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Dhana 51
''Dhana 51'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by R. Soorya Kiran and starring Sumanth and Saloni Aswani with Mukesh Khanna in a negative role. This film inspired the storyline of the Kannada film '' Bindaas'' (2008). Cast *Sumanth as Dhananjay a.k.a. Dhana *Saloni Aswani as Lakshmi *Mukesh Khanna as Mahesh Chandra *Tanikella Bharani *Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Dhana's father *Rajakumar * Mallikarjuna Rao *Kanta Rao *Ali * Delhi Rajeswari * Radha Kumar *Gautam Raju *Gundu Hanumantha Rao * R. Soorya Kiran (guest appearance) * Kalyani (guest appearance) Production After the success of '' Satyam'', R. Soorya Kiran, Sumanth and Chakri reunited for this film. The title was changed from ''51'' to ''Dhana 51'' because Sumanth's previous films named after the hero's character (''Satyam'' and ''Gowri'') were box office successes. This film marks the Telugu debut of Mumbai-based Saloni Aswani and ''Shaktimaan''-fame Mukesh Khanna. Soundtrack Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya Kiran (director)
Surya Kiran is an Indian director and actor who works in Telugu-language films. He is known for directing '' Satyam''. Also, he participated in Telugu reality TV show '' Bigg Boss Telugu 4'' as a contestant and is evicted on day 7. Career He worked as a child actor in two-hundred films under the stage name Master Suresh. Surya Kiran made his directorial debut with the successful '' Satyam'' (2003) and went on to direct other Telugu-language films. In a review of ''Satyam'', one critic praised his direction and called it a highlight of the film. He participated in the Telugu Reality television show ''Bigg Boss 4'' and was the first contestant to get eliminated. He planned to make a comeback in the year 2017, but the film was stuck in development hell. Personal life he was born to father T. S. Mani and mother Radha at Chennai, Tamilnadu. His family is from Trivandrum, Kerala. His younger sister Sujitha Dhanush is also an actress. He was briefly married to Kalyani before they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Raju
Gautam Raju is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh predominantly acted in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got two Nandi Awards as a Best Male Comedian. He also received Rajababu award. Early and personal life Gautam Raju was born in Rajolu, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India. His son Krishna also entered the film industry. Career He moved to Hyderabad in search of a job. He was also trying to get a chance in films because of his interest in acting. He made his debut as an actor with the film '' Vasantha Geetam'' starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Later he acted in Sri Katna Leelalu, '' Coolie No.1'', ''Gharana Mogudu'' gave him a good break. Filmography * '' Vasantha Geetam'' (1984) * ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1989) * '' Coolie No. 1'' (1991) * ''Gharana Mogudu'' (1992) * '' President Gari Pellam'' (1992) * ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu'' (1993) * '' Hello Brother'' (1994) * ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995) * ''Maato Pettukoku'' (1995) * ''Sisindri'' (1995) * ''Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankranthi
Makar(a) Sankranti (), also referred to as Uttarayana, Maghi, or simply Sankranti, is a Hindu observance and a festival. Usually falling on the date of January 14 annually, this occasion marks the transition of the Sun from the zodiac of Sagittarius (''dhanu'') to Capricorn (''makara''). Since the Sun is regarded to have moved from the southern hemisphere to the northern hemisphere on this day in the Hindu calendar, the festival is dedicated to the solar deity, Surya, and is observed to mark a new beginning. Many native multi-day festivals are organised on this occasion all over India. The festivities associated with Makar Sankranti are known by various names ''Magh Bihu'' in Assam, ''Maghi'' in Punjab, ''Maghi Saaji'' in Himachal Pradesh, ''Maghi Sangrand'' or ''Uttarain'' (Uttarayana) in Jammu, ''Sakrat'' in Haryana, Sakraat in Rajasthan, ''Sukarat'' in central India, ''Pongal'' in Tamil Nadu, ''Uttarayana'' in Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, ''Ghughuti'' in Uttarakhand, ''Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tamil speaking family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge.After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), Mahadevan ventured into music. Musical career Mahadevan got early fame as a indipop star with his fusion of Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kousalya (singer)
Kousalya is a playback singer and Music Composer from South Indian Cinema. Started playback singing career in the year 1999 with Telugu movie ''Nee Kosam'', music scored by R.P.Patnaik. She rendered more than 400 songs for Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. She did her Post Graduation in Carnatic music from Sri Padmavathi Mahila University, Tirupathi. Presently pursuing doctoral research in Music Career She started playback singing in the year 1999 with the Telugu movie ''Nee Kosam'', music scored by R.P.Patnaik. Kousalya rendered her voice for dubbing in three movies, ''Sravanamasam'' for heroine Kalyani , ''Bakara'' for heroine Yashika and "Cheekati Rajyam" for Kamalhassan's wife character. She composed " Sri Annamayya Sankeerthana Sudha " with four new Keerthanas released by Aditya Music. She won 3 Nandi Awards as a Best Playback Singer where one for own composition on Etv ''Adade Adharam'', daily serial. Playback singing ''Bangarukonda'', ''Nee Kosam'', ''Chitram'', ''Id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaktimaan
Shaktimaan is an Indian Hindi-language superhero television show, created by Mukesh Khanna that aired on DD National from 13 September 1997 to 27 March 2005. Producer Mukesh Khanna played the role of Shaktimaan and his alter ego "Pandit Gangadhar Vidhyadhar Mayadhar Omkarnath Shastri", a photographer for the newspaper Aaj Ki Aawaz. Shaktimaan was depicted as a human who has attained superhuman powers through meditation and five elements of nature: Space, Earth, Air, Fire, Water. Kitu Gidwani (later replaced by Vaishnavi Mahant) played the role of Geeta Vishwas, a reporter who loves Shaktimaan. Surendra Pal played the role of Tamraj Kilvish. The show was followed by '' Shaktimaan: The Animated Series'' in 2011, and a television film titled ''Hamara Hero Shaktimaan'' in 2013. Plot Since the dawn of mankind, humanity was at peace until the arrival of the Kali Yuga. Since then, greed and hatred have taken over humanity and have been deteriorating it for the past 6000 years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowri (2004 Film)
''Gowri'' ( te, గౌరి) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. V. Ramana. It stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in the lead roles, and was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of the 2003 Tamil film ''Thirumalai'', starring Vijay and Jyothika. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title ''The Gunda''. Plot Gowri is an orphan and a motorcycle mechanic living in Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. Shweta is the daughter of a media moghul Chandra Shekhar. Gowri and Shweta fall in love with each other to the disapproval of Chandra Shekhar, who seeks the help of a mafia leader Sarkar to separate them. Gowri eventually overcomes Sarkar and convinces Chandra Shekhar to accept him. Cast *Sumanth as Gowri Shankar * Charmy Kaur as Shweta *Atul Kulkarni as Sarkar *Vizag Prasad as Chandra Shekhar *Jyoti as Chitra *Pavala Shyamala as Chitra's paternal aunt * Naresh as Raghu *Kousalya as Nagalakshmi *Sharwanand as Krishna, Gowri Shankar's friend *Narra Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlebrain
Idlebrain.com is an Indian entertainment website that features information, news, and reviews on Telugu cinema. It is one of the oldest websites on the Internet focusing on Telugu films. The site is especially popular for its film reviews written by the founder Jeevi. It was founded in 1999 by G. V. Ramana (better know by his nom de plume Jeevi), a graduate of BITS Pilani, with the help of his friend Sunil Krishna. As of August 2022, it has an archive of nearly 1000 Telugu films reviewed by Jeevi starting with '' Iddaru Mitrulu'' (1999). The site features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, trailers, interviews, movie schedules, chat room, photo galleries and other features related to Telugu cinema. It is considered to be among the most popular websites related to Telugu film industry. History G. V. Ramana (born ), popularly known by his nom de plume Jeevi, is a graduate of BITS Pilani who had short stints in software and finance firms. While he was working in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakri (composer)
Gilla Chakradhar (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally as Chakri, was an Indian music composer and singer who worked in Telugu cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for '' Satyam'' (2003) & Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Simha (2010). Early life Gilla Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli, a village of the Mahabubabad district, Telangana. Career Chakri is known for composing music. He has been a part of around 85 movies. He started his career as a music director with the Movie ''Bachi'' directed by Puri Jagannadh. He won the best singer award for ''Satyam'' in the Tollywood Filmfare Awards and a Nandi Award for ''Simha''. He created many musical hits for Ravi Teja and director Puri Jagannadh, working on nine films with the former and ten films with the latter. Wikipedia:Citation_needed.html" ;"title="nowiki/> ''citation_needed''.html" ;"title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">''citation needed''"> ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyam (2003 Film)
''Satyam'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Surya Kiran (director), Surya Kiran and produced by actor Nagarjuna (actor), Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The film received positive reviews and was very successful at the box-office. Released on 19 December 2003, it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Sumanth's career and it was also Genelia's debut in Telugu cinema. Chakri (music director), Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali as ''Shakti (2004 film), Shakti''. Plot Satyam is an aspiring songwriter who inadvertently gets misunderstood both by his father Vishwanath and his love interest Ankita. He ghostwrites for a selfish and popular film lyricist. He decides to prove himself as an independent songwriter before expressing his love to Ankita. In the meantime, a classmate of Ankita propo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaveri (actress)
Kaveri, also known as Kalyani, is an Indian actress and film producer who mostly appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada language films. She had a critically acclaimed performance in the 2002 Telugu film ''Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru!'', that fetched her the Nandi Award for Best Actress. Early life Kaveri was born into a Malayali family settled in Kavumbhagom, Thiruvalla, Kerala. Her father, Muralidharan, worked at Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Career She started her film career as a child artist in Malayalam films, appeared in several Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. After playing lead and supporting roles in Malayalam, Tamil films, she enacted female lead roles in several Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu language films. She has won the Kerala state television award for best actress in 2002 for ''Anna'' and Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance in ''Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru'' (2002). She is perhaps best known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gundu Hanumantha Rao
Gundu Hanumantha Rao (10 October 1956–19 February 2018) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films, theatre, and television. He first appeared in Jandhyala's film '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' in 1987 and gained popularity in comedian roles in S. V. Krishna Reddy's films. He is known for his roles in ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu,'' ''Mayalodu, Yamaleela, Srivariki Premalekha,'' ''Pellaniki Premalekha Priyuraliki Subhalekha'' (1992), '' Jodi No.1'', ''Nenu Seetamahalakshmi'', ''Kedi No.1'', ''Apparao Driving School'', ''Kalyanam'', ''Original'', ''Neramu Siksha'', ''High School'', ''Kothoka Vintha'', ''Colors'', ''Panchamukhi'', ''Sri Sai Sankalpam'', ''Mano Balam'' and the TV serial '' Amrutham''. He won three TV Nandi Awards from Andhra Pradesh Government, one of them for ''Amrutham'' serial. He was a renowned stage artist before entering into cinema, his first drama being "Ravana Bramha" at the age of 18. He acted in over 600 movies in Telugu and was a popular TV artist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
