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Kathanayakudu (2008 Film)
''Kathanayakudu'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language drama film produced by C. Aswani Dutt, G.P.Vijay Kumar on Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by P. Vasu. It stars Rajinikanth in an extended guest appearance along with Jagapati Babu, Meena in the pivotal roles and music composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007). The film was a commercial success and received positive reviews. It was simultaneously made in Tamil as ''Kuselan'', which released to mixed reviews and was a below average grosser. The film explores the pressures of friendship, and revolves around a villager who had shared a strong friendship with a popular cinema actor while they were in their youth. However, due to their different career routes, they are eventually forced to part ways; one becoming a national figure, the other becoming a village barber. Decades later, the actor returns to the village to participate in his film's shooting. Whilst the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashwini Dutt
Vyjayanthi Movies is an Indian Production company, film production company established in 1974 by C. Aswani Dutt. It is one of the biggest film production houses in Telugu cinema. Vyjayanthi Movies is especially known for its big-budget productions with top Movie star, movie stars and lavish production values. It is credited with producing some of the most iconic films in Telugu cinema. It has subsidiaries, Swapna Cinema and Three Angels Studio run by Aswani Dutt's daughters Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt. History Founding Aswani Dutt started his film career as an executive producer for a black and white film directed by K. Viswanath. He wanted to produce a film with his favourite actor N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) and approached him. Named by Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, NTR, Vyjayanthi Movies commenced production, under the proprietorship of Aswani Dutt with the successful film, ''Eduruleni Manishi (1975 film), Eduruleni Manishi'' in 1975. The logo of the production house contains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuselan
''Kuselan'' is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language dramedy film directed by P. Vasu. An official remake of the Malayalam film ''Kadha Parayumbol'' (2007), it was produced by Pushpa Kandaswamy, Aswani Dutt and G. P. Vijayakumar in two languages. ''Kuselan'' stars Rajinikanth in an extended guest appearance with Pasupathy and Meena. It also stars Vadivelu and Livingston in supporting roles. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as '' Kathanayakudu''. The plot revolves around a villager, who had shared a strong friendship with a popular cinema actor in his youth. However, due to their different careers, they were forced to part ways, one becoming a national figure, the other, a village barber. Decades later, the actor returns to the village to participate in his film's shooting. Whilst the entire village becomes excited about the prospect of seeing the actor, the barber fears that his old friend would have forgotten him and would neglect him. ''Kuselan'' opened to audiences on 1 Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharmavarapu Subramanyam
Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam (20 September 1954 – 7 December 2013) was a popular Indian actor, comedian and film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He was established as one of the highly paid and top most leading comedians in Telugu film industry. Dharmavarapu had huge fan following among Telugu audience for his unique style and dialogue modulation. He hosted several popular television shows. Being close to Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Dharmavarapu was a member of the Indian National Congress and worked as chairman of Andhra Pradesh Cultural Association. Dharmavarapu has received two state Nandi Awards for best male comedian for his roles in Alasyam Amrutham (2010) and Yagnam (2004). Early life Dharmavarapu was born in a Telugu Brahmin family at Komminenivaripalem in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. Career Dharmavarapu originally worked as a government employee. He became popular through his comedy serial "Anando Brahma" which he both acted in and directed. It was aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunil (actor)
Indukuri Sunil Varma (born 28 February 1974), known mononymously as Sunil, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. Noted for his comic roles, Sunil has appeared in over 180 films in his career, including around 1IFC0 films in lead role. He has won three state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. Sunil played a lead role in '' Andala Ramudu'' (2006) and later went on to star in several films including commercial successes like ''Maryada Ramanna'' (2010), '' Poola Rangadu'' (2012), and ''Tadakha'' (2013). Career Sunil started his career in 1996 when first worked as an extra in the film '' Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi'', however, Sunil's scenes did not make it to the final cut of the film. His career began on a slow note with movies like ''Second Hand'' (which was stopped from production), and ''Peruleni Cinema''. ''Prema Katha'' and ''Swayamvaram'' were his first real opportunities in the industry. ''Chiru Navvutho'' and ''Nuvve Kavali'' were the first films that he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagapathi Babu
Veeramachaneni Jagapathi Rao Chowdary (born 12 February 1962), professionally known as Jagapathi Babu (), is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has also appeared in a few Tamil, , Kannada and Malayalam films. In a career spanning 33 years, Babu has appeared in 170 feature films, and has received four Filmfare Awards and seven state Nandi Awards. He has worked with noted directors like Kodi Ramakrishna, S. V. Krishna Reddy, Ram Gopal Varma, Krishna Vamsi, E. V. V. Satyanarayana, Gunasekhar, Chandra Sekhar Yeleti, A. M. Rathnam, K. Raghavendra Rao, Radha Mohan, Mohan Raja, J. D. Chakravarthy, Boyapati Srinu, and Sukumar. Early life Jagapathi Babu was born on 12 February 1962 in Machilipatnam to veteran producer-director V. B. Rajendra Prasad. He was brought up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu before making a mark in Telugu cinema. He married Lakshmi and has two daughters. Career 1989–2013: Lead roles Babu made his debut in Telugu with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Security Categories In India
In India, security details are provided to some high-risk individuals by the police and local government. Depending on the threat perception to the person, the category is divided into six tiers: SPG, Z+ (highest level), Z, Y+, Y and X. Individuals under this security blanket include (but are not limited to) the President, Vice President, Prime Minister, Supreme Court and High Court Judges, Service Chiefs of Indian Armed Forces, Governors of State, Chief Ministers and Cabinet Ministers, actors and other VIPs. * SPG is an elite force whose details are classified and only provided to the Prime Minister of India. * Z+ category is a security detail of 150 personnel, including 10+ NSG commandos and police personnel. * Z category is a security detail of 55 personnel, including 4-6 NSG commandos and police personnel. *Y+ category is a security detail of 39 personnel, including 2-4 commandos and police personnel. * Y category is a security detail of 28 personnel, including 1 or 2 command ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of Andhra Prades ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamilnadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language—one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world—is widely spoken in the state and serves as its official language. The state lies in the southernmost part of the Indian peninsula, and is bordered by the Indian union territory of Puducherry and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, as well as an international maritime border with Sri Lanka. It is bounded by the Western Ghats in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait to the south-east, and the Indian Ocean in the south. The at-large Tamilakam region that has been inhabited by Tamils was under several regimes, such as the Sangam era rulers of the Chera, Chola, and Pandya clans, the Palla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhagal Ravi
Ravichandran Samanna (born 16 April 1956), known professionally as Nizhalgal Ravi, is an Indian film, television and voice actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He has performed in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films and television series. He started his career in 1980 with the film ''Nizhalgal''. He has acted in 550 films. He is best known for his dubbing work for Amitabh Bachchan in Tamil. Career Nizhalgal Ravi started his career under the team of veteran director Bharathiraja in the Tamil film ''Nizhalgal'' (1980), which fetched him his sobriquet Nizhalgal. He has played many impressive roles in blockbuster movies like ''Chinna Thambi Periya Thambi'' (1987), ''Nayakan'' (1987), ''Vedham Pudhithu'' (1987), etc. His versatility has won him praises from all over the industry and from people. He has acted in over 20 movies in Malayalam in the 80s before moving into mainstream Tamil movies. He paired with several leading actress Raadhika, Radha, Gautami, Khushbu, Ramya Krishnan, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayakumar (Tamil Actor)
Panchaksharam Rangasamy Pillai (born 29 August 1943), known professionally as Vijayakumar, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He started his film career in the Tamil film '' Sri Valli'' (1961) as a child actor and started playing a lead role from the movie ''Aval Oru Thodar Kathai'' (1974) then he worked in ''Madhura Geetham'' (1977) and ''Azhage Unnai Aarathikkiren'' (1979). He has also acted in Telugu and Malayalam movies. He also worked in television serials like ''Thangam'', ''Vamsam'', ''Talambralu'', ''Nandini'' and '' Rasaathi''. His son is actor Arun Vijay. Early life Vijayakumar was born on 29 August 1943 in Nattuchalai, Pattukkottai Taluk, Thanjavur dist, Tamil Nadu, India. His birth name Panchaksharam was changed to Vijayakumar for films. He debuted in the 1961 Tamil movie '' Sri Valli''. Again in 1964, with the help of his uncle, he came to Chennai and tried for roles, but only got a small role in the movie ''Kandhan Karunai'' as one of the devargal, ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
