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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] |
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NTR and parts of Krishna and Guntur districts.Vijayawada lies on the banks of Krishna river surrounded by the hills of Eastern Ghats, known as Indrakeeladri Hills. It geographically lies on the center spot of Andhra Pradesh. The city has been described as the commercial, political, cultural and educational capital of Andhra Pradesh It is the second largest city in Andhra Pradesh with a population of 17,23,000 in 2021, estimated population of 19,91,189 in the Vijayawada Metropolitan Area. It is one of the fastest growing urban areas in India and among the top 10 fastest growing cities in the world according to Oxford Economics report. Vijayawada is considered to be a sacred place for residing one of the most visited and famous temples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulabi (1995 Film)
''Gulabi'' ( en, Rose, italic=yes) is a 1995 Telugu romantic thriller film starring J. D. Chakravarthy and Maheswari in the lead roles. The film was directed by Krishna Vamsi, produced by Ram Gopal Varma and was co-produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Limited. Upon release, the film received positive reviews and was declared a hit at the box office. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Idhayame Idhayame''. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Aashiq'' (2001). Plot ''Gulabi'' is an action-packed love story set in the backdrop of human trafficking of young girls to Dubai. It is inspired from a real incident that came in news dailies when police arrested a few Dubai-based businessmen trying to smuggle girls from Hyderabad. Cast Production Initially producer Suresh Babu offered a project to Krishna Vamsi and asked him to narrate the story. Vamsi asked the assurance of confirming the film before narrating the story. Suresh babu told that he will give Venkatesh's dates after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayam Manadera
''Jayam Manadera'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by N. Shankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Bhanupriya, with music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film was successful at the box office. The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. The film was also remade in Tamil as ''Manikanda''. Plot Abhiram is a fun-loving man who stays with his parents in London. Eight people win the Thumbs Up contest which allows them to tour Europe. Uma is one of the contest winners. Abhiram likes Uma and acts as their tour companion during their stay in Europe. A shy Uma could not express her love for him, so she leaves a message on his answering machine. But Abhiram could not listen to the message at the right time. Hence, Uma presumes that Abhiram does not love her and returns to India with her companions. But Abhiram hears the message after Uma left, and calls her. But it's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azad (2000 Film)
''Azad'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language vigilante action thriller film written and directed by Thirupathisamy, and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soundarya, Shilpa Shetty and music composed by Mani Sharma. The film completed 100 days run in 4 centres and won four Nandi Awards. It was loosely remade in Tamil as ''Velayudham'' (2011) and in Kannada as ''Bhagath''. Besides a Tamil remake, the film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Kurukshetram ''. Plot Anjali, a journalist witnesses the murder of a fellow journalist who had discovered evidence against a mafia boss, Deva, and wants to sue him for his colleague's murder. Anjali is harassed by Deva when he discovers that she has the evidence. Deva is the most influential person in the region who runs ''Hindu Seva Samithi'', but in reality, he is an undercover Islamic militant on a mission to release their terrorist group head imprisoned by the state administration. Deva is a Hindu devot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitram
''Chitram'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Teja. This film stars debutants Uday Kiran and Reema Sen in the lead roles. The film was sensational hit in 2000. The film is produced by Ramoji Rao.The music of the movie was composed by R.P. Patnaik. The film was released as ''Chithiram'' in Tamil in 2001 with the film mostly featuring scenes dubbed from the original although scenes involving Manivannan and Senthil were added. The movie was remade in Kannada as '' Chitra'' and was a successful venture. The film ran for 100 days in 12 centers. Plot Janaki and her sister are NRIs who want to join a PU college in AP. Janaki stays with her uncle and procures the admission in the same college as Ramana, a die-hard music fan. When Janaki first sees him in the music room practicing they get attracted to each other. When family members of Ramana are away, Janaki happens to come to Ramana's house wearing a saree. As she does not know how to d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nee Kosam
''Nee Kosam'' (English: ''For You'') is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by Ghanta Srinivasa Rao under the Kalpana Creations banner. This movie marks the debut of Srinu Vaitla as a director. The film features Ravi Teja and Maheswari in the lead roles. This is also the first collaboration between Ravi Teja and Srinu Vaitla. The music has been composed R. P. Patnaik. Despite the film being a box office failure, the film won several Nandi Awards. Plot Sasirekha (Maheswari) is the daughter of a rich father (Jayaprakash Reddy), who is a strict disciplinarian and hates any kind of love affair. Ravi (Ravi Teja), an orphan, falls in love with Sasi and she also slowly develops feelings for Ravi. One day Ravi meets Sasi's father in the outskirts of the city and tells him all about his love. However, he is accidentally killed by Ravi in a scuffle. Sasi soon finds out that the real culprit is Ravi. Infuriated, she breaks up with him. Ravi, unable to bear the rejec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seetharama Raju
''Seetharama Raju'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, produced jointly by Nagarjuna Akkineni, D. Sivaprasad Reddy under the Great India Enterprises & Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by Y. V. S. Chowdary. It stars Nandamuri Harikrishna, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Sakshi Shivanand, Sanghavi and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. For the first time, Nagarjuna has crooned a song with his own voice in this film. The film won two state Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Sathriya Dharmam''. Plot The families of Seetayya and Basavaraju are at loggerheads with each other. When Seetayya gets killed, Ramaraju decides to seek revenge for his death. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani. Lyrics were written by Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry. Music was released on ADITYA Music Company. Awards ; Nandi Awards-1999 * Best Character Actress - Nirmalamma Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya (1998 Film)
Satya () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language crime film, produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma; written by Saurabh Shukla and Anurag Kashyap. It stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar with Manoj Bajpayee, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Shrivastava and Paresh Rawal. It is the first of Varma's ''Gangster'' trilogy about organised crime in India. The film follows Satya (Chakravarthy), an immigrant who comes to Mumbai looking for a job, befriends Bhiku Mhatre (Bajpayee) and is drawn into the Mumbai underworld. Varma initially planned to make an action film, but decided to make a film focusing on felonies after meeting some criminals. He hired Kashyap and Shukla to write the film, and opted to use lesser-known actors. The soundtrack and score were composed by Vishal Bhardwaj and Sandeep Chowta, respectively, while the lyrics were written by Gulzar. Its early cinematography was done by Gerard Hooper, who was replaced by Mazhar Kamran. The film was shot in Mumbai on a budget of . ''Satya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryavamsam (1998 Film)
''Suryavamsam'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. It stars Venkatesh and Meena , with soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar.http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Suryavamsham_-_1998_/18472 The film is the Telugu remake of the Tamil film '' Suryavamsam'' (1997). Plot Harischandra Prasad ( Venkatesh), the arbitrator and most respected person in a village, sees to it that all the people live happily. He has a strong enmity toward Singaraju Lingaraju (Anand Raj) and vice versa. He is the only opponent to him in the village. Harischandra has a big family with his wife Vasundhara (Raadhika), three sons Ravi Prasad (Vinod), Divakar Prasad (Maharshi Raghava), and Bhanu Prasad (Venkatesh), a daughter Shanti, two daughters-in-law, and two granddaughters. Harischandra dislikes his third son Bhanu because him being illiterate, but Bhanu is a devoted and benevolent son to his father. Bhanu has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Sitaramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi
''Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language romance family drama film, produced by Nagarjuna Akkineni under the Great India Entertainments banner and directed by debutant Y. V. S. Chowdary. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Venkat (in his debut), Chandni and music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film was a box office success. Plot The film begins in a village where Ramachandra Raju is an arbitrator and paterfamilias to his family. To fulfill the last wish of his sister Rajyalakshmi, Ramachandra Raju couples his daughter Madhavi with her son Krishna when they are infants. After that, while they are immersing her remaining ashes Krishna falls into a river and misplaces them. Grief-stricken Rajyalakshmi's husband Chandram leaves to abroad along with Madhavi. Years roll by, the story spins to Dubai, where 4 Indian guys Raju, Sivaji, Kamal, and Radha stay together in an apartment performing various petty jobs. Eventually, Ramachandra Raju fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyaragalu (film)
''Priyaragalu'' is a 1997 Telugu-language romantic musical film, produced by Sunkara Madhu Murali under the Melody Theaters banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Maheswari, Master Anand Vardhan and has music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film is a remake of Malayalam film, '' Pappayude Swantham Appoos'', and won two Nandi Awards. Plot The film begins with Madhu a topmost model who coped with his wife Priya's death and resorted to his work. However, he unintentionally neglects his naughty son, Kush Lav that craves his father's affection. Kush Lav annoys everyone with his monkey business via telephonic conversations. During it, he is acquainted with a girl named Sneha and develops amity with her. Once, Madhu disputes with a loony Banerjee whom he denies to refuse his land as Priya is sepulchered therein. Accidentally, Sneha is the half-sister of Banerjee, who is perturbed by him for the property. So, she absconds and fortuitously, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preminchukundam Raa
''Preminchukundam Raa'' ( Come, let's love) is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee and produced by D. Suresh Babu under Suresh Productions. The film stars Venkatesh and Anjala Zaveri with music composed Mahesh Mahadevan. The plot follows a couple's love entangled in a region plagued by violence. ''Preminchukundam Raa'' is considered to be one of the first films to portray the factionalism in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh state. Released on 9 May 1997, the film was blockbuster and became the highest grossing Telugu film of that year. Plot Veerabhadraiah is a powerful factionist in Rayalaseema who is against love marriages. Sivudu his henchman; whose word is an ordinance to him. Sivudu says yes to Veerabhadraiah's every deed, even when he kills his father in front of him. Reddappa a savage is the main opponent of Veerabhadraiah and both of them maintain bloodshed rivalry. Parallelly, Giri a valor student at Hyderabad l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
