C. Aswan Dutt | |
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 Dutt in 2023 | |
| Born | Chalasani Aswani Dutt 15 September 1950 Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Political party | Telugu Desam Party |
| Children | 3 including Swapna Dutt, Priyanka Dutt, Sravanthi Dutt |
| Awards | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Mahanati (2018) |
Chalasani Aswani Dutt, also spelled Ashwin Dutt (15 September 1950), is an Indian film producer known for his work in the Telugu cinema.[1][2] He established the film production company Vyjayanthi Movies in 1974, one of the biggest production houses in the Telugu film industry. In a career spanning nearly five decades, he has produced over 40 films with a majority of them in Telugu and a few in Hindi and Tamil languages.[3][4][5] He is known for producing big-budget films that have lavish production values.[6]
He also contested for the Vijayawada Lok Sabha constituency in the year 2004 General Elections as a Telugu Desam Party candidate.
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Aswini Dutt, who is been[sic] one of the most consistent and successful film producer during spanning period over 27 years ....
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Aswini Dutt, the man behind Telugu Cinema's one of the prestigious banners - Vyjayanthi Movies, is a senior most producer of Telugu film industry. He has produced blockbusters with all the stars of Telugu Cinema ranging from NTR to Taraka Rathnaa.
- ^ Mary, S. B. Vijaya (7 May 2020). "Celebrating 30 years of the Chiranjeevi-Sridevi Telugu blockbuster 'Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
Vyjayanthi Movies, known for big budget and lavish productions had a successful run, till it hit a rough patch with Shakti in 2011.