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Apparao Driving School
''Apparao Driving School'' is a 2004 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Devireddy Srikar Reddy on Jagadish Cine Makers banner and directed by Anji Seenu. Starring Rajendra Prasad, Preeti Jhangiani, Malavika and music composed by Ghantadi Krishna. The film recorded as a flop at box office. Plot Apparao (Rajendra Prasad) runs a ladies-only driving school that was founded by his great-grandfather. Anjali (Preeti Jhangiani) is the daughter of a faction leader, Reddy ( Jaya Prakash Reddy). She falls in love with Apparao. At the same time, Apparao's marriage gets fixed with Maha Lakshmi ( Malavika). Being the timid guy that he is, Apparao approaches Reddy and tells him that Anjali is in love with him. Reddy reveals that his daughter is suffering from blood cancer and pleads with Apparao to pretend love to Anjali so that she could fulfill her wishes during the end days of her life. The rest of the story is all about how Apparao manages to deal with two girls. Cast *Rajendra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Prasad (actor)
Gadde Rajendra Prasad (born 19 July 1956) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, three SIIMA Awards, and three Santosham Film Awards. Prasad made his debut in 1977 with '' Sneham'' and gained recognition with ''Manchu Pallaki'' (1982). He then went on to be starred in several successful comedy films such as '' Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986), ''Ladies Tailor'' (1986), ''Aha Naa-Pellanta!'' (1987), ''Appula Appa Rao'' (1991), and ''Mayalodu'' (1993). He received Nandi Award for Best Actor for ''Erra Mandaram'' (1991) and ''Aa Naluguru'' (2004). He has also received an Honorary doctorate from Andhra University. In 2012, he starred in the medical thriller ''Dream'', for which he won the Royal Reel Award at the Canada International Film Festival. He is fondly called "Nata Kireeti" and he has been honored with the title "Hasya Kireeti" by the Telugu Alliances of Canada, held at Mississauga. He was also hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banerjee (actor)
Banerjee (born Maganti Venu Banerjee) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He has over 40 years of experience in films. He is the son of character actor Maganti Raghavaiah. Banerjee started his career as an assistant director. He played antagonistic and supporting roles in many films. Early life He is born in Vijayawada, Governorpeta. He studied in Montessori children school headed by Vege Koteswaramma. His father was an official in Information and broadcasting ministry. As he was transferred to Delhi, he stayed in Delhi for some time. He completed his intermediate education in A.C College in Guntur. After that he did Hotel management course in Chennai. He also completed B.A in Chennai. Later he worked as branch manager in a company in Vizianagaram. He has an elder sister who lives in Chennai. He lives with his wife and daughter in Hyderabad. Career He first started working in films with U. Visweswara Rao. Filmography Television * '' 9 Hours'' (2022; D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 Census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India with a population of residents within the city limits, and has a population of residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of 74 billion, Hyderabad has the fifth-largest urban economy in India. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda. In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Asaf Jah I, the Mug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunitha Upadrashta
Sunitha is an Indian playback singer and voice actor who primarily works in Telugu films. She is a recipient of nine Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South in various categories. She also received a National Award from All India Radio under light music category when she was 15 years old. She received her first Nandi award in the year 1999 and bagged Nandi Awards in a row for the years 2002 to 2006 and again for the years 2010 to 2012. She was also honored with Lata Mangeshkar Best Singer Award for 2011 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In the year 2019, Sunitha was honored with New Jersey state recognition award by the Senate and General assembly of the state of New Jersey passing a resolution to salute her excellence and contributions to the world of music and Indian Cinema, a rare felicitation given to an Indian artist by the state of New Jersey. Sunitha's commercial singing career began in the year 1995 with the movie Gulabi and has established herself as a leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumar Sanu
Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has also sang in other languages including Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi, Odia, Chhattisgarhi, Urdu, Pali, English and his native language Bengali, both in West Bengal and Bangladesh. He holds the record for winning five consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer from 1990 to 1994. For his contribution to Indian cinema and music, he was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 by the Government of India. Many of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". Early life Kumar Sanu's father, Pashupati Bhattacharya, was a vocalist and composer. The two and Sanu's elder sister lived in the Sinthee area of Calcutta (now Kolkata) near Biswanath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades. He was highly admired and cherished for his deep and thoughtful lyrics in Telugu songs. Early life Veturi was born to Chandrasekhar Sastry and Kamalamba in Pedakallepalli, near Challapalli, Krishna into a Telugu Brahmin family. Veturi was a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was also a poet. Education Veturi completed his schooling in Diviseema, Jaggayyapeta, near Vijayawada in Krishna district, and SSLC in his grandmother's village. Later, Veturi went to Chennai for his intermediate studies and came back to Vijayawada where he completed his degree in S.R.R. Government College. He was a student of legendary Viswanatha Satyanarayana at this college. Career as a jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavitha (actress)
Kavitha Dasaratharaj, known professionally as Kavitha, is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam movies as well. She is well known for her supporting roles in Telugu-language movies like ''Aada Paandavulu'' (2013), ''Chethilo Cheyyesi'' (2010), ''Meenakshi'' (2005), and ''Yugalageetham'' (2010). She hails from Andhra Pradesh and her mother tongue is Telugu. Her husband and her son died due to COVID-19 in 2021. Film career Kavitha's family hails from Nidamarru village near Tadepalligudem city of West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh state. She entered film industry when she was 11 years old by making her debut in Tamil movie ''O Manju'' and Telugu movie ''Siri Siri Muvva'', both movies were released in 1976. She acted more than 350 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Awards Filmography ''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films. Personal life and death Rao hailed from Baliparru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. His son Ravi Babu is an actor, director and producer in Tollywood. Rao died from a heart attack on 24 December 2022, at the age of 78. Partial filmography As actor #Gudachari 116 (1966) # Sakshi (1967) # Buddhimantudu (1969) #Takkari Donga Chakkani Chukka (1969) # Kathanayakudu (1969) #Mayani Mamata (1970) # Pettandarulu (1970) # Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971) #Adrusta Jathakudu (1971) #Kalam Marindi (1972) #Desoddharakulu (1973) # Andalaramudu (1973) #Doctor Babu (1973) #Tatamma Kala (1974) #Yamagola (1975) #Annadammula Anubandham (1975) #Manushulanta Okkate (1976) #Yamagola (1977) #Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977) #Yuga Purushudu (1978) #Driver Ramudu (1979) #Vetagadu (1979) # Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapoorna (actress)
Annapurna (born Umamaheswari; 17 October 1948), also credited as Annapurnamma, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. She is known for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, and grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as an actor alongside Mohan Babu (debut film) in the blockbuster Telugu film '' Swargam Narakam'' directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in 1975. She appeared in over 700 films and won three Nandi Awards. Early life Annapurna was born as Umamaheswari on 17 October 1948 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to Prasad Rao and Sitaravamma. Though she was initially credited as Uma, lyricist C. Narayana Reddy changed it when she did Dasari Narayana Rao-directed '' Swargam Narakam''. Career Annapurna has started her film career in 1975. She is well remembered for her character roles in ''Samsaram Oka Chadarangam'', ''Muthyamantha Muddu'', ''Swargam Narakam'', ''Assembly Rowdy'' and acted in almost all of the 1980s movies with Chiranjeevi as lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvvasi Mohan
Duvvasi Mohan is an Indian actor who is know for acting in comic roles, primarily in Telugu films.. He is from Jagityal. He entered Tollywood as a producer and financier, but later turned to acting with comedy roles in over 350 films. Partial filmography Duvvasi Mohan appeared/appearing in comic roles in following Telugu films. * '' Circus Sattipandu'' (1997) * '' Korukunna Priyudu'' (1997) * '' Chiranjeevulu'' (2001) * '' Jayam'' (2002) * ''Sambaram (2003) * ''Okariki Okaru'' (2003) * ''Inspector'' (2003) * '' Lakshmi Narasimha'' (2004) * ''Abhi'' (2004) * ''Naa Autograph'' (2004) * '' Tapana'' (2004) * '' Jai'' (2004) * ''Ammayi Bagundi'' (2004) * ''Sakhiya'' (2004) * '' Avunanna Kaadanna'' (2005) * ''Maayajaalam'' (2006) * ''Samanyudu'' (2006) * ''Oka V Chitram'' (2006) * ''Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila'' (2006) * '' Athili sathibabu lkg'' (2007) * '' Bahumathi'' (2007) * '' Somberi'' (2008) * ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedian roles in S. V. Krishna Reddy's films. He is known for his roles in ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu,'' ''Mayalodu, Yamaleela, Srivariki Premalekha,'' ''Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha'' (1992), '' Jodi No.1'', ''Nenu Seetamahalakshmi'', ''Kedi No.1'', ''Apparao Driving School'', ''Kalyanam'', ''Original'', ''Neramu Siksha'', ''High School'', ''Kothoka Vintha'', ''Colors'', ''Panchamukhi'', ''Sri Sai Sankalpam'', ''Mano Balam'' and the TV serial '' Amrutham''. He won three TV Nandi Awards from Andhra Pradesh Government, one of them for ''Amrutham'' serial. He was a renowned stage artist before entering into cinema, his first drama being "Ravana Bramha" at the age of 18. He acted in over 600 movies in Telugu and was a popular TV artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate Kalyani
Padaala Kalyani (born 31 October), better known as Karate Kalyani, is an Indian character actor, comedian and harikatha artist from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. She works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Personal life Padaala Kalyani was born on 31 October to Padaala Ramdas, who was a mridangam and harikatha artist in All India Radio, and Vijaya Lakshmi. She hails from Vizianagaram. She has two brothers. She holds a black belt in karate. In an interview, she said she is an avid believer in horoscope. She was married twice and divorced both her husbands. In an interview she said that she tried to commit suicide a few times due to problems in her family. In May 2022, Hyderabad Child Welfare Department alleged that Kalyani adopted a three-month child against the regulations. Kalyani denied the allegations and stated that she did not kidnap nor runaway with the child and that she was only giving care to the baby and was waiting for her to turn 1-year old so she could be legally a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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