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Gummadi (actor)
Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (9 July 1927 – 26 January 2010), known Mononym, mononymously by his surname Gummadi, was an Indian actor and producer, who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Tamil films. Known as one of the finest method acting, method actors, Gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films. He received critical recognition for his work in ''Thodu Dongalu (1954 film), Thodu Dongalu'' (1954) and ''Mahamantri Timmarusu (film), Mahamantri Timmarusu'' (1962), for which he has received the erstwhile Rashtrapati Award. Gummadi was an official member of the Indian delegation from South India to the ''Tashkent Film Festival'' in 1978 and 1982. Gummadi served as a jury member thrice for the 28th National Film Awards, 28th, 33rd National Film Awards, 33rd and 39th National Film Awards. He served twice on the state Nandi Awards Committee. In 1977, he was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to Indian cinema. He is wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravikampadu
Ravikampadu is a small village in the Kollur mandal of the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Education The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the ''School Education Department'' of the state. The total number of students enrolled in primary and upper primary schools of the village are 178. Zilla Parishad High School is the government run school in the village. References {{reflist Villages in Guntur district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
39th National Film Awards
The 39th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1991. Ceremony took place in 1992. With 39th National Film Awards, two new awards were introduced for feature films section. These awards includes National Film Award for Best Special Effects and National Film Award for Best Choreography and awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). These two newly introduced awards were not given for 39th National Film Awards as no film/entry was found to be suitable. Also for Best Writing on Cinema, Best Film Critic is awarded with Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus), which was till then awarded with Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus). Awards Awards were divided into feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema. Lifetime Achievement Award Feature films Feature films were awarded at All India as well as regional le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindu College (Guntur)
Hindu College (Guntur) was founded in 1930. It is located in Guntur City, India. Introduction This educational institution started its activities in 1930. The current Hindu high school started then. later it started offering other courses also. It offers graduate and under-graduate courses. It has a Pharma College campus and a P.G. college on the Amaravathi Road which are recognized by the Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur Guntur () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Guntur district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Guntur is spread across 168.49 km square and is the third-largest city in the state. It is situated to the west of the Ba .... History The main city campus was established in 1930. Later the campus for the College of Pharmacy was started in the suburban area of the city. This is one of the oldest colleges in A.P. Hindu college has P.G. courses separately in Amaravathi Road which is 3 km from the main campus. The Hindu C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntur District
Guntur district is one of the twenty six districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The administrative seat of the district is located at Guntur, the largest city of the district in terms of area and with a population of 670,073. It has a coastline of approximately on the right bank of Krishna River, that separates it from Krishna district and NTR district. It is bounded on the south by Bapatla district and on the west by Palnadu district. It has an area of and with a population of 20,91,075 as per 2011 census of India. The district is often referred to as the ''Land of Chillies''. It is also a major centre for agriculture, education and learning. It exports large quantities of chillies and tobacco. Etymology The district derives its name from its district headquarters, Guntur. There are several opinions on the meaning and origin of the word Guntur. The word owes its origin to words like gundu (a rock), gunta (a pond) and kunta (1/3 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kollur Mandal
Kollur mandal is one of the 25 mandals in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is under the administration of Tenali revenue division and the headquarters are located at Kollur. Geography The mandal is situated on the banks of Krishna River, bounded by Vemuru, Bhattiprolu and Kollipara mandals. Demographics census, the mandal had a population of 55,323. The total population constitute, 27,709 males and 27,614 females —a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 4,876 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 2,509 are boys and 2,367 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 69.31% with 34,967 literates. Kollur is the most populated and Boddulurupadu is the least populated villages in the mandal. Administration The present tahsildar is A.Seshagiri Rao. The mandal also forms a part of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region, under the jurisdiction of APCRDA. Politics Kollur mandal is one of the 5 mandals under Vemuru (SC) ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelli Pustakam (1991 Film)
''Pelli Pustakam'' () is a 1991 Telugu-language romantic comedy film, produced by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana under the Sri Seetarama Films banner and directed by Bapu. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Divyavani and music composed by K. V. Mahadevan. The film won three Nandi Awards, and was premiered in Indian Panorama section at the International Film Festival of India. This movie has a resemblance to the 1955 classic movie ''Missamma''. Plot K. Krishna Murthy / KK works as an art director in Mumbai and his new wife Satyabhama / Bhama works as a stenographer in Kerala for a low salary. To solve their financial problems, they seek a job in a big company and pretend to be unmarried as their boss Sridhar Rao would give the job only to one member of the family. So the couple lies that they are unmarried and join the company. Sridhar Rao's only daughter Vasundhara / Vasu starts liking KK and moves close with him, which makes Bhama jealous and suspect her husband's character. Parallelly, Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maro Malupu
''Maro Malupu'' is a 1982 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Vejella Satyanarayana. This Nandi Award-winning film is based on the Caste system in India and social conditions. The film won three Nandi Awards. Credits Cast * Gummadi * Narasimha Raju * Sivakrishna * Geetha * Leelavathi Crew * Director: Vejella Satyanarayana * Writer: Paruchuri Gopala Krishna * Music Director: G. K. Venkatesh * Cinematographer: R. K. Raju * Art Direction: Kondapaneni Ramalingeswara Rao * Film Editing: Babu Rao Songs * ''Erra Errani Thamashala'' Awards ;Nandi Awards(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 ...) * Second Best Feature Film - Silver - Sagi Krishnam Raju. * Best Supporting Actor - Gummadi * Best First Film of a Director - Vejella Satyanarayana References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelavanka
''Nelavanka'' () is a 1983 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Jandhyala. Cast * Gummadi as Srirama Raju *J. V. Somayajulu as Raheem *Rajesh as Saleem *Kiran as Kiran *Tulasi as Lalita *Rajyalakshmi as Savitri *Master Ali as Ali *Muddali Susheela as Rameswari *C. Rammohana Rao as Srirama Raju's brother *K. Sambasiva Rao as Seshayya, servant *Prameela Rani as Srirama Raju's wife *Potti Prasad as Gurrala Guravayya *Eswara Rao as Ravi * Suthivelu as Dongre Sastry, Ayurveda doctor *Sutti Veerabhadra Rao as Dongre Sastry's compounder *Gangarathnam as Raheem's mother *Sakshi Ranga Rao Crew *''Producer'' - A. S. Anjaneyulu, M. Narasimha Rao *''Story, Screenplay and Direction'' - Jandhyala *''Co-Director'' - U. V. Pani *''Associate Directors'' - E. V. V. Satyanarayana, B. S. Nishtala *''Assistant Directors'' - Battula Ramakrishna, J. Pulla Rao *''Editing'' - Gautham Raju *''Assistant Editor'' - Mutyala Naani *''Art'' - Thota Tarani *''Camera'' - S. Gopala Reddy S. Gopal Reddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyothi (1976 Film)
''Jyothi'' is a 1976 Telugu-language film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It is based on the story of an innocent girl "Jyothi." Jayasudha won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for her titular performance. She later credited the film's success for making her a famous actress in Telugu films. It is inspired by the Hindi film '' Mili'' (1975). though the storyline is completely different from the original except for the heroine suffering from a deadly disease. Plot Jyothi (Jayasudha), a teenage girl who is in love with Ravi (Murali Mohan), suddenly marries Rajayya ( Gummadi), an old man who is about her father's age. Everyone thinks she married him for the old man's property that she inherits after the marriage, but truth is different. The secret behind this unexpected marriage forms the rest of the gripping family story. Cast *Murali Mohan as Ravi *Jayasudha as Jyothi * Gummadi as Rajayya *Chaya Devi *Giribabu *Rao Gopala Rao *J.V. Somayajulu * Krishna Kumari *Kaik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kula Gotralu
''Kula Gotralu'' () is a 1961 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Krishna Kumari, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Acharya Aatreya wrote the dialogues for the film. It was produced by A. V. Subba Rao under the Prasad Art Pictures banner. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu certificate of merit in 1963. Noted actor Krishna played a sidekick role in the movie before becoming an established actor. Plot The film begins in a village where Zamindar Bhushayya (Gummadi) holds high esteem and adheres to caste and clan. He leads a happy family life with his wife Santamma (Nirmalamma), two daughters Jagadamba (Suryakantham) and Leela (Girija), and a son Ravi (Akkineni Nageswara Rao). Since Jagadamba is the step-daughter of Santamma she always shows resentment toward them and her Sadanandam (Relangi) a loaf, also stays with them. At present, Ravi moves to the city for higher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa Inti Mahalakshmi
''Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' is a 1959 Indian Telugu-language family drama film directed by G. Ramineedu and written by K. Pratyagatma. It stars Jamuna and Haranath. The was produced by Parvathaneni Gangadhara Rao and the music was composed by G. Aswathama, while M. K. Raja and Akkineni Sanjeevi handled cinematography and editing respectively. It was the first Telugu film to be entirely shot in Hyderabad. Cast * Jamuna * Haranath * Girija * P. Bhanumathi * Gummadi * Ramana Reddy * Perumallu * Suryakala * Lakshmi Kantamma * Aadoni Lakshmi * Soundtrack Music is composed by G. Aswathama, and released on HMV label. Awards ; National Film Awards *National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ... - 1959 References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayabazar
''Mayabazar'' () is a 1957 Indian epic Hindu mythological film directed by K. V. Reddy. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani under their banner, Vijaya Productions. The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil languages, with a few differences in the cast. The story is an adaptation of the folk tale ''Sasirekha Parinayam'', which is based on the characters of the epic ''Mahabharata''. It revolves around the roles of Krishna (N. T. Rama Rao) and Ghatotkacha ( S. V. Ranga Rao), as they try to reunite Arjuna son Abhimanyu (Telugu: Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Tamil: Gemini Ganesan) with his love, Balarama's daughter ( Savitri). The Telugu version features Gummadi, Mukkamala, Ramana Reddy, and Relangi in supporting roles, with D. Balasubramaniam, R. Balasubramaniam, V. M. Ezhumalai, and K. A. Thangavelu playing those parts in the Tamil version. The first mythological film produced by their studio, ''Mayabazar'' marked a milestone for Nagi Reddi and Chakrap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
