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M. Prabhakar Reddy
Mandadi Prabhakar Reddy (1935–1997) was an Indian film character actor and doctor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He acted in over 472 films over three decades. He wrote stories for several acclaimed films, including ''Karthika Deepam''. The "Dr. M Prabhakara Reddy Chalana Chitra Karmika Chitrapuri" in Manikonda, Hyderabad is named in honor of him. He won four Nandi Awards. Early life He was born in Thungathurthy, Hyderabad State, (present day Suryapet district of Telangana) India to Lakshma Reddy and Kausalya. After primary education in Suryapet town, he did his intermediate course from City College, Hyderabad. He did his medical education from Osmania Medical College under Osmania University, Hyderabad between 1955 and 1960. Film career Prabhakar Reddy debuted in the film '' Chivaraku Migiledi'', directed by Gutta Ramineedu, in 1960, in which he acted as a psychiatrist. He acted in about 472 films during the next three decades. He wrote stories for about 21 Telugu ...
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Indian Film
The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and Guwahati. For a number of years the Indian film industry has ranked first in the world in terms of annual film output. In terms of box office it ranked third in 2019, with total gross of around (US$2.7 billion). Indian cinema is composed of multilingual and multi-ethnic film art. In 2019, Hindi cinema represented 44% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu and Tamil film industries, each representing 13%, Malayalam and Kannada film industries, each representing 5%.Other prominent languages in the Indian film industry include Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bhojpuri. As of 2020, the combined revenue of all other language film industries has surpassed that of the Mumbai ...
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Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their symptoms are the result of a physical illness, a combination of physical and mental ailments or strictly mental issues. Sometimes a psychiatrist works within a multi-disciplinary team, which may comprise clinical psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, and nursing staff. Psychiatrists have broad training in a biopsychosocial approach to the assessment and management of mental illness. As part of the clinical assessment process, psychiatrists may employ a mental status examination; a physical examination; brain imaging such as a computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, or positron emission tomography scan; and blood testing. Psychiatrists use pharmacologic, psychotherapeutic, and/or interventional approa ...
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Bhishma (1962 Film)
''Bhishma'' is a 1962 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological film, based on the life of Bhishma from the epic Mahabharata, produced and directed by B. A. Subba Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Anjali Devi, with music composed by S. Rajeswara Rao. Plot The film begins in the court of Brahma where Mahabhisha (Prabhakar Reddy) and Ganga (Anuradha) are attracted to each other and Brahma curses them to be born as mortals. After that, Mahabhisha takes rebirth as Shantanu in the Kuru dynasty and he meets Ganga on the banks of the river and requests her to marry him, she accepts on the condition that he will not ask any questions about her actions. They married and she later gave birth to 7 children and drowns them in the river, when Ganga was about to drown the eighth son, Shantanu, devastated, could not restrain himself and confronted her. Finally, Ganga disappears along with the child. The child grows up as Devavratha (N. T. Rama Rao) a great warrior trained by Parasurama (Nag ...
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Nandi Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Nandi Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented at the Nandi Awards, instituted since 1981. Winners See also * Nandi Awards * 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, ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Supporting Actor Supporting Actor ...
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Grihapravesam
''Gruhapravesam'' () is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film, co-produced and directed by D. Yoganand. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya, Sivakumar and Jaya. It was released on 10 April 1976. Plot Raju and Lakshmi live with Ravi, Raju's brother in the same house. They both sacrifice everything make Raju successful in his education and career going so far as to no have children even. Ravi too loves and looks up to them. Ravi comes back after completing his education but with Uma introducing her as her lover. Though initially taken aback, seeing Uma is a good girl and a rich girl, they accede and all seems to go well until one day when they realize that Uma has bi-polar disorder and she swings between extremes. How they handle Uma without breaking up the family forms the rest of the story. Cast * Sivaji Ganesan as Mechanical Benz Raju * K. R. Vijaya as Lakshmi * Sivakumar as Ravi * Jaya as Uma * Major Sundarrajan as Uma's father * M. R. R. Vasu as Velu * Ma ...
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Yuvatharam Kadilindi
''Yuvatharam Kadilindi'' () is a 1980 Telugu-language drama film directed by Dhavala Satyam. It was produced by Madala Ranga Rao of Navatharam Pictures. It stars Murali Mohan and Raadhika.The film won three Nandi Awards. The plot is based on socialist principles and the youth movement. Plot Cast Soundtrack # "Allare Pallavi Anduke Allari" - # "Ashayala Pandirilo Anuragam Sandadilo" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao; Singer: V. Ramakrishna) # "Nandare Lokamento Chitramura Nandare Rangurangula Ratnamura" # "O Chinnadana Ennenno Vannechinnelunnadana Eluru Chinnadana" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao) # "Yuvatharam Kadilindi" (Lyrics: C. Narayana Reddy; Music: T. Chalapathi Rao) Reception Bose of ''Andhra Patrika'' wrote positively about the direction, story, photography and the performance of the cast. K. Ganapathi Rao of ''Sitara Weekly'' appreciated the movie and reviewed positively about the story, direction and the performance ...
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Nandi Award For Best Actor
The Nandi Award for Best Actor was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Silver Nandi", "Sri Rajendra Prasad Gold Medal", cash award and a commendation certificate. Venkatesh has won the most Best Actor awards with five wins, followed by Mahesh Babu with four wins. Winners References See also * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh * Nandi Awards {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Actor Actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
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Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysian Telugu, Malaysia, Indian South Africans, ...
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Andhra Pradesh (magazine)
''Andhra Pradesh'' is an official monthly magazine brought by the Department of Information and Public Relations Department of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The magazine was started in 1952. It is published in English, Telugu and Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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languages from Hyderabad. The magazine provides information regarding developmental activities undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It also features interesting articles of personality development, humor, career counselling, entertainment, short s ...
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Bhoomi Kosam
''Bhoomi Kosam'' is a Telugu-language film directed by K. B. Tilak in 1974. It is one of the earliest films to portray far left politics in the Telugu language.S.V.Srinivas, Politics as Performance: A Social History of the Telugu Cinema (Permanent Black, 2013). Story The film is about a village's liberation, where the people want to be free from the tyranny of Zamindari. One of Zamindar's sons leads the revolt. The film represents of the efforts of left-wing political parties. The film was dedicated to the memory of Tilak's brother Ramanarasimha Rao who was 'encountered' in 1972. Cast The cast included Ashok Kumar, Gummadi, Jaggayya, Jamuna, Prabhakar Reddy and Chalam, Prabha. It was Jaya Prada's début. She was given this screen name for this film as suggested by M.Prabhakar Reddy. Writing The film features lyrics and script by Srirangam Srinivasa Rao ( Sri Sri) who was a prominent intellectual and poet of Andhra Pradesh and K.G Satyamurthy (Shivasagar) who was the ...
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Jaya Prada
Jaya Prada Nahata (born Lalitha Rani; 3 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. She is hailed as one of the most iconic and influential actresses in both Telugu and Hindi film industries in late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Jayaprada is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards South and has starred in many Telugu and Hindi films along with several Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Marathi films. She left the film industry at the peak of her career, as she joined the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 1994 and entered politics. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur, Uttar Pradesh from 2004 to 2014. Some of her notable films include ''Anthuleni Katha'' (1976), ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), '' Sita Kalyanam'' (1976), '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''Yamagola'' (1977), ''Sanaadi Appanna'' (1977), ''Huliya Haalina Mevu'' (1979), '' Sargam'' (1979), ''Ooriki Monagadu'' (1981), ''Kaamchor'' (1982), '' Kaviratna Kalidasa'' (1983), ''Sagara Sangamam'' (1983), ''Tohfa'' (1984), ' ...
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