Abhishek Agarwal is an Indian film producer who produces Telugu films predominantly. He began his journey in the film industry as a co-producer for Kirrak Party (2018) and Goodachari (2018). Later, he produced A1 Express (2021) and Raja Raja Chora (2021), marking his foray into solo productions. He ventured into Hindi cinema with The Kashmir Files (2022).
Abhishek Agarwal | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 April 1981 |
| Alma mater | St. Mary's College, Hyderabad |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Archana Agarwal |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Tej Narayan Agarwal (father) Snehalatha Agarwal (mother) |
Early life
Abhishek Agarwal attended school at All Saints High School and later graduated from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad.[citation needed]
Tollywood
Abhishek ventured in to film production as a co-producer with Nikhil's Kirrak Party[1] and went ahead to produce Goodachari with Adivi Sesh with the success of both films he ventured further into films like Kajal Aggarwal's Sita, Sundeep Kishan's A1 Express and debut director Hasith Goli's Raja Raja Chora with Sree Vishnu.
in 2022, it was rumored that Abhishek Agarwal Arts would be producing a film with Sukumar and Prabhas,[2] but those rumors were quickly shut down.[3]
Bollywood
Abhishek Agarwal's first Bollywood project was Vivek Agnihotri's The Kashmir Files[4] the film was made on a budget of ₹15 - ₹25 crore (US$3.1 million) and the film was declared a box-office success[5] within its first two days of release.[6] The film went on to become the biggest hit of the Pandemic era,[7] grossing over 340 crores,[8] becoming the second highest-grossing Hindi film of 2022.
In January 2023, Abhishek Agarwal arts officially launched the first look of G2[9] the sequel to Adivi Sesh starrer Goodachari,[10] and confirmed that it will be a Pan-Indian film.[11]
Philanthropy
In year 2020, Abhishek Agarwal founded Chandrakala Foundation, in memory of his late grandmother Smt. Chandrakala, and on third anniversary (named Sarthak Diwas) Chandrakala Foundation has adopted a village of Thimmapur[12] in Ranga Reddy district of Telangana, undertaking the development of Thimmapur's infrastructure and providing amenities to the village.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kirrak Party | Sharan Koppisetty | Co-produced with Anil Sunkara[14][15] |
| Goodachari | Sashi Kiran Tikka | Co-produced with Abhishek Nama and T. G. Vishwa Prasad | |
| 2019 | Sita | Teja | Co-produced with Anil Sunkara |
| 2021 | A1 Express | Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu | Co-produced with T. G. Vishwa Prasad and Sundeep Kishan |
| Raja Raja Chora | Hasith Goli | Co-produced with T. G. Vishwa Prasad | |
| 2022 | The Kashmir Files | Vivek Agnihotri | Co-produced with Zee Studios and I am Buddha Production |
| Karthikeya 2 | Chandoo Mondeti | Co-produced with T. G. Vishwa Prasad | |
| Dhamaka | Trinadha Rao Nakkina | Co-produced with T. G. Vishwa Prasad | |
| 2023 | Tiger Nageswara Rao | Vamsee | Released[16] |
| TBD | Dr. Abdul Kalam | TBD | Pre-production[17] |
| The Delhi Files | Vivek Agnihotri | Pre-production | |
| Goodachari 2 | Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi | Production[18] | |
| The India House | Ram Vamsi Krishna | Production[19][20] |