Chalo
''Chalo'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by director Venky Kudumula marking his debut as a director. The film, produced by Usha Mulpuri on Ira Creations banner features Naga Shourya and Rashmika Mandanna (in her Telugu debut). Mahati Swara Sagar composed the soundtrack and the background score for the film while Sai Sriram provided the cinematography and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao did the editing for the film. The film was extensively shot in Hyderabad. Released worldwide on 2 February 2018, the film became Naga Shourya's highest-grosser in India and overseas. Plot The story starts with a man entering a jail cell. The other prisoner asks the man about his story, and the man tells. Actually, he is the father of Hari a young man who loves fights. When the boy was little and would cry, the father would then let him beat someone which made him happy. As he became older, he started getting in every fight. The police ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Venky Kudumula
Venky Kudumula is an Indian film director who works in Telugu-language films. He has directed two films: ''Chalo'' (2018) and ''Bheeshma'' (2020). Career While studying agriculture and business management at Acharya NG Ranga University, Kudumula forayed into films. He began working as an assistant director to Teja for '' Neeku Naku Dash Dash'' (2012) and as a writer for ''Thoofan'' (2013). Kudumula went on to work as assistant director for ''Jadoogadu'' (2015) and ''A Aa'' (2016). He made his film debut with ''Chalo'' (2018). The film starred Naga Shaurya, whom he worked for in ''Jadoogadu'', and Rashmika Mandanna. The film is set in a village on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and Tamil actors Mime Gopi and Rajendran were signed to play pivotal roles. In a review of the film by ''The Times of India'' the reviewer stated that " Despite the story of ''Chalo'' being somewhat a cliché, director Venky somehow cleverly manages to turn the tropes into a fun and interest ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Naga Shourya
Naga Shaurya (born 22 January 1989) is an Indian actor, producer, and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with the 2011 film '' Cricket, Girls And Beer''. He then starred in the National Film Award winning anthology film, ''Chandamama Kathalu'' (2014). Shaurya went onto star in successful films such as ''Oohalu Gusagusalade'' (2014), ''Dikkulu Choodaku Ramayya'' (2014), ''Kalyana Vaibhogame'' (2016), '' Jyo Achyutananda'' (2016), ''Chalo'' (2018), ''Oh! Baby'' (2019), and '' Ashwathama'' (2020) and ''Varudu Kaavalenu'' (2021) and '' Lakshya'' (2021). Early life Naga Shaurya was born on 22 January 1989 in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. He lived for several years in Vijayawada, before moving to Hyderabad to pursue his dream of acting in films. Prior to entering the film industry, he played tennis. Personal life Naga Shourya got married with his long-time girlfriend Anusha Shetty in Bangalore on Sunday 20 November 2022. Career Before he got his first role, he strugg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Viva Harsha
Harsha Chemudu (born 31 August 1990), popularly known as "Viva" Harsha, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He started his acting career with the viral web series "Viva" on YouTube with which he came to be known as "Viva" Harsha. He pursued his Engineering in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. Early life He was born and brought up in a middle-class family in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. He completed his early schooling from Vingam Vidyalayam School in his hometown and his degree in Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from Chaitanya Engineering College in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. Since childhood, he was inclined towards acting and filming and always wanted to be a successful actor in the Telugu film industry. His father, Satyanarayana Rao, is a bank manager at Federal Bank. His mother, Rama Devi, is a homemaker. He was an introvert till he started acting in short films and joined the Telugu film industry. Caree ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yazin Nizar
Yazin Nizar, also credited as Yasin, is an Indian playback singersinging predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi -language films, with over 600 film songs with several multi lingual chart busters. Yazin has rendered film songs composed by AR Rahman, Ilaiyaraaja, Amit Trivedi, Vidyasagar, Devi Sri Prasad, M. M. Keeravani,Tanishq baghchi, Mani Sharma, G. V. Prakash Kumar,D Immaan , Yuvan Shankar Raja, Ghibran, Ouseppachan, Rahul Raj, Vijay Antony, M. Jayachandran, Sharreth, Bijibal, and Gopi Sundar. He has rendered film songs in several Indian languages and won multiple Mirchi Music Awards,Raga pratibha award, Swaralaya-Kairali yesudas award(Gandharva sangeetam) and multiple Filmfare nominations over the years and is the voice in some of the major hits in biggest indian movies releases like RRR(naattukootthu , Dosti) and bali bali Babubali and also the voice of popular indie sound tracks like neeye, neeve and neene, yaathi yaathi and bin tere. He ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Satya (Telugu Actor)
Satya Akkala is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He won the SIIMA Award for Best Comedian – Telugu for ''Chalo'' (2018). Career Satya hails from Amalapuram, Andhra Pradesh. He discontinued his B. Tech degree from BVC Institute of Technology and Sciences, and ventured to pursue a career in films. Initially, he started as an assistant director and worked for films such as ''Drona'' (2009) and TV series '' Amrutham.'' He played the role of Pulakesi in the film ''Pilla Zamindar'' (2011). Director Sudheer Varma who liked mannerisms in the film, cast him in a key role in '' Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013). The film earned him recognition. Satya was also featured in the comedy show ''Jabardasth''. In 2019, Satya played one of the leads in comedy thriller film '' Mathu Vadalara'' (2019). One critic from ''The Hindu'' noted, "Sathya gets some of the best lines" while another critic from ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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8th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 8th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Qatar on 15–16 August 2019. SIIMA 2019 recognized the best films and performances from the Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and music released in 2018, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. The nomination list for the main awards was announced in July 2019. Honorary awards * Suresh Kumar & Menaka Sureshkumar (Lifetime Achievement Award) Main awards Film Acting Debut awards Music Technical awards * Best Art Director – Sabbani Rama Krishna for ''Rangasthalam'' Critics' choice awards ;Telugu cinema *Best Actor – Vijay Deverakonda – ''Geetha Govindam'' *Best Actress – Samantha Akkineni – ''Rangasthalam'' ;Tamil Cinema *Best Actor – Jayam Ravi – Adanga Maru *Best Actress – Aishwarya Rajesh – '' Kanaa'' ;Kannada cinema *Best Actor – Yash – ''K.G.F Chapter – 1'' *Best Actress – Manvitha Harish – ''Tag ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rashmika Mandanna
Rashmika Mandanna (born 5 April 1996) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu and Kannada films besides few Hindi and Tamil films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards and a Filmfare Award South. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Kirik Party'' (2016), and went on to work in the Telugu film '' Chalo'' (2018), the Tamil film '' Sulthan'' (2021), and the Hindi film '' Goodbye'' (2022). Rashmika's most commercially successful films include ''Anjani Putra'' (2017), '' Geetha Govindam'' (2018), ''Yajamana'' (2019), ''Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020), ''Bheeshma'' (2020), ''Pogaru'' (2021), '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021), and ''Sita Ramam'' (2022). Early life and education Rashmika Mandanna was born on 5 April 1996 in a Kodava family to Suman and Madan Mandanna in Virajpet, a town in Kodagu district of Karnataka. She completed her early schooling from Coorg Public School in Kodagu. She studied for a bachelor's degree in Psychology, Journalism and Engl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vennela Kishore
Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1977), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature film ''Vennela'' (2005). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award. Early life Kishore was born and brought up in Kamareddy of present-day Telangana. He moved to Hyderabad for graduation and then emigrated to the US for higher studies. Kishore completed his master's degree in Ferris State University, Michigan and started as a software engineer. Career During his stay in the U.S., Kishore got an opportunity to work in Deva Katta's directorial ''Vennela'' (2005) which marked his entry to the film industry. Kishore received appreciation for his role "Akella Vigneswara Rao" in the film '' DJ''. His other performances include '' Bindaas'', ''Pilla Zamindar'', ''Daruvu'', ''Sarkaru Vaari Paata'', '' Ba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is an Indian film editor. In the film industry many call him Chanti Garu. He is the younger brother of Kotagiri Gopala Rao, who died on 6 November 2012, a known film editor and producer, who holds the banner of Giri Films with which he produced several Telugu films. Personal life His ancestors worked as Diwans for Zamindars. He hails from Nuzvid, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. He has three elder brothers and two elder sisters. The eldest of them is Kotagiri Gopala rao. His father died early leaving the family in a miserable condition. Gopal rao took control of the family and shifted to Madras. He has become an editor under the eminent director Adurthi Subba Rao and 10 others. Venkateswara Rao did not want to do editing after completing matriculation. But due to compulsion from his brother, He joined his brother in Madras and trained as an editor. K. Raghavendra Rao gave him the first chance to edit three songs in his film Adavi Ramudu in 1977. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rahul Sipligunj
Rahul Sipligunj (born 22 August 1989) is an Indian playback singer, songwriter, independent musician and actor. He became popular with his independent songs on YouTube. ''The Hindu'' (12 April 2018). Retrieved 24 August 2018. He is known for his Telangana Telugu or Hyderabad Telugu songs. He has worked as a singer in over 50 films. Career As independent artist He started his career with online music videos on YouTube. He co-produce ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sweekar Agasthi
Sweekar Agasthi is an Indian music composer, playback singer, guitarist and audio engineer, who works predominantly in Telugu music. He is best known for composing score and soundtrack of '' C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018) and ''Middle Class Melodies'' (2020). He is married to architect, Lahari Pithani, who belongs to the family of politician, Pithani Sathyanarayana, from Andhra Pradesh. Early life and career Sweekar was born in Vijayawada, India into a Telugu-speaking family. He started his career as a vocalist in the ''Niraval'' band. In 2014, he started playback singing with the song "2010 Summerlo" from the film ''Doosukeltha''. Before making debut in playback singing, he has worked as an audio engineer. '' C/o Kancharapalem'' (2018) was his breakthrough film. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of ''The Hindu'' quoted, "Sweekar Agasthi’s music stayed with me long after the film was over". "Asha Pasham" song from the soundtrack of the film received wide response. Discography As com ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anurag Kulkarni
Anurag Kulkarni is an Indian playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu language films. Early life and career Kulkarni was born in a Marathi family in Kamareddy, Telangana. He started learning Hindustani classical music with late Kakunoori Jangaiah, a Hindustani vocalist and guru in Hyderabad. He was trained in kirana gharana Kirana gharana is one of the Indian classical khyal gharanas, and is concerned foremost with perfect intonation of notes (swara). Singing style The central concern of the Kirana style is swara, or individual notes, in particular precise tunin ... style of singing. On 24 January 2015, he won the Telugu reality singing show, I''dea Super Singer'' Season 8. In August 2021, in an interview with '' Cinema Express'', Kulkarni said that he has recorded over 800 songs in Telugu language. Discography Filmography As voice actor Awards and nominations References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kulkarni, Anurag 1993 births ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |