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Dookudu
''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and written by Vaitla, Kona Venkat, and Gopimohan. It is produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta, and Anil Sunkara under the banner 14 Reels Entertainment. The film stars Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood alongside Brahmanandam who played a supporting role. S. Thaman composed the music and M. R. Varma edited the film, while K. V. Guhan handled the cinematography after Prasad Murella left the project in mid-way. The film revolves around Ajay Kumar (Babu), a police officer and son of ex-MLA Shankar Narayana (Raj), who awakes from coma, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father's ambition for him, while also hunting his father's foes. The film began production on 28 June 2010 at Hyderabad. Shooting began on 22 October 2010 in Turkey and lasted till mid-September 2011. The film was predo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Accolades Received By Dookudu
''Dookudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla, and jointly produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara. The film features Mahesh Babu, Samantha, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood in the lead roles, and Brahmanandam, and M. S. Narayana in supporting roles. It was edited by M. R. Varma and the cinematography was provided by K. V. Guhan and Prasad Murella. The film's musical and background score were composed by S. Thaman. Partially inspired by the 2003 German tragicomedy film ''Good Bye, Lenin!'', ''Dookudu'' revolves around the life of police officer Ajay Kumar (Mahesh). His father Shankar Narayana (Prakash Raj) awakes from a coma, which he has been in for many years after an accident, but his health remains perilous. To aid his recovery, Kumar masquerades as a Member of the Legislative Assembly fulfilling his father's ambition for him. ''Dookudu'' was released on 23 September 2011 in 1,600 screens worldwide, and grossed 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Babu
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Telugu Awards, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and one IIFA Utsavam Award. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he also owns the production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in ''Needa'' (1979), at the age of four, and acted in eight other films as a child artist. He made his debut as a lead actor with ''Rajakumarudu'' (1999) which won him Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. Babu achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama '' Murari'' (2001), and the action film ''Okkadu'' (2003). He went on to act in other commercially successful films such as ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Pokiri'' (2006), ''Dookudu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
59th Filmfare Awards South
The 59th Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2011 was held on 7 July 2012 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India. For this year more than 451 films from each of the four film industries were considered for nominations in various categories. Awards and nominees Main awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Kannada cinema Malayalam cinema Tamil cinema Telugu cinema Technical Awards Special awards Multiple nominations and awards The following films received multiple nominations. Kannada *Nominations ** 8 nominations: ''Hudugaru'' ** 6 nominations: ''Paramathma'' ** 5 nominations: ''Lifeu Ishtene'', ''Sanju Weds Geetha'', ''Krishnan Marriage Story'', ''Saarathi'' ** 4 nominations: ''Kempe Gowda'', ''Olave Mandhara'' ** 2 nominations: ''Bettada Jeeva'', ''Puttakkana Highway'' ** 1 nomination: ''Vishnuvardhana'', ''Jarasandha'' *Awards ** 4 awards: ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st South Indian International Movie Awards
The 1st South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on June 22, 2012, in Dubai, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2011. Producing films in four Dravidian languages of South India, professionals were handed over a total of 71 Awards. The ceremony was hosted by R. Madhavan and Lakshmi Manchu at the Dubai World Trade Centre, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted by Parvathy Omanakuttan and held a day before at Park Hyatt on June 21. Nominated by a jury, the final winners were decided by a public voting system. The most successful film was ''Dookudu'', which fetched eight Awards in total. Main awards Film Acting Music Debutant & Special Awards Honorary awards *SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ambareesh *SIIMA Award for Social Responsibility: Shivarajkumar Generation Next awards * Sensational art director: Sabu Cyril * Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dance choreograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Sunkara
Anil Sunkara is an Indian film producer, writer, and director who works in Telugu film industry. He is popularly known for producing award-winning movie ''Dookudu''.Ajay Sunkara, his brother is a Co-producer for most of his movies. Anil Sunkara has produced Telugu movies named ''Namo Venkatesa'', '' 1: Nenokkadine'', ''Legend'', ''Aagadu'', Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, Hyper, ''LIE'' under 14 Reels Entertainment Banner and ''Bindaas'', '' Aha Naa Pellanta'', ''Action 3D,'' '' Ja es Bond, Run'', Eedo Rakam Aado Rakam, Eedu Gold Ehe, Kittu Unnadu Jagratha, Andhhagadu, Kirrak Party, Rajugadu, Sita, Chanakya under ''AK Entertainments'' Banner. In 2013, he directed the movie ''Action 3D''. Upcoming Projects Includes ''Mahasamudram'' and a Bio-Pic of APJ Abdul Kalam . He is also the CEO of Advansoft International Inc. Filmography As Producer ;As director *''Action 3D'' (2013) Awards * CineMAA Awards in Best Film category for the film in ''Dookudu(2011)'' 2012. * Filmfare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CineMAA Awards
The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts as per meritocracy. Each year one Life Time Achievement Award is presented to one of the accomplished veterans from the Industry. The award ceremony is telecasted live over MAA TV from the Hyderabad International Convention Center of the Novotel Group in Hyderabad. In 2013, Telugu cinema category, for Best Actor and Actress was introduced for the first time. Popular awards Best Film The CineMAA Award for Best Film is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below: Best Director The CineMAA Award for Best Director is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below: Best Actor - Male The CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male is chosen via the publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinu Vaitla
Srinu Vaitla (born 24 September 1972) is an Indian film director who works in Telugu cinema. Known for his best film works in the action comedy genre, Vaitla made his directional debut with ''Nee Kosam'' (1999) starring Ravi Teja and Maheswari. His second directorial venture ''Anandam'' (2001) gave him recognition as a director. He went on to direct many Telugu films such as ''Sontham'', ''Venky'', ''Dhee'', ''Dubai Seenu'', ''Ready'', ''King'', ''Dookudu'', and '' Baadshah.'' Since his film ''Venky'', he has successfully collaborated with Kona Venkat and Gopi Mohan who guide him in writing screenplay in further of his films. Filmography ;As actor *''Rainbow'' (2008) Awards * Nandi Award for Best Feature Film (''Nee Kosam'') * Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director (''Nee Kosam'') * Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer (''Nee Kosam'') * Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer (''Dhee'') * Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer (''Dookudu'') * Filmfare Award for Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power (2014 Kannada Film)
''Power'' (stylised as Power***) is a 2014 Indian Kannada-language action comedy film. It is a remake of the 2011 Telugu film ''Dookudu'' which itself was inspired by the 2003 German tragicomedy film ''Good Bye, Lenin!''. It was directed by K. Madesh and produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta, and Anil Sunkara for 14 Reels Entertainment. It features Puneeth Rajkumar and Trisha in lead roles, alongside Prabhu, Kelly Dorjee, Rangayana Raghu and Sadhu Kokila in supporting roles. It marked music director, S. Thaman's official musical entry to the Sandalwood indsutry. Plot Krishna (Prabhu) is a politician driven by idealistic values and a sense of social service. His followers are his brother Sathya (Dharma), and supporters (Shobharaj, Sharath Lohitashwa). The people of Krishnanna's constituency elect him as a legislator. Krishna, an ardent follower of Dr. Rajkumar, establishes his own independent political empire, consensus with ideals proposed by Rajkumar. Krishna Prasad's dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Akkineni
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Samantha worked part-time on modeling assignments while pursuing a degree in commerce. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, '' Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010), which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award. Samantha then became the second actress ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the films ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012) and ''Eega'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performances. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, appearing in over 1000 films to date.Brahmanandam breaks 1000 film record - ''The Times of India'' Dated 29 January 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Acharya Nagarjuna University. In 2009, he was honoured with the |
Gopimohan
Gopimohan (born Pinnamaneni Gopi Mohan) is an Indian screenplay and story writer who works in the Telugu language, Telugu film industry. Gopi Mohan was born in Kurumaddali village Near Vuyyuru, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. From childhood, he was passionate about movies. Gopi Mohan worked in the direction department for N.Shankar's 1999 Telugu film ''Yamajathakudu'' and B. Gopal's 2000 Telugu film ''Vamsi (film), Vamsi. He'' assisted in script and direction for Teja (film director), Teja's 2001 super hit Telugu film ''Nuvvu Nenu''. Later he wrote the screenplay in 2002 Telugu super hit film ''Santosham (2002 film), Santosham''. He is associated with successful directors Dasaradh, Sreenu Vytla, Surender Reddy, Teja (film director), Teja, G.Nageswara Reddy from past ten years. In the past, he has written screenplays for movies such as ''Santosham'', ''Venky'', ''Mr & Mrs Sailajakrishnamurthy'', ''Sri (2005 film), Sri'', ''Ashok (film), Ashok'', ''Dhee'', ''Dubai Seenu'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Sood
Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster '' Arundhati''. In 2010, he garnered the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his performance in Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for his role in ''Julayi''. Sood's other successful works include ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), '' Ashok'' (2006), ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), ''Kandireega'' (2011), ''Dookudu'' (2011), ''Shootout at Wadala'' (2013), '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013), '' Happy New Year'' (2014), ''Devi'' (2016), ''Kung Fu Yoga'' (2017), ''Simmba'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
