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Madhu Mantena Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated September 29, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth8 May 1975

Age50 Years

BirthplaceHyderabad, Telangana (then Andhra Pradesh), India

ProfessionFilm Producer, Entrepreneur

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpouseIra Trivedi (m. 2023); previously Masaba Gupta (m. 2015, div. 2019)

FamilyFather: Murari Raju Mantena (d. 7 March 2023); has a sister; cousin Ram Gopal Varma

Madhu Mantena Biography

Madhu Mantena is an Indian film producer and entrepreneur from Hyderabad known for producing acclaimed Hindi films and web series. He has worked across a (

Early life and background

Madhu Mantena was born on 8 May 1975 in Hyderabad, then part of Andhra Pradesh. He grew up in the city and attended Hyderabad Public School. His father, Murari Raju Mantena, ran a factory where Madhu gained early exposure to manufacturing work as a teenager. He has a sister and counts filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma among his extended relatives.

Career

Mantena began his film career working in Telugu cinema; his debut as a producer came with the 2003 Telugu film Karthik. He later moved into Hindi cinema and produced the 2008 Bollywood version of Ghajini, which brought him wider recognition.

Over time Mantena built a varied career in the Indian entertainment industry, moving between roles in music, film and media. He started a music label early on and later sold it. With the backing of industry figures such as Manmohan Shetty, he helped establish Adlabs’ international operations and subsequently served as Head of Saregama Films.

In 2007 he founded Big Bang Media Private Limited and held the position of Chief Creative Officer. In 2011 he joined Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl and Vikramaditya Motwane to form Phantom Films, a production banner that produced several notable projects. After Phantom’s dissolution in 2022, Mantena and partner Sheetal Talwar acquired the Phantom brand and relaunched it as Phantom Studios.

Mantena has produced films in five languages, including Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati and Bengali. His producing credits include commercially and critically successful films such as Queen (2014), Udta Punjab (2016), and Super 30 (2019). He was also a producer on the Netflix series Sacred Games. His projects have been recognized at national and industry award ceremonies: Queen won Best Feature Film in Hindi at the 62nd National Film Awards and multiple Filmfare honours; Ghajini was nominated at the International Indian Film Academy awards in 2008; Masaan received the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 63rd National Film Awards; Wrong Side Raju won Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 64th National Film Awards; and Ugly received a Screen Award nomination in 2015.

Mantena is the founder of Mythoverse LPP, a company announced to develop large-scale films inspired by Hindu epics such as the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In 2023 he announced projects that included a film on the last Hindu queen of Kashmir, Kota Rani, and a Mahabharata-based film.

Public profile

Physically, Mantena is listed as approximately 178 cm (about 5'10") tall and weighing around 70 kg, with black hair and black eyes. His public profile has combined film production with entrepreneurial activity; Big Bang Media became the official media partner for the Hockey India League in April 2023.

Personal life

Mantena has been married twice. He married Masaba Gupta on 2 June 2015; that marriage ended in divorce in 2019. He later announced his marriage to Ira Trivedi in April 2023 and the pair married on 11 June 2023. Mantena has said he and Trivedi had known each other for over a decade. His father, Murari Raju Mantena, passed away on 7 March 2023.

Latest updates

In 2023 Mantena and his production companies were active in announcing new films, including stories drawn from Indian history and epic texts. He and Sheetal Talwar relaunched the Phantom brand as Phantom Studios following the earlier dissolution of Phantom Films. His company Big Bang Media continued participating in sports-media partnerships, including a role with the Hockey India League in 2023.

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Recent Work

Super 30

Produced the 2019 Hindi film based on mathematician Anand Kumar

2019
Sacred Games

Producer on the Netflix web series

Queen

Producer of the 2014 Hindi film that won Best Feature Film in Hindi at the 62nd National Film Awards

2014
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Career Highlights

  1. Produced Ghajini (Bollywood, 2008)
  2. Queen won Best Feature Film in Hindi at the 62nd National Film Awards
  3. Produced films across five languages: Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Gujarati and Bengali
  4. Co-founded Phantom Films in 2011 and later relaunched the brand as Phantom Studios
  5. Founded Big Bang Media Private Limited and served as Chief Creative Officer
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Madhu Mantena is publicly listed as married to Ira Trivedi (m. 2023); previously Masaba Gupta (m. 2015, div. 2019).