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A. Kodandarami Reddy
A. Kodandarami Reddy (born 1 July 1950) is an Indian film director best known for his works in Telugu cinema. His association with Chiranjeevi created blockbusters in multiple genres such as ''Nyayam Kavali'' (1981), ''Khaidi (1983 film), Khaidi'' (1983), ''Abhilasha (1983 film), Abhilasha'' (1983), ''Goonda (film), Goonda'' (1984), ''Challenge (1984 film), Challenge'' (1984), ''Donga (film), Donga'' (1985), ''Rakshasudu (1986 film), Rakshasudu'' (1986), ''Pasivadi Pranam'' (1987), ''Donga Mogudu'' (1987), ''Athaku Yamudu Ammayiki Mogudu'' (1989), ''Kondaveeti Donga'' (1990), and ''Muta Mestri'' (1993). In 2013 he received the B. N. Reddy National Film Award for Life Time Achievement. Personal life Reddy was born near Nellore, in a small beach town Mypadu, into an agricultural family. Reddy is married to Bharathi. Their elder son, Sunil Reddy, is a business man-turned-actor, in Tamil cinema. He made his film debut, in ''Seethakaathi'' (2018), in which he played a negative role. ...
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Nellore
Nellore is a city located on the banks of Penna River, in Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of the district, as well as Nellore mandal and Nellore revenue division. It is the List of cities in Andhra Pradesh, fourth most populous city in the state. It is at a distance of 700 km from Visakhapatnam and about 170 km north of Chennai, Tamil Nadu and also about 380 km east-northeast of Bangalore, Karnataka. Etymology There are various theories linked to the origin of the name "Nellore". A mythological story from Sthala Purana depicts, a lingam in the form of a stone under ''Phyllanthus emblica, nelli tree'' ("''Nelli''" stands for ''emblica Tree'' in Tamil). The place gradually became ''Nelli-ooru'' (''ooru'' generally stands for place in Telugu) and then to present day ''Nellore''. Another explanation is that the town got its name from the extensive cultivation of paddy in and around it (''"Nell"'' meaning ''paddy' ...
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Kondaveeti Donga
''Kondaveeti Donga'' () is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language vigilante film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy starring Chiranjeevi, Vijayashanti and Radha in main lead roles. Upon release on 9 April 1990, the film received positive reviews, and emerged as a ''Blockbuster'' at the box office. Subsequently, the film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Thangamalai Thirudan and it was dubbed into Malayalam as Kodanadu Kallan''. The technically brilliant film was the first Telugu film to be released on a 70 mm with 6-Track Stereophonic sound. The production design by Bhaskar Raju, with background score, and music by Ilaiyaraaja received positive reviews. The film had collected a distributors share of 7.4 million on its opening weekend. Plot An orphan Kondaveeti Raja M.A.,L.L.B.,I.A.S. (Chiranjeevi) is raised through the support of people living in the tribal village of Kondaveedu. Upon his return from Hyderabad, he witnesses the failed legal system and the village being engulfed in polit ...
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Goa (1982 Film)
Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the east and south, with the Arabian Sea forming its western coast. It is India's smallest state by area and its fourth-smallest by population. Goa has the highest GDP per capita among all Indian states, two and a half times as high as the GDP per capita of the country as a whole. The Eleventh Finance Commission of India named Goa the best-placed state because of its infrastructure, and India's National Commission on Population rated it as having the best quality of life in India (based on the commission's “12 Indicators”). It is the third-highest ranking among Indian states in the human development index. Panaji is the state's capital, while Vasco da Gama is its largest city. The historic city of Margão in Goa still exhibits the cu ...
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Gopal Rao Gari Ammayi
Gopal may refer to: * Gopal (caste), a social community of Odisha in India * Gopal (Krishna), the infant/child form of Lord Krishna * Gopal Bansa, ancient Kingdom in Nepal * The Gopalas, an early Gaudiya Vaishnava institution * Gandhian Organisation for Peace and Liberty (GOPAL), an organization founded by Jayatirtha Dasa People with the given name * Gopal Ganesh Agarkar (1856–1895), Indian social reformer * Gopal Balakrishnan (born 1966), American philosopher * Gopal Baratham (1935–2002), Singaporean author and neurosurgeon * Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895–1981), Indian entomologist and naturalist * Gopal Bose (1947–2018), Indian cricketer * Gopal Gurunath Bewoor (1916–1989), Indian military officer and diplomat * Gopal Bhar, Medieval Bengali jester * Gopal Bhargava (born 1952), Indian politician * Gopal Bhatnagar, Canadian surgeon * Gopal Chakraborty (born 1936), Indian cricketer * Gopal Singh Chauhan, Indian politician * Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003), Indian playw ...
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Kodeeswaran Magal
Ariyanayagam Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran ( ta, அரியநாயகம் கவீந்திரன் கோடீசுவரன்; also known as Kodeeswaran Robin ta, ரொபின் கோடீசுவரன்) is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician and Member of Parliament. Kodeeswaran is a member of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization. He was one of the Tamil National Alliance's (TNA) candidates in Ampara District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th .... Electoral history References Living people Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka People from Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Tamil politicians Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization politicians Tamil National Alliance ...
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Kirayi Rowdylu
''Kirayi Rowdylu'' is a 1981 Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It features Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, and Raadhika. The film was a box office success, and it was remade in Hindi as ''Hoshiyar''. Cast * Chiranjeevi as Raja * Mohan Babu * Raadhika Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema along with Telugu cinema as well as a few Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Media ... References External links 1981 films Films directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy Films scored by K. Chakravarthy Telugu films remade in other languages 1980s Telugu-language films {{1980s-Telugu-film-stub ...
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Sandhya (1980 Film)
Sandhya may refer to: Hinduism * Another name of Saranyu, goddess of clouds List of people with the given name Sandhya * B. Sandhya (born 1963), Inspector General of Kerala Police in India *Sandhya Agarwal (born 1963), former captain of the Indian women's cricket team *Sandhya Dwarkadas, Indian computer scientist * Sandhya Mazumdar, Indian test cricketer *Sandhya Menon, American young adult fiction author *Sandhya Mukhopadhyay (born 1931), Indian singer and musician specializing in Bengali music * Sandhya Sanjana, Indian jazz/funk/rock singer *Sandhya Shantaram, Indian actress of the 1950s, wife of V. Shantaram *Sandhya (actress) (born 1988), Indian actress in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films, active 2004-present * Sandhya Mridul (born 1975), Indian actress in Bollywood films, active 1993-present *Sandhya Roy, actress in the Bengali language film industry, active 60s, 70s, and 80s *Sandhya Kumari, Sri Lankan actress, active 1963–1977 Historic * Sandhya, a 13th century ...
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Yandamuri Veerendranath
Yandamuri Veerendranath is an Indian novelist and screenwriter known for his works in the Telugu language. He influences younger generations with his socially relevant writings and youtube videos. In his writings he addresses many of social problems in India like poverty, prejudices, and superstitions, and encourages people to be socially responsible. He successfully bridges the idealistic and the popular styles of literature. He is also a Chartered Accountant by qualification. Personal life Yandamuri Veerendranath is from East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He is a practicing chartered accountant. He worked for 15 years in various financial institutions as a senior executive. He is an acclaimed novelist, playwright, and State Sahitya Academy award winner. His works have been translated into Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English, and Hindi. He is a motivational speaker and has delivered speeches at Australia, Tanzania, Indonesia, Singapore, US and, the UK. He is a movie direct ...
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Kirathakudu
''Kirathakudu'' is a 1986 Telugu-language crime film, based on the novel written by Yandamuri Veerendranath. It was directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Suhasini, Silk Smitha and Jaggayya. S. V. Krishna Reddy plays an unusual role of a eunuch and later made many movies as a director. This story is based on an idea that, by 1995–2000, the number of criminals in the country would drastically increase and the government could not maintain the prisons. It demarcates some of the areas as crime zones and builds a protection around them. Some of the scenes were heavily inspired and even lifted off, from the American film, ''Escape From New York''. Plot Chiru plays a rather unusual role: He hates his father to the core and does not support him even when he is being destroyed. Chakravarthy, who is a CBI officer, who is nominated to the Interpol and his son Charan (Chiranjeevi) is a reputed sportsman, but there is no love between them. Charan spends his life ...
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Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of the most prolific Indian composers, in a career spanning over forty-five years, he has composed over 7,000 songs and provided film scores for over 1,000 films, apart from performing in over 20,000 concerts. Ilaiyaraaja received several awards for his works throughout his career. In 2012, for his creative and experimental works in the field of music, he received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest Indian recognition given to people in the field of performing arts. In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian honour in India; and was conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 2018, the second-highest civilian award by the government of India. He is a nominated Member of Parliament in the Indian upper house, Rajy ...
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Godava
''Godava'' () is a 2007 Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and stars his son Vaibhav Reddy and Shraddha Arya in the lead roles alongside Sayaji Shinde who plays a supporting role. This film marks the film debut of Reddy and the Telugu film debut of Arya. Plot To avoid marriage, Anjali gets into a fake relationship with her collegemate Balu. Cast *Vaibhav Reddy as Balu *Shraddha Arya as Anjali *Sayaji Shinde as Anjali's father * Chalapathi Rao as Balu's father *Delhi Rajeshwari as Balu's mother * Annapoorna *Brahmanandam as College Principal * Sunil as Train Ticket Collector *Ashwini as Anjali's friend * Chitram Seenu as Balu's friend * Babloo *Delhi Ganesh * AVS as Temple Priest * Venu Madhav * Jaya Prakash Reddy *Raghu Babu *M. S. Narayana * Nagendra Babu as the Chief Guest for Youth Festival (cameo appearance) *Zabyn Khan as an item number Production Due to the fact that the lead actor's real name, Sumanth, was already the name of an established a ...
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Seethakaathi
''Seethakaathi'' is a 2018 Tamil-language magic realism comedy film written and directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan, starring Vijay Sethupathi in his 25th lead role in a film. The film began production in April 2017. Upon release the film received very positive reviews from critics but they criticised the lengthy runtime of the film. Plot Ayya Aadhimoolam is a veteran theater actor who refuses to act in films because he only wants to act in front of a live audience. In recent years, due to films and various other means, Ayya's plays attract a meager audience which bothers him. During an act of Sujatha's Oonjal, Ayya dies. After his death, Ayya's assistant Parasuraman and his troupe decide to stage plays frequently. During the rehearsals of Panjali Sabadham, Parasuraman observes that two actors perform significantly better than usual. During the play, he observes that Saravanan, a budding actor performing beyond expectations and also bowing to the audience even when the curtains are ...
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