Maha Sankranthi Raju (known as M. S. Raju) is an Indian film producer, known for his works in commercial Telugu cinema. He won 3 Filmfare Awards, becoming the first Indian producer to receive three consecutive Filmfare Awards, for the films Okkadu, Varsham, and Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. He also produced blockbusters like Shatruvu, Devi, Manasantha Nuvve, and Nee Sneham.
Maha Sankranthi Raju is a famous producer in the Telugu Cinema industry.His first film as a producer was ‘Shatruvu’. Then he produced ‘Devi’ (1999). This was a blockbuster which gave him a big break in the industry. His next movie was ‘Devi Putrudu’ (2001). This movie had Venkatesh in the lead. He then delivered a stupendous hit in the form of ‘Okkadu’ (2003), which starred Prince Mahesh Babu. This movie broke all records. He followed it up by ‘Varsham’ (2004). This also was a big hit. This movie was a runaway hit. Prabhas was the lead and Trisha was the leading lady. He made a hat trick with ‘Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana’ (2005).Majority of his movies proved to be a grosser at the box office.