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Chota K. Naidu
Chota K. Naidu (born 1962) is an Indian cinematographer, best known for his distinct style of cinematography for films like, ''Matru Devo Bhava'', ''Choodalani Vundi'', and ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam''. Naidu is part of the Indian Society of Cinematographers, the South Indian Cinematographers Association and the Telugu Cinematographers Association. He received two state Nandi Awards for ''Anji (film), Anji'', ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' and two Filmfare Awards South for ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'', ''Damarukam'' for his cinematography. His outstanding contribution to the Indian Film Industry and the Indian Television Industry working as a DOP for Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films, and in television is appreciated from last 30 and odd years. Early life Naidu was born in Ramachandrapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra pradesh, Andhra Pradesh. His father, Chitti Babu Naidu, is a writer and director of stage plays at Andhra Pradesh, and his mother, Ananthalakshmi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramachandrapuram, Konaseema District
Ramachandrapuram is a town in Konaseema district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a Municipality which serves as the headquarters of Ramachandrapuram mandal and Ramachandrapuram revenue division. Geography Ramachandrapuram is located at . It has an average elevation of 10 metres (32 feet). Demographics Census of India, the town had a population of . The total population constitute, males, females and children, in the age group of 0–6 years. The average literacy rate stands at 82.25% with literates, significantly higher than the national average of 73.00%. Transport The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Ramachandrapuram bus station. Ramachandrapuram railway station lies on Kakinada-Kotipalli railway line. The nearest major railway stations to the town are Kakinada Town railway station which is 30km away and Rajahmundry railway station which is 35km away. Rajahmundry Airport Rajahmundry A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramgopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi, Kannada language films, and television.** * * Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World series ''Bollywood Bosses'' in 2004.* In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.* * Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking crime thriller, '' Siva'' (1989) featured at the 13th IFFI' 90 ''Indian Panorama'' mainstream section, and has won Varma, the state Nandi Awards for Best direction, Best first film of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangotri (film)
''Gangotri'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language drama film which was released on 28 March 2003 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The cinematography was by Chota K. Naidu. The actors Allu Arjun and Aditi Agarwal played the leading roles. This was Allu Arjun's debut as an actor and K. Raghavendra Rao's 100th film as a director. Allu Aravind and C. Ashwini Dutt produced the film. Plot Neelakantham Naidu is a big factionist who has a loyal confidant Narasimha, who is willing to give his life for the sake of his master. After many years, Neelakantham's wife Tulasi gives birth to a baby girl, but all the earlier babies born to Neelakantham died due to some unknown reason. The priests advise Neelakantham to name his daughter Gangotri. They also warn Neelakantham that the child has 'jalagandam', hence they ask him to take Gangotri to the holy place of Gangotri (after which she was named) in the Himalayas and perform 'abhyangana snanam' (bathe with turmeric, milk, etc.) for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bombay Priyudu
''Bombay Priyudu'' () is a 1996 Telugu-language romance film, starring J. D. Chakravarthy and Rambha. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Bombay Kadhali'' and in Hindi as ''Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal''. The film takes its inspiration from Hindi movie, ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995). Plot Chitti Babu ( J. D. Chakravarthy) and Pyarelal (Sudhakar) are roommates in Bombay. With photography as occupation, Chitti Babu is forever prowling the streets with his camera. One day when he comes to the airport to take pictures of a man, he spots Raga Sudha ( Rambha) and falls in love with her at first sight. Bombay (Brahmanandam), who steals a gold chain from a jeweller's, drops it in Raga Sudha's bag while being chased by the police. The bag goes to Chitti Babu's gypsy, who finds his dream girl's photograph in it. Chitti Babu dons the guise of a rich man and makes her come to different places to collect her bag, but does not give it. Chitti Babu meets her and tells her that he will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allari Premikudu
''Allari Premikudu'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language musical romance film produced by Suresh and Satyanand under the Sri Satya Durga Arts banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars Jagapati Babu, Soundarya, Rambha and Kanchan, while Ramya Krishna appears in a cameo appearance. Srihari, Rami Reddy, Brahmanandam, and Sudhakar play supporting roles The music is composed by M. M. Keeravani. This film is loosely inspired from the 1989 American film ''Worth Winning''. The film was dubbed into Tamil as ''Pokkiri Kaadhalan''. Plot The film begins with Krishna Murthy / Kittu a famous Sitar player and risk appetite of bets for easy money. Pandem Chandrendra Rao Naidu / Chandram always challenges him with the guidance of his elder bro Hari. Once, he bets Kittu for 3 lakhs that he should make 3 arduous girls Bhavani, Jhansi, & Jogeshwari Devi fall in his love. Bhavani is a student who hates men and fights for the welfare of women. Whereas Jhansi is an audacious police offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhale Pellam
''Bhale Pellam'' ( What a Wife) is a 1994 Telugu-language drama film directed by A. Kranthi Kumar. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Meena and music composed by Deva. The film was produced by V. Doraswamy Raju under the VMC Productions banner. The film was a remake of the Tamil film '' Purusha Lakshanam'' (1993). Plot The film begins with Nanda Gopal / Nandu an industrialist. Bharati is an impish girl who has know no bounds for her devilishness. Raja the fellow collegian of Bharati aspires to possess her. Nandu provides high esteem to his manager as he nurtured him. The manager wishes to knit his daughter Anjali with Nandu. Destiny makes Bharati & Anjali besties. On the occasion of Anjali's birthday, Bharati falls for Nandu at first sight. Therefrom, she chases and perturbs him with her annoyance to receive his love. After a few comic incidents, he too crushes, and they wedlock. It begrudges Raja and seeks vengeance. At one time, Nandu gets out of town when Raja ploys to create a rift b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kranthi Kumar
Talasila Kranthi Kumar was an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He won two Filmfare Awards and four Nandi Awards. In 1985, he directed '' Sravanthi'', which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu that year. In 1991, he directed '' Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu'', which was premiered in the Indian panorama section, at the 1991 International Film Festival of India. In 2000 he directed ''9 Nelalu'', premiered retrospective at the Toronto International Film Festival. He has garnered the National Film Award, five state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. He died on 9 May 2003. Early life Born in Penamaluru in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, he studied M.A. and L.L.B. before entering the film world in 1968. Awards ;National Film Awards *National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu (director) - '' Sravanthi'' (1986) ;Filmfare Awards South *Filmfare Best Film Award (Telugu) - '' Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maavidaakulu
''Maavidaakulu'' () is a 1998 Telugu-language drama film, produced by J. Bhagavan and D.V.V. Danayya under the Sri Balaji Art Creations banner, directed by E.V.V. Satyanarayana and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. It stars Jagapati Babu, Rachana and music composed by Koti. This film is Ravi Babu's debut as an artist. Plot Pratap & Priya works as creative heads on opponent T.V. Channels AAHA & OOHO respectively, they always have a tough clash. Both of them are divorced couples. Pratap has a daughter Puppy & Priya has a son Babloo, who is fed up with single-parent love and craves for father and mother. So, Pratap & Priya decide to act as their parents when Bapineedu, Pratap's ex-father-in-law whose life ambition is to perform remarriage to his son-in-law, plays a drama and shifts them into a single house. During this period, Pratap & Priya start loving each other. The rest of the story is about how they get married. Cast *Jagapati Babu as Pratap * Rachana as Priya *Neelam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veedevadandi Babu
''Veedevadandi Babu'' is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language Comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and Cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film is an official remake of the Tamil film ''Ullathai Allitha'' which itself was heavily inspired by the Hindi film ''Andaz Apna Apna''. The film stars Mohan Babu, Shilpa Shetty and Tanikella Bharani. The film was dubbed in Bengali as ''Amar Pratiggya''. Cast * Mohan Babu as Sriram * Shilpa Shetty as Shilpa * Tanikella Bharani as Ongole * Brahmanandam * Chalapathi Rao * Kolla Ashok Kumar * Kota Srinivasa Rao * Srihari Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Early life Srihari was bor ... * A. V. S. Subramanyam * Ruchi * Ironleg Sastri Soundtrack Music was composed by Sirpy. Music released by T-Series. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varasudu
''Varasudu'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by D. Kishore under the Sri Jayabheri Art Productions banner, presented by Murali Mohan, directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. It stars Nagarjuna, Nagma and Krishna, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Phool Aur Kaante'' which is loosely based on the Malayalam film ''Parampara''. The film was a commercial success. The film completed a 200 day theatrical run. Plot Vinay (Nagarjuna) studies in college where Keerthi (Nagma) enters as a new student. Vamsi is also a student in the same college. His character has negative shades. The first half of the movie revolves mostly around the love story of the hero and heroine. Dharma Teja happens to rescue Vinay from the villains (Srikanth's father and his friend), but Vinay hates Dharma Teja. An interval arrives disclosing the fact that Dharma Teja is the father of Vinay. The second half of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
