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Jhummandi Naadam
''Jhummandi Naadam'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film produced by Lakshmi Manchu and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Manoj Manchu and debutant Taapsee Pannu and Mohan Babu in a supporting role. The film has music scored by M.M. Keeravani. The film was released on 1 July 2010. This film is debut of the actress Taapsee Pannu in Indian film industry. Plot Balu (Manoj Manchu) has only one goal in his life - to become a great playback singer like SP Balasubramanyam. He challenges a landlord in his village and comes to Hyderabad to become a singer. Captain Rao (Mohan Babu) stays in the opposite house. He is an old-fashioned man who hates the lifestyle of new generation. Sravya (Taapsee Pannu) is an NRI girl who stays in her father's friend Captain Rao's house. She is in India to do documentary on traditional Telugu music. Balu acts ae to her and in the process, they fall in love. Captain Rao doesn't like them falling in love with each other. The rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshmi Manchu
Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna (born 8 October 1977) is an Indian actress, producer, and television presenter who works in Telugu cinema and worked in American television. The daughter of actor Mohan Babu, Manchu holds a bachelor's degree in Theatre from Oklahoma City University. She has garnered the SIIMA Award, two Filmfare Awards South, and two State Nandi Awards. Manchu made her acting debut with the American television series ''Las Vegas'', where she played the minor role of Sarasvati Kumar, the love interest of James Lesure. She then appeared in one episode of each of the following series: ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Late Nights with my Lover'' and '' Mystery ER''. She has also appeared in commercials for Toyota, AARP and Chevrolet. In 2006, she directed, produced and acted in ''Perfect Lives'', a short film that was showcased at the Wilshire Fine Arts Theater as part of the ''La Femme Film Festival'' in Los Angeles. She made her Theatre debut as Miss Trunchbull in the adaptati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha (Telugu Actress)
Sudha (born Hema Sudha) is an Indian actress who predominantly played character roles in Telugu films. Born and brought up in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, she has acted in more than 500 Telugu films. She was felicitated on 31 January 2014, in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, for her work in Telugu films. Filmography Telugu * ''Gang Leader'' (1991) * ''Rowdy Alludu'' (1991) * ''Talli Tandrulu'' (1991) * '' President Gari Pellam'' (1992) * '' Aame'' (1994) * '' Hello Brother'' (1994) * ''Bangaru Kutumbam'' (1994) * ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995) * ''Gharana Bullodu'' (1995) * ''Ghatotkachudu'' (1995) * ''Sankalpam'' (1995) * '' Criminal'' (1995) * ''Nethaji'' (1996) * ''Ramudochadu'' (1996) * '' Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi'' (1996) * '' Subhakankshalu'' (1997) * ''Preminchukundam Raa'' (1997) * ''Pelli Peetalu'' (1998) * '' Srimathi Vellostha'' (1998) * '' Swayamvaram'' (1999) * ''Sultan'' (1999) * ''Preminche Manasu'' (1999) * ''Anaganaga Oka Ammayi'' (1999) * ''Ravoyi Chandamama'' (1999) * ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karthik (singer)
Karthik (born 7 November 1980) is an Indian playback singer and composer. Karthik started his professional singing career as a backing vocalist and has since been working as a playback singer. He has sung more than 8000 songs in 15 Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Odia, Bengali, Marathi and Hindi. Early and personal life Karthikeyan hails from Tiruvarur district. He is a trained Carnatic music vocalist. He was part of a college band and regularly participated in IIT Madras Fest ''Saarang''. An ardent fan of A. R. Rahman, Karthik's dream was to meet Rahman and sing for him. Playback singer Srinivas, who collaborated often with Rahman was Karthik's close friend's cousin. Srinivas encouraged Karthik to look at singing as a career, which prompted Karthik to resume his singing lessons. One year later, Srinivas recommended Karthik's name to Rahman, who needed fresh voices for backing vocalists for a song from '' Pukar''. Karthik eventually got the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranjith (singer)
Ranjith K. Govind (born 21 February 1977), also known as K.G. Ranjith, is an Indian playback singer, working in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada film industries and has sung more than 2500 songs. Early life Ranjith was born in Chennai, India into a Malayali family, hailing from Kalluvazhi, Kerala. He grew up listening to various kinds of music. He used to stay in a locality where there were many Keralites, and had a chance to participate in the local programs there. Later, a family friend suggested that he be trained in classical music. He learned Hindustani music and Carnatic music. He was trained by Vidwan Cuddalore Subramanian, K. S. Kanakasingam, Trichur P. Ramankutty and P. S. Narayana Swamy. He became popular when he won the Sun TV Saptha Swarangal singing contest in 2001. He is married to a trained Bharata Naatiyam dancer, Reshmi Menon. He has a daughter and a son. Career Mani Sharma introduced Ranjith as a playback singer, calling him to sing the song "Adugu Adu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malavika (singer)
Malavika is a Tollywood playback singer. Malavika started her singing career with the song "Nuvvu nenu kalisunte" for the movie ''Gangotri''. Malavika, who is a Nandi Award winner as the 'best playback singer' for the years 2006 and 2011 has sung for around 500 movies till date. She was also the winner of ETV Padutha Teeyaga as a child. She is regularly seen on shows like ETV Swarabhishekam, MAATV super singer series 7, 8, and 9. Her hit songs include "Bommali", a chartbuster song from the movie ''Billa'' Amma avani (Rajanna), Sunday Monday( Khaleja),Vennelaina cheekataina( Prema Katta Chitram) and "Holessa" from ''Sri Ramadasu ''Sri Ramadasu'' is 2006 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on the life of musician saint ''Kancharla Gopanna'', produced by Konda Krishnam Raju on Aditya Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Starring Akkineni Nageswa ...''. Apart from these, she has sung many hit songs in Telugu. She has also sung a few songs in Kannada a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunitha Upadrashta
Sunitha is an Indian playback singer and voice actor who primarily works in Telugu films. She is a recipient of nine Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South in various categories. She also received a National Award from All India Radio under light music category when she was 15 years old. She received her first Nandi award in the year 1999 and bagged Nandi Awards in a row for the years 2002 to 2006 and again for the years 2010 to 2012. She was also honored with Lata Mangeshkar Best Singer Award for 2011 by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In the year 2019, Sunitha was honored with New Jersey state recognition award by the Senate and General assembly of the state of New Jersey passing a resolution to salute her excellence and contributions to the world of music and Indian Cinema, a rare felicitation given to an Indian artist by the state of New Jersey. Sunitha's commercial singing career began in the year 1995 with the movie Gulabi and has established herself as a leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaitra Ambadipudi
Chaitra Ambadipudi is an Indian playback singer from Hyderabad, India. She predominantly sang for Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi language movies. Early life and childhood Chaitra informally began learning music at the age of 10, where her parents Ramana Murthy and Padma Priya, although not professionally trained themselves, taught her what they observed from listening to music. The informal syllabus consisted of over 200 Indian film songs from the 1950s and 1960s, which are deeply rooted in Indian Classical Music. Eventually, Chaitra learnt Hindustani Classical Music from Smt. Geeta Hedge in Bangalore, India. Career In 2004, at the age of 12, Chaitra began her playback singing career by recording her first Telugu playback song, Toli Toliga, for the movie Andaru Dongale Dorikithe, composed by the late Sri. Chakri. In 2005, Chaitra won the Paadalani Undi singing show that aired on MAA TV that was hosted by the late Shri S P Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Pandita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuj Gurwara
Anuj Gurwara (born 9 June 1981) is an Indian playback singer, MC, master of ceremonies, actor, voice acting, voice artist, radio jockey and Television presenter, television show host, who has won a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award for his singing in the film ''Magadheera'' (2009). Early life Anuj comes from a family of educators. His father, Yogendra Gurwara, and mother, Jyoti Gurwara, are educationists and run a school, Sherwood Public School, Hyderabad. Anuj did his schooling in Sherwood and later, graduated in Psychology and Advertising from Nizam College, Hyderabad. He was an active part of Arts and Music in school and college. Career Anuj started his career working as a copywriter and content developer for various design firms and advertising agencies. After a short stint with a theatre group, he decided to pursue a career in entertainment. Singer In 2009 Anuj debuted as playback singer for Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Tollywood, not knowing how to speak Telugu language, Telu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MK Balaji
MK Balaji is an Indian singer, songwriter, composer and independent artist from Chennai. As a playback singer he has sung more than 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. His first song a lyricist was for the movie Sethupathi. He has hosted popular TV shows in Star Vijay and Zee Tamil. He made a debut as an indie artist with his single Good Naai bad Aadu that takes a fun jab at meat eating animal lovers. Biography MK Balaji is the voice behind many South Indian film songs including "Rettai Kathire" from the Tamil movie ''Maattrraan'' directed by K. V. Anand starring Surya Sivakumar. He has delivered many successful songs in Tamil and Telugu. He has also collaborated with music directors like D Imman, Karthik Raja, Sundar C babu, Taj Noor, James Vasanthan, Sirpy, Sabesh–Murali and Srikanth Deva. Live shows and tours MK Balaji is one very few South Indian singers to perform for the Indian Premier League. He is a prominent stage performer performing for award functions, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri is an Indian playback singer and voice artist. Madhuri has sung over 1800 songs in several languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. She is a recepeint of numerous Nandi Awards and Filmfare awards. Personal life Madhuri was born to Prabhakar Sastry, a State Bank of India official, and Lakshmi. Madhuri is their only daughter. Her family moved from Palakollu, West Godavari District to Hyderabad when she was very young. Madhuri was schooled at Loyala Model High School, Vanasthalipuram and Little Flower Junior College Little Flower Junior College is a college in Hyderabad, India offering Intermediate education ( +2 level). It was established by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel. It started in July 1974 as a part of Little Flower High School, It shifted .... She graduated in B Com at Aurora College. She was trained in classical and light music by Kocharlakota Padmavati and Ramachari. Madhuri made her debut as a playback singer with Kulas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aditya Music
Aditya Music India Private Limited is a music company in India, which owns the label Aditya Music. It produces music for the Telugu cinema industry and is headquartered at Hyderabad, Telangana. Overview The company was founded by Umesh Gupta, initially as a distribution and marketing company for music labels in Andhra Pradesh. In 1996, the label Aditya Music was established, and in 2000 they began manufacturing audio cassettes. Aditya Music also dubs Telugu movies into Hindi and Bhojpuri. Soundtrack discography Telugu cinema *'' Swathi Muthyam'' (1985) *'' Oke Okkadu'' (1999) *'' Thammudu'' (1999) *''Gemini'' (2002) *''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' (2003) *''Devullu'' (2000) *''Siva Rama Raju'' (2002) *'' Sri Anjaneyam'' (2004) *'' Varsham'' (2004) *''Jai Chiranjeeva'' (2005) *''Athadu'' (2005) *''Bangaram'' (2006) *''Stalin'' (2006) *'' Sri Ramadasu'' (2006) *''Desamuduru'' (2007) *''Maharathi'' (2007) *'' Guru flim'' (2007) *''Pandurangadu'' (2008) *''Magadheera'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Soundtrack
A soundtrack is recorded music accompanying and synchronised to the images of a motion picture, drama, book, television program, radio program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronised recorded sound. In movie industry terminology usage, a sound track is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. Initially, the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (''dialogue track'', ''sound effects track'', and '' music track''), and these are mixed together to make what is called the ''composite track,'' which is heard in the film. A ''dubbing track'' is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. This is also known as an M&E (music and effects) track. M&E tracks contain all sound elements minus dialogue, which is then supplied by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
