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Bigg Boss (Telugu TV Series)
''Bigg Boss'' is an Indian Telugu-language television reality show of the ''Bigg Boss'' franchise which airs on Star Maa and streams on Disney+ Hotstar in India. It follows the format of the Dutch reality show Big Brother, which was first developed by Endemol in the Netherlands. Starting in 2017, the show has rolled out five seasons so far; N. T. Rama Rao Jr. and Nani hosted Season 1 and 2 respectively, while Nagarjuna is hosting the show from Season 3 onwards. The Season 6 features general public along with celebrities as a housemates and was premiered on 4 September 2022 onwards. Overview Bigg Boss is based on the Dutch series '' Big Brother'' format developed by John de Mol. A number of contestants known as "housemates" live in a purpose-built house and are isolated from the rest of the world. Each week, housemates nominate two of their fellow housemates for eviction, and the housemates who receive the most nominations would face a public vote. Eventually, one housemat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarjuna (actor)
Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (born 29 August 1959), known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu language, Telugu, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards namely, for ''Ninne Pelladata (1996 film), Ninne Pelladata'' (1996), which he produced won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, Best Feature Film in Telugu and a National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film), Special Mention as actor for ''Annamayya (film), Annamayya'' (1997). In 1989, he starred in the Mani Ratnam-directed romantic drama film ''Geethanjali (1989 film), Geetanjali'', which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. In the same year, he appeared in the blockbuster ''Siva (1989 Telugu film), Siva'', an action film directed by Ram Gopal Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss (Telugu Season 1)
''Bigg Boss 1'' is the first season of the Telugu-language version of the Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss.'' was premiered on 16 July 2017 on Star Maa. Jr NTR hosted the show. For this season of ''Bigg Boss'', a lavish house set was constructed in Lonavala. Siva Balaji was the winner. The prize money for the winner was Rs. 50 lakhs (5,000,000 or 50,00,000). Housemates The participants in the order they entered the house are: ! Entered Original Entrants # Archana Shastry — Film actress # # Sameer Hasan — Film actor # Mumaith Khan — Film actress # Prince Cecil — Film actor # Madhu Priya — Singer # Jyothi Lakshmi — Film actress # Siva Balaji — Film actor # Kalpana Raghavendar — Singer # Mahesh Kathi — Movie critic # Kathi Karthika — Television presenter # Sampoornesh Babu— Film actor # Aadarsh Balakrishna — Film actor # Hari Teja — Film actress # Dhanraj — Comedian Wild Card entries # Diksha Panth — Film actress # Navdeep Pallapolu — Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri is an Indian playback singer and voice artist. Madhuri has sung over 1800 songs in several languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. She is a recepeint of numerous Nandi Awards and Filmfare awards. Personal life Madhuri was born to Prabhakar Sastry, a State Bank of India official, and Lakshmi. Madhuri is their only daughter. Her family moved from Palakollu, West Godavari District to Hyderabad when she was very young. Madhuri was schooled at Loyala Model High School, Vanasthalipuram and Little Flower Junior College Little Flower Junior College is a college in Hyderabad, India offering Intermediate education ( +2 level). It was established by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel. It started in July 1974 as a part of Little Flower High School, It shifted .... She graduated in B Com at Aurora College. She was trained in classical and light music by Kocharlakota Padmavati and Ramachari. Madhuri made her debut as a playback singer with Kulas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaushal Manda
Kaushal Prasad Manda is an Indian actor and model who predominantly works in Telugu language films and TV serials. Career Manda made his debut as a child artist in 1982–1983 with Telugu TV serial Evanni Chedanunchu. Then he participated in the Grasim Mr. India contest in 1998 and became one of the top 6 finalists in the show. He made a lead role in Gemini TV's blockbuster show '' Chakravakam'' (2003-2008). He won the Nandi Award for the Best TV Actor in 2003 for his role as Sagar in Chakravakam. He was the host for Gemini TV's popular dance show ''Dance Baby Dance'' in 2005. He also made a role in Gemini TV's ''Devatha'' (2010-2013). He did a lead role in Zee Telugu's ''Suryavamsham'' serial from 2017 to 2019. He was a contestant and the winner of Star Maa's reality TV show '' Bigg Boss Telugu 2''. He made his film debut with a supporting role in Mahesh Babu's debut film, ''Rajakumarudu'', in 1999, and also played a role in Prabhas's film '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011). He appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aadarsh Balakrishna
Aadarsh Balakrishna is an Indian actor primarily known for his negative roles in Telugu films. He is also the runner up of Telugu reality TV show '' Bigg Boss 1''.Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (2010)Poised to Win, ''The Hindu'', 3 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2014 Early life Aadarsh was born on 10 February 1984 in Bangalore. His father, Balakrishna, is a businessman while his mother Uma is a homemaker. He has a younger sister, Apoorva, who is an architect. Aadarsh studied at Sophia High School, Bangalore until Standard 3. His family then moved to Hyderabad where he continued his schooling at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Public School and St. Andrews High School. He completed his graduation from Nizam College in 2005–06, majoring in commerce. He was a cricketer and nurtured an ambition to play for India. He represented Hyderabad in various state-level categories and also played for Osmania University. Kannada film director Prashanth Neel, Sriimurali’s wife, Vidya, and Naresh's secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siva Balaji
Siva Balaji (born as Siva Balaji Manoharan on 14 October 1981) is an Indian actor, television personality, and producer who is known for his works in the Telugu Film Industry. He was introduced as a hero by director Suresh Krissna through the film ''Idi Maa Ashokgadi Love Story'' (2003). He shot to fame with his performance as a hot blooded youth with gray shades in ''Arya'' (2004). He continued to star in films such as ''Sankranti'' (2005), ''Pote Poni'' (2006), ''Chandamama'' (2007), and ''Shambo Shiva Shambo'' (2010). Siva Balaji is known for appearing in several films as the solo lead, part of multistarrers, and in supporting roles. He won the Copper Nandi Award for his performance in the film ''Pothe Poni''. Siva Balaji is also a television personality. He appeared on the Telugu version of the ''Bigg Boss'' reality show that is broadcast on Star Maa, where he emerged as the title winner of season 1. Early life and family Siva Balaji was born and brought up in Chennai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Big Brother (American TV Series)
''Celebrity Big Brother'', also known as ''Big Brother: Celebrity Edition'', is a reality television spin-off series of the American adaptation of '' Big Brother'' created by John de Mol. The series began on February 7, 2018 on CBS in the United States and is simulcast in Canada on Global. The series is filmed at CBS Studio Center in sound stage eighteen located in Studio City, Los Angeles. Julie Chen Moonves reprises her role as host from ''Big Brother'' with Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan also returning as executive producers. The series is produced by Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America. The premise of the series remained largely unchanged from the main edition of ''Big Brother'', in which a group of contestants, known as "HouseGuests," who live in a purpose-built house, known as the Big Brother House, with no contact from the outside world. The contestants compete in competitions for safety and for power over the household before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Big Brother (Australian TV Series)
''Celebrity Big Brother'' was a celebrity edition of '' Big Brother''. It lasted for 23 days, starting on 21 July 2002 and ending on 12 August 2002. A proportion of the profits from ''Eviction'' votes went to charities. This was the only series of ''Celebrity Big Brother'' that was made as a part of the Big Brother Australia format. This series used the same house from ''Big Brother 2'', which itself used the house from '' Big Brother 1'', but slightly remodeled. The bathroom was off limits to the cameras. Several guest celebrities appeared briefly in the series on only a temporary basis without becoming a housemate. These included Carla Bonner (''Neighbours'' actress) and Bert Newton. Warwick Capper was ejected from the house for flashing his penis at Kimberley Cooper during an argument. Housemates Nominations table The first housemate in each box was nominated for two points, and the second housemate was nominated for one point. Summary References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Big Brother (British TV Series)
''Celebrity Big Brother'' is a British television reality game show based on the Dutch show '' Big Brother'', created by producer John de Mol in 1997, which aired from 2001 to 2018. The show followed a number of celebrity contestants, known as housemates, who were isolated from the outside world for an extended period of time in a custom built House. Each week, one of the housemates is evicted by a public vote, with the last housemate named the winner. The series takes its name from the character in George Orwell's 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''. ''Celebrity Big Brother'' began as a one-time spin-off series to the original ''Big Brother UK'', and premiered on Channel 4 on 9 March 2001. Following the successful first series, the show returned the following year for a second series. Though the show did not air for the next two years, it returned in 2005 and 2006. Following the highly controversial fifth series in 2007, the show did not return in 2008. It did air in 2009, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Maa Music
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 shows and Telugu films. The channel was launched as Maa TV in April 2002 by Murali Krishnam Raju. In March 2006, Nimmagadda Prasad along with film stars Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna became promoters by purchasing 60% stake with Raju holding 20% stake. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for an estimated price of 2,0002,500 crore. In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa. History Penmetsa Murali Krishnam Raju founded MAA Television Network in 2001 as a corporate entity. Its flagship TV channel, MAA TV was launched in April 2002. The channel started off as a pay channel with 18 hours of programming a day. An initial investment of 25 crore was made into the venture. D. Rajendra Prasad, a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapurna Studios
Annapurna Studios is an Indian film production company, founded in 1976 by the actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR). Located in the heart of Hyderabad, India the studio mainly provides services for films including sound stages for set construction, outdoor sets, floors, back-lots, data storage, editing, dubbing, foley/SFX, visual effects, digital intermediate, Dolby Vision/HDR, stereo and near field mixing, Dolby Atmos sound mixing, 5.1/7.1/9.1 sound mixing, conforming and mastering, HD/UHD/DCP mastering, screening theatres among other amenities. In 2011, the Akkineni Family launched a non-profitable educational institute called the Annapurna International School of Film and Media. ANR's family serve as directors on the company board. Foundation The studio was inaugurated by the then President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on 14 January 1976. Studio floors and backlots Annapurna Studios built its first studio floor in 1976 which spans an area of . The second studio was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John De Mol Jr
Johannes Hendrikus Hubert "John" de Mol Jr. (born 24 April 1955) is a Netherlands, Dutch Mass media, media Business magnate, tycoon television producer and billionaire. De Mol is one of the men behind production companies Endemol and Talpa Network, Talpa. He is known for being the creator of several major reality television formats including ''Big Brother (franchise), Big Brother'', ''Fear Factor (franchise), Fear Factor'' and'' The Voice (franchise), The Voice''. ''Forbes'' estimated him to be worth about United States dollar, US$ 1.5 billion in 2017. Endemol De Mol acquired his fortune producing television programmes. In 1997–1999 he developed the popular reality television series ''Big Brother (TV series), Big Brother'' with his production company, John de Mol Produkties. In 1994 his company merged with Joop van den Ende, Joop van den Ende TV-Producties into Endemol, but it still functioned on its own. He produced ''Fear Factor'', ''Love Letters'', ''1 vs. 100'' and ''Dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
