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Kallu Chidambaram
Kolluru Chidambara Rao (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015), known professionally as Kallu Chidambaram, was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema. Chidambaram started his career as a theatre artist while working as an Assistant Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust. He made his film debut in 1988 with ''Kallu'' from which acquired his stage name. He had garnered the state Nandi Special Jury Award for the film. Early life Chidambaram was born in Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was married and has two sons and two daughters. Career While working full-time as an Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust, he has acted in a variety of roles in the films of directors such as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, M. V. Raghu , S.V.Krishna Reddy, and Relangi Narasimha Rao, had given him exclusively comic roles in their films. In 1995, the Telugu socio-fantasy film ''Ammoru'', directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Kodi R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodi Ramakrishna
Kodi Ramakrishna (23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. One of the most prolific film directors of Telugu film industry, Kodi Ramakrishna has directed over 100 feature films in a variety of genres. He is known as a celluloid visionary who introduced high-end visual effects to the South Indian film industry through his supernatural fantasy films''.'' Kodi Ramakrishna began his career as an associate to Dasari Narayana Rao in ''Korikale Gurralaite'' (1979). His debuted as a director with the film '' Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' (1982). His filmography includes drama films like '' Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' (1982), '' Mangamma Gari Manavadu'' (1984), ''Maa Pallelo Gopaludu'' (1985), '' Srinivasa Kalyanam'' (1987), ''Aahuthi'' (1987), ''Muddula Mavayya'' (1989), '' Pelli'' (1997), and '' Dongaata'' (1997); social problem films such as ''Ankusam'' (1989), '' Bharat Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little John (film)
''Little John'' is a 2001 Indian fantasy film written, executive produced and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Bentley Mitchum and Jyothika play the lead roles with Anupam Kher, and Nassar playing supporting roles. The film released in Tamil, English, and Hindi. Pravin Mani composed the music for the project. The film opened to above average reviews and did moderate business at the box office. Despite the release of a Hindi version, the English version was dubbed into Hindi as ''Chota Johny'' in 2016. Plot The film opens with a historical story in which the goddess Parvathi while performing dance with her husband Lord Shiva drops her nose stud (Mookuththi in Tamil) on the Earth and because of which a temple was raised named "Mookuththi Amman temple" in Tamil Nadu. The nose stud has many powers in it and so an evil powered soul named "Kaalabhairavan" / "Kalabhairav" ( Prakash Raj) waits one thousand years patiently to capture it. John McKenzie ( Bentley Mitchum), an Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduruleni Manishi (2001 Film)
''Eduruleni Manishi'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action drama film produced by D. Siva Prasad Reddy under the Kamakshi Movies banner and directed by Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao. It stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Soundarya and Shenaz Treasurywala, with music composed by S.A. Rajkumar. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Pandit Ek Yodha'' and into Tamil as ''Rudhiran''. Plot Surya Murthy is the head of a village where he is highly respected by the entire village, except for the troublemaking Nazar. Surya Murthy stays with his grandfather and grandmother and a 6-year-old girl Rani. He has a younger look-alike brother Satyamurthy, aka Sathya in Hyderabad completing his engineering in computer science. Satya has a non-Telugu-speaking girlfriend Sri. Satya has a worrying factor now. His elder brother Surya Murthy has decided not to marry life. Hence, Satya starts looking for a suitable bride for his elder brother. There he meets Vasundhara at a temple and decides that she is the right ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrugaraju
''Mrugaraju'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language action adventure film directed by Gunasekhar. It stars Chiranjeevi, while Simran, Sanghavi and Nagendra Babu played the supporting roles. Mani Sharma composed the music. The film was released along with ''Devi Putrudu'' and '' Narasimha Naidu'' during Sankranthi festival. The core plot of the movie was reportedly based on the 1996 American film ''The Ghost and the Darkness''. The film was dubbed into Tamil language as ''Vettaikaran'' and in Hindi as ''Rakshak - The Protector''. Plot In a jungle, there is a construction project going for making a railway's bridge. In the downwards Maa Durga statue was found, they put away the statue and many workers say that it's wrong and Maa Durga would punish them. On that night a lion attacks the chief engineer. The workers believe that it was the curse from Durga Maa. The railway department asks Aishwarya to go on the mission of constructing the bridge. Even after Aishwarya resumes the bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time (1999 Film)
''Time'' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Geetha Krishna. The film stars Prabhu Deva, Simran and Radhika Chaudhry. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Cast *Prabhu Deva as Srinivasa Murthy *Simran as Thulasi * Radhika Chaudhry as Priya *Babloo Prithiveeraj as Dhilip * Charle as Chittappa, Srinivasa Murthy's friend *Manivannan as Appasamy * Nassar as Govindarajan, Thulasi's father *Moulee as Natarajan * Devan as Seetharaman, Dhilip's father *Bobby Poonia as David * Pandu as Priya's father *Vaiyapuri as Servant *Thadi Balaji as Srinivasa Murthy's friend *Ambika as Srinivasa Murthy's mother *Kovai Sarala as Natarajan's wife *Sabitha Anand as Dhilip's mother * Chandra Mohan as Car driver * J. V. Ramana Murthi as Shop owner *Raviraj as Govindarajan's friend *Kallu Chidambaram as Postman *Sharmili as Priya's mother *Radhabhai as Dhilip's grandmother *Bhanusri as Servant *Lekhasri *Manga Reddy as Lakshmi, Thulasi's mother *Dubbing Janak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryavamsam (1998 Film)
''Suryavamsam'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Bhimaneni Srinivasa Rao and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. It stars Venkatesh and Meena , with soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar.http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Suryavamsham_-_1998_/18472 The film is the Telugu remake of the Tamil film '' Suryavamsam'' (1997). Plot Harischandra Prasad ( Venkatesh), the arbitrator and most respected person in a village, sees to it that all the people live happily. He has a strong enmity toward Singaraju Lingaraju (Anand Raj) and vice versa. He is the only opponent to him in the village. Harischandra has a big family with his wife Vasundhara (Raadhika), three sons Ravi Prasad (Vinod), Divakar Prasad (Maharshi Raghava), and Bhanu Prasad (Venkatesh), a daughter Shanti, two daughters-in-law, and two granddaughters. Harischandra dislikes his third son Bhanu because him being illiterate, but Bhanu is a devoted and benevolent son to his father. Bhanu has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gokulamlo Seetha
''Gokulamlo Seeta'' () is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and produced by B. Srinivasa Raju under the Sri Sai Chitra banner. It stars Pawan Kalyan and Raasi.It also stars Harish Kumar in an important role. The music is composed by Koti. The film is remake of the Tamil film '' Gokulathil Seethai''. Plot Pawan Kalyan is a careless and spoiled brat of a rich man Muddu Krishnayya. Kalyan has every weakness that a rich and careless youth can have, and Baburao helps him in all his activities. Once, Kalyan and his friend/employee Bhaskar attend a function, where Kalyan spots Sirisha singing on stage, and is impressed by her beauty and tries to woo her, but doesn't succeed. At the same time, Bhaskar too is impressed by her and expresses his love to her, but is rejected by Sirisha. A disheartened Bhaskar tries to commit suicide but is saved. Sirisha accepts his love and leaves to see her mother to seek her blessings for marriage. But her mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deyyam (1996 Film)
''Deyyam'' ( en, Ghost) is a 1996 Telugu horror film written, produced, and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Maheswari, Jayasudha, and Ajinkya Deo. The film released on 21 June 1996. It is based on the Hollywood film ''Poltergeist In ghostlore, a poltergeist ( or ; German for "rumbling ghost" or "noisy spirit") is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or destroyed. Most claims or fictional descr ...''. Plot The plot begins with a man returning home late at night. He passes through a graveyard on his way home and tries to interact with a ghost that he has mistaken for a woman and follows her. He is then ambushed and killed by the ghost. The story then moves to a happy couple Murali and Sindhu, who live with their three-year-old son Chinni and Sindhu's sister Mahi. They plan to buy a strange new farmhouse, which is near the same graveyard shown during the beginning o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govinda Govinda (1994 Film)
''Govinda Govinda'' is a 1994 Telugu-language supernatural thriller film produced by C. Aswani Dutt under the Vyjayanthi Movies banner and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It stars Nagarjuna, Sridevi, Master Anil Raj and Paresh Rawal. Music is composed by Raj–Koti. ''Govinda Govinda'' released on 21 January 1994 was not commercially successful in its theatrical run. But it attained a cult status over the years. The film was dubbed and released in Hindi as ''The Great Robbery''. Plot Somewhere in time between Treta Yuga and Kali Yuga, sage Bhrigu after performing Lok Kalyana Yaga, visits Vaikuntha and Lord Vishnu was reposing on Adisesha with Sri Mahalakshmi in service at his feet. Finding that Lord Vishnu did not notice him, the sage was infuriated and kicked the Lord on His chest, the place where Mahalakshmi resides. Vishnu, in an attempt to pacify the sage, got hold of the legs of the sage and started to press them gently in a way that was comforting to the sage. During this a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Money (1993 Film)
''Money'' is a 1993 Indian Telugu language comedy thriller film written and directed by Siva Nageswara Rao. Produced by Ram Gopal Varma, the film stars J. D. Chakravarthy, Chinna, Jayasudha, Renuka Shahane, Paresh Rawal, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Brahmanandam, Sharat Saxena, and Tanikella Bharani. The film marks the directorial debut of Siva Nageswara Rao. It is also the first film in a lead role for J. D. Chakravarthy. It is loosely based on the American film ''Ruthless People'' (1986). It was made on a budget of 55 lakh and collected a distributor share of over 3 crore. The success of the film led to two sequels titled '' Money Money'' (1995), and '' Money Money, More Money'' (2011). The film was remade in Hindi as ''Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega'' (2001). The film won three Nandi Awards. Plot The film mentions what people will do for money and that money is equal to God on earth. Chakri and Bose are two unemployed youths. While Bose prefers to make money an honest way, despite his n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chanti (1992 Film)
''Chanti'' is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh, Meena with music composed by Illayaraja. The film was produced by K. S. Rama Rao on Creative Commercials banner. The film is a remake of the 1991 Tamil film ''Chinna Thambi''. The make-up artist P. Sobhalatha received Nandi Award for the film. The film was recorded as a "Industry Hit" at the box office. The film was the first film to cross 100 days in more than 40 direct centers that was an industry record at that time. It won four Nandi Awards. Plot The story begins starts with the birth of a baby girl, Nandini, in the world of feudal landlords (''Zamindars'') whose word is a law for the villagers who work on their land. Nandini's three brothers throw a feast in honor of the girl child. The young son of the local singer (who had died) is brought in to sing for the event. The three brothers raise Nandini like their own child as their parents had died. At the age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |