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B. Gopal
Bejawada Gopal is an Indian film director who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed over 30 Telugu films, including successful films such as ''Bobbili Raja'', ''Lorry Driver'', ''Assembly Rowdy'', ''State Rowdy'', ''Rowdy Inspector'', ''Samarasimha Reddy'', ''Narasimha Naidu'', ''Indra'', '' Maska''. He won Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the film ''Samarasimha Reddy''. He also directed two Hindi films, ''Insaaf Ki Awaaz'' and ''Kanoon Apna Apna''. Childhood and early years B. Gopal was born at M. Nidamanuru village near Tangutur, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh to B. Venkateswarulu and Mahalakshmi. He has two siblings, one brother Subba Rao and sister Suseela. He did his schooling in Karumanchi. Later he attended C.S.R.Sarma college in Ongole. After finishing his education, With his father permission he chose to pursue his career in movies. He is the uncle of Telugu film Actor Venu Thottempudi. Career He started his career working as an assistant director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidamanur, Prakasam
Nidamanur is a village in Tangutur Mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nidamanur, Prakasam District Villages in Prakasam district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tangutur
Tangutur is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a mandal headquarters in Ongole revenue division. Nearby towns are Singarayakonda, Kandukur, Prakasam district, Kondapi and the nearest city will be Ongole. Geography Tangutur is located at 15°20'26"N 80°2'4"E. It has an average elevation of 36 feet. The total area of the town was . Demographics According to the 2011 Census of India, with total 7200 families, the total population of Tangutur was 27,652 comprising 13,674 males and 13,978 females. Tangutur has higher literacy rate compared to Andhra Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Tangutur was 68.68% compared to 67.02% of Andhra Pradesh. In Tangutur Male literacy stands at 77.28% while female literacy rate was 60.34%. See also * Ongole * Singarayakonda * Kandukur, Prakasam district Kandukur or Kandukuru is a town in SPSR Nellore district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the headquarters of Kandukur man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajani (actress)
Rajani (born Shashi Kaur Malhotra; 27 July 1965) is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ..., and Malayalam films. She has worked in 150 feature films including ''Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986), ''Seetharama Kalyanam (1986 film), Seetharama Kalyanam'' (1986), ''Aha Naa Pellanta (1987 film), Aha Naa Pellanta'' (1987), ''Majnu (1987 film), Majnu'' (1987). She also starred in Kannada films including ''Jai Karnataka'' (1989), a remake of the 1987 Hindi film ''Mr. India (1987 film), Mr. India'' and ''Neenu Nakkare Haalu Sakkare'' (1991). She then starred in Bharathan's Malayalam film, Malayalam hit ''Patheyam, Padheyam'' (1993). In Tamil films, she was credited as ''Sasikala.'' Personal life Rajani was born as Shashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Sarja
Srinivasa "Arjun" Sarja is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in the Tamil film industry, in addition to Kannada and Telugu languages as well. Referred to by the media and his fans as " Action King" for his roles in action films, Arjun has acted in more than 160 films, most of them being lead roles. He is one of few South Indian actors to attract fan following from multiple states of India. He has directed 12 films and also produced and distributed a number of films. In 1993, he starred in S. Shankar's blockbuster '' Gentleman'' which opened to positive reviews, while Arjun went on to win the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. During this time, he starred in hits such as ''Jai Hind'' (1994), ''Karnaa'' (1995), and the action thriller film '' Kurudhipunal'' (1995), for which Arjun won acclaim for his role while the film became India's official entry for the 68th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. In 1999, he starred i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharada (actress)
Sarada (born Saraswati Devi; 25 June 1945) is an Indian actress and politician. Known for her work predominantly in Malayalam films and Telugu films , Sarada is the recipient of three National Awards. She has also appeared in few Tamil, Hindi as well as Kannada language films. She is also known as Urvasi Sarada as National Film Award for Best Actress was officially designated the ''Urvasi Award''. She won three National Awards for her roles in ''Thulabharam'' (1968), '' Swayamvaram'' (1972), and '' Nimajjanam'' (1977). Sarada has garnered the NTR National Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her contributions to Indian cinema. Early life Sarada was born Saraswati Devi in Tenali, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Her parents Venkateswar Rao and Satyavathi Devi belonged to a family of agriculturalists. She has a brother, named Mohan Rao. Sarada was sent to Madras in her childhood to live with her grandmother Kanakamma. Sarada describes her grandmother as a "strict discipli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devatha (1982 Film)
''Devatha'' () is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, starring Sobhan Babu, Sridevi, Jaya Prada and Mohan Babu. The film was produced by D. Rama Naidu on Suresh Productions banner. The film is about two sisters and their love triangle with a man. K. Raghavendra Rao remade the film in Hindi as ''Tohfa'' (1984), with both Sridevi and Jaya Prada reprising their roles. It was also remade in Tamil as '' Deiva Piravi'' (1985). Cast * Sobhan Babu as Rambabu * Sridevi as Lalitha * Jaya Prada as Janaki * Mohan Babu as Kamesam * Rao Gopal Rao as Narasayya * Nirmalamma * Rama Prabha Production The story drew inspiration from the 1959 Tamil film ''Kalyana Parisu'', directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also directed its Hindi remake, '' Nazrana'', (1961) starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and the 1960 Telugu movie '' Pelli Kanuka''. The dialogues were written by Satyanand. Music K. Chakravarthy composed the film's music. The song "Elluvachi Godaramma" wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni Parvatam
''Agni Parvatam'' () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under the banner of Vyjayanthi Movies. The film stars Krishna. It was an industry hit in the box office of Tollywood, with 5 musical hits, including a solo title song. Master Arjun acted as a child character, Jamadagni. Krishna's aggressive dialogue "Aggipetti Vunda?" (You have a matchbox?) became so popular in the 1980s. Plot Jagannadharao, a leading lawyer, marries Janaki and fathers a son (Master Arjun). Indrasena Varma and his friend Rudrayya addict Jagannadharao to drinking. According to the plan, they accuse Janaki as a fallen woman, and try to get rid of her along with the child, by provoking the people to stone her to death, when Jagannadharao falls unconscious owing to heavy drinking. In the temple of Shiva, Janaki names her son as Jamadagni (Krishna). She commits suicide, whilst Young Jamadagni lights the lamp at the Shivalinga. Young Jamadagni takes his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Chowdary
''Justice Chowdary'' is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced by T. Trivikrama Rao and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Sridevi, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Justice Chaudhury'', in Tamil as ''Neethibathi'' and in Malayalam as ''Justice Raja''. The film became a box office hit and the second highest grossing Telugu film of the year 1982 after Rama Rao's own ''Bobbili Puli''. Plot The film begins with Advocate R. K. Chowdary a disciple of justice sentencing a hardcore criminal Ranga Rao to death. Hence, his twin brother of Papa Rao a malicious hoodlum avenges and hangs to repay with an advocate Kailasam who envies Chowdary. Chowdary is lively with his ideal wife Janki, son Inspector Ramesh, daughter-in-law Latha, and a dumb daughter Lakshmi. Parallelly, Ramu a juvenile one that resembles Chowdary is a motor mechanic & racer too. Ramu falls for Rekha the daughter of Kailasam. Gazing the cali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and five Filmfare Awards South. In a film career spanning more than four decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films. Rao received the state Nandi Award for Best Director for his works such as ''Bobbili Brahmanna'' (1984), and ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1996). He garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the drama film ''Prema Lekhalu'' (1977), the fantasy film ''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (1990), and the romance film ''Allari Priyudu'' (1993). Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as ''Annamayya'' (1997), which won two National Film Awards, and was also showcased at the 1998 Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adavi Ramudu (1977 Film)
''Adavi Ramudu'' () is a 1977 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana under their banner of Satya Chitra. It was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada and Jayasudha in lead roles along with Nagabhushanam, Satyanarayana, Gummadi and Jaggayya in other supporting roles. The film was based on Vijay's 1973 film ''Gandhada Gudi.'' The film focuses on the need to preserve the flora and fauna at a time when the CITES treaty was signed with an aim to reduce the economic incentive to poach endangered species. The grand success of ''Gandhada Gudi'' made with a forest backdrop prompted NTR to work on a script and dialogues based on a forest backdrop. In 1973, when Satyanarayana and Suryanarayana were planning their next production venture ''Gandhada Gudi'', went on to be a blockbuster hit in Karnataka. This prompted the team to suggest that Jandhyala should work on the script and dialogues based on a forest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venu Thottempudi
Venu Thottempudi (born 4 June 1976) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in several successful Telugu films as a lead actor. Career After finishing his engineering from Dharwad Engineering College, Venu started pursuing acting as his career. For his first acting job, he was cast as the main lead in a movie directed by Bharathiraja. After a brief period of shooting, the movie was stalled and later cancelled due to production problems. To promote Venu, his friend Venkata Shyamprasad formed S. P. Entertainments. Under this banner, in 1999 Venu started his career with the movie ''Swayamvaram'', directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar. Co-starring Laya, the movie was very successful at the box-office and Venu won a Nandi Special Jury Award for the movie. Venu became well known for his dialogue delivery, timing, expressions and clear portrayal of emotions. In 2000, Venu won at the boxoffice once again with ''Chiru Navvutho''. G. Ramprasad, who earlier work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
