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Brahmaji
Brahmaji (born 25 April 1965) is an Indian actor best known for his work in Telugu cinema. He is a regular actor in director Krishna Vamsi's films. Brahmaji appeared in an important role in Krishna Vamsi's debut film as a director, '' Gulabi''. He appeared in Krishna Vamsi's second film ''Ninne Pelladata''. Krishna Vamsi made him hero with the movie Sindhooram. Later Brahmaji continued as a character artist. He appeared in lead roles in films such as ''Samakka Sarakka'', ''Inspector, Kaki'', ''Idea'', ''Andariki Vandanalu'', ''Adhyakshaa'', ''Dhoom Dham'', ''Abbo Vaada'', ''Kumbakonam'', and ''N.H-5''. He received 'Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award' at 16th Santosham Film Awards in 2018 for his comic roles in various Telugu films. Early life During Brahmaji's college days, he was a big fan of superstar Krishna. Brahmaji's father used to work as a Tahsildar in Nellore, when J. V. Somayajulu a renowned stage actor, who was also a Deputy Collector, acted in the Telug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva (1989 Telugu Film)
''Siva'' (also spelt ''Shiva'') is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language crime action film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma in his directorial debut. Produced by Akkineni Venkat and Yarlagadda Surendra under their banners of Annapurna Studios and SS Creations, ''Siva'' stars Nagarjuna, Amala, and Raghuvaran. The film's basic plot, adapted from ''The Way of the Dragon'' (1972), revolves around the conflict between college student-turned-gangster Siva and Bhavani, a reputed crime boss mentored by the politician Machiraju. ''Siva'' explores the concepts of student exploitation by anti-social elements and the impact of crowd psychology. Varma's script was based on his experiences as a student at Siddhartha Engineering College in Vijayawada. Tanikella Bharani wrote the dialogue. Ilaiyaraaja composed ''Siva'' soundtrack and score, and S. Gopala Reddy was its cinematographer. Thota Tharani and Sattibabu were the film's art director and editor, respectively. It's principal photography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sindhooram
''Sindhooram'' () is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language crime film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi. The film stars Brahmaji and Sanghavi, with Ravi Teja and Soundarya in supporting roles. The film dealt with the intricacies of Naxalism in Andhra Pradesh. The film and the soundtrack has received positive reviews upon release, and gathered cult following. The film has garnered the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu and was screened at the International Film Festival of India. The film also won five Nandi Awards. Plot A cadre of police constables on their way home from election duty. As they discuss their lives, their van is blown up by a gang of Naxals. Bulliraju is in training to become a police officer. He is hot blooded and has a strong sense of justice. Buliraju is from a small village close to the Godavari river. Chanti, Bairagi, Satipandu and others are wayward youth who reside in the same village. They spend their time playing cards, drinking and tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiranjeevulu (2001 Film)
''Chiranjeevulu'' (lit. "Immortals") is a 2001 Telugu action drama film directed by Radha Krishna in his debut starring Ravi Teja, Sanghavi, Sivaji, Brahmaji, and Shiju. The title is based on the 1956 Telugu film of the same name starring N. T. Rama Rao and Jamuna.The film was remake Of Tamil film ''Putham Pudhu Payanam'' (1991). Plot Charan, Kiran, Giri and Chanti are best friends. Charan and Kiran are orphans, while Giri and Chanti, who are being treated at a hospital, are diagnosed with a terminal diseases. One day, at the home of the hospital nurse Sudha, they witness that a local MLA and his brother are misbehaving with her. In saving her, they accidentally kill him and, fearing that the police may not buy their story, flee to an unknown village as fugitives. There they get embroiled in the rivalry between the village president Satyamurthy and the late erstwhile president Nagendra, when they fail to save Nagendra's son Rajan from Satyamurthy's henchmen. Satyamurthy lear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasu (film)
''Vasu'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by A. Karunakaran, and produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner. It stars Venkatesh and Bhumika Chawla with music composed by Harris Jayaraj. ''Vasu'' marked Venkatesh's 50th film as an actor. The film won two Nandi Awards. Later, the film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Vetri'' and Hindi as ''Cheetah The Leopard''. Plot After graduation, Vasu Venkatesh Daggubati runs a college canteen, and music school and teaches music for seven years to make his living. His father is an IPS officer and he wants Vasu to appear for Civil Services examinations to take up an IPS career. But Vasu has different plans for his future. He dreams of becoming a musician and a singer. One fine day, a young IPS officer Brahmaji comes to Vasu's place to seek the blessings of Vasu's father. He admits that Vasu's father is the source of inspiration for him to become an IPS officer. Vasu's father ... [...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] |
Nijam
''Nijam'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action film written, directed and produced by Teja on Chitram Movies banner. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Rakshita, Gopichand, and Raasi, with music was composed by R. P. Patnaik. Babu and Rameshwari won the Nandi Awards in Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories respectively. It was remade in Odia as ''Arjuna'' and in Bangladesh as ''Top Leader''. Plot Sidda Reddy is a powerful mafia leader whose right hand is Devudu. Devudu has a lover named Malli. Reddy, who also likes Malli, takes her to his bed, which is not liked by Devudu. Eventually, Devudu kills Reddy and becomes the leader of the mafia gang. Venkateswarlu is a fire officer. In an incident, Devudu sets a marketplace on fire and Venkateswarlu rescues it with his firefighting, and at the same time, Venkateswarlu slaps Devudu, as he continues throwing kerosene at the marketplace. Devudu holds a grudge against Venkateswarlu and sends him to jail on a framed cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muddula Mavayya
''Muddula Mavayya'' is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by S. Gopal Reddy under the Bhargav Art Productions banner and directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Vijayashanti and musical score by K. V. Mahadevan. The film was a remake of the Tamil film ''En Thangachi Padichava'' which was also remade in Hindi as ''Aaj Ka Arjun'' starring Amitabh Bachchan; in Kannada as ''Ravimama'' starring V. Ravichandran and in Bengali as '' Pabitra Papi'' starring Prosenjit. Plot The film begins in a village where Zamindar Ranga Rao is a vandal who complots to squat it for the construction of his liquor factory. An inspector is new to the place, receives quietude from the public, and precedes Ranga Rao when he is debased. Accordingly he priors a case of criminal Raja who is under a penalty on murder convict. Aside from that, Ranga Rao hounds the villagers to nullify whilst Raja backs and finger-wages Ranga Rao with valor. Forthwith, the Inspector question ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (1998 Film)
''Chandralekha'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Ramya Krishna and Isha Koppikar, with music composed by Sandeep Chowta. The film was produced by Nagarjuna and V. Ram Prasad under Great India Enterprises banner. It is a remake of the 1997 Malayalam film '' Chandralekha'', directed by Priyadarshan. It is the second combination of Nagarjuna, Krishna Vamsi, and Sandeep Chowtha after '' Ninne Pelladata'' (1996). Hindi actor Sanjay Dutt made a special appearance for the first time in a Telugu film. The film was not commercially successful. Plot Sitarama Rao alias Seeta is a struggling unemployed youth who arrives in Hyderabad to meet his sister (Jhansi) and brother-in-law, his father has been falsely implicated in bank fraud and wants to sell his ancestral property to pay for the litigation, for that he needs his sister's approval, but is rebuked and banished by his brother-in-law. Disillusioned, Seeta seeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother India (1992 Film)
''Mother India'' is a 1992 Telugu-language drama film produced by T. Diwakar Rao under the D.D.R. Productions banner and directed by B. V. Ramana Reddy. It starrs Jagapati Babu, Sharada, Sindhuja and music composed by Chakravarthy. Plot The film begins with the 1960s Government Land Ceiling Act. Being Cognizant of it a venomous squire Duryodhana Rao purport his 200 acres of land in the name of men that are suppressed under his toe. He also notifies his mate Jaganatham who sneaky sells his land to his sibling Rajyalakshmi and migrates to the city. After a while, the hoodwink comes out, hitherto it is too late. Rajyalakshmi's family loses most including clearing the debt. As a result, her husband Krishna Murthy becomes a wanderer. Therefrom, Rajyalakshmi strives hard for survival and rearing 3 infant kids by cultivating the left-over land. Spotting it, the younger one Sivaji supports his mother by quitting his education. Years roll by, and Rajyalakshmi & Shivaji toils and molds t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Kshetram
''Dharma Kshetram'' () is a 1992 Telugu-language legal action film, produced by K. C. Reddy under the Sri Rajeev Productions banner and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Divya Bharati and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was not commercially successful. Plot The film begins in a city that is in jeopardy of a political war between two dreadful goons Durga Prasad & Pandu. The two weasels intrude and flaw the students' union in which Prabhakar’s sibling Pandu is butchered by Durga Prasad’s brother Sambhu Prasad. A lecturer Bharati witnesses the crime and prepares to testify. Amid, her kid brother Nagaraju sidekick of Durga Prasad obstructs her. Nevertheless, she stands firm and is assaulted by rotters near the court premises. Advocate Banerjee a rectitude & rebel shields Bharati and succeeds in forfeiting the culprits. He has an ideal family his sister, and brother-in-law serve as SP. Plus, he crushes on a charming Maithili daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seenu (1999 Film)
''Seenu'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by R. B. Choudary under the Super Good Films banner, directed by Sasi. It stars Venkatesh and Twinkle Khanna, and has music composed by Mani Sharma, the highlight of the film. The film is a remake of a 1998 Tamil movie ''Sollamale''. The film was successful at box office. It was later remade in Hindi as ''Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai''. The performance of Venkatesh was acclaimed and made a mark on his future films. This was the first and only Telugu film of erstwhile actress, Twinkle Khanna. The film has been described has having a cult following in Andhra Pradesh. Plot Seenu is an honest, not-too-good-looking, village artist who comes to the city to find a job. He ends up being a banner artist. Shwetha is a U.S. citizen, who loves India and its culture and stays with her relatives to learn about Bharatanatyam. She is a soft-natured, loving girl who loves to help people in distress, but cannot stand it if anyone li ... [...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] |
