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John Sudheer Pudhota (born 29th December 1974) is an Indian film producer who has produced who has produced many Indian films including Emo Gurram Eguravacchu (2014), Naruda Donoruda (2016), Kadaisi Bench Karthi (2017), Malli Premisthe (Due 2019), Voter (2018) and Showtime (Due 2019). The films are produced under the banners "Cherry Films" and "Rama Reels" in Tamil and Telugu languages. He is also an Entrepreneur and the Chairman of RAMA Group.

Early Life

John was born in 1974 in the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. After his schooling in 1992, he joined the Missionaries of the poor in Jamaica.

Career

After returning from Jamaica in 1994, John started working for his family business of supplying education materials to schools. In 1996, he went to Africa where he worked for a pharmaceutical company named Kas Medics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The venture was marked by tremendous success and it spread out to a majority of East Africa and certain regions of Southern Africa, including Mozambique. In 1999, he moved back to Asia, where he started his restaurant business. He successfully ran three restaurants in Pattaya, Coral Island, and Bangkok, Thailand. He later sold out the restaurants to his partner and moved to South India in 2001, where he started his own import and export trading company.

2005 - Present

John founded RAMA Group in the year 2005. The group is currently involved in diversified portfolios including health-care, education, business consulting, import and export, mobile application development, blockchain, and film and television productions. Since its incorporation, RAMA Group is continuing to develop partnerships in India and abroad. The overseas partners are from several countries including Hong Kong, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia. The mission of the company is to unite Asia under the single entertainment umbrella. The company aims to become a market leader in the Asian entertainment industry.

Career in Entertainment Industry

John worked with several Indian movie producers before starting his own production company named "Cherry Films" in 1994, and produced "Emo Gurram Egaravachu" under this banner. In 2014, John established RAMA (Royal Asian Movie Awards) to initiate and set-up Asian awards involving 45 Asian and Middle Eastern Countries, and subsequently set-up "RAMA Reels" in 2015. The company, post incorporation, has produced several Tamil and Telugu movies.

In 2017, John set-up the first Indian-owned production company in Malaysia named "RAMA Uniting Asia Berhad". In the same year, RAMA Group entered China as Shengya Culture and Media, and entered into a partnership with a Shanghai-based production company named Uing Holdings. In April 2018, John signed an MOU with the Ningbo local government administration, setting-up the first foreign media company in Ningbo, China with the name "Hanya Culture and Media". Apart from movie production, Hanya is also working to set-up a movie talent café in Ningbo to promote local movie talents and deal with content trading.

Filmography Honors and Awards


 * John was honored as the "Masterclass Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year" at Far East Business Leadership Awards in 2016; organized by Sino-Europe Industry and Business Association, and the World Chinese Business Affairs Association.
 * He was recognized as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential and Sustainable Entrpreneurs" by Asia Pacific CSR Council in November 2017, whose purpose is to advance the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
 * In 2016, he was awarded the Honorary Title "Datuk" by the Indonesian Government.

References:

Naruda Donaruda (Nov 2016)

Telugu feature film

http://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/naruda-donoruda.html

https://www.indupdates.in/naruda-donaruda-movie-review-rating

Emo Gurram Egaravachu (JAN 2014)

Telugu feature film

https://www.filmibeat.com/telugu/movies/emo-gurram-egaravachu.html

http://www.telugumirchi.com/en/reviews/emo-gurram-egaravachu-telugu-movie-review.html

Voter (2018)

Telugu feature film


 * http://telugucinema.com/news/vishnu-manchu-bilingual-action-film-launched
 * http://www.sify.com/movies/voter-manchu-vishnu-s-next-venture-news-telugu-rdvjlqifjhfha.html
 * http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/movie-news/reel-talk-vishnu-manchu-becomes-voter-80749.html
 * http://teluguglobal.in/vishnu-manchus-tamil-debut-film-launched/
 * http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/210317/vishnu-manchus-next-is-voter.htm

Kadaisi Bench Karthi (FEB 2017)

Tamil feature film


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadaisi_Bench_Karthi
 * https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/kadaisi-bench-karthi.html
 * https://www.indiaglitz.com/kadaisi-bench-karthi-tamil-movie-review-21357
 * https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Kadaisi-Bench-Karthi
 * https://chennaivision.com/producer-wants-make-movies-languages-world/

Media links in Tamil


 * http://tamilcinemareporter.com/%e0%ae%89%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%95-%e0%ae%ae%e0%af%8a%e0%ae%b4%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%b3%e0%af%8d-%e0%ae%8e%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%b5%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b1%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b2%e0%af%81/
 * http://thirdeyecinemas.com/news/john-sudir-enters-film-industry-with-big-plans/
 * http://tamilcinemaboxoffice.com/home/international-businessman-tamil-cinema-johnsudhir/
 * http://www.heronewsonline.com/producer-johnsudhir/
 * https://www.top10cinema.com/article/tl/42513/kadaisi-bench-karthi-updates
 * http://www.tamilcinemaz.com/johnsudhir-kadaisibenchkarthi/
 * http://www.gtamilcinema.in/blog/2017/05/15/producer-john-sudheer-speech/

China (SEP 2017)

Signing Event; Strategic Partnership between RAMA Group and UING Media


 * Iqiyi 爱奇艺 http://m.iqiyi.com/w_19rvcv5y2h.html?dummy=&wx_uid2=wxidoG0a9jl9nWMkdlHfUpcK2FPf7mwM
 * 浙江之窗 http://www.zjszc.cn/dd/20170928146810.html
 * 浙江新闻在线 http://www.zjolnews.cn/eui/201709/28221895.html
 * 天津网 http://www.tianjincn.cn/xw/2017092814318.html
 * 亚洲在线 http://www.iasianews.com/v-1-236697.aspx
 * 环球财经 http://www.theglobale.com/v-1-239585.aspx
 * 上海在线 http://www.sh.dsxfzx.com/news/2017/0928/52165.html
 * 上海焦点网 http://www.shjiaod.cn/xj/2017/099390728.html
 * 中国大上海 http://www.zgdsh.cn/shnews/201709/47768228.html
 * 中国商业资讯 http://www.zgsyzx.com.cn/2017/09/28/87792.html
 * 每日中国 http://www.dailychn.com/v-1-342312.aspx
 * 今日资讯网 http://www.jrzixun.com.cn/nxaa/2017/1773609.html
 * 星时尚 http://www.xingfad.cn/html/2017092863448.html
 * 财报网 http://www.reportf.com/v-1-251372.aspx
 * 重庆青年网 http://www.sljdf.com/kl/2017/0928/66453.html
 * 视野中国 http://www.shiyecn.cn/tyqj/2017/1773509.html
 * 品牌志 http://www.ppzhi.net/2017/092814319.html
 * 深圳之声 http://www.szcsol.com/xwq/201709/28262815.html
 * 广东之窗 http://www.gtrzf.com/ang/2017/095699328.html
 * 江苏热线 http://www.js.onhot.cn/news/20170928/253416.html
 * 每日江苏 http://www.jsday.cn/zxn/201709/28221894.html
 * 河北视窗 http://www.hb.onrol.cn/hbnews/20170928/253417.html
 * 温州资讯网 http://www.wzzxol.com/xxw/201709/28262816.html
 * 商界新闻 http://www.thebiz.cn/v-1-318368.aspx
 * 商业观察 http://www.51businessview.com/v-1-238164.aspx
 * 商业中文网 http://www.fbchinese.cn/v-1-242005.aspx
 * 上海经济网 http://news.zgjjdb.com.cn/2017/0928/181780.html
 * 华北新闻 http://www.thehuabei.com/v-1-242725.aspx
 * 第一新闻网 http://www.theonews.com/v-1-278186.aspx
 * 东方新闻 http://www.indongfang.com/v-1-248426.aspx
 * 北京之声 http://www.zgshhdj.com/xwdt/20170928/351225.html
 * 陆家嘴金融网 http://www.ljzfin.com/info/39705.jspx?backView=true&from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

RAMA GROUP AND UING MEDIA HELD A STRATEGIC COOPERATION SIGNING CONFERENCE


 * 商业中文网 http://www.fbchinese.cn/v-1-242005.aspx

CHINA.ORG.CN PUBLISHED ON RAMA GROUP AS PART OF DEEPENING SINO-INDIAN CULTURAL TIES


 * http://www.china.org.cn/opinion/2018-12/24/content_74306207.htm

手机端媒体 Mobile media


 * 腾讯新闻客户端 http://view.inews.qq.com/a/20170928A06UJB00
 * 一点资讯新闻客户端 http://www.yidianzixun.com/article/0HNSWSUp
 * 搜狐网手机客户端 http://m.sohu.com/a/195164561_572570/?pvid=000115_3w_a
 * 网易客户端 http://c.m.163.com/news/a/CVECAT4R0511F190.html

Mentions:


 * https://chennaivision.com/producer-wants-make-movies-languages-world/

External Links


 * John Sudheeron johnsudheer.com
 * John Sudheer Pudhotaon Linkedin.com