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Jonnavittula
Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Rao is an Indian film lyricist and a poet known for his works in Telugu Cinema. He is also known for his parody songs. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu for the film ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' (2011). He wrote 56 poems about Telugu language in the name of Telugu Sankharavam. Personal life Jonnavithula was born on 7 July 1959 in Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ... to Subbarao and Lakshmi Narasamma in a Telugu family. His father a teacher in an elementary school. He was also active participant in the mythological dramas. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Living people Telugu-language lyricists Indian lyricists 1959 births People from Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damarukam
''Damarukam'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action fantasy film written and directed by Srinivasa Reddy, and produced by R. R. Venkat on R. R. Movie Makers. It stars Nagarjuna, Anushka Shetty, Prakash Raj, and P. Ravishankar. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film was released in 2012 and opened to positive reviews from critics who appreciated Nagarjuna's performance. Naidu won Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer - South. Plot The protagonist of the movie is born with the divine grace of Lord Siva, and the boy's parents are advised to name him Mallikaarjuna as he is destined to accomplish a great work. During his childhood, Mallikaarjuna faces a great tragedy as his parents and grandparents are killed by a huge black panther as they return from Kaasi. This incident leaves his younger sister, Sailu, paralyzed from the waist and hence renders her lame (Sailu had a talent for dancing before this incident). Mall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghatotkachudu
''Ghatothkachudu'' is a 1995 Telugu-language fantasy comedy film co-written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film is produced by K. Atchi Reddy under the Manisha Films banner. It stars Satyanarayana, Ali, Roja while Nagarjuna, Dr. Rajasekhar in a cameo appearance with music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film was recorded as a super hit at the box office. This movie also included the character Thota Ramudu from Yamaleela in which Tanikella Bharani who acted the role in the original movie, reprised his role. Plot The film deals with mythological character Ghatotkacha. The prologue of the film shows that Ghatotkacha ( Kaikala Sathyanarayana) is mortally wounded in the Kurukshetra War and falls. He is helped by a little tribal girl when he asks for water. He promises her that he will repay this whenever she needs it. Hundreds of years later the same little girl is born as Chitti. Her parents Koteswara Rao (Sarath Babu) and Sudha ( Sudha) are rich NRIs. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakthi (2011 Film)
''Sakthi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by Meher Ramesh. The film has an ensemble cast including Jr NTR, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, Vidyut Jammwal, Daniel Kaleb, Sayaji Shinde, Prabhu, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi, Ali, Manjari Phadnis, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vinod Kumar, Nassar, and Brahmanandam in pivotal roles. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt through Vyjayanthi Movies, and the music was composed by Mani Sharma. The follows Sakthi, a tourist guide who accompanies the home minister's daughter Aishwarya and their friends on a journey across various Indian states. Aishwarya has been unwittingly carrying a magical diamond with her, due to which a vengeful Egyptian woman Faqtooni enlists the help of her younger son Bashim and his henchmen. As they try to capture Aishwarya, Sakthi turns out to be her protector and eventually finds himself getting linked to the diamonds and its secrets. One of the most expensive Telugu-language films, ''Sakt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duvvada Jagannadham
''DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written-directed by Harish Shankar. Produced by Dil Raju, the film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde. Devi Sri Prasad composed the music. It was released on 23 June 2017 and became one of the highest-grossing Telugu films of 2017, collecting approximately 115.10 crore ($17.67 million) in its theatrical run. Plot Duvvada Jagannadham Sastri is a cook working as a caterer from Vijayawada along with his Brahmin family. He also masquerades as DJ, a stylish and altruistic vigilante, who kills wrongdoers with the help of his mentor CI Puroshottam. At his friend Vignesh's wedding, he meets Pooja and falls for her independent nature. Royyala Naidu is an actor and a builder, who also runs two fraud company called Agro Diamond and Naidu Constructions. Naidu appointed his secretary, Stephen Prakash to be the chairman of Agro Diamond, but Sameer Chandra, the CEO of Agro Diamond, learns that Stephen has transfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikramarkudu
''Vikramarkudu'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli who co-wrote the film with V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ravi Teja and Anushka Shetty. It follows a thief who discovers a girl insisting he is her father, while a series of events connect his life to her actual father, who is his look-alike. The film's music was composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography and editing by Sarvesh Murari and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao respectively. ''Vikramarkudu'' was released on 23 June 2006 with 180 prints globally. Made on a budget of ₹11 crore (US$2.4 million), ''Vikramarkudu'' was commercially successful earning a distributors' share of 23 crore (US$5.1 million). The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. ''Vikramarkudu'' was a breakthrough film for Anushka Shetty. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Veera Madakari'' (2009), in Tamil as ''Siruthai'' (2011), in Hindi as ''Rowdy Rathore'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu
''Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Mohan Babu under Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. The film stars Mohan Babu, Srikanth, Gracy Singh, Sujatha and Radhika Chaudhari. It is a remake of Priyadarshan 2001 Malayalam film ''Kakkakuyil'', which is in turn based on A Fish Called Wanda The film's score and soundtrack is composed by M. M. Keeravani. ''Tappu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' released on 22 May 2002. Plot Sivaji is an unemployed person who is in a dire need of money for his mother's medical treatment. Lying to his family that he is leaving for the United States, Sivaji arrives in Mumbai instead to find a job. However, he loses his luggage immediately after arriving in the city but finds Ramesh, his old friend who makes a living by cheating people. With no option left, Sivaji joins Ramesh in the cheating business to make easy money. Together with Pedda Koteswara Rao and Cheecha, the gang carrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi (1999 Film)
''Devi'' () is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by M. S. Raju. The film stars Prema as the title character alongside Vanitha, Shiju, Abu Salim and Bhanuchander. Sowkar Janaki and Babu Mohan play supporting roles. The plot follows Devi, a Nagini who descends to Earth and faces an evil snake prince. Vanitha, Shiju, and Salim make their debuts in Telugu cinema. The music was composed by debutant Devi Sri Prasad. The film was released on 12 March 1999 and became successful at the box office. Plot Devi, a Nagini from the Nagaloka comes to Earth on the day of an eclipse with her friends to perform a special pooja. Naginis must return before the eclipse starts, otherwise, they lose their power until the eclipse completes. However, Devi is distracted by Dantra, an evil Naga who had been punished by Nagadeva, the righteous snake king, earlier and was sent to hell as a punishment. Dantra imprisons Devi with fire during the eclipse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vajram (1995 Film)
''Vajram'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy and produced by C. Gowtham Kumar Reddy under the Lakshmi Padmaja Enterprises banner. It is a remake of the 1995 Malayalam film, ''Spadikam'', directed by Bhadran. The film stars Nagarjuna, Roja, Indraja. The music was composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. Synopsis Vajram is a story of young man, estranged from his narcissistic father, upon failing to meet the latter's high expectations for intellectual pursuits. Plot A school headmaster (K. Viswanath), is never happy with his son, Chakravarthy aka "Chakri" (Nagarjuna), and always degrades him. However, having had enough of him, Chakri runs away from home only to return as a gangster after long. What happens to him and his comeback effect to all forms the rest of the story. Cast *Nagarjuna as Chakravarthy "Chakri" *Roja as Kuali *Indraja *K. Viswanath as Chakri's father *Gollapudi Maruthi Rao as G. M. Rao *Giri Babu as Chakri's uncle *J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokiri Raja
''Pokiri Raja'' is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by A. Venkat Rami Reddy under L V S Productions and directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. It stars Venkatesh, Roja, Pratibha Sinha, Ali with music by Raj–Koti. Venkatesh played a double role in the film. It was a remake of the Hindi film '' Aankhen '' which was inspired from Kannada film ''Kittu Puttu'' which itself was based on Tamil film ''Anubavi Raja Anubavi''. The film was Average at the box office. Plot The story begins with the arrest of international stock market broker Ashok Kumar (K. Ashok Kumar), who has cheated the public of 2000 crores, the court decides to keep him under the supervision of Chief Minister ( Sarath Babu). A mafia gang leader Vicky (Mohan Raj) plans to help Ashok Kumar escape from jail, by doing plastic surgery on his younger brother Bhadram (again Sarath Babu), to look like the CM. Simultaneously, a rich industrialist Ananda Rao Naidu ( Satyanarayana) is always having problem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu-language Lyricists
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf countri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Mithunam (2012 Film)
''Mithunam'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Tanikella Bharani. It features S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and Lakshmi. The film is based on a best selling Telugu novel of the same name, written by Sri Ramana. The film won four state Nandi Awards. The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by ''Film Companion''. It also considered Lakshmi's performance as one of the "100 best performances". Mithunam means couple in Telugu. It also a zodiac sign. AMR Productions released Mithunam all over India on 21 December 2012, to positive reviews. Plot Appadasu (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) is a retired teacher who lives in his native village with his wife Buchchi Lakshmi (Lakshmi). Both are senior citizens, and all of their children are living abroad, though instead of feeling lonely and insecure about their life, both Appadasu and Buchchi have their own share of romance happening. They treat each and every day as a special day and enjoy the mome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
