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List Of Telugu Films Of 1968 ...
This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood film industry based in Hyderabad, India in 1968. External links Earliest Telugu language films at IMDb.com (495 to 537) {{Filmsbycountry 1968 Telugu Telugu films 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, Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Telangana
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] |
Bandhavyalu
''Bandhavyalu'' is a 1968 Telugu film produced and directed by S. V. Ranga Rao. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie Kan Kanda Deivam and also launched the Telugu foray for the South female superstar, Lakshmi. Plot Ranga Rao is the landlord in a village. He lives with his brother Dhulipala. Savithri, wife of Dhulipala, takes care of the daily chores very well. They have three sons, who study in town. It is the story of the relations and bonding between family members. Ranga Rao's family and Rajnal's family are neighbors. Ranga Rao has a brother. His brother and his wife are very kind at heart and their family is a very organized family, but Rajnal's brother Suryam (Chandra Mohan) is very angry with his brother and doesn't support him in anything. Watch out for the difference in bonding between a healthy related family and a weakly related family. Cast * S. V. Ranga Rao * Dhulipala ... Brother of the main character * V. Nagayya ... Acharyulu * Chandra Mohan * Lakshmi (deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gutha Ramineedu
G. Ramineedu (Telugu: గుత్తా రామినీడు) (5 October 1927 – 29 April 2009) was an Indian film director who worked in Telugu cinema. He is known for films such as '' Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' (1959), ''Chivaraku Migiledi'' (1960), '' Palnati Yuddham'' (1966), '' Bangaru Sankellu'' (1968). ''Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' and ''Palnati Yuddham'' received the Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu at the National Film Awards. ''Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' also won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Telugu. His last film '' Yagnam'' (1991) won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film. Early life and career He was born in Chataparru village, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He entered the cinema world in 1954. He worked as an Assistant Director for films like ''Charana Daasi'' (1956). He made his film directorial debut with '' Maa Inti Mahalakshmi'' (1959). It was the first picture completely shot in Hyderabad and Haranath debuted as a lead actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaru Sankellu
''Bangaru Sankellu'' is a 1968 Telugu movie starring Haranath, Jamuna, Gummadi, Raja Babu, Rama Prabha, Radhika, Jyothika, Kamala Devi, Tilakam. Directed by G. Ramaneedu released on 1 November 1968. External links * https://indiancine.ma/documents/GHJ/0,0,2550,3300 1960s Telugu-language films 1968 films {{1960s-Telugu-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra Mohan (Telugu Actor)
Chandra Mohan (born Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao; 23 May 1944) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu films. He has garnered one Filmfare Award South and two Nandi Awards. He received critical reception for his performance in box office hits such as '' Rangula Ratnam'' (1966) for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, ''Padaharella Vayasu'' (1978) for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), and ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1978). His first Tamil film was '' Naalai Namadhe'' (1975). Some of the films in which he starred as the lead actor are ''Seetamalakshmi'' (1978), '' Ram Robert Rahim'' (1980), '' Radha Kalyanam'' (1981), '' Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986), and ''Chandamama Raave'' (1987). Early life Chandra Mohan was born as Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao on 23 May 1944, in Pamidimukkala village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He did his schooling in Y.V.R.M.Z.P. High School at Meduru. He graduated from the agriculture college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bapu (director)
Sattiraju Lakshminarayana (15 December 1933 – 31 August 2014), known professionally as Bapu, was an Indian film director, painter, illustrator, cartoonist, screenwriter, music artist, and designer known for his works in Telugu and Hindi cinema. In 2013, he was awarded the Padma Shri, for his contribution to Indian art and cinema. He has garnered two National Honors, two National Film Awards, seven state Nandi Awards, two Filmfare Awards South, a Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South. Bapu's directorial venture '' Sakshi'' (1967) was showcased at ''Tashkent International film festival'' in 1968. '' Seeta Kalyanam'' (1976) was screened at the BFI London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, San Reno and Denver International Film Festivals in 1978, and is part of the course at the British Film Institute. ''Tyagayya'' (1981) and '' Pelli Pustakam'' (1991) were premiered at the Indian Panorama of the International Film Fes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaru Pichika
''Bangaru Pichika'' () is a 1968 Telugu-language comedy-drama film directed by Bapu, produced by Kommana Narayana Rao and written by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana. It stars Chandra Mohan and Vijaya Nirmala. The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan. Bapu remade the film as ''Pelli Koduku'' in 1994 with Naresh and Divyavani. Plot Chandra Mohan is the son of a rich mother (Shanta Kumari) and fun-loving father. His mother asks him to marry, but his father advises him to run away from home and enjoy life. His mother announces rewards for those who find him. He tries to escape all these people. A criminal gang which has an eye on his properties sends one of their female members (Vijaya Nirmala) to attract him. But she falls in love with him. The remaining story is about how they both escape the criminal gang and unite. Cast * Chandra Mohan * Vijaya Nirmala * Shantha Kumari * Raja Babu * Vinnakota Ramanna Pantulu * Sakshi Ranga Rao * Sivarama Krishnaiah (Guest) * Jagga Rao (Guest) S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan
Bharathi Vishnuvardhan (born 15 August 1950), also known mononymously as Bharathi, is an Indian actress known primarily for her work in Kannada cinema and television serials. She began her career in 1966, as a lead actress, with the Kannada movie ''Love in Bangalore.'' In a career spanning over 50 years, Bharathi has appeared in 150 films. Apart from 100 films in Kannada, she has also acted in a handful of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. In the course of her career, she became known for portrayal of the roles mythological and historical characters, and also that of a student, a romantic and a rural belle. Her role in '' Sri Krishnadevaraya'' (1970) as Chennambike won her the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress. In 2017, she was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Personal life Bharathi was born in Bhadravathi on 15 August 1950 in the erstwhile Indian state of Mysore (now Karnataka). Her father V. M. Ramachandra Rao was a tailor and mother B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaru Gaajulu
''Bangaru Gaajulu'' () is a 1968 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by C. S. Rao from a story written by Rajasri. Produced by Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, it stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Bharathi, and Vijaya Nirmala with the music composed by T. Chalapathi Rao. Released on 22 August 1968, the film won Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh, including Third Best Feature Film and Best Story Writer (Rajasri). Plot The film begins with Ramu and Radha who are loving, adoring, and inseparable. Ramu works as a lorry driver in a company owned by Raoji malicious, feigning as honorable. He has an evil eye on Radha and tries to molest her when Avataram, a guy allied to Ramu, rescues her. Thereafter, Ramu fixes an alliance for Radha and aspires to gift her golden bangles. Meanwhile, Raoji falsifies Radha, and makes her land at his residence, while escaping from him, she jumps into a river. Being cognizant of it, enraged Ramu moves to slay him. At the same time, Raoji's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaggayya
Kongara Jaggayya (31 December 1928 – 5 March 2004) was an Indian actor, littérateur, journalist, lyricist, dubbing artist and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was known as ''Kanchu Kantham Jaggayya'' (Telugu) for his booming voice. In a film career spanning forty years as a matinee idol, he starred in eighty films, as a lead actor, and lead antagonist in a variety of genres. In 1967, he was elected as a member of the fourth Lok Sabha, from the constituency of Ongole, becoming the first Indian film actor to be elected as a member of the Parliament. During his early career he portrayed breakthrough characters in works such as '' Donga Ramudu'' (1955), which was archived by the Film and Television Institute of India, He starred in award-winning works such as ''Bangaru Papa'' (1954), ''Ardhangi'' (1955), ''Edi Nijam'' (1956), ''Todi Kodallu'' (1957), '' Dr. Chakravarti'' (1964), ''Antastulu'' (1965), the Cannes Film Festival fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanchana (actress)
Vasundhara Devi (born 16 August 1939), known by her stage name Kanchana, is an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films, in addition to Malayalam and Hindi films. Early life and Career Kanchana was born as Vasundhra Devi on 16 August 1939 in Madras, Tamil Nadu of India to a Telugu-speaking family. Her father suffered business losses, and she went to work as an air hostess to support her family, when she was discovered by a friend of film director C. V. Sridhar on a plane where he was a passenger, who later suggested her to him. Sridhar gave her the lead role in his film ''Kaadhalikka Neramillai'' in 1963 and changed her name to Kanchana, since there was already another actress named Vasundhara Devi, mother of actress Vyjayanthimala. Kanchana acted in over 150 films – Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi, with a successful acting career. She had a successful career in Tamil films, especially between 1964 and 1977 as a lead heroine. Her critically acclaimed film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Nageswara Rao received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of Art and Cinema. Nageswara Rao is known for his work in biographical films. He portrayed the Tamil saint Vipra Narayana in the 1954 film ''Vipra Narayana''; Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna in the 1956 film ''Tenali Ramakrishna'', which received the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film; the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in the 1960 film ''Mahakavi Kalidasu''; the 12th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva in the 1961 film ''Bhakta Jayadeva''; the legendary sculpt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
