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Amigos Creations
Amigos Creations is an Indian film production company established by Sekhar Kammula in 1999. The company is based in Hyderabad. The first movie that was made under the banner was '' Dollar Dreams'', which won the National Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate ... (Indira Gandhi Gold Medal) for the Best Debut Film of a Producer/Director. Film production Film distribution References Indian companies established in 1999 Mass media companies established in 1999 Film production companies based in Hyderabad, India 1999 establishments in Andhra Pradesh {{film-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neetu Chandra
Nitu Chandra is an Indian actress, film producer and theatre artist. She is also a classical dancer and a sportsperson, involved in the promotion of basketball in the country through her close association with the NBA and Taekwondo, being a fourth Dan black-belt. She has her own production house named ''Champaran Talkies'', winning the National Award for the film ''Mithila Makhaan''. The national award-winning film was directed by her brother Nitin Chandra. Early life and education Chandra's mother tongue is Bhojpuri. She was educated at the Notre Dame Academy, Patna and completed her undergraduate education at Delhi's Indraprastha College. She started modelling and Nitu gives credit of her success to her mother, a native of East Champaran in Bihar. She has appeared in several advertisements and videos for firms since her graduation. She holds two Dan black belts in Taekwondo and represented India in the 1997 World Taekwondo Championships in Hong Kong. Chandra's brother is Nit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abijeet Duddala
Abijeet Duddala (born 11 October 1988) is an Indian actor and television personality who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as a lead actor in the film ''Life Is Beautiful'', directed by Sekhar Kammula in 2012. He starred in the acclaimed web series’ ''Pelli Gola'' (2017–19) and ''Modern Love Hyderabad'' (2022). In 2020, Abijeet emerged as the title winner of Star Maa’s reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Telugu 4''. Early life Abijeet was born on 11 October 1988 in Hyderabad. His ancestors were involved in assisting in the construction of the Charminar. He was enrolled in Chaitanya Vidyalaya for kindergarten. He completed his Schooling from Rishi Valley School, Madanapalle and then completed his Intermediate from Little Flower Junior College, and graduated from Malla Reddy College with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering. During his final year of college, he casually accompanied his friend to the audition for the film ''Life Is Beautiful'' where he was sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Anjala Zaveri
Anjala Zaveri (born 20 April 1972) is a British actress who has primarily appeared in Telugu and Hindi language films, as well as few films in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada. Personal life Zaveri was born on 20 April 1972 in a Gujarati family in Portsmouth, London. She is married to Tarun Arora. Career Zaveri was selected by Vinod Khanna in a nationwide search in England for the film ''Himalay Putra'', which also marked Vinod's son Akshaye Khanna's film debut. She acted in ''Betaabi''. Zaveri starred in the 1998 blockbuster romantic comedy, '' Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya'', starring Salman Khan and Kajol. In the same year, she starred opposite Chiranjeevi in the Telugu movie, ''Choodalani Vundi''. She was very successful in Tollywood films. She was introduced to Tollywood by Suresh Productions in the movie ''Preminchukundam Raa'' opposite Venkatesh and has shared screen with him again in Devi Putrudu ''Devi Putrudu'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language fantasy-drama film writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu film '' Ishtam'', and had her first commercial success with ''Nuvve Nuvve'' (2002). Saran subsequently appeared in several more Telugu films alongside Hindi and Tamil films. In 2007, she starred in ''Sivaji'', the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. She also gained critical acclaim for her role in the Hindi film ''Awarapan'' (2007). In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, the American–Indian co-production ''The Other End of the Line''. Her following projects included popular films such as ''Kanthaswamy'' (2009) in Tamil and '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) in Malayalam—roles that established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industries . In 2012, Saran starred in Deepa Meh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Is Beautiful (2012 Film)
''Life Is Beautiful'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film written, produced and directed by Sekhar Kammula. The film features five debutants namely, Abijeet, Sudhakar Komakula, Kaushik Darbha, Shagun Kaur, and Zara Shah in lead roles with Shriya Saran, Anjala Zaveri and Amala Akkineni in key supporting roles. This film also features Vijay Devarakonda, Sree Vishnu & Naveen Polisetty .The film is produced by Sekhar Kammula and Chandrasekhar Kammula under Amigos Creations banner. Soundtrack of the film was composed by Mickey J Meyer and the cinematography was handled by Vijay C. Kumar. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences. Plot Srinu ( Abhijeet) is a college student who has two sisters, Satya (Rashmi Shastry) and Chinni (Kavya). Srinu's widowed mother ( Amala) asks her children to move to their uncle's house in Hyderabad as she got a job transfer. Amma promises to Chinni that she will return in exactly one year. The area i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bindu Madhavi
Bindu Madhavi (born 14 June 1986) is an Indian model and actress and a reality show winner, working in Tamil-language and Telugu-language cinema. After starting her acting career in Telugu, she shifted to Tamil cinema where she was part of several successful films including '' Kazhugu'' (2012), ''Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' (2013), '' Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' (2015) and ''Pasanga 2'' (2015). In 2022, she emerged as the title winner of the inaugural '' Bigg Boss Non-Stop'' and became the first female winner of the '' Bigg Boss Telugu'' franchise. Early life Bindu Madhavi was born on 14 June 1986 in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh. Her father was a deputy commissioner in commercial tax department, due to which, her family moved to various places including Tirupati, Nellore, Guntur, Tenali, Vijayawada and Hyderabad, before settling in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where she did her studies. She completed her degree in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology. She has stated tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamal Kamaraju
Kamal Kamaraju is an Indian actor and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He has a degree in architecture from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. He is passionate about movies. He is also a writer, assistant art director, and a commendable painter. He is an ace photographer and architect; one of his works includes the restaurant 'Moksha' in Hyderabad, Telangana. Early and personal life Kamaraju was born on 3 September 1981 in Sevagram (Gandhi ashram), Wardha district of Maharashtra to Jawaharlal Kamaraju and Nirmala Gutta. His father retired as an AGM in Navratna Company NMDC and his mother took voluntary retirement from state organization Markfed. Both hail from Hyderabad where they brought up Kamal. Kamal has an elder brother, Kranthi Kiran. Kamal was named after his paternal grandmother, Kamala Devi, who hails from Razole in East Godavari district. His maternal grandparents were freedom fighters and were particular that their daughter give birth in renowned Gandhian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avakai Biryani
''Avakai Biryani'' () is a 2008 Telugu-language film written and directed by Anish Kuruvilla. Filmed in Telugu, it revolves around Akbar Kalam, a Muslim auto rickshaw-driver and Lakshmi Jandhyala, a traditional Hindu woman with a romantic backdrop. The film stars debutants Kamal Kamaraju and Bindu Madhavi as the lead pair. Plot Avakai Biryani (Pickeled Biryani) is a coming of age story of two individuals from two completely different backgrounds and cultural upbringing. The only similarity between them is the fact that they both belong to the same picturesque, historic town of Devarakonda, about 100 km from Hyderabad. Akbar, an orphan Muslim is an auto driver, whose days are all about lugging passengers from one town to another on the highway. But driving an auto is not all he wants to do. He wants more in life. His goal is to pass his final year B.com examinations, something he has failed to do now three times in a row. Lakshmi, a traditional Brahmin girl, resettled with he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Deepti
Sonia Deepti (born 29 July 1984) is an Indian actress who has primarily appeared in Telugu films. Her debut performance as Shravs in the 2007 Sekhar Kammula film ''Happy Days'' won her the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. Career Sonia Deepti was born and brought up in Hyderabad, Telangana. After finishing her studies with a degree in computer applications, she worked as a software engineer in an IT company for three years, before stepping into acting. At an event, she was spotted by Sekhar Kammula, who gave her an acting offer, after seeing her performance in an audition. Accepting the offer, she made her acting debut in the 2007 Telugu film ''Happy Days'', enacting the role of Shravs. The film, upon release, became a blockbuster and won six awards at the 2008 Filmfare Awards South, one of which was the Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sonia for her performance that won her critical acclaim. In late 2008, her second film '' Vinayakudu'' opposite Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikhil Siddharth
Nikhil Siddhartha (born 1 June 1985) is an Indian actor of the Telugu language, Telugu film industry. He played minor roles in various films before being cast in ''Happy Days (2007 film), Happy Days'' (2007) as one of the four male leads. The film was successful and became his breakthrough role. He later went onto play the lead in noted films such as ''Yuvatha'' (2008), ''Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013), ''Karthikeya (film), Karthikeya'' (2014), ''Surya vs Surya'' (2015), ''Ekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada'' (2016), ''Keshava (film), Kesava'' (2017), ''Arjun Suravaram'' (2019), ''Karthikeya 2'' (2022), and ''18 pages'' (2022)''.'' Early life Nikhil Siddhartha was born in Begumpet, a neighbourhood of Hyderabad of present-day Telangana, India. His father Kavali Shyam Siddhartha hails from Mahbubnagar in Telangana. After his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, he graduated from Muffakham Jah College of Engineering and Technology. His father suffered from a rare disease, corticobasal degenerati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
