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Kandireega
''Kandireega'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy action film directed by Santosh Srinivas and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under Sri Sai Ganesh Productions. The film stars Ram Pothineni, Hansika Motwani, Sonu Sood and Aksha Pardasany with the music scored by S. Thaman. Released on 12 August 2011, the film was a commercial success, grossing 22 crore at the box office. The film was commercially successful, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films of that year. It was remade in Bengali as '' Paglu 2'' (2012) and in Hindi as ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014). Plot Sreenu is the son of Vishwanatham. He is a high school drop-out in Anakapalle and wants to marry his uncle's daughter Bujji. She rejects him, stating that he doesn’t have a basic college education. Sreenu, who is clever and street-smart, decides to go to Hyderabad for further education. While travelling in the train, he bashes up a bunch of rowdies teasing college girls. At the college in Hyderabad, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Srinivas
Santosh Srinivas Rowthu is an Indian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He directed ''Kandireega'' which featured Ram Pothineni in lead role. Early life and career Santosh was born and brought up in Visakhapatnam. He completed his schooling and graduation in Visakhapatnam. He started his career as a cinematographer. He worked as cinematographer for films that include ''Khatarnak'', ''Takkari'', ''Rainbow''. he made his directorial debut in 2012 with ''Kandireega'' starring Ram Pothineni and Hansika Motwani. Later he started ''Rabhasa ''Rabhasa'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Santosh Srinivas. It was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh and Bellamkonda Ganesh Babu for Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., ...'' featuring N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in lead roles. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Srinivas, Santosh Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Pothineni
Ram Pothineni (born 15 May 1988) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu films. He made his acting debut with the box office success ''Devadasu'' (2006), for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South. He has two Filmfare Award South and one SIIMA Awards to his credit. Post his debut, he starred in the commercial and critical success, ''Ready'' (2008). This was followed by a series of commercial failures, before success with ''Kandireega'' (2011). Pothineni's other notable works include ''Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), ''Nenu Sailaja'' (2016), ''Vunnadhi Okate Zindagi'' (2017), ''Hello Guru Prema Kosame'' (2018), ''iSmart Shankar'' (2019) and ''Red'' (2021). Early life Ram Pothineni was born on 15 May 1988, in Hyderabad, to Murali Pothineni. He is the nephew of Telugu film producer, Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. Actor Sharwanand is his cousin. His family hails from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. Career Debut and early career (2006–2010) Pothineni first appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main Tera Hero
''Main Tera Hero'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language romantic action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan and produced by Shobha Kapoor Shobha Kapoor (born 1 February 1949) is an Indian television, film and web series producer. She is the managing director of Balaji Telefilms Limited, a film, TV and web series production house in Mumbai, India, run by her and her daughter Ekt ... and Ekta Kapoor under the Balaji Motion Pictures banner. It is a remake of the 2011 Telugu language, Telugu film ''Kandireega''. The film stars Nargis Fakhri, Varun Dhawan and Ileana D'Cruz. Principal photography for the movie began on 30 May 2013, filming started on 5 July 2013 and was completed by 15 October. The film released on 4 April 2014 to mixed reviews from critics, though it became a box office success. Plot Across a college in Ooty, Sreenath Prasad aka 'Seenu' fails his final exam by two marks. Eager to get a degree, he kidnaps the professor's daughter during her wedding and demand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Ravipudi
Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the comedy ''Pataas'' (2015). He then directed the dramedy works such as '' Supreme'' (2016), ''Raja The Great'' (2017), '' F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019), and '' Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020). ''F2'' was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India. Career After completing B.Tech in 2005, Ravipudi joined as an assistant director to his uncle P. A. Arun Prasad. He then worked as a dialogue writer for films like ''Sankham'' (2009), ''Kandireega'' (2011) and co-wrote the script for films '' Masala'' (2013) and '' Aagadu'' (2014). Anil Ravipudi worked with Santosh Srinivas in the latter's directorial debut ''Kandireega'' (2011) as a writer and wrote the script of ''Pataas''. He later approached Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (born 5 July 1978) is an Indian actor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansika Motwani
Hansika Motwani (born 9 August 1991) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil and Telugu films. Hansika began her career as a child actor in Hindi films, and later went on to appear in lead roles in Telugu films, including ''Desamuduru'' (2007), ''Kantri'' (2008) and '' Maska'' (2009). She started her career in Tamil cinema with '' Mappillai'' (2011) and then appeared in several commercially successful Tamil films such as ''Engeyum Kadhal'' (2011), ''Velayudham'' (2011), ''Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012), ''Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru'' (2013), '' Singam II'' (2013) and ''Aranmanai'' (2014). She has also acted in the Malayalam film ''Villain'' (2017). Early life Hansika Motwani was born to a Sindhi family in Bombay, Maharashtra (present-day Mumbai). Her father, Pradeep Motwani is a businessman and her mother, Mona Motwani is a dermatologist. She attended the Podar International School and the International Curriculum School, Santacruz, both in Mumbai. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paglu 2
''Paglu 2'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali romantic action comedy film directed by Sujit Mondal starring Dev and Koel Mallick in lead roles. This is sequel to ''Paglu'' series but storywise not a sequel of ''Paglu''. A major portion of this movie has been shot in Dubai. This film is a remake of 2011 Telugu film ''Kandireega'', directed by Santosh Srinivas and starring Ram and Hansika Motwani and also another popular remake was later done on Kandireega by 2014 Hindi film Main Tera Hero starring Varun Dhawan, Ileana D'Cruz, Nargis Fakhri.It was second Highest Grossing movie in 2012. Plot Dev is a high school dropout from and a worthless village lad. He is hell bent on getting married. But the girl he wants to marry rejects him stating that he doesn't have college education. Dev, who is clever and street-smart decides to go to Kolkata for further education. While travelling in the train, he bashes up a bunch of rowdies teasing college girls. At the college in Kolkata, he meets Riya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Sood
Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster '' Arundhati''. In 2010, he garnered the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his performance in Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for his role in ''Julayi''. Sood's other successful works include ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), '' Ashok'' (2006), ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), ''Kandireega'' (2011), ''Dookudu'' (2011), ''Shootout at Wadala'' (2013), '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013), '' Happy New Year'' (2014), ''Devi'' (2016), ''Kung Fu Yoga'' (2017), ''Simmba'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aksha Pardasany
Aksha Pardasany is an Indian actress. She has acted in Telugu, Malayalam films such as ''Yuvatha'', ''Goal'', ''Ride'' and ''Kandireega''. Personal life Aksha hails from a Sindhi background. She attended the Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, where she completed her 12th standard. Career During her 8th class year she began modeling and has since acted in approximately 75 commercials. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''Goal'', where the director Yuvatha spotted her and signed her for one of the lead roles in his films. She finished working on ''Goal'' while she was in the 10th class. She appeared as a guest in a song for a Malayalam film titled '' Bangles''. After a span of two years, she appeared in the Telugu film ''Bengal Tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies. It ranks among the biggest wild cats alive today. It is considered to belong to the world's charismatic megafauna. The tiger is estimated to have been presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pragathi (actress)
Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 17, 1975) is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages. Personal life Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Career Pragathi started her career as a model for Mysore Silk Palace. Later, she was introduced by Bhagyaraj as a lead actress in ''Veetla Visheshanga''. At the time, she acted in seven Tamil films and one Malayalam film. She got married and three years after she returned to act in television serials. Partial filmography Telugu # ''Shabash Ramu'' (1993) # ''Bobby'' (2002) # ''Nuvve Nuvve'' (2002) # ''Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu'' (2002) # '' Gangotri'' (2003) # '' Samba'' (2004) # ''Leela Mahal Center'' (2004) # ''Kushi Kushiga'' (2004) # '' Yamagola Malli Modalayindi'' (2007) # ''Chirutha'' (2007) # '' Lakshyam'' (2007) # ''Athidhi'' (2007) # ''Pourudu'' (2008) # ''Ready'' (2008) # ''Chintakayala Ravi'' (2008) # '' Kurradu'' (2009) # ''Kalavaramaye Madilo'' (2009) # ''Namo Venkatesa'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saptagiri (Telugu Actor)
Venkata Prabhu Prasad (born 1 May 1989), known professionally as Saptagiri, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He received Nandi Award as Best Male Comedian for his role in ''Express Raja'' (2016). He received Santosham Allu Ramalingaiah Smarakam Award at 15th Santosham Film Awards in 2017. Early life Saptagiri was born and brought up in Irala village of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh. His father was a guard in forest department. Though his birthname was Venkata Prabhu Prasad, Saptagiri changed his name after an incident which happened in Tirumala. Career Sapthagiri moved to Hyderabad to pursue his career in acting, and struggled a lot before getting a break. He started film acting career with Bhaskar's film ''Bommarillu'' he used to work as an assistant director. Saptagiri got a chance to play a comedian role. He earned name as a Mini Brahmanandam in terms of remuneration and fame in low budget comedy movies. Saptagiri who started his career a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish Venkat
Fish Venkat is a film actor who works in the Telugu film industry. He was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He is also a comedy actor and he strongly uses a Telangana dialect The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of Linguistics, linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety (linguisti .... Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Venkat, Fish Indian male film actors Telugu male actors Telugu comedians Male actors in Telugu cinema Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian male comedians Male actors from Hyderabad, India 21st-century Indian male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hema (actress)
Hema (born Krishna Veni) is an Indian actress and comedian who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She has acted in more than 250 films as of 2014. She won Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her performance in ''Konchem Ishtam Konchem Kashtam''. Early life She was born as Krishna Veni in a family from Razole, East Godavari district. She studied until seventh class, then discontinued her studies. She had an interest in films from her childhood. After acting in some, she got married. She made her comeback to film with '' Murari'', and is now continuing her film career. She changed her name to Hema after coming to the film industry. Filmography Telugu Telugu films # ''Chinnari Sneham'' (1989) # ''Koduku Diddina Kapuram'' (1989) # ''Swathi Chinukulu'' (1989) # ''Muddula Mavayya'' (1989) # ''Bala Gopaludu'' (1989) # ''Palnati Rudraiah'' (1989) # ''Dharma Yudham'' (1989) # ''Paila Pachiis'' (1989) # ''Vintha Dongalu'' (1989) # ''Ayappa Swami Mahathyam'' (1989) # ''Bhale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
