{{Short description|Indian film production company}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox company | name = PRK Productions | logo = | founder = Puneeth Rajkumar | founded = {{start date and age|2017|7|20}} | key_people = Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar<ref name="PRK Studios" /> | industry = Motion pictures | products = Film production | services = Film production<br />Music | type = Private Limited company | hq_location_city = Bangalore | hq_location_country = India | website = | subsidiaries = PRK Audio }}
'''PRK Productions''' is an Indian film production company founded by Puneeth Rajkumar and managed by his wife, Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad S. |first=Shyam |date=30 January 2020 |title=Puneeth Rajkumar: Mayabazar will decide future productions |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/mayabazar-will-decide-future-productions/articleshow/73744808.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131082036/https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/south-masala/mayabazar-will-decide-future-productions/articleshow/73744808.cms |archive-date=31 January 2020 |access-date=22 July 2020 |website=Bangalore Mirror}}</ref><ref name="celebration" />
== History == PRK Productions was founded on 20 July 2017.<ref name="PRK Studios" /> The production house made its feature film debut with ''Kavaludaari'' (2019), a neo-noir thriller film starring Rishi and Anant Nag.<ref name="D" /> The studio's next film was ''Mayabazar 2016'' (2020), which featured an ensemble cast of Raj B. Shetty, Vasishta N. Simha, and Prakash Raj.<ref name="B" /> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the production house's next two ventures, ''Law'' and ''French Biriyani'', were directly released on Amazon Prime Video in 2020.<ref name="celebration" /> ''Law'' marked the film debut of Ragini, Prajwal Devaraj's wife.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharadhaa |first=A. |date=14 July 2020 |title=Law best debut I could have had: Ragini Prajwal |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/jul/14/law-best-debut-i-could-have-had-ragini-prajwal-2169291.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715170000/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2020/jul/14/law-best-debut-i-could-have-had-ragini-prajwal-2169291.html |archive-date=15 July 2020 |access-date=21 July 2020 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> ''French Biriyani'' starred Danish Sait and Sal Yusuf marked the film debut of TikToker Disha Madan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yerasala |first=Ikyatha |date=13 January 2019 |title=Disha Madan's Kannada film industry debut |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/130119/disha-madans-kannada-film-industry-debut.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703200818/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/sandalwood/130119/disha-madans-kannada-film-industry-debut.html |archive-date=3 July 2019 |access-date=22 July 2020 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
The next three films of the banner- ''One Cut Two Cut'' starring Danish Sait, ''Family Pack'' starring Likith Shetty and Amrutha Iyengar and ''Man of the Match'' directed by D.Satya Prakash of Rama Rama Re fame were a direct release on Amazon Prime Video.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Lata |date=2022-01-27 |title=Amazon Prime Video acquires three films from late Kannada actor's company |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/media/amazon-prime-video-acquires-three-films-from-late-kannada-actor-s-company-11643258995196.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=mint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DHNS |title=Three films of PRK Productions to stream on Prime |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/three-films-of-prk-productions-to-stream-on-prime-1073306.html |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> Their next release was ''Gandhadagudi'', the last film of late Puneeth Rajkumar, directed by the National Award winner AmoghaVarasha JS.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Khajane |first=Muralidhara |date=2022-10-28 |title='Gandhada Gudi' documentary review: Puneeth Rajkumar's beautiful ode to Karnataka's biodiversity |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/gandhada-gudi-documentary-review-puneeth-rajkumars-beautiful-ode-to-karnatakas-biodiversity/article66064758.ece |access-date=2024-04-08 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Ashwini took over the production house fully after Puneeth's death in October 2021 and continued their objective of supporting and bring in fresh faces and ideas into the industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive {{!}} Ashwini Puneeth Rajkumar on PRK Productions investing in new talent, OTT boom & more |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/exclusive-ashwini-puneeth-rajkumar-on-prk-productions-investing-in-new-talent-ott-boom-more/7979b2e0de487 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, they released the comedy drama movie ''Aachar & Co''. directed and acted by Sindhu Sreenivas Murthy with a majority of cast as newbies and women.<ref>{{Cite web |last=M |first=Shashiprasad S. |date=2023-07-04 |title=Exclusive: 'Aachar & Co' is a slice-of-life comedy spearheaded by women, says Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy |url=https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/sindhu-sreenivasa-murthys-aachar-co-is-a-slice-of-life-comedy-spearheaded-by-women/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=The South First |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aachar & Co's Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy on why she's got a newbie cast onboard |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/aachar-cos-sindhu-sreenivasa-murthy-on-why-shes-got-a-newbie-cast-onboard/a7d11487d4618 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> The movie opened to positive to mixed reviews from critics but ran to full theatres with family audience across Karnataka for around 25 days.<ref>{{Cite web |last=S |first=Pranati A. |title=Kannada cinema: Debut directors shine in 2023 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/debut-directors-shine-in-2023-2829564 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Giriprakash |first=K. |date=2023-08-10 |title=How Kannada film Achar & Co weaves modern problems into a 1960s milieu |url=https://thefederal.com/entertainment/how-kannada-film-achar-co-weaves-modern-problems-into-a-1960s-milieu/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=thefederal.com |language=en}}</ref>
To celebrate the birth anniversary of Puneeth, Ashwini joined hands with KRG Studios to re-release one of his most celebrated movie ''Jackie'' on 15 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Puneeth Rajkumar's Jackie re-release: One of Appu's most celebrated films; will get wide release, says Karthik Gowda |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/puneeth-rajkumars-jackie-re-release-one-of-appus-most-celebrated-films-will-get-wide-release-says-karthik-gowda/5c423fb8f429 |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref>
== Filmography == {{pending films key}} {| class="wikitable" |+ List of film credits<!-- Per WP:ACCESSIBILITY & MOS:TABLECAPTION, data tables should always include a descriptive caption. --> |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Director ! scope="col" | Cast ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- | 2019 | ''Kavaludaari'' |Hemanth M. Rao |Rishi, Anant Nag, Roshni Prakash, Achyuth Kumar | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="D" /> |- | rowspan="3"|2020 | ''Mayabazar 2016'' |Radhakrishna Reddy |Raj.B.Shetty, Vasishta, Achyuth Kumar, Chaithra Rao | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref name="B" /> |- | ''Law'' |Raghu Samarth |Ragini Prajwal | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joy |first=Prathibha |date=10 July 2020 |title=Law reaffirms our commitment to making good Kannada cinema: Puneeth Rajkumar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/law-reaffirms-our-commitment-to-making-good-kannada-cinema-puneeth-rajkumar/articleshow/76877920.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200723121718/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/law-reaffirms-our-commitment-to-making-good-kannada-cinema-puneeth-rajkumar/articleshow/76877920.cms |archive-date=23 July 2020 |access-date=21 July 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- | ''French Biriyani'' |Pannaga Bharana |Danish Sait, Sal Yusuf | | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Handoo |first=Ritika |date=14 July 2020 |title=Kannada movie 'French Biriyani' trailer to be out on this date! |url=https://zeenews.india.com/regional/kannada-movie-french-biriyani-trailer-to-be-out-on-this-date-2295670.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717013257/https://zeenews.india.com/regional/kannada-movie-french-biriyani-trailer-to-be-out-on-this-date-2295670.html |archive-date=17 July 2020 |access-date=22 July 2020 |website=Zee Kannada}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2022 |''One Cut Two Cut'' |Vamshidhar Bhograj |Danish Sait, Samyukta Hornad | |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite news |last=Anandraj |first=Shilpa |date=2 February 2022 |title=The Kannada film 'One Cut Two Cut' gets digital release |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-kannada-film-one-cut-two-cut-gets-digital-release/article38363038.ece |access-date=12 June 2022 |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204123844/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-kannada-film-one-cut-two-cut-gets-digital-release/article38363038.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |''Family Pack'' |Arjun Kumar S |Likith Shetty, Amrutha Iyengar | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2021 |title=It's a wrap for 'Family Pack' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jul/20/its-a-wrap-for-family-pack-2332948.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723072255/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jul/20/its-a-wrap-for-family-pack-2332948.html |archive-date=23 July 2021 |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> |- |''Man of the Match'' |D. Satya Prakash |Nataraj S Bhat, Dharmanna Kadooru | | style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=31 July 2021 |title=Vasuki Vaibhav plays a cameo in 'Man of The Match' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jul/31/vasuki-vaibhav-plays-a-cameo-in-man-of-the-match-2337850.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731081941/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2021/jul/31/vasuki-vaibhav-plays-a-cameo-in-man-of-the-match-2337850.html |archive-date=31 July 2021 |access-date=3 August 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> |- |''Gandhada Gudi'' |Amoghavarsha JS |Puneeth Rajkumar, Amoghavarsha JS | |style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Puneeth Rajkumar's dream project with Amoghavarsha titled ''Gandhada Gudi'' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/puneeth-rajkumars-dream-project-with-amoghavarsha-titled-gandhada-gudi/articleshow/88118871.cms |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=The Times of India|date=6 December 2021 }}</ref> |- |2023 |''Aachar & Co'' |Sindhu Srinivasa Murthy |Sindhu Srinivasa Murthy, Ashok, Sudha Belawadi and others | |style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Basavarajaiah |first=Harish |date=28 May 2022 |title=Exclusive: Sindhu Sreenivasa Murthy plays out Puneeth's dream with debut film |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-sindhu-sreenivasa-murthy-plays-out-puneeths-dream-with-debut-film/articleshow/91835840.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612050138/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/exclusive-sindhu-sreenivasa-murthy-plays-out-puneeths-dream-with-debut-film/articleshow/91835840.cms |archive-date=12 June 2022 |access-date=12 June 2022 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2023 |title=ಈ ವಾರ ಅಶ್ವಿನಿ ಪುನೀತ್ ರಾಜ್ಕುಮಾರ್ ನಿರ್ಮಾಣದ ʻಆಚಾರ್ ಆ್ಯಂಡ್ ಕೋʼ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ತೆರೆಗೆ! |url=https://vistaranews.com/cinema-film/ashwini-puneeth-rajkumaraachar-and-co-on-july-28/410952.html |website=Vistara news}}</ref> |- |2024 |''O2'' |Raaghav Nayak<br />Prashanth Raj |Ashika Rangnath, Praveen Tej and Others | |<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 October 2021 |title=Ashika Ranganath starrer 'O2' to go on floors today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ashika-ranganath-starrer-o2-to-go-on-floors-today/articleshow/86861496.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128075428/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/ashika-ranganath-starrer-o2-to-go-on-floors-today/articleshow/86861496.cms |archive-date=28 November 2022 |access-date=10 October 2021 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> |- | 2025 | ''Ekka'' |Rohit Padaki |Yuva Rajkumar, Sanjana Anand, Sampada Hulivana | |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2025/Apr/26/yuva-rajkumars-ekka-look-mirrors-puneeth-rajkumars-jackie-aura|title=Yuva Rajkumar’s Ekka look mirrors Puneeth Rajkumar’s Jackie aura|date=26 April 2025|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> |- |}
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