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Kona Venkat
Kona Venkat ( born 19 February 1965) is an Indian screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu and Hindi cinema. He is known for his works in box office hits such as ''Alludu Seenu'', ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' ''Baadshah (2013 film), Baadshah'', ''Dookudu'', ''Adurs, Adhurs'', ''Ready (2008 film), Ready'', ''Dhee'', ''Venky'', ''Geethanjali (2014 film), Geethanjali'', ''Happy (2006 film), Happy'', ''Samba (2004 film), Samba'', ''Ninnu Kori'' and ''Jai Lava Kusa'' and has recently completed 50 films and 20 years in the film industry. Selected filmography As a writer He started his journey in the film industry in 1997, and, before making his debut as a full-fledged screenwriter in 2003, he has worked as a "telugu dubbing" writer for Hindi films such as Satya (1998 film), Satya, Dil Se.., Kaun (film), Kaun, Mast (film), Mast, Jungle (2000 film), Jungle, Company (2002 film), Company, etc. As producer He established the production company ''Kona Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bapatla
Bapatla is a city and District headquarters of Bapatla district in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are Chirala, Ponnur, Tenali and Guntur of 17 km, 22 km, 50 km and 53 km respectively. Etymology The town was formerly known as ''Bhavapattana'', ''Bhavapuri'', ''Bhavapattu'' and ''Bhavapatta''. The names were derived from the Bhavanarayana Temple located in the town. Later, these names were transformed to the present name of Bapatla. The temple was constructed in 1465 by a chola king named Krimikantha Chola, and was later restored. Geography The coordinates of the town are and is located at an altitude of 8 mts from the coast of Bay of Bengal. Climate The town experiences tropical climate with the average annual temperatures records at . Hot summers and cool winters a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (2004 Film)
''Samba'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Kodali Nani. The film stars Jr. NTR, Bhumika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj while Vijayakumar, Ali, Sithara, Sukumari, Sukanya, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju. The film released on 9 June 2004. The film was a moderate success at the box office. It was remade in Kannada as ''Mandya'' and in Bengali Bangladesh as '' Ek Rokha''. It was dubbed in Hindi as the same name. Plot Dharmayya Naidu is an underworld kingpin who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to felicitate education in his Seema area by constructing schools. He realizes that the quarry he owns has good quality granite deposits. Samba is Dharmayya Naidu's son, while Pasupathi is Dharmayya Naidu's son-in-law. Pasupathi plays the game in such a way that Dharmayya Naidu is force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhinetri (2016 Film)
''Devi'' is a 2016 Indian comedy horror film co-written and directed by Vijay. It features Tamannaah in the titular role with Prabhu Deva and Sonu Sood in the lead roles Whilst RJ Balaji, Saptagiri, Rajiv Thakur and Murali Sharma in supporting roles. In addition to Tamil, the film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi titled ''Abhinetri'' () and ''Tutak Tutak Tutiya'', respectively. All three versions were released worldwide on 7 October 2016. Plot Krishna (Prabhu Deva) is a happy-go-lucky Tamilian ( Teluguite in Telugu version) who works in Mumbai. He is originally from Coimbatore (Rajahmundry in Telugu version). He spends his time searching for his dream girl. He wants his life partner to be educated and have supermodel looks. He does not want a country girl for a wife. His grandmother is on her deathbed, and his father (Joy Mathew) wants him to get married. His father, with the aid of his grandmother, chooses a girl from their village. He tries many times to st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mom (film)
''Mom'' is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Ravi Udyawar from a screenplay written by Girish Kohli. The film stars Sridevi as a vigilante who sets out to avenge her stepdaughter after she is sexually assaulted at a party. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna, and Pakistani actors Sajal Aly and Adnan Siddiqui in supporting roles. Music for the film was composed and produced by A. R. Rahman. ''Mom'' was released on 7 July 2017 in four languages, and emerged as a blockbuster at the global box office, grossing worldwide. The film earned highly positive reviews from critics, with Sridevi receiving widespread critical acclaim for her "powerhouse" performance. The film marked Sridevi's 300th and final major film appearance before her death on 24 February 2018. ''Mom'' received 2 awards at the 65th National Film Awards: Best Actress (Sridevi), marking the first posthumous win in the category, and Best Background Score (Rahman). At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nishabdham
''Nishabdham'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language mystery film directed by Hemant Madhukar and co-produced by Kona Venkat and T. G. Vishwa Prasad. The film stars R. Madhavan, Michael Madsen, Anushka Shetty, Anjali, Shalini Pandey and Subbaraju. Although the film was intended to have no dialogues, it was simultaneously shot in Tamil as ''Silence''. The film is released along with the dubbed versions in Malayalam and Kannada languages, through Amazon Prime Video on 2 October 2020. Plot In 1972, a couple spending Christmas night at a villa near Seattle is mysteriously murdered, with the male victim being crucified. The King County takes possession of the villa, which remains unsold until 2019 due to its reputation as a haunted house. Sakshi, a deaf-mute artist, travels with her fiancé to the villa to find a painting of a previous owner whose ghost is believed to have killed the couple. However, she runs away blood-stained after a while and gets hit by a car. Detective Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginna (film)
''Ginna'' is an 2022 Indian Telugu-language horror comedy film directed by Eeshaan Suryaah, and written by G. Nageswara Reddy and Kona Venkat. It is produced by Mohan Babu, AVA Entertainment and 24 Frames Factory. The film stars Vishnu Manchu, Payal Rajput, Sunny Leone, Vennela Kishore, and Raghu Babu. The film score is composed by Anup Rubens. Principal photography began in April 2022 and the title Ginna was announced in June 2022. The movie was initially scheduled for 5 October release. However, due to post production delays, it was released on 21 October and received good response and reviews from the audience and critics. Cast * Vishnu Manchu as Gali Nageswar Rao "Ginna" * Payal Rajput as Swathi * Sunny Leone as Renuka (Fake) / Ruby D'Souza * Vennela Kishore as Mysore Bujji * Sunil as NRI Pelli Koduku * Suresh as Narayana Swamy, Renuka's Father * Annapurna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Company (2002 Film)
''Company'' is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language gangster film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Jaideep Sahni. The film stars Mohanlal ,Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, Manisha Koirala, Antara Mali and Seema Biswas. It is the second film in the Indian Gangster trilogy, and a sequel to '' Satya'' (1998). ''Company'' follows Chandu, a henchman of a gangster named Malik, with whom he forms a rapport that eventually falls apart after tension arises between them. Varma conceived the idea of the film after meeting a man named Haneef, who had been in prison for five years after the 1993 Bombay bombings and was a close aid of the mobster and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim in his D-Company. Haneef told Varma about the fallout between Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan. Varma also had much information which he used in the film, especially about police procedures he could not use in ''Satya'' since it was too much for one film. The film was made in several locations of Mumbai, Mombasa, Nairobi, Hong Kong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle (2000 Film)
''Jungle'' is a 2000 Indian survival thriller film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The movie is about a group of bandits, led by forest brigand, "Durga Narayan Chaudhary" (Sushant Singh), that hold a bunch of tourists hostage. It stars Suniel Shetty as Shivraj, the head of police, Urmila Matondkar as Anu Malhotra, one of the hostages, and Fardeen Khan as Siddhu, her love interest. The ensemble cast film has received positive reviews upon release and was declared a Hit. ''Jungle'' received many accolades and nominations, including Filmfare Award for Best Background Score at the 46th Filmfare Awards. For his performance, Sushant Singh won an IIFA Award and Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role. Plot Anu Malhotra (Urmila Matondkar) and Siddharth "Siddhu" Mishra (Fardeen Khan) are in love with each other and would like to get married. Anu is ready to inform her parents about her future life-partner, but everything is put on hold, as the family decides to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mast (film)
''Mast'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi musical romantic film directed by Ram Gopal Varma. This was the debut film for Aftab Shivdasani as a lead actor with Urmila Matondkar as the leading actress and pair opposite to him. Upon release, the film was a flop at the box office. although Shivdasani won the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut and the Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male for his performance Synopsis Kittu (Aftab Shivdasani) is an arts student in Pune and is madly in love with actress and film star Malika (Urmila Matondkar). He has posters up on his wall and goes to all of her movies, and even fantasizes that she is there with him when he is watching these items. His father, concerned with his son's declining exam scores, confronts Kittu on his obsession and later tears down the posters. To Kittu, this is almost as bad as murder, and decides to move out and away to Mumbai, where the star, herself, lives. Unknowing of where to go, he goes to her bungal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaun (film)
''Kaun?'' () is a 1999 Indian Hindi-language Psychology, psychological suspense thriller film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, written by Anurag Kashyap and starring Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpayee and Sushant Singh. It was shot in 15 days. The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Yevaru?''. The film was remade into Kannada as ''Shock'' (2010). Plot On a gloomy night, a scared young woman talks to her parents on the telephone, enquiring about when they will be back home. As she watches the news of a serial killer at large, the doorbell rings. The man outside identifies himself as Sameer Purnavale, claiming to be a business partner of the home owner, Mr. Malhotra. The woman is reluctant to open the door, due to the news of a killer on the loose. She says that the house doesn't belong to Mr. Malhotra, but instead to a Mr. Gupta. Believing that there has been a misunderstanding, Sameer persistently rings the doorbell even after the woman tells him that she won't let him in. To scare him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Se
''Dil Se..'' () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Mani Ratnam, and produced by Ratnam, Ram Gopal Varma, and Shekhar Kapur. Set in the backdrop of Insurgency in Assam, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Manisha Koirala, while Preity Zinta makes her film debut in a supporting role. Written by Ratnam and Tigmanshu Dhulia, the film is an example of parallel cinema and is noted as the final installment in Mani Ratnam's trilogy that consists of ''Roja'' (1992) and ''Bombay'' (1995). The film's soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, sold six million units in India. ''Dil Se..'' was screened at the Era New Horizons Film Festival and the Helsinki International Film Festival. Noted for its aspects nonlinear storytelling, the film was moderate success at the domestic box office; however it was a major success overseas earning $975,000 in the United States and £537,930 in the United Kingdom, becoming the first Indian film to enter the top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya (1998 Film)
Satya () is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language crime film, produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma; written by Saurabh Shukla and Anurag Kashyap. It stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar with Manoj Bajpayee, Saurabh Shukla, Aditya Shrivastava and Paresh Rawal. It is the first of Varma's ''Gangster'' trilogy about organised crime in India. The film follows Satya (Chakravarthy), an immigrant who comes to Mumbai looking for a job, befriends Bhiku Mhatre (Bajpayee) and is drawn into the Mumbai underworld. Varma initially planned to make an action film, but decided to make a film focusing on felonies after meeting some criminals. He hired Kashyap and Shukla to write the film, and opted to use lesser-known actors. The soundtrack and score were composed by Vishal Bhardwaj and Sandeep Chowta, respectively, while the lyrics were written by Gulzar. Its early cinematography was done by Gerard Hooper, who was replaced by Mazhar Kamran. The film was shot in Mumbai on a budget of . ''Satya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
