Akkineni Family
Akkineni is an Indian surname that may refer to * Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao, popularly known as L. V. Prasad was a famous Indian film actor, producer and director * Akkineni Ramesh Prasad son of Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao * Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, National award-winning film editor, grandson of L. V. Prasad * Akkineni Kutumba Rao veteran filmmaker * Akkineni Nageswara Rao, veteran Telugu film actor and producer * Akkineni Nagarjuna, a popular Telugu film actor and producer; son of Akkineni Nageswara Rao * Amala Akkineni, an actress; wife of Akkineni Nagarjuna * Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, a Telugu film actor; son of Akkineni Nagarjuna and his ex-wife, Lakshmi Ramanaidu Daggubati *Samantha Akkineni Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian ..., Actress;Former wife of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Indian Surname
Indian names are based on a variety of systems and naming conventions, which vary from region to region. Names are also influenced by religion and caste and may come from epics. India's population speaks a wide variety of languages and nearly every major religion in the world has a following in India. This variety makes for subtle, often confusing, differences in names and naming styles. Due to historical Indian cultural influences, several names across South and Southeast Asia are influenced by or adapted from Indian names or words. In some cases, Indian birth name is different from their official name; the birth name starts with a randomly selected name from the person's horoscope (based on the '' nakshatra'' or lunar mansion corresponding to the person's birth). Many children are given three names, sometimes as a part of religious teaching. Pronunciation When written in Latin script, Indian names may use the vowel characters to denote sounds different from conventional ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao
Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao (17 January 1907 – 22 June 1994), known professionally as L. V. Prasad, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest Award for films in India. In 1980, he was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, for his contribution to Telugu cinema. He founded ''Prasads Group'' in 1956, which include the Prasad Art Pictures, Prasad Studios, Prasad's IMAX and L. V. Prasad Eye Institute. He was elected as the President of The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce for the year 1982–83. The Government of India released a Commemorative postage stamp in his memory in 2006. Prasad also had the unique distinction of acting in the first talkies of three different languages of Indian cinema; ''Alam Ara'' (Hindi), '' Bhakta Prahlada'' (Telugu) and ''Kalidas'' (a Tamil and Telugu bilingual film). Early life Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akkineni Ramesh Prasad
Akkineni Ramesh Prasad (born Akkineni Ramesh Prasada Rao) is an Indian businessman, film producer, chairman and Head And Md of Prasad Studios, Prasads IMAX and L V Prasad Eye Institute founded by his father L. V. Prasad. Prasad has served as the president of Film Federation of India during 1988–89 and a true legend who is down to earth, soft spoken and controversy less. He obtained his B.E.M.S degree from United States, and established Prasad Film Labs in Chennai in 1974. Prasad Studios is the largest chain of Indian film post production facilities, with a total of 12 delivery units located in all the major film production centers of India namely Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhuvaneswar, Kolkata and overseas presence in Singapore, Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emira ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akkineni Sreekar Prasad
Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor. He works predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi language films. In a career spanning more than 35 years, he has edited over 600 films. He is a recipient of nine National Film Awards including seven wins for Best Editing which is a record in that category. He also won five Kerala State Film Awards, two Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, and two Filmfare Awards among others. He was included in the Limca Book of Records ' People of the Year - 2013' list for his contribution to Indian cinema in several languages. Prasad also holds the record for "films edited in most number of languages" in Limca Book of Records. He has edited films from 17 languages so far. Early and Personal life Sreekar Prasad was born into a Telugu family in Madras to film editor and director Akkineni Sanjeevi, the younger brother of Telugu film doyen L. V. Prasad. His family hails from the village of Somavarappadu near Eluru in Andhra Prade ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akkineni Kutumba Rao
Akkineni Kutumba Rao is an Indian filmmaker in Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Tollywood, known for his work in Telugu Parallel Cinema. He won two Nandi Awards & one National Film Award. Filmography *Bhadram Koduko (Telugu) *Thodu (Telugu) *Patha Nagaramlo Pasivadu (Telugu) *Gulabeelu (Telugu) *Amulyam (Telugu) Television *Manayi - Hindi Awards ;National Film Awards *National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu - Bhadram Koduko ;Nandi Awards * Nandi Award for Best Children Film, Best Children's Film - Bhadram Koduko (1991) * Nandi Award for Best Children Film, Best Children's Film - ''Patha Nagaramlo Paivadu'' (1999) International honours *Certificate of Merit at Cairo International Film Festival - Pathanagaramlo Pasivadu *14th Golden Elephant Film Festival in 2005 - Special Mention - Gulabeelu References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Telugu film directors Film directors from Hyderabad, India Film producers from Hyderabad, India Screenwriters ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Nageswara Rao received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of Art and Cinema. Nageswara Rao is known for his work in biographical films. He portrayed the Tamil saint Vipra Narayana in the 1954 film ''Vipra Narayana''; Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna in the 1956 film ''Tenali Ramakrishna'', which received the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film; the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in the 1960 film ''Mahakavi Kalidasu''; the 12th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva in the 1961 film ''Bhakta Jayadeva''; the legendary sculpt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni is an Indian surname that may refer to * Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao, popularly known as L. V. Prasad was a famous Indian film actor, producer and director * Akkineni Ramesh Prasad son of Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao * Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, National award-winning film editor, grandson of L. V. Prasad * Akkineni Kutumba Rao veteran filmmaker * Akkineni Nageswara Rao, veteran Telugu film actor and producer * Akkineni Nagarjuna, a popular Telugu film actor and producer; son of Akkineni Nageswara Rao * Amala Akkineni, an actress; wife of Akkineni Nagarjuna * Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, a Telugu film actor; son of Akkineni Nagarjuna and his ex-wife, Lakshmi Ramanaidu Daggubati *Samantha Akkineni Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian ..., Actress;Former wife of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Amala Akkineni
Amala Akkineni (''née'' Mukherjee) is an Indian actress, Bharatanatyam dancer, and animal welfare activist. She has predominantly worked in Tamil films, in addition to Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada-language films. She was a leading actress in the Tamil film industry from 1986 to 1992 and has appeared in many blockbusters in Tamil and other languages. She has won two Filmfare Awards South, namely Best Actress – Malayalam for the 1991 film ''Ulladakkam'' and Best Supporting Actress – Telugu for the 2012 film ''Life Is Beautiful''. Amala is the co-founder of Blue Cross of Hyderabad, a non-government organisation (NGO) in Hyderabad, India, which works towards the welfare of animals and preservation of animal rights in India. Early life Amala was born in Calcutta (present-day Kolkata) to a Bengali Indian Navy officer and an Irish mother. Their family soon shifted to Madras (present-day Chennai) where she was brought up. She has a brother. Amala holds a Bachelor of F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naga Chaitanya
Akkineni Naga Chaitanya (born 23 November 1986) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut with ''Josh'' (2009) and his breakthrough came with Gautham Vasudev Menon-directed ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010). He has won several film awards including Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South, Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor and SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Critics). In his initial years he appeared in successful films including '' 100% Love'' (2011), ''Tadakha'' (2013) and ''Manam'' (2014) along with few films that did not perform well. Chaitanya is known for his notable work in films such as ''Premam'' (2016), ''Majili'' (2019), ''Venky Mama'' (2019), '' Love Story'' (2021) and '' Bangarraju'' (2022). He married actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu in October 2017, but they got separated in October 2021. Early life Chaitanya was born on 23 November 1986 in Hyderabad to actor Akkineni Nagarjuna and Lakshmi Daggubati. His paternal grandfathe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Samantha Akkineni
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Samantha worked part-time on modeling assignments while pursuing a degree in commerce. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, '' Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010), which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award. Samantha then became the second actress ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the films ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012) and ''Eega'' (2 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Akhil Akkineni
Akhil Akkineni (born 8 April 1994) is an American actor of Indian descent who works in Telugu films. Born into the Akkineni family, he is the son of actors Nagarjuna and Amala. In his film career, Akkineni has earned several accolades such as two Filmfare Awards. He is also the captain of Telugu Warriors cricket team that competes in Celebrity Cricket League. Akkineni debuted into films as a leading child artist in his father's production ''Sisindri'' (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. His first leading role as an adult came in the box office flop ''Akhil'' (2015), although it won him the Filmfare Best Male Debut. His first commercial success occurred in ''Most Eligible Bachelor'' (2021). Early life Akhil Akkineni was born on 8 April 1994 in San Jose, California, U.S. to actors Nagarjuna and Amala. He is of Telugu descent from his father's side, and has Irish and Bengali ancestry from his mother's side. He is the grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |