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Anando Brahma
Anando Brahma is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language comedy horror film written and directed by Mahi V Raghav, starring Tapasee Pannu, Srinivas Reddy, Shakalaka Shankar, and Vennela Kishore. Produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy, the film has music composed by K. The film released on August 18, 2017, to positive reviews. The film is remade in Tamil as '' Petromax'' (2019), Bengali as '' Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd.'' (2019) and Kannada as ''Mane Maratakkide'' (2019). It went on to be an inspiration for another Kannada film ''Damayanthi'' (2019) and also for a Pakistani film '' Lafangey '' (2022). Plot Deepa, Taapsee, Vijayachander and Raghu are ghosts staying in their ancestral house. They are shown to be waiting for the wife of Vijayachander to come home. They don't know how they were killed. A family visits their house for tenancy but they scare the family away. The broker, who deals with the house, is also scared as he spots the ghost of Taapsee and informs their presence to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahi V Raghav
Mahi V. Raghav is an Indian film maker, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is notable for directing Anando Brahma, a comedy horror and Yatra, a biopic of YS Raja Sekhar Reddy, late CM of Andhra Pradesh. He started his film career as a producer and went on to become a screenwriter and director with the films '' Pathasala'', ''Anando Brahma'' and ''Yatra''. Early life Mahi is an MBA graduate from Madras University. Before getting into the film industry, he has taken up multiple jobs in the UK and New Zealand. After returning to India in 2008, he assisted Sai Kiran Adivi in Vinayakudu, the film that also started his career as a producer in the film industry. Film career Raghav began his career as a producer for ''Villagelo Vinayakudu'', with Moonwater Pictures. The production house funded three films altogether. In 2014, he wrote and directed the third film of production company, '' Pathasala''. After the critically acclaimed ''Pathasala'', he d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damayanthi (film)
''Damayanthi'' is a 2019 Kannada mythological comedy horror film written and directed by Navarasan. The film is also being dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam with the same title and in Telugu language as ''Samharini''. The film is produced by Sri Lakshmi Vrushadhri Productions and is touted to be a mythological horror-comedy. The horror-comedy thriller set in the 80s, has Radhika, who features in three shades. The film has G. K. Reddy, in a pivotal role, along with Saurav Lokesh (Bhajarangi Loki), Anusha Ravi, Raj Bahadhur, Sadhu Kokila, and Tabla Nani as part of the cast. The movie was reported to be inspired by the 2017 Telugu movie ''Anando Brahma'' and released two weeks after the release of the official kannada remake of the Telugu movie "Anando Brahma" which is ''Mane Maratakkide''. Cast * Radhika Kumaraswamy as Damayanthi * Saurav Lokesh * Sharan Ulthi * G. K. Reddy as Vijayendra Varma, Damayanthi's father * Sadhu Kokila * Tabla Nani * Bala Rajwadi * Anjana * Raj Baha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanikella Bharani
Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was also screenwriter for 52 films. He has won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. Early life Tanikella Bharani's ancestry includes poets and literary figures of Telugu literature. Diwakarla Venkatavadhani and Viswanatha Satyanarayana were his grand uncles. Divakarla Tirupati Sastry one of the Telugu poet duo Tirupati Venkata Kavulu was his great-grand-uncle. He is born into a Telugu Brahmin family. He is fluent in Telugu, English, Hindi, Tamil. He is a religious Hindu who is known for singing devotional songs in praise of Sri Shiva and Devi Parvati, and propagates to his fellow Hindus to not just read the ''Bhagavad Gita'' but to follow what it teaches. He is also a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and has endorsed cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivannarayana Naripeddi
Sivannarayana Naripeddi is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films and television. He is best known for his role as 'Appaji' in the popular Telugu TV sitcom '' Amrutham'' (20012007). He won the Nandi Award for Best Comedian for A''mmamma.com'' TV show. He acted in more than 150 films including ''Grahanam'' (2004), ''Darling'' (2010), ''Amrutham Chandamamalo'' (2014). Early life Sivannarayana was born in Sivaramapuram, Thalluru Mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his primary education in Sivaramapuram and Thalluru. He shifted to Hyderabad after 1980 and completed his bachelor's degree in Secunderabad. He also completed his master's degree in Theatre at Hyderabad Central University. He has theater experience from his childhood. He is married to Anuradha and has two sons who have settled in London and US. Career After completing his education he worked as an officer in B. S. N. L. He lived in Sangareddy, Secunderabad as part of his job. During this t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghu Karumanchi
Raghu Karumanchi is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films in comic and supporting roles. He acted in more than 150 films. He also appeared in several television shows, including ''Jabardasth''. Life He was born and brought up in Hyderabad. His family hails from Tenali, Andhra Pradesh. His father is a retired army officer and his mother is a housewife. He completed his MBA and worked as a software engineer. He is married and has two children. Career He made his debut as an actor with the film ''Aadi'' starring Jr. NTR. He got break as an actor with the film Adhurs. He also led a team called ''Roller Raghu'' in the popular TV comedy show ''Jabardasth'' on ETV. He appeared in 1500 TV episodes in 32 titles on various channels. He received an award from Prasar Bharati and UNICEF UNICEF (), originally called the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in full, now officially United Nations Children's Fund, is an agency of the United Nations respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashank (actor)
Shashank (born 22 November 1979) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Telugu films Shashank's first film ''Aithe'' which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. His second film was '' Sye'', where he won a Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ... for Best Supporting Actor. Andhra Pradesh, ''The Hindu'', 10 October 2005. Partial filmography *''All films are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted.''References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Vijayachander
Vijayachander, (born Vijayachander Telidevara), is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. Regarded as one of the finest character actor's of Telugu cinema, Vijayachander has appeared in more than forty feature films in a variety of roles. Vijayachander is known for his path-breaking works in biographical films; He essayed Jesus of Nazareth in the 1978 film ''Karunamayudu'' which he produced, and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film; He then enacted his own maternal Grandfather Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu in the 1982 film '' Andhra Kesari'' for which he has received the state Nandi Special Jury Award. He then essayed Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 classic '' Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' which was screened at the International Film Festival of India; In the same year, he appeared as saint Vemana in the super hit ''Vemana Charithra''. In 1989, he starred in the Maniratnam directed Romantic drama film, ''Geeta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posani Krishna Murali
Posani Krishna Murali (born 22 January 1958) is an Indian screenwriter, actor, director and producer who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He worked as a writer for over 150 Telugu films and directed a number of films. In 2009, he also contested in Andhra Pradesh state legislative assembly elections from Chilakaluripet constituency but lost the elections. Early life and education Posani was born on 22 January 1958 in Pedakakani, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. His father Posani Subba Rao worked as a small-time employee in Pedakakani and his mother was a housewife. He has an elder sister Rajyalakshmi and a younger sister Prameela. He also has a younger brother Posani Amar Bhosale. He is the cousin of Boyapati Srinu. Growing up, Posani's family struggled financially and his father was not educated and wanted Posani to study well so that he could have a better life. Posani did his schooling in a small village in Guntur district and went on to do his BComm. He joined Acharya Nagarjuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Ravindra
Raja Ravindra is an Indian actor predominantly appears in Telugu films and TV serials. Apart from Telugu films, he has acted in several Tamil films and a few Kannada and Malayalam movies. He started his career with TV serials and entered into films. Career His first film as an actor is ''Paccha Toranam'' (1994). After acting in films like ''Pedarayudu'' (1995), he ventured into film production and dates management of heroes. Family His daughter got married in April 2014. Filmography Telugu Tamil Malayalam * One film (name unknown) TV series * ''Vasundhara:Andam'' (ETV) * ''FIR'' (ETV) * ''Krishnadasi'' ( Sun TV); 2000-2001 * ''Janaki Kalaganaledu'' (Star Maa Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality ...); 2021 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raja Ravindra Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thagubothu Ramesh
Ramilla Ramesh, better known as Thagubothu Ramesh, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian. He got the moniker "Thagubothu" as he portrayed several roles as a drunkard. His notable roles are in films such as ''Mahatma'', ''Ala Modalaindi'', ''Pilla Zamindar'' and ''Ishq''. Early life Ramesh was born in Godavarikhani located in Karimnagar district, Telangana. His father was an employee at Singareni Collieries Company and his mother was a housewife. He was able to sink into the drunkard character because, as a child he would watch his father get drunk and hit his mother. He would pacify his mother, and make her laugh by impersonating his drunk father. Career Ramesh eventually became good at mimicry and used to perform shows in his town. He also reveals that he is inspired by Bengali comedian Keshto Mukherjee, who like him was also famous for portraying drunkard characters. Before venturing into films, Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreeth
Supreeth Reddy is an Indian actor who primarily acts in Telugu-language films. He is known for his roles in films like ''Chatrapati'' and ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played villain, and supporting roles. He also acted in Bollywood in the film ''Rowdy Rathore'', a remake of the Telugu film ''Vikramarkudu''. He also played one of the baddies in Aamir Khan's ''Ghajini''. Career He was interested in films from his childhood. He was also a volleyball player in his childhood. He missed the auditions for the film '' Jayam''. Later he was advised by director Teja to maintain an album. He acted in Pawan Kalyan's directorial debut ''Johnny''. For the sports film '' Sye'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli, he was trained in Rugby. He was first selected as a friend of the Hero Prabhas in ''Chhatrapati'', but his role was changed to Kaatraj, a villain, later. This got him a lot of name and fame. After that he played villain roles in many films. Though he got opportunities as a hero, he did not acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |