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Gopichand Malineni
Gopichand Malineni (born 13 March 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. After working as an assistant director in many films, Malineni made his directional debut in 2010 with the action comedy film ''Don Seenu''. He went on to direct films such as ''Bodyguard'', ''Balupu'', ''Pandaga Chesko'', ''Winner'' and ''Krack''. Early life Gopichand Malineni was born and brought up in Boddulurivaripalem village near Ongole of Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. His family hails from the same village. His primary education was done at Sarada Niketan School Prakasam District and upper primary at VR College Nellore. He discontinued his education in 12th class and entered into the film industry. Friends and family were always a huge support to Gopichand. He is married to Sri Satya on 14 February 2013. His son Satvik made his acting debut in ''Krack'' (2021) as a child actor. Career In his early career, Malineni worked as a Camera assistant for programm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakasam District
Prakasam district is one of the thirteen districts in the coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was formed in 1970 and reorganised in 2022 on April 4. The headquarters of the district is Ongole. It is located on the western shore of Bay of Bengal and is bounded by Bapatla district and Palnadu districts on the north, Nandyal district on the west, Kadapa and Nellore districts on the south. A part of north west region also borders with Nagarkurnool district of Telangana. It is the largest district in the state with an area of and had a population of 2,288,026 as per 2011 Census of India. Etymology The district was named after the patriot and first Chief Minister of Andhra State Tanguturi Prakasam, also known as Andhra Kesari, who was born in the village of Vinodarayunipalem. It was accordingly renamed as Prakasam District in the year 1972. History Prakasam district was originally constituted on 2 February 1970, carved out of Guntur, Nellore and Kurno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andarivaadu
''Andarivaadu: Man of the Masses'' () is a 2005 India Telugu-language action comedy drama film directed by Srinu Vytla. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Tabu, Rimi Sen, and Rakshita while Prakash Raj, Sunil and Pradeep Rawat play supporting roles. Plot Govindarajulu is a ''mesthri'' (construction worker) who drinks a lot and lives a carefree life. On the other hand, his son Siddartha alias Siddu is a popular TV show host and a very disciplined man — the opposite of his father. Siddu gets Govinda married to Shanti to sober him. Siddu is in love with Swetha, the daughter of a big-time contractor named Veerendra. Veerendra happens to be a childhood friend of Govinda but currently dislikes him due to his behaviour and social status. He agrees to get Swetha married to Siddu but tells Govinda that in order for the marriage to take place, he must distance himself from Siddu, as Veerendra does not like Govinda's influence on Siddu. Govinda, being the loving and caring father that he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trisha Krishnan
Trisha Krishnan (born 4 May 1983), known mononymously as Trisha, is an Indian actress and model, who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. She was noticed after winning Miss Chennai contest (1999), which marked her entry into the film industry. Trisha is often referred as ''Queen Of South India'' for her performances across all South Indian languages. She has been ranked among the best actresses of South India by ''The Times of India''. After appearing in a supporting role in the 1999 Tamil film ''Jodi'', she had her first lead role in the 2002 film ''Mounam Pesiyadhe''. She later rose to fame starring in the successful films, ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Ghilli'' (2004) and ''Aaru'' (2005) in Tamil cinema and '' Varsham'' (2004), ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005) and ''Athadu'' (2005) in Telugu cinema. she secured her first Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress in a Lead role for ''Varsham'' in 2004. She went on to win the award two more times for ''Nuvvostanante Nenod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkatesh (actor)
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few hindi films. Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film '' Kaliyuga Pandavulu'' for which he won his first Nandi Award. In a career spanning over 35 years, he starred in many successful films and establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films. Venkatesh won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor and six Filmfare Awards South in various categories. Along with his brother D. Suresh Babu, Venkatesh co-owns of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India, under which he acted in several films. He is also the mentor of the ''Telugu Warriors'', representing Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in the Celebrity Cricket League. Early life Venkatesh was born on 13 December 1960 in a Telugu family to film producer and former Member of Parliament, D. Ramanaidu and Rajeshwari in Madras (present-day Chennai), India. He has an elder brother Suresh Babu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBN Live
Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group, is an Indian media conglomerate owned by the energy giant Reliance Industries, headed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Rahul Joshi is the managing director, chief executive officer and group editor-in-chief of Network18, and Adil Zainulbhai is the chairman of its board of directors. Network18 is the holding company of TV18 Broadcast, Web18 Software Services, Network18 Publishing and Capital18. Through its subsidiaries and franchise licensing agreements, the group owns and operates the news broadcasting networks of News18, and CNBC channels in India, the magazines of '' Forbes India'' and '' Overdrive'', the websites of ''Firstpost'' and '' Moneycontrol,'' and owns various other assets and investments. The broadcasting subsidiary TV18 is the controlling partner in two mass medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Saran
Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 with the Telugu film '' Ishtam'', and had her first commercial success with ''Nuvve Nuvve'' (2002). Saran subsequently appeared in several more Telugu films alongside Hindi and Tamil films. In 2007, she starred in ''Sivaji'', the highest-grossing Tamil film at that time. She also gained critical acclaim for her role in the Hindi film ''Awarapan'' (2007). In 2008, Saran played the lead role in her first English film, the American–Indian co-production ''The Other End of the Line''. Her following projects included popular films such as ''Kanthaswamy'' (2009) in Tamil and '' Pokkiri Raja'' (2010) in Malayalam—roles that established her as one of the leading actresses in the South Indian film industries . In 2012, Saran starred in Deepa Meh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Teja
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the Telugu film industry. He has won three state Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ... and one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South. He is popularly known by the moniker "Mass Maharaja". Ravi Teja started his film career in an uncredited role in the 1990 film ''Karthavyam (1990 film), Karthavyam'', and played minor or uncredited roles in many films such as ''Allari Priyudu'' (1993), ''Ninne Pelladata (1996 film), Ninne Pelladata'' (1996). Then, he appeared in meatier supporting roles in films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (2009 Film)
''Billa'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language gangster action thriller film directed by Meher Ramesh. The film stars Prabhas in a dual role alongside Krishnam Raju, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Namitha, Rahman, and Kelly Dorjee. A remake of the 2007 Tamil film ''Billa'', which itself was a remake of the 1978 Hindi film ''Don'' by Salim–Javed, it is the second remake of ''Don'' in Telugu after ''Yugandhar'' (1979). The film began its production in October 2008 and was released on 3 April 2009. Plot The story begins with an underworld don Billa hiding and operating out of Malaysia, hiding from Interpol's international criminal list. Krishnamoorthy, an ACP working for Interpol, has spent the last few years looking for Billa, leaving behind a life in India. During a chase with the police, Billa is severely wounded after an accident and dies in front of the ACP. The ACP then secretly holds a funeral for Billa. Interpol Officer Dharmendra is assigned to work with the ACP to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantri
''Kantri'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Meher Ramesh, a protégé of director Puri Jagannadh and who had earlier worked on Kannada films. Jr. NTR, Hansika Motwani, and Tanisha Mukherjee star in the lead roles, while Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Rishi, Sayaji Shinde, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Venu Madhav, Sunil, Brahmanandam, Subbaraju, and Ali play supporting roles. The film has been produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and C. Ashwini Dutt. The film was initially scheduled to release on 28 April 2008. However, it was released 12 days later. The film released on 9 May 2008. Upon release, Kantri received mixed to negative review but due to NTR's stardom, it managed to become an average grosser and performed well at the box office . ''Kantri'' is also the first Indian film to feature a 3D animated character based on an actor. Plot NRI Krishna returns to his village with his wife and child to work for the upliftment of the village folk. How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meher Ramesh
Meher Ramesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works for Telugu films. Ramesh debuted as a director with the Kannada film ''Veera Kannadiga'' (2004) which was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Andhrawala'' (2004), and has made films like ''Ajay'' (2006), a Kannada film which was remake of ''Okkadu'' (2003). He then directed Telugu films ''Kantri'' (2008) and ''Shakti'' (2011) with NTR, ''Billa'' (2009) with Prabhas and ''Shadow'' (2013) with Venkatesh Venkatesh is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity. Notable persons with the name include: * A. Venkatesh Naik (born 1936), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * A. Venkatesh (directo .... Filmography As an actor As a director References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Meher 21st-century Indian film directors Living people Kannada film directors Telugu film directors Artists from Vijayawada Film directors fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshyam (2007 Film)
''Lakshyam'' ( ''Target'') is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and directed by Srivass. It stars Gopichand, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty and music is composed by Mani Sharma. It was later remade in Tamil as ''Maanja Velu'', in Bengali as '' Fighter'', and twice in Bangladesh as ''Darowaner Chele'' and ''Jaan Kurbaan'' and in Kannada as ''Varadhanayaka''. The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Plot The film begins with Indu a plucky naughty girl fleeing from her enforced nuptial while she is chased by a cop DIG Hari Narayan. Besides, a valiant Chandu absconds from the police prison by smashing them. The two reach the outskirts where shockingly Chandu hits Hari Narayan and the story moves rearward. A couple of months ago ACP Bose a stout-hearted cop newly deputed to the city. Here, he encounters a notorious Shankar that acts the crimes & settlements utilizing the sections in l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
