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KAD Movies
KAD Movies is a premium Telugu films production and distribution company, it is the first to go ahead and release Telugu films in African countries. It has distributed more than 50 Telugu films worldwide and released about 500 films on DVD making it the largest reaching Telugu DVD label. KAD Entertainment had acquired brands such as SPV and Idream to expand its reach on DVD. Distributor - filmography # Maska (2009) ... Distributor (2009) (worldwide) # Parugu (2008) ... Distributor (2008) (theatrical) # Don (2007 film) (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) # Chandamama (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (DVD) # Classmates (2007 film) (2007) ... Distributor (2007) (USA) (theatrical) # Sainikudu (2006) ... Distributor (2006) (USA) (theatrical) # Stalin (2006 film) (2006) ... Distributor (2006) (USA) (theatrical) # Ashok (film) (2006) ... Distributor (2006) (USA) (DVD), Distributor (2006) (USA) (theatrical) # Godavari (film) (2006) ... Distributor (2006) (USA) (DVD) # Pournami (2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, '' Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as ''Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IMDb
IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews. IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993. It is now owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. the database contained some million titles (including television episodes) and million person records. Additionally, the site had 83 million registered users. The site's message boards were disabled in February 2017. Features The title and talent ''pages'' of IMDb are accessible to all users, but only registered and logged-in users can submit new material and suggest edits to existing entries. Most of the site's data has been provided by these volunteers. Registered users with a prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vennela
''Vennela'' ( en, Moonlight) is a 2005 Telugu romantic comedy film written and directed by Deva Katta, starring Raja and Parvati Melton as well as Sharwanand and Ravi Varma. ''Vennela'' was well received among the young, urban audiences and south Indian students in USA mostly from Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, India. 90% of the film was shot in Michigan, United States. The American university setting was shot at Wayne State University main campus in Detroit and Oakland University in Rochester. Only 10% of the film was shot at City College Hyderabad. The film grossed 5.3 crore at the box office. The film has a sequel '' Vennela 1½'' (2012) made by Vennela Kishore. Plot Pavani ( Parvati Melton) is an independent woman, who wants to pursue higher education in USA. She has been in a committed relationship with Ritesh ( Sharvanand), her classmate and son of a millionaire. Ritesh was an intelligent and popular guy in college. He draws hostility, jealousy, and enmity with his co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Chiranjeeva
''Jai Chiranjeeva'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar and produced by Vyjayanthi Movies. The movie stars Chiranjeevi, Arbaaz Khan, Sameera Reddy and Bhumika Chawla. The film's climax was shot in Los Angeles, California and one of the songs on Las Vegas strip. The film's music was composed by Mani Sharma with editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released on 22 December 2005. Synopsis Sathyanarayana Murthy is a rough but kind man who lives in Amalapuram with his niece Lavanya, mother, sister, and brother-in-law. Sathya and Lavanya share a special bond and are the best of friends. One day, Lavanya falls off a swing in a park and dies. Sathya later finds out that she has been killed by arms dealer Pasupathi, who resides in Los Angeles. He wants to go to US avenge Lavanya's death but could not get a travel visa as he is uneducated. He meets and falls in love with Shailaja but marries Neelima as she is a US Green card holder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devadasu (2006 Film)
''Devadasu'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed and produced by Y. V. S. Chowdary. The film features the debutants Ram and Ileana in the lead roles while Sayaji Shinde plays supporting role. Released on 11 January 2006, the film was commercially successful. Both Ram and Ileana won Filmfare Awards South for Best Debut. The film was remade in Bengali as ''Paglu'' (2011) and in Hindi as ''Loveyatri'' (2018). It was later dubbed into Malayalam under the same name. Plot Devdas is a poor student, while Bhanumati is a rich NRI girl whose father Katamraju is the senator of New York. They fall in love when Bhanu comes to India to learn classical Carnatic music. Coming to know about their love, Katamraju hatches a plan to separate them. He promises to get them married but takes his daughter and mother-in-law back to the USA. The rest of the story is how Devdas makes it to the USA and succeeds in attaining his girl. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pournami (2006 Film)
''Pournami'' () is a 2006 Telugu language action musical dance film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by M. S. Raju,starring Trisha in the titular role with Prabhas, Charmy, Sindhu Tolani, and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with editing by Krishna Reddy and cinematography by Venu. The film was released on 21 April 2006. The film was dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam under the same name and into Hindi as ''Tridev: Pyar Ki Jung'' (2008). The film was partly inspired by the 2001 Brazilian film '' Behind the Sun'' starring Rodrigo Santoro which in itself was adapted from an Albanian novel ''Broken April'' by Ismail Kadare. Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi. Plot The film starts in the 1950s and is set in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh that has been suffering from a drought for a very long time. A woman (Veda Sastry) from a traditional family comes forward to dance in the temple to ask Shiva to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godavari (2006 Film)
''Godavari'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Romance film, romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula and produced by G. V. G. Raju. Sumanth and Kamalinee Mukherjee played the lead roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office in addition to receiving critical acclaim. It won several Nandi Awards, Nandi and Filmfare awards. The music of the film was composed by K. M. Radha Krishnan. There is a similarity in the names of the protagonists and the cruise boat on the river Godavari . This film was later dubbed In Hindi as ''Jheel Se Gehra Pyar''. The film was an above average grosser in India but was successful in the US. Plot Godavari is a film about Sreeram, Seetha, and the river cruise, from Rajahmundry to Bhadrachalam, that brings them together. It is a love story set against the scenic backdrop of the Godavari river aboard a cruise boat also called "Godavari". Sreeram, aka Ram (Sumanth), is an MS graduate in engineering fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashok (film)
''Ashok'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language masala film produced by Maharishi Cinema, directed and written by Surender Reddy, starring NTR Jr., Sameera Reddy, Prakash Raj, and Sonu Sood in the lead roles. It is a movie about redemption in which the title character must make amends to his father after being blamed for his grandmother's death while meeting a girl who understands him and his burdens; at the same time, he must also battle against a mafia-like organisation that hates him. The movie was released in Andhra Pradesh on 14 July 2006. It was an average grosser at the box office. It was remade into Bengali Bangladesh as ''Babar Kosom'' (2007) with Manna and Nipun Akter. Plot Ashok is a mechanic who is thrown out of his house because of his rash actions that have led to the death of his grandmother. His father still harbours anger against Ashok despite his good behaviour that has a positive outcome. Ashok then happens to meet an insecure yet talented dancer named Anjali and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalin (2006 Film)
''Stalin'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action political drama film directed by A. R. Murugadoss. It stars Chiranjeevi and Trisha while Prakash Raj, Sharada, Khushbu Sundar, Pradeep Rawat, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. The film was screened at the International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section. The film released on 20 September 2006. The film producer Nagendra Babu won for Nandi Special Jury Award. The film was also dubbed and released into Tamil under the same title, and remade into Hindi as '' Jai Ho'' in 2014. The core plot of the movie was reported to be based on the 2000 movie ''Pay It Forward''. Plot The only mission in Stalin's life is to help others and make the world a better place. It turns out that he served as a Major in the Indian Army. Although a war hero, he quit the army after a rift with Lt. Col. Iqbal Kakar when he transfers him to the administrative division from the battlefield as a disciplinary action. His family includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sainikudu
''Sainikudu'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action drama film written and directed by Gunasekhar, with music composed by Harris Jayaraj. It stars Mahesh Babu and Trisha. Irrfan Khan, in his only South Indian film, plays the antagonist, and Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Telangana Shakuntala, and Ajay play supporting roles. Balasubramaniem handled the camera work while Sreekar Prasad handled the editing. ''Sainikudu'' was released on 30 November 2006 and the music was released on 21 October 2006. It was partially reshot in Tamil as '' Kumaran '' with a comedy track involving Vadivelu, Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Singamuthu. Made on a budget of 25 crore, the film was a major flop at the box office. Plot The story starts with floods at Ranga Saipet in Warangal District. Houses, trains, and people inundate in floodwater. A young man named Siddharth (Mahesh Babu) and his friends save the people up to their maximum effort. Eight of his friends assist him in the resc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Classmates (2007 Film)
''Classmates'' is a 2007 Telugu drama feature film starring Sumanth, Sharwanand, Ravi Varma, Sunil, Sadha and Kamalinee Mukherjee. K. Vijaya Bhaskar directed the film and Sravanthi Ravi Kishore produced it. The film released on 20 April 2007. It is a remake of the 2006 Malayalam movie ''Classmates''. Plot Ravi, Raaji, Satish, Razia and Baddu were classmates and a group of friends in the 1990s. After several years, they all meet again at their 10-year reunion. Everyone is present except for Murali, who died during their last semester. Back in college, Ravi was a firebrand leader of the left students wing and Satish was his rival who headed the opposite faction of the students wing. Murali was a hardcore singer. Rajeshwari was a classical dancer who regularly won awards for the college with her dance. After a brief friction, Ravi and Raaji become good friends fall in love with each other. Satish, eager to rise up higher in politics, wants to marry Raaji, who is the daughter of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandamama (2007 Film)
''Chandamama'' (Telugu: చందమామ, English translation: ''Moon'') is a 2007 Telugu film directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Navdeep and Kajal Aggarwal alongside Siva Balaji, Sindhu Menon, and Nagababu. The movie is produced by C. Kalyan and S. Vijayanand, the musical score is provided by K. M. Radha Krishnan and the base story by Akula Venkat. Popular actress Charmme Kaur gave her voice to Kajal Aggarwal. The film has garnered the five Nandi Awards and received highly positive reviews. Over the years, the film remained as a cult classic in Telugu states for it's repeat value in television. The film was remade under the name '' A Aa E Ee'' in Tamil by AVM Productions. Adivi Sesh missed the opportunity to play Navdeep's Character. Plot Ranga Rao: a widower, landlord, and well-respected man, loves his beloved daughter Mahalakshmi: a sweet, intelligent, innocent, and somewhat fun-loving girl who loves her father as much as he loves her, more than anything else. His broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
