Rachana Television (RTPL)
Rachana Television Private Limited is a company that was incorporated in 2006 and is active in production of motion pictures, video and television program production, sound recording and music publishing, as well as broadcasting. The company is primarily owned by Tummala Narendra Choudary and his wife Tummala Rama Devi. The company has three television channels – NTV Telugu, which is a 24x7 Telugu news channel, Bhakti TV, which is a Telugu devotional channel and Vanitha TV, a women’s channel. The company management has interests in publishing (Rachana Publishers Private Limited), Infrastructure Development (SriRachana Infra Developers Private Limited and Sunshine Infraholdings India Private Limited), Other Media (N Rachana Add Media Private Limited and NTV Sports and Entertainment Private Limited) and Media Education (N School of Journalism Private Limited).
Business Form
Private
Legal Form
Private Limited
Business Sectors
Television Broadcasting; Publishing; Infrastructure Development; Media Education
Individual Owner
Pitchi Reddy Pami Reddy
Pitchi Reddy Pami Reddy or P.P. Reddy is the Founder & Chairman of Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL). A farmers’s son, Reddy founded the company as Megha Engineering Enterprises in 1989 and in 2006 renamed it into Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited. MEIL is active in infrastructure projects like dams, natural gas distribution networks, power plants and roads. In 2018, Reddy was ranked the 47th richest Indian with a net worth of $3.1 billion. Reddy is the Director of Manjali Agro Farms Private Limited, MEIL Green Power Limited, Megha Fibre Glass Industries Limited, POA Offshore Private Limited, MEIL Media Private Limited, among many others.
His nephew, Puritipati Venkatakrishna Reddy or P.V. Reddy joined P.P. Reddy in the company in 1991, and runs the company as the Managing Director today. P.V. Reddy is also a Director in many of the Company’s other businesses including MEIL Rusgaz Engineering Private Limited, MEIL Sai Rama Oil and Gas Private Limited, Western UP Power Transmission Company Limited, POA Offshore Private Limited among many others.
Dr. Rameshwar Rao Jupally
Dr. Rameshwar Rao Jupally is the Chairman of My Home Group, a business Group with interests in realty, cement as well as power and education. Rao is a homeopathy doctor-turned industrialist. He is a Director in many companies including Sree Jayajothi Cements Private Limited, Theja Energy Limited, My Home Apartments and Villas Private Limited, J.B.M Gardens Private Limited, My Home Media and Entertainments Private Limited, among many others.
He is considered to be a close friend and aide of the Chief Minister of Telangana, K. Chandrasekhar Rao. He has a stake in NTV News Channel through J.B.M resorts private limited which is owned by his family.
Other TV Outlets
Bhakti TV (Missing Data)
Vanitha TV (Missing Data)
Other Online Outlets
https://www.youtube.com/user/ntvteluguhd/videos?app=desktop
https://www.ntvtelugu.com/
Media Business
Television Broadcasting
Bhakti TV
Vanitha TV
Publishing
Rachana Publishers Private Limited
Business
Infrastructure Development
SriRachana Infra Developers Private Limited
Sunshine Infraholdings India Private Limited
Advertising
N Rachana Add Media Private Limited
Education
N School of Journalism Private Limited
Sports and recreation
E11Media Private Limited
NRachana Entertainment Private Limited
General Information
Founding Year
2007
Affiliated Interests Founder
is the Founder-Chairman of Rachana Television Private Limited, the company that owns the 24x7 Telugu news channel, NTV Telugu. Not much information is available about Choudary’s background, or the origins of the channel and the company. Choudary is a Director of a few companies including Rachana Publishers Private Limited, Srirachana Infra Developers Private Limited, Sunshine Infra Holdings Private Limited, N Rachana Add Media Private Limited, N School of Journalism Private Limited, NTV Sports and Entertainment Private Limited, E11Media Private Limited, NRachana Entertainment Private Limited.
Employees
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Contact
Rachana Television Pvt Ltd NTV
Plot 564-A-19/III, Road 92, Jubilee Hills Hyderabad,
Andhra Pradesh 500033
Tel.: +91 040 22222255
Website: www.ntvtelugu.com
Tax/ ID Number
CIN: U32301TG2006PTC051753
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
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Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
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Advertising (in % of total funding)
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Management
Executive Board
Managing Director, Rachana Publishers Private Limited, Director – Srirachana Infra Developers Private Limited, Director – Sunshine Infra Holdings Private Limited, Director – N Rachana Add Media Private Limited and many others.
Director, Rachna Television Private Limited. She is also Director – Rachana Publishers Private Limited, Director – Srirachana Infra Developers Private Limited, Director – Sunshine Infra Holdings Private Limited, Director – N Rachana Add Media Private Limited and many others.
Director, Rachna Television Private Limited. She is also Director – Srirachana Infra Developers Private Limited, Director – NG Mind Frame Private Limited, and Director – NRachana Entertainment Private Limited.
Further Information
Meta Data
The television channel does not have a corporate website, and hence not much information is available on the Management, and the business interests of the company. The data related to shareholding pattern was taken from the filings available in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs website. MOM team sent an email on the 23rd January 2019 followed by a letter on the 1st February 2019 to the Company to confirm the data given in the document. There has been no response from the Company so far.
