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Chinnabbayi
''Chinnabbayi'' () is a 1996 Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Viswanath and produced by M. Narasimha Rao under Raasi Movies. It stars Venkatesh, Ramya Krishnan and Ravali , with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a ''flop'' at the box office. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''College Galatta''. Cast * Venkatesh as Sundaraiah * Ramyakrishna as Indira Devi * Ravali as Satyavathi * Indraja as Lalitha * Satyanarayana * Kota Srinivasa Rao * Subhalekha Sudhakar * Satya Prakash * AVS * Sakshi Ranga Rao * Suthivelu * Chitti Babu * Misro * Rajasimha * Jeet Mohan Mitra * Srividya Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ... * Srilakshmi * Siva Parvathi * Nagaraja Kumari * Meena Kumari * Parvathi * Master Anilraj Soundtrack Music compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhuvanachandra
Bhuvana Chandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the Telugu cinema. He served in the Indian Air Force for 18 years before turning into a lyricist. He penned lyrics for more than 2000 songs. He also wrote more than 100 stories, a novel, and many articles in magazines. He participated as a judge in some reality shows. He also acted in the film ''Welcome Obama'' directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Personal life Bhuvana Chandra was born in Gullapudi, Krishna district and brought up in Chintalapudi, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He used to frequent the library and read a lot of books since his childhood. He learned Typing, and Shorthand and held tuition for students to make a living. Along with a friend, he went for the selections of Indian Air Force and got selected. His first posting was in Delhi. He served in the Indian Air Force and took voluntary retirement before turning into a lyricist. He participated in the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 and recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhalekha Sudhakar
Suravajhala Sudhakar (born 19 November 1960), known by his stage name Subhalekha Sudhakar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu and Tamil language films and television. Sudhakar's first Telugu film '' Subhalekha'' (1982) gained him wide recognition through which he obtained his screen name. He went onto appear in a variety of roles in films such as ''Rendu Jella Sita'' (1983), ''Sitaara'' (1984), '' Siva'' (1989), '' Prema Zindabad'' (1990), ''Nirnayam'' (1991), '' Chitram Bhalare Vichitram'' (1991)'','' ''Nesam'' (1997), ''Dongaata'' (1997), ''Chinnabbayi'' (1997), and ''Aa Naluguru'' (2004). Sudhakar has appeared in over 100 films in Telugu, in addition to a few in Tamil. Following his stint in cinema, he subsequently moved to television. Some of his notable television series in Tamil include '' Chithi'', ''Anni'', '' Kolangal'' and ''Thendral''. He has received the Nandi TV Award for the Telugu serial ''Mamathala Kovela.'' He also received an award for ''Thendral'' whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indraja
Rajathi, better known by her stage name Indraja, is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu and Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil and Kannada films, in addition to television shows. Early life Indraja was born as Rajathi in a Telugu Brahmin family in Chennai. She is the eldest of three sisters and comes from a Carnatic music family. During school days, she won prizes in singing and drama competitions. A trained classical singer and dancer, she learned Kuchipudi dance form Madhavapeddi Murthy. She was preparing to be a journalist. Career Indraja was cast as a child actress in Rajinikanth-starrer Uzhaippali movie. With Jantar Mantar, her first movie as a grown-up, she adopted the name of her character in that movie, 'Indraja' as her stage name. Later, S. V. Krishna Reddy's ''Yamaleela'' catapulted her to instant stardom. The film ran for over a year. She acted in ''Thadayam'' and ''Rajavin Parvaiyile'' but she was not able to make much headway in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has served as the MLA from Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Pranam Khareedu'' in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the SIIMA Award for his work in ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. He received wide critical acclaim for his diverse roles in films such as ''S/O Satyamurthy'' (2015)'','' ''Attarintiki Daredi'' (2013), ''Rakta Charitra'' (2010), ''Leader'' (2010), ''Ready'' (2008), ''Pellaina Kothalo'' (2006), '' Sarkar'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravali
Ravali is an Indian actress who has appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi Language films. She is probably best known for her performances in '' Subhakankshalu'', ''Pelli Sandadi'', ''Vinodam'' and '' Mard''. Career In the late 1990s, offers began to reduce for Ravali in Tamil cinema. Notably, two of her ongoing projects, ''Kaangeyan Kaalai'' opposite Parthiban, and ''Ninaithale'' opposite Abbas were also abruptly stalled. During the making of ''Nagalingam'', Ravali was not paid by the producers and she took action by reporting the case to the Nadigar Sangam, which their chief Vijayakanth Narayanan Vijayaraj Alagarswami (born 25 August 1952), better known by his stage name Vijayakanth, is an Indian politician and former actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Leg ... helped settle. Personal life Ravali married Neeli Krishna on 9 May 2007 at Sarath Palace function hall, Kondapur, Hyderabad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013), better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema. A.V.S. was known particularly for his comic dialogue delivery, and expressions. He starred in over five hundred feature films and has garnered four state Nandi Awards, including Best Comedian, and Best character actor. Early life and career AVS was born on 2 January 1957 in Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film ''Mister Pellam'' in 1993. With this film, he became a comedy star in the Telugu film industry. For his role he received many awards including Nandi Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh. He won many private and Government awards for both in films and in TV shows. He produced two films: ''Uncle'' and '' Ori Nee Prema Bangaaram Kanu...!'' and directed 4 films, namely ''Super Heroe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Prakash (actor)
Satya Prakash is an Indian actor and director who works primarily in Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ... films. Career Satya Prakash has portrayed negative characters in over six hundred films across thirteen languages. He made his directorial debut with ''Ullala Ullala'' (2020) starring his son Nataraj and Noorin Shereef. Filmography Telugu films Other language films References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Prakash, Satya Telugu male actors Living people Telugu film directors Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Male actors in Kannada cinema Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lakshmi (actress)
Sri Lakshmi is an Indian actress who is known for her comic roles in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil films. More than 500 films to her credit, she later turned her attention towards television serials. Lakshmi has received four Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian. Early life Sri Lakshmi was born and brought up in Madras into a Telugu family from Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Amarnath and brother Rajesh are actors. Rajesh's daughter Aishwarya is an actress. Career Daughter of veteran Telugu actor/Producer Dr. Amarnath, Sri Lakshmi entered the film industry to support her family after her father had fallen sick. Initially, she did minimal and unnoticeable characters. After noticing her spark in playing comedic roles, director Jandhyala offered her a meatier role in ''Rendu Jella Sita'', which turned her career. In the Telugu film industry, she acted in comedy films by ace director, Jandhyala. She also acted in K. Vishwanath film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in over 750 films and served as the Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha representing Machilipatnam constituency from Telugu Desam Party. He was the recipient of the 2011 Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and 2017 Filmfare Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema. Early life Kaikala Satyanarayana was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana from Kavutaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary education in Gudlavalleru and intermediate education in Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College. Career Kaikala was first noticed by D. L. Narayana, who offered him a role in his film ''Sipayi Koothuru'' directed by Changayya in 1959. Though it did not do well at the box office, he was noticed for his resemblance to N.T. Rama Rao. They found him as a prospective candidate t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikaram
''Srikaram'' ( ''Beginning'') is a 1996 Telugu-language drama film, produced by Gavara Parthasaradhi under the Sri Chamundi Chitra banner and directed by C. Uma Maheswara Rao. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Heera Rajagopal, Meghana and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film won two Nandi Awards. Plot The film begins in a colony where resides a respectable family man Shanta Murthy. Siva a meliorist stays as a tenant at his penthouse. Shanta Murthy's elder daughter Vasanta and their neighbor Geeta like Siva's ideologies. Meanwhile, Siva's friend Chandram a crafty arrives at the colony. He distorts Shanta Murthy and propels his alliance with Vasanta. Parallelly, Siva acquires a fine job at a reputed college and nuptials Geeta. The next, Chandram & Vasanta proceeds on their honeymoon where tragically, 4 malefactors molest Vasanta walloping Chandram. The incident creates a severe catastrophe that blemishes the family. As a result, Shantha Murthy quits the town and Chandram expels Vasanta. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antahpuram
''Anthahpuram'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, written and directed by Krishna Vamsi, and produced by P. Kiran under the Anandi Art Creations banner. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Sai Kumar and Saradha, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Inspired from 1991 American film ''Not Without My Daughter'' (1991), the plot revolves around a newly-married NRI woman finding herself in a traditionally feudal family in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The film has won nine Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South including Best Film – Telugu. The film was later remade in 1999 in Tamil with the same name with Parthiban replacing Jagapathi Babu and it was remade in Hindi as '' Shakti: The Power'' (2003). Plot The film begins in Mauritius where Bhanumati(Bhanu) a naughty girl resides with her uncle Bobby. Prakash an orphan is acquainted with Bhanu, they couple up and are shortly blessed with a baby boy Raja. Once Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkatesh (actor)
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few hindi films. Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film '' Kaliyuga Pandavulu'' for which he won his first Nandi Award. In a career spanning over 35 years, he starred in many successful films and establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films. Venkatesh won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor and six Filmfare Awards South in various categories. Along with his brother D. Suresh Babu, Venkatesh co-owns of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India, under which he acted in several films. He is also the mentor of the ''Telugu Warriors'', representing Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in the Celebrity Cricket League. Early life Venkatesh was born on 13 December 1960 in a Telugu family to film producer and former Member of Parliament, D. Ramanaidu and Rajeshwari in Madras (present-day Chennai), India. He has an elder brother Suresh Babu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
