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Abbaigaru
''Abbayigaru'' is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film, produced by M. Narasimha Rao under Raasi Movies and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Venkatesh and Meena, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film recorded as a ''Super Hit'' at the box office. The movie is a remake of the 1987 Tamil movie ''Enga Chinna Rasa'', whose story was inspired by the Kannada novel ''Ardhaangi'' by B. Puttaswamayya, which incidentally went on to be adapted into a 1969 Kannada movie '' Mallammana Pavaada''. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Chinna Yejaman''. Plot Dora Babu is the only child of a multi-millionaire Venkatraidu, who can provide his son with anything he wants, but he loves his mother who ends up dying and his only desire is his mother's love. Venkatraidu cheers him up by remarrying a woman Nagamani, a greedy lady who loves money, thinking that she will care for his son as her natural son. Nagamani and her brother make Venkatraidu paralyzed, consider hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meena (actress)
Meena Durairaj (born 16 September 1976), known professionally as Meena, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry as well as Hindi cinema. Meena has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. In addition to acting, Meena is also a playback singer, TV judge, and occasional dubbing artist. She has received numerous accolades, including two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Nandi Award for Best Actress and Cinema Express Awards. In 1998, she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu. Early life Meena was born in 1976 and was brought up in Chennai (then Madras), Tamil Nadu. Her mother rajamallika from Kannur district of Kerala while her father Durairaj is from Andhra. Career Child artist Meena started her career in 1982 as a child artist in the film ''Nenjangal'', featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role after he saw her at a birthday party. She has acted in several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enga Chinna Rasa
''Enga Chinna Rasa'' () is a 1987 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language Drama (film and television), drama film written, directed by and starring K. Bhagyaraj. The story is inspired by the Kannada novel ''Ardhaangi'' by B. Puttaswamayya. The film was remade in Telugu language, Telugu as ''Abbaigaru'', in Hindi as ''Beta (film), Beta'', and in Kannada as ''Annayya (1993 film), Annayya''. Cast *K. Bhagyaraj as Chinna Rasa *Radha (actress), Radha as Rukmini *Jaiganesh as Rukmini father *Idichapuli Selvaraj as Chinna Rasa father *C. R. Saraswathi as Chinna Rasa Stepmother *Kula Deivam V. R. Rajagopal as Chinna Rasa Uncle * Bayilvan Ranganathan as Village Doctor * Mannangatti Subramaniam as Chinna Rasa Sidekick Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The song "Konda Seval" was re-used in its Telugu and Hindi remakes. References External links * {{K. Bhagyaraj 1980s Tamil-language films 1987 films Films based on Indian novels Films directed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallammana Pavaada
Mallammana Pavaada (Meaning: The miracle of Mallamma) is a 1969 Kannada film, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. The film is based on the novel ''Ardhaangi'' written by B. Puttaswamayya. The screenplay was by P. Pullaiah based on his 1955 Telugu movie with similar story titled ''Ardhangi'', which itself was based on Maddipatla Suri's Telugu translation of the Bengali novel ''Swayamsidda'', written by Manilal Banerjee. ''Swayamsiddha'' went on to be made into a 1975 Bengali movie of the same name. ''Ardhangi'' was remade in Tamil as ''Pennin Perumai'' and in Hindi twice as '' Bahurani'' in 1963 and as '' Jyoti'' in 1981. The Kannada novel ''Mallammana Pavaada'' also inspired the 1987 Tamil movie ''Enga Chinna Rasa'', which went on to be remade in Telugu as ''Abbaigaru'', in Hindi as ''Beta'', in Kannada as '' Annayya'' and in Odia as ''Santana'' (1998). Plot The female lead of the film, Mallamma is married to a dullard by her parents. While at her in-laws house, Mallamma realises t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhuvanachandra
Bhuvana Chandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the Telugu cinema. He served in the Indian Air Force for 18 years before turning into a lyricist. He penned lyrics for more than 2000 songs. He also wrote more than 100 stories, a novel, and many articles in magazines. He participated as a judge in some reality shows. He also acted in the film ''Welcome Obama'' directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Personal life Bhuvana Chandra was born in Gullapudi, Krishna district and brought up in Chintalapudi, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He used to frequent the library and read a lot of books since his childhood. He learned Typing, and Shorthand and held tuition for students to make a living. Along with a friend, he went for the selections of Indian Air Force and got selected. His first posting was in Delhi. He served in the Indian Air Force and took voluntary retirement before turning into a lyricist. He participated in the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 and recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkatesh (actor)
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few hindi films. Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film '' Kaliyuga Pandavulu'' for which he won his first Nandi Award. In a career spanning over 35 years, he starred in many successful films and establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films. Venkatesh won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor and six Filmfare Awards South in various categories. Along with his brother D. Suresh Babu, Venkatesh co-owns of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India, under which he acted in several films. He is also the mentor of the ''Telugu Warriors'', representing Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in the Celebrity Cricket League. Early life Venkatesh was born on 13 December 1960 in a Telugu family to film producer and former Member of Parliament, D. Ramanaidu and Rajeshwari in Madras (present-day Chennai), India. He has an elder brother Suresh Babu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondapalli Raja
''Kondapalli Raja'' is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and produced by K. V. V. Satyanarayana under Saudhamini Creations. It stars Venkatesh, Nagma and Suman, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film is a remake of the 1987 Hindi movie ''Khudgarz'' which in turn was based on Jeffrey Archer's 1979 novel '' Kane and Abel''. This is the second Telugu remake of ''Khudgarz'' after ''Prana Snehithulu'' (1988). The film was a ''Super Hit'' at the box office. Plot Raja and Ashok have been best friends since childhood. Raja is a milkman while Ashok is the son of a rich businessman and hotelier Gangadharam. When Ashok falls in love with Shanthi, a poor girl, his father is against the wedding, Raja holds the wedding and earns his ire. Meanwhile, Raja falls in love with Subbu/Subbalakshmi, whom he subsequently marries. Gangadhar, plotting to divide his son and Raja, hints that he would like to build a hotel on Raja's land, he gives t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meka Srikanth
Meka Srikanth (born 23 March 1968) is an Indian actor who is known for works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 120 films. The actor has received one state Nandi Award, and one Filmfare Award South. He has starred in films like ''Swarabhishekam'', which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for 2004. Srikanth's another film '' Virodhi'' premiered at the Indian panorama section, at the 2011 International Film Festival of India. ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' also had a special screening at International Film Festival of India on 28 November 2011. He has also appeared in some other language films including Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. Early life Srikanth was born on 23 March 1968 in Gangavati of present-day Karnataka, India. His father, Meka Parameswara Rao (19462020), was a wealthy landlord who migrated from Mekavaripalem of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh to Gangavati. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Karnataka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayachitra
Jayachitra is an Indian actress films who works mostly in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Early life Jayachitra was born in 1957. Her father Mahendra was a veterinary doctor, who had earlier worked as a lawyer. Her mother Ammaji (a.k.a. Jayasree) was an actress who had acted in films such as the Tamil film ''Mahaveeran'' (1955) and Telugu films Rojulu Marai and Daiva Balam (1959). They moved to Chennai for work, which was where Jayachitra was born and raised as Rohini. Her grandmother looked after her when her parents were busy with work. With her mother's encouragement, she became a child star at the age of six in the Telugu film ''Bhakta Potana''. Lead actress When Jayachitra was in her early teens, she screen-tested for a Telugu film titled ''Beedala Paatlu,'' but the director felt she was too young and rejected her for the role. However, he did recommend her to K.S. Gopalakrishnan, who was looking for a young, spirited heroine, for the Tamil film ''Korathi Magan'', ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutan Prasad
Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s, and has received four state Nandi Awards. He died due to prolonged illness at the age of 65. Career In a career spanning over three decades, he acted in about a hundred films in myriad roles ranging from a villain to comedian among others. Debut and recognition Nutan Prasad started his acting career with the play ''Naa Votu'' in Guntur. His debut movie was '' Andala Ramudu'', starring along with Akkineni Nageshwara Rao in the year 1973. He continued his acting career with movies like ''Needaleni Aadadi'', and his first major break as an actor with potential came from the movie ''Muthyala Muggu''; he acted as a villain along with Rao Gopal Rao. His acting career reached its peak with the movie ''Rajadhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirupathi Prakash
Timmapuram Karanam Ravi Prakash Rao, popularly known as Tirupathi Prakash, is a well known comedy artist in Telugu cinema. He was born in Hindupur in the Anantapuram district on 22 August 1972 to TK Rama Murthy Rao and T K Satyavathi. Tirupathi Prakash started his career in the TV and film industry as comedy artist and supporting artist. He has acted in more than five tele serials including ''Sangharshana'' for ETV Telugu,'' Viyyankulu'' for ETV, ''Mr. Romeo'' for Zee Telugu and ''Sambarala Rambabu'' for Maa TV. He has acted in more than 180 Telugu movies. Filmography * '' Jamba Lakidi Pamba'' (1993) * ''Varasudu'' (1993) * ''Abbaigaru'' (1993) * ''Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu'' (1994) * ''Aame'' (1994) * '' Suswagatham'' (1997) * ''Hitler'' (1997) * ''Master'' (1997) * '' Pavitra Prema'' (1998) *'' Ammo! Okato Tareekhu'' (2000) * ''Neetho Cheppalani'' (2002) * ''Nijam'' (2003) * ''Gudumba Shankar'' (2004) * '' Shankar Dada MBBS'' (2004) * ''Maayajaalam'' (2006) * ''Alasyam Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performances. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, appearing in over 1000 films to date.Brahmanandam breaks 1000 film record - ''The Times of India'' Dated 29 January 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Acharya Nagarjuna University. In 2009, he was honoured with the |
Jeeva (Telugu Actor)
Jeeva (born 30 November 1952) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu and Hindi films. He has been working in films since 1978 and is well known for his negative roles in various Ram Gopal Varma films, particularly '' Satya'' (as Jagga), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (as Commissioner Suchak) and '' Sarkar'' (as Swami Virendra). He has acted in around 250 films in Telugu and Hindi languages. Personal life He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. He belongs to Guntur region. K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva after his first film, changing his fortunes forever. He named his son as K. Balachander. His son is a director of Telugu movies. He has seven siblings. Career He made his debut as an actor with the film ''Tholi Kodi Koosindi'', directed by K. Balachander. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants. Later he worked with popular directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Vamsy, Krishna Vamsi, Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
