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Kundanapu Bomma
''Kundanapu Bomma'' is a 2016 Telugu language film directed by Vara Mullapoodi. It stars Chandini Chowdary, Sudhakar Komakula and Sudheer Varma. Cast *Chandini Chowdary as Suchi *Sudhakar Komakula as Gopi *Sudheer Varma as Vasu * Shakalaka Shankar *Ajay Ghosh *Nagineedu * Rajeev Kanakala Reviews ''The Times of India'' gave the film two out of five stars stating, "In all, there are but a few light moments in the movie that will make you chuckle". ''The Hindu'' gave the film one out of five stars stating, "Stale and silly". This title of this movie is taken from a song in “Ye Maaya Chesave ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha in her debut. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indir ...” sung by Benny Dayal & Kalyani Menon. References External links * 2010s Telugu-language films {{2010s-Telugu-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Raju
Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 17 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil and Hindi films and owns the production company Sri Venkateswara Creations. Raju has won two National Film Awards and was honoured with the Nagi Reddy–Chakrapani National Award in 2013 for his contributions to popular cinema. He is also expected to make the next outing of Avatar the song of fire with James Cameron. Early life and career Dil Raju was born in Narsingpalli in Nizamabad district of present-day Telangana. He was educated in Mudakpally and Nizamabad, and was interested in films from a young age. He later moved to Hyderabad and did automobile business with his brothers. He ventured into film distribution in the 1990s with the film '' Pelli Pandiri'' (1997) and started '' Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'' in 1999. Raju married Anita and has a daughter Hanshit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandini Chowdary
Chandini Chowdary is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She appeared as a lead in '' Kundanapu Bomma'', ''Howrah Bridge,'' ''Colour Photo,'' ''Bombhaat'', ''Super Over'' and Sammathame''.'' Early life Chandini Chowdary was born as Ranjani in a Telugu-speaking family in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. She graduated in mechanical engineering from a college in Bangalore. Career Before making her film debut, Chowdary acted in a many short films while studying in Bangalore. Some of the short films are Prema Prema, Love at First Sight, True Love, Approach, Proposal, Madhuram, Sambar Idli, Lucky, Two Side Love, Fall in Love, and ''Romeo and Juliet.'' One of her short films with actor Raj Tarun, 'The Blind Date,' brought her recognition. But the funny thing is they are not parted in any feature film till now. Mullapudi Vara and K.Raghavendra Rao, who saw Chandni's performance in the short film Madhuram in 2013, gave her an opportunity in the film "Kundanapu Bomma". But, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudhakar Komakula
Sudhakar Komakula is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut in the film '' Life Is Beautiful'' (2012). Career Sudhkar Komakula was a part of a dance group in Visakhapatnam. He bagged a role in '' Manasutho'' (2002) when the music director of the film, Ashirvad Luke, introduced him to the makers of the film. He shared screen space with Brahmanandam in the film and later played a supporting role in ''Oka V Chitram'' (2006). However, both of these films failed to provide the actor a big break. He received a breakthrough with Sekhar Kammula Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the ...'s coming of age film '' Life is Beautiful'' (2012). He garnered acclaim for his character's Telangana accent. After the success of the film, he went on to act in several f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudheer Varma
Sudheer Varma was an Indian film director and writer who worked predominantly in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the film '' Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013). He later directed films such as ''Dochay'' (2015), ''Keshava'' (2017), and ''Ranarangam'' (2019). Early life Sudheer Varma hailed from Bhimavaram. Varma was schooled in Visakhapatnam and completed his intermediate in Kakinada. He grew up in Narasapuram. He was an Electronics and Communication Engineer by profession. He started his career as an assistant director. Varma was married with two children. Career Sudheer Varma released his debut directorial venture '' Swamy Ra Ra'' (2013), starring Nikhil Siddharth and Swathi Reddy. ''The Hindu'' stated that "the film will pick-pocket your brain and you'll most probably end up feeling richer, if not a millionaire." It was commercially successful at the box office. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Jamboo Savari.'' Varma's second film was ''Dohchay'' (2015), starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao
Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao is an Indian film editor. In the film industry many call him Chanti Garu. He is the younger brother of Kotagiri Gopala Rao, who died on 6 November 2012, a known film editor and producer, who holds the banner of Giri Films with which he produced several Telugu films. Personal life His ancestors worked as Diwans for Zamindars. He hails from Nuzvid, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. He has three elder brothers and two elder sisters. The eldest of them is Kotagiri Gopala rao. His father died early leaving the family in a miserable condition. Gopal rao took control of the family and shifted to Madras. He has become an editor under the eminent director Adurthi Subba Rao and 10 others. Venkateswara Rao did not want to do editing after completing matriculation. But due to compulsion from his brother, He joined his brother in Madras and trained as an editor. K. Raghavendra Rao gave him the first chance to edit three songs in his film Adavi Ramudu in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Venkateswara Creations
Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It is established by Dil Raju in 2003. Raju has produced several Telugu films on this banner. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named 'Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors'. Some of the notable films produced by the company include '' Dil'' (2003), ''Arya'' (2004), ''Bhadra'' (2005), ''Bommarillu'' (2006), ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), '' Brindavanam'' (2010), '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), ''Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (2013), ''Sathamanam Bhavati'' (2017), ''Fidaa'' (2017), '' F2'' (2019), ''Maharshi'' (2019), and '' Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020). Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamsi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav, and Venu Sri Ram. History Background Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s and partnered with ''Venkata Lakshmi Films'' ... [...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] |
Vara Mullapoodi
Vara or VARA may refer to: Geography * Vara (river), in Liguria, Italy *Vara Parish, former municipality in Tartu County, Estonia *Vara, Estonia, village in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia *Vara Municipality, municipality in western Sweden **Vara, Sweden, town in Sweden *Batterie Vara, former German coastal fortress near Kristiansand, Norway, now Kristiansand Cannon Museum * Las Varas (other), several places People with the surname *Armando Vara (born 1954), Portuguese politician *Julián Vara (born 1983), Spanish footballer * Kathy Vara, American television anchor * Shailesh Vara, British Conservative Party politician Films * ''Vara'' (film), a 2013 Kannada film starring Nidhi Subbaiah * '' Vara: A Blessing'', a 2013 Bhutanese film by Khyentse Norbu Other uses *Vara, a seldom used Spanish and Portuguese unit of length ** Portuguese customary units **Spanish customary units *Vara, a variety of the Central Banda language of the Central African Republic * Vara, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakalaka Shankar
Seshu Shankar, better known by his stage name Shakalaka Shankar, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, Shankar is one of the highest paid Telugu film comedians in 2017. Career Shankar dropped out of school in 10th standard and moved to Hyderabad in 2002 to pursue a career in films. Owing to lack of opportunities, he worked as painter for few years, and took up odd jobs in the film industry such as light-man and office boy. Shankar got is first opportunity in ''Notebook'' (2007). He then went to feature in comedy show '' Jabardasth'', where he gained recognition. Shankar subsequently moved on to films. In 2017, he starred in ''Anando Brahma'' which was a box office success. Regarding his role, a critic noted that "Shakalaka Shankar brings the house down when he mimics popular actors and their iconic dialogues to baffle the ghost". He appeared in several comic roles before debuting as a lead actor with ''Shambho Shankara'' (2018). La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajay Ghosh
Ajay Ghosh is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil-language films in negative roles. He is known for his roles in ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) and ''Visaranai'' (2016), '' Mookuthi Amman'' (2020) and '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021). Career Ajay Ghosh started his acting career in DD Telugu and found his way up to feature films before getting his breakthrough with Vetrimaaran's ''Visaranai'' (2016). In the film, he plays a strict police inspector from Guntur. In a review of the film by ''The Times of India'', the reviewer wrote that he "plays the ruthless inspector with glee". Ghosh went on to play negative characters in several films including ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015), '' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'' (2017) and ''Mei'' (2019). In a review of the film by the ''New Indian Express'', the reviewer stated that " Ajay Ghosh hams it up as his ( Kishore's) subordinate". Filmography *''Films are listed in order of languages in which he acted the most to least number' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagineedu
Vellanki Nagineedu is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu and Tamil films. He won Nandi Award for Best Villain for his role in ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played a similar role in G. S. Karthik's 2013 film '' Adda''. Early life He was a general manager at Prasad Labs before S. S. Rajamouli Koduri Srisaila Sri Rajamouli ( ; born 10 October 1973) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in Telugu cinema. He is the highest paid director in India, and is known for his action, fantasy, and epic genre films. T ... offered him a role in his film ''Maryada Ramanna''. He reprised this role in the films ''Vallavanukku Pullum Ayutham'' and ''Ivan Maryadaraman'', the Tamil and Malayalam remakes of ''Maryada Ramanna''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{IMDb name, 4031719 Telugu male actors Nandi Award winners Living people 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajeev Kanakala
Rajeev Kanakala (born 13 November 1968) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He started his career in television serials and short films, where he not only acted but also produced and directed. He is married to Suma Kanakala since 1999, who is an actress and TV anchor. In 2013, he started a production house along with his wife which produces TV series. Filmography References External links * *Rajeev Kanakalaon Instagram Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. The app allows users to upload media that can be edited with filters and organized by hashtags and geographical tagging. Posts can ... Rajeev Kanakala on Telugu Filmnagar {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanakala, Rajiv Living people Telugu people Indian male film actors Male actors in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors Male actors from Hyderabad, India 1969 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
