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Dharmendra Kakarala
Dharmendra Kakarala (born 1981) is an Indian film editor who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for editing the film ''Prasthanam'' (2010). Career After few attempts of attending college for civil engineering, Dharmendra decided to study film making, at Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, in Kolkata. A 2004 graduate from the film institute, he worked as an associate editor for films like ''Andhrudu'' (2005), ''Oka V Chitram'' (2006), ''Rakhee'' (2006), '' Lakshmi Kalyanam'' (2007), ''Chandamama'' (2007), '' Mestri'' (2009), and '' Bangaaru Babu'' (2009), before editing his debut film, ''Prasthanam'' (2010). This was written and directed by Deva Katta. Filmography * ''Prasthanam'' (2010) * '' LBW: Life Before Wedding'' (2011) * ''Dhada'' (2011) * ''Vennela 1 1/2'' (2012) * ''Routine Love Story'' (2012) * '' Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu'' (2013) * ''Chandamama Kathalu'' (2014) * ''Bangaru Kodipetta'' (2015) * ''Asura'' (2015) * ''Padesave'' (2016) * ''Guntur Talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eluru
Eluru is a city and the district headquarters of Eluru district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is one of the 14 municipal corporations in the state and the mandal headquarters of Eluru mandal in the Eluru revenue division. The city is on the Tammileru river. The city is well known for its wool-pile carpets and hand woven products. Census of India, the city had a population of . Its history dates back to the second century CE. It is part of Kalinga Kingdom and later it was the capital of Vengi Kingdom. As on date Eluru urban agglomeration has a population of 3,800,000. Etymology It used to be part of the ancient Kalinga Kingdom and later became part of the Vengi Kingdom. During the rule of the Buddhist kingdom of Vengi, it was the capital city and was known as 'Helapuri'. It was also known as 'Ellore'. To distinguish with Vellore, which was having same pronunciation during Nizam rule, Ellore was referred as Uppu Ellore (i.e. Salt Ellore), while the former one wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Before Wedding
''LBW (Life Before Wedding)'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language film, directed by debutante Praveen Sattaru and starring newcomers Asif Taj, Rohan Gudlavalleti, Chinmayi Ghatrazu, Abhejit Pundla, Siddhu Jonnalagadda and Nishanti Evani. Cast *Asif Taj as Varun * Rohan Gudlavalleti as Rajesh * Chinmayi Ghatrazu as Radhika *Abhejit Pundla as Jai * Siddhu Jonnalagadda as Rishi * Nishanti Evani as Anu Soundtrack Music by Anil of ''Gamyam'' fame. Release Radhika Rajamani of ''Rediff.com'' gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and said that "the film strikes a perfect balance and makes for worthwhile viewing". A critic from ''123Telugu'' wrote that "And ''Life Before Wedding (LBW)'' is a wonderful film which chronicles some such instances which decide our fate". Jeevi of ''Idlebrain.com 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unpaused
''Unpaused'' is an Indian Hindi-language anthology film consisting of five short segments directed by Raj & DK, Nitya Mehra, Nikkhil Advani, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Avinash Arun. With an ensemble cast, the stories revolved around lives of people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It premiered on 18 December 2020 on Amazon Prime Video. Cast *Gulshan Devaiah as Ahan Awasthi *Sumeet Vyas as Sahil Khanna * Saiyami Kher as Ayesha Hussain *Richa Chadda as Devika Khanna * Abhishek Banerjee as Manish *Ratna Pathak Shah as Uma * Ishwak Singh as Chirag *Rinku Rajguru as Priyanka * Geetika Vidya Ohlyan as Seema *Lillete Dubey as Archna * Shardul Bharadwaj as Rafique (Auto Driver) Critical reception Debasree Purkayastha of ''The Hindu'' mentioned that the film has "a stirring ensemble of slice-of-life tales that dwell on the common themes of loneliness, love and hope." Saibal Chatterjee from NDTV wrote: "As a freewheeling rumination on loneliness, distress and lingering hope, the anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thipparaa Meesam
''Thipparaa Meesam'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language suspense thriller film starring Sree Vishnu and Nikki Tamboli with Rohini in an important role. Cast * Sree Vishnu as Mani Shankar * Nikki Tamboli as Mounika * Rohini as Lalita, Mani's mother * Bannerjee as Mani's uncle * Praveen * Neha Deshpande * Lahari Shari as Samyukta * Raghuvaran as Mani's deceased father (photo shown) Production Sree Vishnu plays a DJ in the film and grew his mustache and beard out to portray the role. His character has negative shades. The film is directed by Krishna Vijay and Nikki Tamboli and Rohini play the female leads. Neha Deshpande was signed to play a supporting role. The teaser was released in September. Krishna Vijay previously worked with Vishnu in ''Asura'' (2015). The first look was released in February and the film was initially scheduled to release in the summer. The film gained popularity since the film released after the successful ''Brochevarevarura'' (2019) starring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello (2017 Film)
''Hello!'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Vikram K Kumar, and produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios. The film stars Akhil Akkineni, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Jagapati Babu and Ramya Krishna. The music is composed by Anup Rubens. It was released on 22 December 2017. Plot Seenu is an orphaned street urchin, who used to play Violin and earn money in streets. He has a friend named Junnu. He makes a very close bonding with her. They always play with each other happily. But one day, Junnu's family moves to Delhi because of her father's transfer. When she leaves, Junnu gives her phone number to Seenu written on a note, but a thief named Pandu steals that note. While chasing the thief to get the note, Seenu is hit by a car driven by Sarojini and her husband, Prakash. They later adopt Seenu after taking him to the hospital as Sarojini promised that she would do something good for the boy if he survived. After 14 years, Seenu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PSV Garuda Vega
''PSV Garuda Vega'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action spy thriller film written and directed by Praveen Sattaru. The film is produced by M. Koteswara Raju and stars Rajasekhar, Pooja Kumar, Adith Arun, Shraddha Das, and Kishore, while Sanjay Reddy, Nassar, Ali, Posani Krishna Murali, and Sayaji Shinde play supporting roles. The film was released worldwide on 3 November 2017 and received positive reviews and emerged as a commercial success at the box office. Plot Niranjan Iyer, a hacker, makes a deal for confidential information worth with an unknown person. When he confirms the deal, someone chases after him, but Niranjan manages to escape. Pullela Chandrasekhar, an ACP of the NIA and his wife Swathi, consult a divorce lawyer. Swathi accuses Shekhar of neglecting her and their son and only focusing on his work. Shekhar gets into a car crash when he returns to his office. He finds a high range gun in the other car, which is rare in India, and the other car's owner e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oka Manasu
''Oka Manasu'' () is a 2016 Telugu film written and directed by G. V. Rama Raju. It features Naga Shourya and Niharika Konidela in the lead roles, which marks Niharika debut in Telugu cinema. The film was released worldwide on 24 June 2016. Plot Sandhya, a medical student falls deeply in love at first sight with Surya who is a youngster with political aspirations. Surya does small-time ‘settlements’ as he awaits a chance to contest at the local elections. Sandhya understands that the path ahead of her is not easy when she sees Surya roughing up people every now and then. Her mother suggests Surya to leave politics for her daughter but Surya does not agree and follows his path because of his father's wish to see his son as an M.L.A. During one of the settlements which later becomes a serious issue leading to FIR being filed on Surya for S.C., S.T. Atrocities and he is arrested on those charges. After knowing Surya's arrest Sandya decides to wait for him but her mother conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asura (2015 Film)
''Asura'' ( Demon) is a 2015 Telugu language film, the first directed by Krishna Vijay. It was produced by Shyam Devabhaktuni and Krishna Vijay, and stars Nara Rohit and Priya Banerjee. It received a positive reception and was declared a box office hit. Plot Dharma Teja is a jailor at Rajahmundry Central Jail who is strict and sincere but also sensitive and kindhearted. In his department, people call him a demon because of his anger and strictness. His aim is to become a poet, which he is working on in his free time. Dharma has different thoughts on the reformation of prisoners and does not mind breaking the law to do good for others. One day, Chandrashekar aka Charlie, a former diamond merchant, is sentenced to death on charges of killing his stepmother's siblings for the sake of their property. In jail, Charlie meets a thief called Pandu. Pandu is vengeful against Charlie because he once tried to steal diamonds from Charlie, and when Charlie caught him, he made him handicappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaru Kodipetta
''Bangaru Kodipetta'' () is a 2014 Telugu language romantic comedy film directed by Raj Pippalla and produced by Sunitha Tati under Guru Films and starring Navdeep and Swati Reddy. The title of this film is based on a song from ''Gharana Mogudu'' (1992). Cast * Navdeep as Vamsi * Swati Reddy as Bhanumati Pinisetti * Harsha Vardhan * Santosh Sobhan as Venu * Ram as Yerra Babu * Laxman as Dora Babu * Sanchalana as Sruthi Production Navdeep and Swati are main lead in this film with popular action choreographers Ram - Laxman in vital roles. The first look of the film was revealed on 24 July 2012. On 13 November 2012 sources reported that the shooting of the film was completed. Soundtrack The movie's audio was released by Samantha on 3 July 2013. The soundtrack of ''Bangaru Kodipetta'' was composed by Mahesh Shankar Mahesh Shankar is an Indian Music Director. He is also the Chief Technology Officer at Influx, and was responsible for creating Fandromeda, a fantasy sports sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandamama Kathalu
''Chandamama Kathalu: Volume 1'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language anthology film directed by Praveen Sattaru and produced by Chanakya Bhooneti. The film has eight sub-stories revolving around love. The lives of the central characters in the sub-plots get intertwined with each other. The film features an ensemble cast including Kishore, Lakshmi Manchu, Naga Shourya, Aamani, Naresh, Krishnudu, Chaitanya Krishna, Abhijeet, Vennela Kishore, Amitha Rao and Richa Panai. Mickey J Meyer composed the music. The shooting was wrapped up in December 2013. The film was released on 25 April 2014 to wide critical acclaim. The film bagged the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for the year 2014 while Lakshmi Manchu won her Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress - Telugu for her work in the film. Plot Saaradhi is a writer and a widower. His little daughter is suffering from a chronic ailment and he desperately needs 5 lacs. He starts writing a novel with seven differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu
''Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu'' is a 2013 Telugu film directed by GV Rama Raju starring Kranthi and Sri Divya in the lead roles. The film was produced by G Umadevi on Godavari Cinema Banner. The film was released on 5 July 2013. Cast *Kranthi as Kranthi *Sri Divya as Lakshmi * George Vincent as Lakshmi's Husband *Rao Ramesh as Lakshmi's Father Soundtrack The songs were composed by Pavan Kumar. *"Matakandani" - Nithya Santhoshini *"Nee Needana" - Pranavi *"Alaa Chandamaamanai" - Karunya *"Mabbulu Kurise" - Kranthi *"Pilla Galula Pallakilo" - Lipsika *"Title (Theme)" - Instrumental *"Antharmukham (Theme)" - Pranavi Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote " If you are the sort whose idea of romance is all about indulging in the little pleasures of life, you will love it". A critic from ''The Hindu'' stated that "''Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu'' is a beautiful title for the film that is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
