Shobu Yarlagadda is an Indian American environmental engineer turned film producer, and the son-in-law of veteran film maker K. Raghavendra Rao. He is the co-founder and CEO of Arka Media Works, a film production company known for its works exclusively in Telugu cinema. Yarlagadda has garnered two National Film Awards, two state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare South Awards, two SIIMA awards, one Zee Cine Awards Telugu and the Saturn Award.