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Bharani Pictures
Bharani Pictures is a film production company in Chennai, India. It was established by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in 1947. They later established Bharani Studios in 1950. It is named after their son Bharani. Dr. Bharani Paluvai, who is presently taking care of the studios and established Bharani Hospitals in the compound. Bharani Function Hall opened April 2016 by Dr. Meenakshi Paluvai, Dr. Bharani's daughter. Their first film ''Chandirani ''Chandirani'' is a 1953 Indian swashbuckler film directed by Bhanumathi and produced by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Studios banner. The film is shot simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi languages. It stars Bhanumathi, N. T. R ...'' (1953), which was made in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi languages and simultaneous released all over India. References {{reflist Film production companies based in Chennai Indian companies established in 1947 Mass media companies established in 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost 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 sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the 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 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintamani (1956 Film)
''Chintamani'' is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. It stars P. Bhanumathi, N. T. Rama Rao, and Jamuna, with music composed by Addepalli Rama Rao and T. V. Raju. The film is based on the play of the same name, written by Kallakuri Narayana Rao. Plot The film begins with a prostitute, Chintamani in spite who is an advent devotee of Lord Krishna. Bhavani Shankarudu a Brahmin, lustful towards Chintamani, gives away all his wealth. Even then Chintamani’s shrew mother Srihari is not satisfied and asks Chintamani to lure Subbi Shetty a merchant, and halfheartedly Chintamani snatches him too. Bellvamangaludu son of Vasudeva Murthy a gold merchant lives delightfully with his dedicated wife Radha. Bhavani Shankarudu makes his introduction to Chintamani and they are infatuated. Vasudeva Murthy becomes terminally ill and passes pleading to quit Chintamani. However, Bellvamangaludu's desire for Chintamani makes him drop his father’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Production Companies Based In Chennai
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammayi Pelli
''Ammayi Pelli'' () is a 1974 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced and directed by Bhanumathi Ramakrishna under the Bharani Pictures banner. It starsN. T. Rama Rao, Bhanumathi Ramakrishna with music also composed by Bhanumathi Ramakrishna in association with Satyam. Plot Advocate Raghuram & Dr. Lalitha are an ideal couple, they lead a delightful life with their 3 children. The couple is being in the process of making their daughter Padmini / Puppy 's marriage, they see two different matches without informing each other, i.e. their juniors Lawyer Sitaram and Dr. Rajaram. Anyhow, Puppy is already in love with a guy, Ravi. Here, a dispute arrives between the couple and the egos clash which lead to their divorce. Then Raghuram's friend Raghava Rao gives a suggestion to live separately for 2 months and share the children a month. The rest of the story is a comic tale, that parents are seeing to combine their juniors with their daughter and children are trying to reunite the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruhalakshmi (1967 Film)
''Gruhalakshmi'' is a 1967 Telugu-language, comedy film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. It stars P. Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film was remade as the Tamil movie '' Anbe Aaruyire'' (1975). Plot The film begins with Srinivasa Rao / Chitti a law student his father Bhagavatam is orthodox & superstitious. Chitti marries a noble & ideal lady Lakshmi who takes care of her in-laws' and family meticulously. Here, Bhagavatam does not permit the couple to stay together as it's Chitti's exam time. Distressed Chitti plans to celebrate his honeymoon, with the help of brother-in-law Vaali, and gives a fake telegram that Lakshmi's mother is ill. Right now, Chitti is to return by keeping Lakshmi in a small hotel in a remote area. Thereafter, Vaali too returns to his hometown to avoid his parents knowing the truth. In the hotel, Lakshmi & Chitti faces many unforeseen incidents. Moreover, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivaha Bandham
''Vivaha Bandham'' () is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. It stars P. Bhanumathi and N. T. Rama Rao with music composed by M. B. Srinivasan, while Bhanumathi has taken care of supervision. It is a remake of the Bengali film ''Saat Pake Bandha'' (1963). Plot Bharathi is the daughter of retired principal Appa Rao. She has good values with self-esteem and confidence. Lecturer Chandrashekar gets acquainted with her and they start loving each other. Bharathi's mother Manikyamba (Suryakantham) does not like this alliance because of prestige. But Appa Rao convinces her and makes the marriage of Chandrashekar and Bharathi. After the marriage, Manikyamma always criticizes Chandrashekar, so, he leaves their house along with Bharathi and starts living happily. Manikyanba doesn't like the middle-class life of her daughter. She starts boasting about her son-in-law to their relatives. Chandrashekar gets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaanal Neer (1961 Film)
''Batasari'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by Ramakrishna of Bharani Pictures. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Kaanal Neer'' (). Based on the Bengali novel ''Bardidi'' () by Saratchandra Chatterjee, the film stars P. Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao, with music composed by Master Venu. ''Batasari'' was released on 30 June 1961, and ''Kaanal Neer'' on 21 July. Both versions did not succeed commercially. Plot Surendranath "Suren" is the son of a Zamindar. His good-hearted stepmother, keeping in mind his health objects to his going to London for higher studies. A peeved Suren leaves home, reaches Madras, and stays with a rich man Apparao as a tutor to his younger daughter Pramila. Widowed even before she attained womanhood, Madhavi the eldest daughter of Apparao learns about the distrait ways of Suren and provides him with all his needs. When she writes about Suren to her friend Manorama, Manorama cautions her about showing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Venu
Madduri Venugopal better known as Master Venu (1916–1981) was an Indian music composer of the Telugu and Tamil cinemas and the father of the actor Bhanu Chander. He was born 1916 in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India and died 1981 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India .... Filmography References * 1916 births 1981 deaths Indian male composers People from Krishna district 20th-century Indian composers Film musicians from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century male musicians {{Asia-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batasari
''Batasari'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced and directed by Ramakrishna of Bharani Pictures. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Kaanal Neer'' (). Based on the Bengali novel ''Bardidi'' () by Saratchandra Chatterjee, the film stars P. Bhanumathi and Akkineni Nageswara Rao, with music composed by Master Venu. ''Batasari'' was released on 30 June 1961, and ''Kaanal Neer'' on 21 July. Both versions did not succeed commercially. Plot Surendranath "Suren" is the son of a Zamindar. His good-hearted stepmother, keeping in mind his health objects to his going to London for higher studies. A peeved Suren leaves home, reaches Madras, and stays with a rich man Apparao as a tutor to his younger daughter Pramila. Widowed even before she attained womanhood, Madhavi the eldest daughter of Apparao learns about the distrait ways of Suren and provides him with all his needs. When she writes about Suren to her friend Manorama, Manorama cautions her about showing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manamagan Thevai
''Manamagan Thevai'' () is a 1957 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Bhanumathi. Based on the American film ''The Fabulous Senorita'' (1952), it was simultaneously produced in Telugu as ''Varudu Kaavaali'' with Jaggayya replacing Ganesan. ''Manamagan Thevai'' was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. Plot Bhanumathi, the daughter of a wealthy man, desires to marry a shy professor named Vijayakumar instead of the wealthy suitor her father chose. To escape from trouble, she creates the fake identity of a twin sister, and in the hodgepodge that ensues, ends up in bigger trouble. Cast *Sivaji Ganesan as Vijayakumar * Bhanumathi as Bhanumathi *T. R. Ramachandran as K. Dhandapani (K.D) *Chandrababu as Chandrababu *Karunanidhi as Manohar *Javar Seetharaman as College Principal * Ragini as the dancer *Devika (credited as Premila) as Chandramathi *T. N Sivathanu as Kara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vipra Narayana
''Vipra Narayana'' is a 1954 Telugu-language biographical film directed, produced and edited by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under Bharani Studios banner. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bhanumathi, and Relangi with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. The film is based on the life of Tamil Vaishnava saint Vipranarayana. He led his life in devotion to Lord Narayana and worked for the Lord by dedicating him with garlands. He is one of the twelve Alvars. The film is also dubbed in Tamil with the same title and released in 1955. Plot Vipra Narayana, a staunch devotee of Vishnu, lives in a hermitage on the banks of the river Kaveri along with his disciple Rangaraju. He worships Vishnu in the form of Ranganatha, the presiding deity of the nearby Srirangam temple. Every day, Narayana makes garlands out of flowers from his garden and offers them to Ranganatha, and sings hymns in praise of him. One day, Devadevi, a devadasi, performs a dance recital at the court of the Chola King and is o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
