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinemMa Page for Rey&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Rey |url=https://indiancine.ma/BAMC/info |access-date=6 May 2019 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Meanwhile, Tej&amp;#039;s second film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Pilla Nuvvu Leni Jeevitham]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; directed by A. S. Ravikumar Chowdary was released. However, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rey&amp;#039;&amp;#039; became a flop.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary Interview for 123 Telugu&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Rey Film Launch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Rey film launch |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/muhurat-rey.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=17 October 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Interview with YVS Chowdary |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/interview-yvschowdary.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=24 March 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Interview : Y.V.S.Chowdary- Rey is the shout for success |url=https://www.123telugu.com/interviews/interview-y-v-s-chowdary-rey-is-the-shout-for-success.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=26 March 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Sai dharam tej movies boxoffice collections |url=https://www.indianmoviebiz.com/sai-dharam-tej-movies-boxoffice-collections/ |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=29 March 2017 |archive-date=2 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202212101/https://www.indianmoviebiz.com/sai-dharam-tej-movies-boxoffice-collections/ |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chowdary is now in trails of launching his next film with debut actors again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=YVS Chowdary to launch newcomers for his next |website=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/yvs-chowdary-to-launch-newcomers-for-his-next/articleshow/64319200.cms |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=25 May 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Personal life ==&lt;br /&gt;
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While working for [[Ninne Pelladata (1996 film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ninne Pelladata&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]], Chowdary liked actress Geetha who played the role of [[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]&amp;#039;s sister. With mutual consent, they both wanted to get married but Chowdary&amp;#039;s parents were not willing to accept an inter-caste marriage. Later, he convinced them and married Geetha. She also acted in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sindhooram (1997 film)|Sindhooram]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; opposite [[Ravi Teja]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Idlebrain Interview&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Ragalahari&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; After &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetayya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Chowdary took a break of one year as his brother expired and Chowdary&amp;#039;s elder daughter was born.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s Interview for Devadasu&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; Chowdary has two daughters.&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary had a good personal rapport with [[Nandamuri Harikrishna]] from the time of [[Pattabhishekam (1985 film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pattabhishekam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]], as the latter was the producer of that film. Harikrishna personally took Chowdary along with him to many places. &amp;quot;He was the person who taught me the etiquettes of star hotels. I never knew how to use forks&amp;quot;, Chowdary remembered his relationship with Harikrishna in an interview.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary&amp;#039;s interview for Ragalahari&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; After the success of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Chowdary held a function at a place where Harikrishna contested and failed in elections, to show the following he had.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary about Harikrishna&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Other work ==&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary is a big fan of [[Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao]] whom he claims as his inspiration to enter the film industry. Every film produced in his production house &amp;quot;Bommarillu Vaari&amp;quot; starts with a prayer song on NTR by showing his picture on screen. It ends showing his picture again.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=YVS Chowdary tribute to NTR |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/today/yvs-tribute-to-ntr.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=28 May 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The prayer song was written, composed and sung by music director [[M. M. Keeravani]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=ఎన్టీఆర్ వర్ధంతి సందర్భంగా వైవిఎస్ చౌదరి లేఖ |url=http://www.andhrajyothy.com/pages/cinema_article?SID=521533 |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=17 January 2018 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203084914/http://www.andhrajyothy.com/pages/cinema_article?SID=521533 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chowdary started an audio company &amp;quot;Yuktha Music&amp;quot; named after his elder daughter Yuktha and released the audio of [[Devadasu (2006 film)|Devadasu]] as the first album through it. He printed 36-page and 24-page special invitations for the film launch and audio launch events respectively of Devadasu.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Devadasu Audio Launch&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Audio release - Devadasu |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/audio-devadasu.html |access-date=2 February 2019 |date=27 November 2005}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Chowdary purchased the &amp;quot;Gopala Krishna&amp;quot; theater at [[Gudivada]]. He renovated it and renamed it as &amp;quot;Bommarillu&amp;quot; after his production house. It was the first [[movie theater]] at Gudivada with AC and [[DTS (sound system)|DTS]] technologies. He exhibited &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Okka Magaadu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; as the first film in it.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Chowdary Interview on Okka Magaadu&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Filmography ==&lt;br /&gt;
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{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|- &lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=2| Year&lt;br /&gt;
!rowspan=2| Film&lt;br /&gt;
!colspan=3|Credited as&lt;br /&gt;
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! Director !! Writer !! Producer &lt;br /&gt;
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|1998 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} || || &amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;IMDB Page for Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chutamu Rarandi&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|1999 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetharama Raju]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Sitaramaraju&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Seetharamaraju|url=https://indiancine.ma/BDBU/info|access-date=6 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2000 || [[Yuvaraju (2000 film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Yuvaraju&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Yuvaraju&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Yuvaraju|url=https://indiancine.ma/ARKZ/info|access-date=6 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2002 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo (2002)|url=https://indiancine.ma/ASFJ/info|access-date=6 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot;|2003 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seetayya]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Seetayya&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Seetayya|url=https://indiancine.ma/BEZK/info|access-date=6 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tiger Harischandra Prasad]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; || {{no}} || {{no}} || {{no}} || Editor || &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-tigerharischandraprasad.html|title=Movie review - Tiger Harischandra Prasad|date=18 December 2003|work=[[Idlebrain.com]]|last=Jeevi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2006 || [[Devadasu (2006 film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Devadasu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || || &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Devadasu&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Devadasu|url=https://indiancine.ma/AUJW/info|access-date=6 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2008 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Okka Magaadu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} || ||  &amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;IndianCinema Page for Okka Magaadu&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2009 || [[Saleem (film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saleem&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{no}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;IndianCineMa Page for Saleem&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2012 || &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nippu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;||{{no}} ||{{no}} ||{{yes}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;IndianCinema Link for Nippu&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|2015 || [[Rey (film)|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Rey&amp;#039;&amp;#039;]] ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||{{yes}} ||  ||&amp;lt;ref name = &amp;quot;IndianCinemMa Page for Rey&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
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