Srimanthudu

Srimanthudu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Koratala Siva
Produced by	Y. Naveen Y. Ravi Shankar C. V. Mohan Mahesh Babu
Written by	Koratala Siva
Starring	Mahesh Babu Shruti Haasan Rajendra Prasad Jagapathi Babu
Music by	Devi Sri Prasad
Cinematography	R. Madhi
Edited by	Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Production company	G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd Mythri Movie Makers
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	7 August 2015 (2015-08-07)
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu
Budget	₹400—700 million
Box office	est. ₹1.3–2 billion

Srimanthudu (English: The Wealthy Man) is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Koratala Siva. It was produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan under their banner Mythri Movie Makers. Mahesh Babu co-produced the film under his banner G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment Pvt. Ltd and played the film's protagonist, Harsha Vardhan, with Shruti Haasan as the female lead, Charuseela. Jagapati Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Sampath Raj, Mukesh Rishi, Sukanya and Harish Uthaman appear in supporting roles. It was distributed globally by Eros International.

The film tells the story of Harsha Vardhan, a young man who inherits a business empire from his father Ravikanth (played by Jagapati Babu). Urged by his friend Charuseela to learn about his and his father's ancestral roots in a remote village named Devarakota, Harsha adopts the village and spends some time trying to improve the standard of living of the local people and the infrastructure of the village. His efforts anger the local crime boss Sashi (played by Sampath Raj) and his brother Venkata Ratnam, a politician (played by Mukesh Rishi).

Srimanthudu was initially going to be produced by UTV Motion Pictures, but the company backed out, citing differences with Siva. In addition to directing the film, Siva also wrote the screenplay. Devi Sri Prasad composed the score, and R. Madhi was the cinematographer. Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao edited the film. Production began on 11 August 2014 at Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad. Principal photography began on 7 November 2014 in Pune, and lasted till mid-June 2015. Though most of the film was shot in and around Hyderabad, a few portions were filmed in Tamil Nadu and Malaysia.