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List Of Telugu Films Of 1944
This is a list of films produced by the Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, Tollywood film industry based in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad in the year 1944 in film, 1944. References External links Earliest Telugu language films at IMDb.com (88 to 91) {{Filmsbycountry Lists of Telugu films by year, 1944 Lists of 1944 films by country or language, Telugu 1944 in Indian cinema, Telugu films te:తెలుగు సినిమాలు ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Andhra Pradesh
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] |
Ghantasala Balaramayya
Ghantasala Balaramayya was an Indian film director, producer, and actor in Telugu cinema. His notable films include '' Sri Seetarama Jananam'' (1944), '' Balaraju'' (1948), '' Swapna Sundari'' (1950), and ''Sri Lakshmamma Katha'' (1950). Balaramayya is known for providing Akkineni Nageswara Rao his first lead role in the 1944 mythological film '' Sri Seetarama Jananam''. Biography Ghantasala Balaramayya was born in 1906 in Pottepalem in Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh into a Brahmin family. He started his career as a stage singer and later started to produce and direct. He is the grandfather of the music director S. Thaman. Balaramayya provided Akkineni Nageswara Rao his first lead role in the 1944 mythological film '' Sri Seetarama Jananam''."One day, I was at a railway station with my drama troupe and to my good luck, Ghantasala Balaramayya garu (producer-director) spotted me standing nearby. He walked up to me and asked me if I want to work in films. I didn't think twic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of 1944 Films By Country Or Language
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Lists Of Telugu Films By Year
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union club Other uses * Angle of list, the leaning to either port or starboard of a ship * List (information), an ordered collection of pieces of information ** List (abstract data type), a method to organize data in computer science * List on Sylt, previously called List, the northernmost village in Germany, on the island of Sylt * ''List'', an alternative term for ''roll'' in flight dynamics * To ''list'' a building, etc., in the UK it means to designate it a listed building that may not be altered without permission * Lists (jousting), the barriers used to designate the tournament area where medieval knights jousted * ''The Book of Lists'', an American series of books with unusual lists See also * The List (other) * Listing (di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaragudipati Varada Rao
Yaragudipati Varada Rao (Telugu: యెర్రగుడిపాటి వరదరావు; 30 May 1903 – 13 February 1979) was an Indian director, producer, actor, screenwriter, and editor known for his works primarily in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil films. Rao plunged into theatre and did a few stage plays before moving to Kolhapur and Bombay to act in silent films. Rao started his career as a lead actor in many silent films such as ''Gajendra Moksham'' (1923), ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' (1929), and ''Rose of Rajasthan'' (1931). Regarded as one of the greatest filmmaking pioneers of the Cinema of South India, he made motion-pictures across Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Konkani, and Hindi languages, apart from silent films. Rao made significant contributions to South cinema during the British rule in India. Rao's 1934 film ''Sati Sulochana'' was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. In 1937, he directed the hagiographical classic '' Chintamani'', the Tamil sleeper hit ran f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahsildar (film)
In India and Pakistan, a Tehsildar or Mamlatdar is a tax officer accompanied by revenue inspectors. They are in charge of obtaining taxes from a tehsil with regard to land revenue. A tehsildar is also known as an executive magistrate of the relevant tehsil. The immediate subordinate of a tehsildar is known as a ''naib tehsildar''. This is akin to an additional deputy commissioner. Etymology The term is assumed to be of Mughal origin and is perhaps a union of the words "tehsil" and "dar". "Tehsil" is presumably an Arabic word meaning "revenue collection", and "dar" is a Persian word meaning "holder of a position". Mamlatdar is a synonymous term used in some Indian states that comes from the Hindi word ''māmala'' (मामला), which is derived from the Arabic ''muʿāmala'' (مُعَامَلَة – "conduct, dealing, handling"). India British rule During British rule, a tehsildar was most likely a stipendiary officer of the government, employed to raise revenue. The po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamala Kotnis
Kamala Kotnis was an Indian actress who played roles in Telugu and Hindi movies during the 1940s. She is also notable for being Dev Anand's first heroine in '' Hum Ek Hai'', released in 1946. Early life Kamala Kotnis was born as Kamalabai in Andhra Pradesh to a Telugu mother and a British father, who was in the army. As a child, she was adopted by a Zamindar. She later married Panduranga Kotnis in 1941, who was the brother of D.S. Kotnis, a leading cinematographer. Her younger sister was "connected" to the Royal family of Ramnad estate. Filmography *''Jeevana Jyoti'' - (Telugu) - 1940 *'' Bala Nagamma'' - (Telugu) - 1942 *''Chenchu Lakshmi'' - (Telugu) -1943 - Chenchu Lakshmi *''Bhagyalakshmi'' - (Telugu) - 1943 *''Seeta Rama Jananam'' - (Telugu) - 1943 *''Tahsildar'' - (Telugu) - 1944 - Rajani *'' Hum Ek Hai'' - (Hindi) - 1946 *''Gokul'' - (Hindi) - 1946 *''Mera Suhaag'' - (Hindi) - 1947 *''Aage Badho Aage Badho () is a 1947 Hindi language movie directed by Yeshwant P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushyendramani
Rushyendramani (1 January 1917 – 17 August 2002) was an Indian actress, singer, dancer, and playback singer from South India. She had more than 150 movies to her credit and acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films from the 1935 to 1986. Her notable films include '' Sri Seetarama Jananam'' (1944), '' Malliswari'' (1951), ''Vipra Narayana'' (1954), '' Chintamani'' (1956). Her last film was '' Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' (1986). Early life She was born in Vijayawada on 1 January 1917. A trained singer in both the Indian classical music traditions and a trained Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer, she started her career on stage at the age of seven. She donned the mantle of Krishna and Prahalada by the age of ten. Later she joined Lakshmi Vilasa Nataka Sabha of Kommuri Pattabhi Ramayya. She was trained under Kapilavai Ramanatha Sastry, Puvvula Ramatilakam and acted in the dramas ''Chintamani'' and ''Savitri''. She moved to the silver screen and acted as Satyabh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vemuri Gaggaiah
Vemuri Gaggayya (1895–1955) was an Indian actor, singer, and thespian known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. In 1933, East India Film Company produced its first Indian film, '' Savitri'' in Telugu. Shot in Calcutta on a budget of 75,000 and based on a popular stage play by Mylavaram Bala Bharathi Nataka Samajam, the film was directed by the father of the "Telugu Theater Movement", Chittajallu Pullayya, casting Vemuri Gaggayya and Dasari Ramathilakam as "Yama" and " Savithri" respectively. The blockbuster film has received an honorary diploma at Venice Film Festival. Gaggayya was an important member of the "Mylavarama Bala Bharathi Nataka Samajam" in Mylavaram, Krishna district during 1913–28. Through "Mylavaram Theatre", Gaggayya became a household name for mythological roles. He won recognition in drama as Yama, God of death, in ''Sati Savitri'', as the demon Hiranyakasipu in '' Bhakta Prahlada''. Some other prominent roles were as the eponymous Mymvana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seeta Rama Jananam
''Sri Seeta Rama Jananam'' () is a 1944 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, produced and directed by Ghantasala Balaramayya under the Pratibha Productions banner. The film stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Tripurasundari, Vemuri Gaggaiah, Rushyendramani. Music was jointly composed by Prabhala Satyanarayana and Ogirala Ramachandra Rao. The film marks the debut of Akkineni Nageswara Rao as a lead actor. It is also the debut of Ghantasala as a chorus singer and in a character role. Plot The film begins with Ravana trouncing the universe which establishes him as an autocratic. Once on his journey, he febrile to the beauty of Rambha and molests her. Being cognizant of it, Nalakubara curses him to burn into ash when he aspires to possess any woman against her wish. However, his ferocities peek the summit, when all the creators bow before Lord Vishnu one that gives assurance of salvation to eliminate the monster. Meanwhile, Goddess Lakshmi takes birth as Vedavathi on Earth. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 Census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India with a population of residents within the city limits, and has a population of residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of 74 billion, Hyderabad has the fifth-largest urban economy in India. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda. In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Asaf Jah I, the Mug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
