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Josh (2009 Telugu Film)
''Josh'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Vasu Varma, and produced Dil Raju. The film marks the debut of Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and major Telugu debutant Karthika (daughter of actress Radha Nair in the lead roles, whilst prominent actor J. D. Chakravarthy plays a pivotal role. The film's music is scored by Sandeep Chowta. The plot explores student politics, and the vested interests of politicians in such activities. Released on 5 September 2009, the film was not commercially successful. Plot Satya is a student. He discontinues his graduation studies in Vizag and comes to Hyderabad in search of a job. He stays with his uncle in Hyderabad. He runs into a fight with MGM college students who are influenced by political mafia leader Durga Rao. Satya tries to change the students but fails. Then he gets accidentally hit by the students and gets admitted into the hospital. When questioned by his uncle about his rude behavior with students Satya narrates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasu Varma
Vasu Varma is an Indian film director who works in Tollywood. Career Vasu started his career as an apprentice in direction for the movie Sakutumba Saparivaara Sametam directed by S.V.Krishna Reddy. Later, he started assisting V. V. Vinayak from his first film Aadhi as an Associate Director and later became a co-director. Right from the first movie of Dil Raju Productions "Dil", Varma has given his support and acted as a backbone to Dil Raju's direction department and has continued to do so. In 2009, Dil Raju gave the first direction opportunity to Varma, to launch a Naga Chaitanya (son of Nagarjuna) in ''Josh''. He also launched another Karthika Nair (daughter of yesteryears star actress Radha) in the same movie. With Josh, he became one of the rare directors who launched two star kids in one movie. After Josh, Varma got another chance from Raju for his second movie, Krishnashtami ''Krishnashtami'' is a Telugu film written and directed by Vasu Varma, cinematography by Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sithara (actress)
Sithara is a leading Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films. She made her Tamil debut in 1989 with K. Balachander's ''Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal''. She is best known for her performances in super-hit films such as Padayappa, Halunda Tavaru, Pudhu Vasantham. She is also known for her works in Television. In a film career spanning thirty seven years, she has starred in over hundred films in a variety of roles. Her recent Telugu hits include Srimanthudu, Shankaraabharanm, and Bhale Bhale Magadivoy. Sithara made a Tamil cinema comeback with ''Nagesh Thiraiyarangam'' directed by Guinness record holder Isaq. Early life Sithara was born as the eldest among three children to Parameshwaran Nair and Valsala Nair in Kilimanoor. Her father Parameshwaran Nair was an engineer at Electricity board and her mother was also an officer at Electricity board. She has two younger brothers, Pratheesh and Abhilash. She Studied in Lourdes Mount Schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sowmya Raoh
Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. Early life and career Sowmya was born in a Kannada speaking family to veteran singer B. K. Sumitra and Sudhakar in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Sowmya has a brother named Sunil Raoh, who is an actor in the Kannada film industry. Her mother is popular playback and devotional singer in Kannada. As a child, Sowmya would accompany her mother to the studios for recording. She then slowly graduated to become a child singer. Sowmya's father worked in Reserve Bank of India. Sowmya started singing at the age of seven. She took a break from singing while she was in school as she thought that would affect her studies. After a period of five to six years, she gradually turned her attention towards singing by learning Carnatic music. However, she ended up becoming a voice actor before venturing into films. She claims that, "I wanted to train for singing for heroines, not children". ... [...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] |
Kunal Ganjawala
Kunal Ganjawala (born 14 April 1972) is an Indian playback singer whose songs are mostly featured in Hindi and Kannada films. He has also sung in Marathi, Bengali and other official languages of India. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight in Hindi cinema with the song "Bheege Honth Tere" from the film ''Murder'' in 2004. It was his first biggest hit. The song earned him Zee Cine Award as Best Playback Singer in 2005. He came to limelight in Kannada cinema with the song "Neene Neene" from the film ''Aakash'' in 2005. Career Ganjawala graduated from St. Peter's School, Mazagaon. Kunal wanted to be either a chartered accountant or an actor. Kunal admits that it was his parents' support which made him possible to become a singer. Kunal's sister is a Bharat Natyam exponent, while his father plays the harmonica. With his parents' support he took singing seriously and started believing that he can become a singer. Later, Ganjawala learned music from Bh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the lyrics for K. Viswanath's directorial film of Sirivennela, the same name in 1986. Sastry has garnered several awards including eleven state Nandi Award for Best Lyricist, Nandi Awards and four Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu, Filmfare Awards South for his work. He has penned lyrics for over 3000 songs until 2020. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, for his contributions towards the field of arts and aesthetics. Early life Chembolu Seetharama Sastry was born on 20 May 1955 in Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh, India. Career Seetharama Sastry was a lyricist for K. Viswanath with ''Sirivennela''. A particular highlight of the movie is the song "Vidhata Thalapuna", sung by S. P. Balasu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleem (film)
''Saleem'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film directed by YVS Chowdary (of '' Devadasu'' fame). The film was released on 11 December 2009. Starring Vishnu Manchu, Ileana D'Cruz and Mohan Babu in the lead roles. This was an utter flop film at box office. Plot The story begins with Saleem (Vishnu Manchu) beating up baddies in a village to save his love interest Satya (Ileana). In a flashback he is shown to be the world's most wanted gangster. He is wanted in Mexico, Switzerland and Miami. In all these places he is big gangster. Why he went after Ileana makes up the rest of the story. Cast * Manchu Vishnu as Saleem / Munna * Ileana D'Cruz as Satyavati "Satya" * Mohan Babu as Ogirala Jogaiah "Ozo" * Venkat as Krish * Mukesh Rishi as Appala Naidu * Ali as Gafar Khan * Jeeva as Appala Naidu's henchman * Raghu Babu as Janaki, Ojo's henchman * Napoleon as Singamanaidu, Satyavati's father * Kaveri Jha as English teacher * Banerjee as Appala Naidu's hench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujjigaadu
''Bujjigadu'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ... directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. The film stars Prabhas, Trisha (actress), Trisha while Mohan Babu, Sanjjanaa, and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporting roles. The film was later remade in Bangladesh as Pagla Deewana with Pori Moni & Shahriaz. Plot Bujji and Chitti are inseparable childhood friends and like each other. One day, they argue and Chitti tells Bujji to leave and never return. When he pleads to her, she asks him to prove his sincerity by staying away from her for twelve years and promises to marry him if he does. Though devastated, Bujji reluctantly agrees to stay away from her and moves to Chennai to keep a distance. Meanwhile, Chitti' ... [...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] |
Shreya Dhanwanthary
Shreya Dhanwanthary (born 29 August 1988) is an Indian actress. She got her big break in 2019 as she played Zoya in the Amazon Prime Video web series ''The Family Man (Indian TV series), The Family Man'' and later gained widespread critical acclaim for her portrayal of journalist Sucheta Dalal in Sony LIV's web series ''Scam 1992'' (2020). Early life Shreya Dhanwanthary was born on 29 August 1988 in Hyderabad to a Hindi-speaking father and a Telugu language, Telugu-speaking mother. She moved to Dubai with her parents when she was two months old. Brought up in Middle East and Delhi, Dhanwanthary graduated from National Institute of Technology, Warangal, NIT Warangal in Electronics and Communication Engineering. Career Dhanwanthary participated in Femina (India), Femina Miss India South, Miss India South 2008 when she was a third year engineering student. She placed 1st Runner-Up in the event. After that she went on to compete at Femina Miss India, Miss India 2008 as a finalist. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mounica
Mounica is an Indian movie, film and television actress who works predominantly in Telugu movie and television industry. Her big break was in MAATV's show Radha Madhu as Madhu (Madhulika). Career Mounica made her debut in Telugu cinema, Tollywood with Mahesh Babu starrer Athadu (2005). She also acted in Chukkallo Chandrudu (2006) as the sister of Sadha which brought the opportunity of a lead role in Just Yellow Team's Radha Madhu, which aired on MAATV (2006–08). She won hearts of many with her natural performance. Mounica has received a lot of lead opportunities in television, including roles in Laya, Raktha Sambandham (TV series), Raktha Sambandham, Kunkuma Rekha, Arundhathi, Janaki Weds Raghuram, etc. Mounica acted simultaneously in south Indian films ''Oka Oorilo'', ''Stalin (2006 film), Stalin'', ''Annavaram (film), Annavaram'', ''Vijayadasami (film), Vijayadasami'', ''Josh (2009 Telugu film), Josh'', ''Vettaikaran (2009 film), Vettaikaran'', etc. She also acted in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |