Ramoji Group
| Industry | conglomerate |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Ramoji Rao |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Services | Mass media, Entertainment, film production, financial services, retail, education, hospitality |
Ramoji Group is a conglomerate headed by Ramoji Rao and headquartered in Hyderabad. Its businesses cover television and newspaper media, film production, financial services, retail, education and hospitality.[1] In 1996, one of its businesses, Ramoji Film City, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest film studio complex in the world.[note 1]
History
Ramoji Group is over five decades old.[1]
Holdings
Ramoji Film City
Ramoji Film City (Telugu: రామోజీ ఫిలిం సిటీ, RFC) is situated near Hayathnagar in Hyderabad, Telangana. It opened in 1996 and was certified by Guinness World Records as the largest integrated film city.[note 1] It contains over 1,666 acres (6.74 km2) of land, and is the site for Ushakiran Movies. It hosts a theme park and the Ramoji Academy of Film and Television (RAFT), which offers degrees in filmmaking.[1][2][3]
Eenadu
Eenadu, which started in 1974 in Vizag, is one of India’s largest circulated regional language daily newspapers. Its Telugu language daily is printed from 23 centres.[1][4]
ETV Network
ETV is a satellite television network of 12 channels aired in eight languages:[1] Telugu, Bangla, Marathi, Kannada, Oriya, Gujarati, Urdu and Hindi. It reaches out to viewers in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, and has a dedicated channel for each of the four Hindi-speaking states.
Ushakiran Television carries out television content development for ETV. It has divisions all over India and employs over 1000 people.
Ushakiran Movies
Ushakiran Movies, founded in 1983, has produced over 80 films in various Indian languages such as Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali.[2][3] It distributes its films through Mayuri.
Other Holdings
- Margadarshi Chit Fund: The group's flagship company, which was founded in 1962 in a small rented building on Himayat Nagar road, is one of the chit fund (financial instrument) companies, and has a subscriber base of 360,000 members.
- Dolphin Hotels: The group set up its first three-star hotel in Vizag in the 1980s and now operates a range of hotels in Ramoji Film City from luxury Hotel Sitara to budget property Tara.[1]
- Kalanjali: A large shopping mall that offers arts, crafts and textiles from all parts of India.[1]
- Priya Foods: Manufacturing and marketing condiments, confectionery and edible oils.[1]
- Brisah: Women's clothing brand, specializing in formal dress and party wear. Current CEO: Dr Amukurajah.[1]
Notes
- 1 2 In 2012, the Prayag Film City of Kolkata was developed and took over the title of world's largest integrated film city.
References
- source:[5]
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "About RFC - Ramoji Group". Ramoji Film City. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- 1 2 "Ramoji Film City". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- 1 2 "About - Ramoji Film City". Ramoji Film City. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ↑ "Eenadu Info". EEnaduinfo.com. Ushodaya Enterprises. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ↑ "Free Case Study | The Ramoji Group | Leadership Case Study | Case Studies | Case Study in Business, Management". Icmrindia.org. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
External links
- About Ramoji Group
- Usha Kiron Movies at the Internet Movie Database
- Eenadu
- ETV
- Ramoji Film City
- Dolphin Hotels
- Margadarsi Fund
- Kalanjali