Sanjay Reddy

Sanjay Reddy (born on June 29, 1968), is a Media Professional, Producer, Actor and known for leading some of the top TV Channels of India in the regional space.

Early life and family

Sanjay was born in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh (India) to a family of Armed Forces and hence his early life was strictly disciplined. He finished his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, Allahabad, in the year 1985 with a major in Economics & Geography. He passed his graduation exams with distinction with a major in Economics and Statistics. He also has a Post Graduate Degree in Business Administration with double specialisation in Marketing as well as Finance from University of Pune. He is a trained shooter and holds a silver medal at national level. Married to Swathi Reddy has Son Mahikaansh Reddy & Daughter Gaurika Reddy.

Professional Life

Sanjay's expertise lies in sales, distribution, programming and general management in Media and Entertainment industries besides selling print/air time space & managing the television businesses. In his long over 2 decades of career in media, he has been associated with some of the largest media firms in India.He started his career in Bombay (now Mumbai), in the year 1990 with Bennett Coleman & Co owners of The Famous newspaper The Times of India & The Economic Times. Later on he worked with organisations like DSJ Group, Sony Ent., CNBC, ESPN Star Sports, Walt Disney, Zee Network & Sun TV Network. He quit his professional career in April 2012 there by putting a stop to his career as an employee for almost 22 years. His last assignment was as a Business Head for Zee Network South managing 3 channels (Zee Telugu, Zee Kannada & Zee Tamil).One of his greatest achievements in his professional career was during his tenure with Zee Network he achieved the fastest break ever in the history of Indian Media as Business head for Zee Telugu.

In 2013 he founded a digital company called SillyMonks Entertainment Pvt Ltd. He is known for his expertise in building teams and organization. Outside of his professional career he was also associated some of the wellknown Professional Organizations like,Core Committee Member of FICCI Entertainment Forum, South CII Hyderabad panel for Media & Entertainment (2010-11)

Advertising Club of Hyderabad Governing Body (2010-2013)

Mentor edge (IIM Ahmedabad VC body) http://mentoredge.com

Member Telugu TV Producer Council (TTPC)

Film career

Sanjay stepped into the world of Cinema by becoming a Producer and launching Miss India Universe 1999 Gul Panag for the critically acclaimed Bollywood film, Dhoop(2003), also starring Om Puri, Revathi & Sanjay Suri along with his friends. Later he Executive Produced two Telugu films Masth & Manorama for Zee Motion Pictures. Apart from being a producer he moved on to the silver screen as an actor as well. Till date he has acted in 11 films.

Filmography

References

• http://www.exchange4media.com/43289_lowe-lintas%E2%80%99-pk-sahgal-elected-president-of-ad-club-hyderabad.html
• http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/ad-club-hyderabads-new-committee/article2415925.ece
• http://www.adclubhyderabad.com/exceutivecommittee.html
• http://www.gulpanag.net/films/dhoop.php
• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387164/fullcredits
• http://www.afaqs.com/events/tvnxt/2012/speaker-details.html?id=397
• http://www.afaqs.com/news/story/30069_Regional-media-gains-ground-with-advertisers
• http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/the-anchor-sanjay-reddy-on-7-reasons-why-regional-gecs-should-be-treated-differently-from-hindi/
• http://www.mxmindia.com/2011/09/sanjay-reddy-rejoins-zee-to-head-south-cluster/
• http://www.ficci-frames.com/Chennai_Brochure.pdf
• http://www.exchange4media.com/news/story.aspx?Section_id=6&News_id=35192
• http://www.exchange4media.com/35692_sun-tv-network-appoints-sanjay-reddy-as-its-head-of-andhra-pradesh-television-business.html
• http://www.adgully.com/star-frenzy-at-ficci-frames-2011-46163.html
• http://www.hybiz.tv/Mr-Sanjay-Reddy/157201
• http://www.siliconindia.com/magazine-articles-in/Silly_Monks_Digital_Entertainment_Publishing__Advertising_Agen...-SDPQ566490219.html
• http://www.cioreview.in/magazine/SillyMonks-Entertainment-Encompassing-the-Entire-Gamut-from-Digital-to-Creative-Requirements-RPVO350590119.html

External links

• http://mentoredge.com
• http://www.sillymonks.com