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Abhinaya (actress)
Abhinaya is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Tamil and Telugu films. She is both hearing and speech impaired. She made her acting debut in ''Naadodigal'' (2009) and then she has appeared in many Tamil and Telugu films. Career Abhinaya was spotted by director Samuthirakani from an ad agency's portfolio while he was on the lookout for a fresh face for his movie ''Nadodigal''. The success of ''Naadodigal'' and critical acclaim for Abhinaya's performance led him to cast her in the Telugu remake ''Shambo Shiva Shambo'', while she was signed to play the same role in its Kannada remake ''Hudugaru'' as well. She won two Filmfare Awards for her performances in ''Naadodigal'' and ''Shambo Shiva Shambo'' the following year. She was cast in an important role in ''Easan'' (2010) directed by Sasikumar. In 2011, A. R. Murugadoss signed her to play a supporting role alongside Suriya in the film ''7aam Arivu''. In 2012, she had three Telugu releases. In ''Dammu'' and ''Dhamaruk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai, India
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Tamil Nadu, the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the List of urban areas by population, 36th-largest urban area in the world by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishnudu
Krishna, more commonly known as Krishnudu, is an actor in the Telugu film industry.Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2011)A comic caper", ''The Hindu'', 2 July 2011, Retrieved 2011-07-12 He has mostly done supporting roles until '' Vinayakudu'', where he played the lead male role. He is currently affiliated with YSRCP party. Early life Krishnudu was born as Alluri Krishnam Raju in a Kshatriya Raju Zamindari family and brought up in Razole Taluk, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. He is known for his comedy roles. His grandfather was Alluri Varha Venkata Suryanarayana Raju, Zamindar of Chinchinada. In the 1970s, as a result of the Land Ceiling act introduced by the then Prime Minister of India - Indira Gandhi, Krishnudu's family lost 4,500 acres of land, which was the largest amount of land in Andhra Pradesh. Filmography Films TV series * ''Yuva'' (Star Maa) * ''Gangato Ram Babu'' (Zee Telugu Zee Telugu is an Indian Telugu-language general entertainment pay television ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King (2008 Film)
''King'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sreenu Vaitla from a story written by Kona Venkat and Gopimohan. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Srihari, Trisha, and Mamta Mohandas. The music of the film is composed by Devi Sri Prasad. Plot King hails from a royal family, having taken over the legacy and riches after the death of his father Raja Ravi Chandra Varma. King has a younger brother Ajay, a mother, a maternal uncle, and his late father's three sisters, who are married. Their husbands are Appaji, Kona Venkat, and Gopi Mohan. The uncles steal money, which is for the workers. They make it look as though the employee Chandu is responsible. King believes and fires Chandu. Suddenly, King knew that the uncles hid the money in their room. He kept quiet because of his aunts. Before King leaves the airport, this mysterious guy is after King. A few days later, King and Swapna are discussing something next to a graveyard. The same mysterious guy from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neninthe
''Neninthe'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Ravi Teja and Siya Gautam play the lead roles. Chakri is the music director. Though the film became an ''Average'' at the box-office, The film won three Nandi Awards. The movie eventually gained a cult status in Telugu Cinema. The movie is dubbed in Hindi as ''Ek Aur Vinashak'' (2009) Plot Ravi works as an assistant director and Narayana as co-director for director Idly Viswanath in the Telugu film industry. During the shooting, Ravi meets Sandhya, a group dancer. Sandhya's sister Surekha marries Rambabu, who harasses her only to exploit Sandhya. Ravi narrates an interesting story to the producer, but the latter is not ready to take the risk with a debutant director like Ravi. Meanwhile, a rich goon Yadu, who usurps prime lands, casts his eyes on Sandhya, and Rambabu tries to make use of this in his favor. At this juncture, Ravi narrates the story to hero Mallik who also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizhithiru
''Vizhithiru'' ( en, Stay awake) is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Meera Kathiravan, who debuted with ''Aval Peyar Thamizharasi''. The film which began production in 2012 after numerous delays released in 2017. The film stars Krishna, Vidharth, Dhansika, and Venkat Prabhu. Cast * Kreshna as Muthukumar * Vidharth as Chandra Babu * Sai Dhanshika as Saroja Devi * Venkat Prabhu as Dhileepan * Rahul Bhaskaran as Vikram * Thambi Ramaiah * S. P. B. Charan as Saravanan, news reporter * Nagendra Babu as Police Commissioner * Abhinaya (actress), Abhinaya as Radio City RJ * Erica Fernandes as Krishteena * Sudha Chandran as Vijayalakshmi * Sara Arjun as Charu * Ramachandran Durairaj * Arun Mozhi Manikkam in a guest appearance * T. Rajendar in a special appearance * Sudhar in an uncredited role Production The film has Krishna playing the lead, with Venkat Prabhu, Dhansika, Vidharth Vidharth is an Indian actor, appearing in Tamil films. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamitabh
''Shamitabh'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language satirical drama film written and directed by R. Balki. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and debutante Akshara Haasan. The film is jointly produced by Sunil Lulla, Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, R. K. Damani, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan under their respective production banners. Ilaiyaraaja composed the soundtrack album and background score, while cinematography was handled by P. C. Sreeram. Plot Danish, a mute man from Igatpuri whose childhood dream was to become a Bollywood actor, reaches Mumbai to fulfill his dream. He tries to enter Film City, but is stopped by guards. He trespasses anyway and meets an assistant director, Akshara Pandey, who is amazed by his acting. She approaches a director to request a role for Danish in a film, but the director refuses after he learns that Danish is mute. Danish and Akshara go to a voice hospital to get his check-up, but doctors declare his vocal chords are fully paralyzed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also includes South Cinema and other smaller film industries. In 2017, Indian cinema produced 1,986 feature films, of which the largest number, 364 have been from Hindi. , Hindi cinema represented 43 percent of Indian net box-office revenue; Tamil and Telugu cinema represented 36 percent, and the remaining regional cinema constituted 21 percent. Hindi cinema has overtaken the U.S. film industry to become the largest centre for film production in the world. In 2001 ticket sales, Indian cinema (including Hindi films) reportedly sold an estimated 3.6 billion tickets worldwide, compared to Hollywood's 2.6 billion tickets sold. Earlier Hindi film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Reporter (film)
''The Reporter'' is an Indian Malayalam mystery thriller-romance film directed by Venugopan. The film stars Kailash, Samuthirakani, Ananya and Abhinaya. The film completed shooting in 2012 but had a late release in 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2011. The plot of the movie is loosely based on Soumya homicide and emphasizes on how being silent to a crime is a crime in itself. Plot Eby Mathew was engaged to Sara, who falls prey to one of the most brutal cases of rape and subsequent homicide. The fate of Sara would have been different, if the other passengers of the same train were not so ignorant to the glimpses of the unusual. They also prevent Ravi Pillai, a fellow passenger (and a friend of Eby, alth ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poojai
''Poojai'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Hari, and produced by Vishal, who also played the lead role alongside an ensemble cast featuring Shruti Haasan, Sathyaraj, Raadhika, Mukesh Tiwari, and Soori. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the soundtrack and score for the film, while cinematography and editing were handled by Priyan and V. T. Vijayan, respectively. The film was officially launched on 28 March 2014 with a first look release, and principal photography began on 18 April 2014. The film released on 22 October 2014 on the occasion of Diwali. and received mixed reviews from critics. It was remade in Kannada as ''Anjani Putra'' starring Puneeth Rajkumar. Plot Vasudevan "Vasu" is a Coimbatore-based moneylender and the heir to the Kovai Group, a cloth manufacturing company, until he was disowned by his mother and matriarch of his joint family Rajalakshmi due to some misunderstanding. He meets a rich girl named Divya at a mall and become fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hari (director)
Hari Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director best known for his action film, action and masala film, masala films in Tamil cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Thamizh'' (2002). He later directed films such as ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Kovil (film), Kovil'' (2004), ''Ayya (2005 Tamil film), Ayya'' (2005), ''Thaamirabharani'' (2007), ''Vel (film), Vel'' (2007) and the ''Singam (film series), Singam film series'' (2010-2017). He mostly directed Coimbatore, Dindigul District, Dindigul, Tenkasi district, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi-Tirunelveli district based movies. Early life Hari was born in the Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu, India. His father, Gopalakrishnan, runs a grocery store. Later, his family moved to Chennai, where Hari graduated with a degree in Commerce. Career Hari first joined as an assistant, gaining experience by working with various directors; Senthilnathan, Jeevabalan, Ameerjan, K. Natraj in '' Valli (film), Valli'', Alex Pandian, Nassar (actor), Nassar in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
