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M. S. Raju
M. S. Raju is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director who works in Telugu cinema. He is the founder and owner of the film production company Sumanth Art Productions. He won three Filmfare Awards becoming the first producer to receive three consecutive Filmfare Awards for the films ''Okkadu'' (2003), '' Varsham'' (2004), and ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005). He also produced the successful films ''Sathruvu'' (1991), ''Devi'' (1999), ''Manasantha Nuvve'' (2001), and ''Nee Sneham'' (2002). Early life M. S. Raju's father Rayaparaju owned hundreds of acres of land in erstwhile West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Rayaparaju sold all the properties there and migrated to Madras. Producer Arjuna Raju of Roja Movies is a cousin of his father. Inspired by him, his father became a film producer and made five to six films. Career M. S. Raju was interested in films right from his childhood. After completing his education, he started his career in films with the hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlebrain
Idlebrain.com is an Indian entertainment website that features information, news, and reviews on Telugu cinema. It is one of the oldest websites on the Internet focusing on Telugu films. The site is especially popular for its film reviews written by the founder Jeevi. It was founded in 1999 by G. V. Ramana (better know by his nom de plume Jeevi), a graduate of BITS Pilani, with the help of his friend Sunil Krishna. As of August 2022, it has an archive of nearly 1000 Telugu films reviewed by Jeevi starting with '' Iddaru Mitrulu'' (1999). The site features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, trailers, interviews, movie schedules, chat room, photo galleries and other features related to Telugu cinema. It is considered to be among the most popular websites related to Telugu film industry. History G. V. Ramana (born ), popularly known by his nom de plume Jeevi, is a graduate of BITS Pilani who had short stints in software and finance firms. While he was working in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pournami (2006 Film)
''Pournami'' () is a 2006 Telugu language action musical dance film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by M. S. Raju,starring Trisha in the titular role with Prabhas, Charmy, Sindhu Tolani, and Rahul Dev. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with editing by Krishna Reddy and cinematography by Venu. The film was released on 21 April 2006. The film was dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam under the same name and into Hindi as ''Tridev: Pyar Ki Jung'' (2008). The film was partly inspired by the 2001 Brazilian film '' Behind the Sun'' starring Rodrigo Santoro which in itself was adapted from an Albanian novel ''Broken April'' by Ismail Kadare. Shooting locations included Virupaksha Temple, elephant stables, and Stepwell in Hampi. Plot The film starts in the 1950s and is set in a remote village in Andhra Pradesh that has been suffering from a drought for a very long time. A woman (Veda Sastry) from a traditional family comes forward to dance in the temple to ask Shiva to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi Putrudu
''Devi Putrudu'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language fantasy-drama film written and produced by M. S. Raju under the Sumanth Art Productions banner, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Venkatesh, Soundarya and Anjala Zaveri, with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film was not commercially successful. It was dubbed and released into Tamil as ''Paapa''. Plot The movie begins with a voice explaining the submersion of Dwaraka village in the sea because of a huge tsunami, then jumps to 5000 years ahead and starts with Krishna, doing pranks in Bombay and making a living with petty thefts. Satyavathi is a foreign returned girl and she learns that her elder sister Karuna married an archaeologist when she visits the archaeological site of Dwaraka. Satyavathi decides to visit Dwaraka to meet her sister. As Satyavathi comes out of the airport in Bombay to go to Dwaraka, Krishna meets her as the taxi driver, thinking that she has valuable diamonds with her. On the way, he realizes that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuneega Tuneega
''Tuneega Tuneega'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by M. S. Raju. Starring Sumanth Ashwin and Rhea Chakraborty, the film is produced by Maganti Ramji under Padmini Arts banner. Distributed by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner, the film was released worldwide on 20 July 2012. Plot Rama Swamy and Ravindra Babu are childhood friends who stay together. Their children Karthik and Nidhi are of the same age but they hate each other and torment each other by playing pranks. After a while, Nidhi is sent abroad for her further studies. After a gap of twelve years, Nidhi comes back and meets Karthik at a family function. It's love at first sight for Karthik, but he hides his identity. Slowly Nidhi discovers the truth, and in the process, falls for Karthik’s charms. Just when everything seems rosy, Nidhi's family wants her to marry someone else. The rest of the story is about how Karthik wins his love. Cast * Sumanth Ashwin as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box-office Bomb
A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed and expensive to produce that ultimately failed commercially. Causes Negative word of mouth With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at the box office, especially on the opening weekend. External circumstances Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan described it as "the on ... [...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] |
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has served as the MLA from Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Pranam Khareedu'' in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the SIIMA Award for his work in ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. He received wide critical acclaim for his diverse roles in films such as ''S/O Satyamurthy'' (2015)'','' ''Attarintiki Daredi'' (2013), ''Rakta Charitra'' (2010), ''Leader'' (2010), ''Ready'' (2008), ''Pellaina Kothalo'' (2006), '' Sarkar'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayashanti
Vijayashanti (born 24 June 1966) is an Indian actress, producer and politician. In a film career spanning 40 years, she has acted in 187 feature films in a variety of roles in various languages predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, in addition to Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress for her work as a "super cop" in '' Kartavyam'' (1990), for depicting both aggression and feminity with balance and restraint. For her role in ''Pratighatana'' (1985), Vijayashanti won her first state Nandi Award and Filmfare Award. She is a recipient of several accolades, including four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards for Best Actress, seven Filmfare Awards South together with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003, and the Kalaimamani Award from Tamil Nadu Government. Referred to as the "Lady Superstar", "Lady Amitabh", and "The Action Queen of Indian Cinema", Vijayashanti appeared in successful films like ''Neti Bharatam'' (1983), ''Agni Parvatam'' (1984) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venkatesh (actor)
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few hindi films. Venkatesh debuted with the 1986 film '' Kaliyuga Pandavulu'' for which he won his first Nandi Award. In a career spanning over 35 years, he starred in many successful films and establishing himself as a major actor in Telugu films. Venkatesh won five Nandi Awards for Best Actor and six Filmfare Awards South in various categories. Along with his brother D. Suresh Babu, Venkatesh co-owns of Suresh Productions, one of the largest film production companies in India, under which he acted in several films. He is also the mentor of the ''Telugu Warriors'', representing Telugu cinema (Tollywood) in the Celebrity Cricket League. Early life Venkatesh was born on 13 December 1960 in a Telugu family to film producer and former Member of Parliament, D. Ramanaidu and Rajeshwari in Madras (present-day Chennai), India. He has an elder brother Suresh Babu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Production Company
A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and video. These groups consist of technical staff to produce the media, and are often incorporated as a commercial publisher. Generally the term refers to all individuals responsible for the technical aspects of creating a particular product, regardless of where in the process their expertise is required, or how long they are involved in the project. For example, in a theatrical performance, the production team has not only the running crew, but also the theatrical producer, designers and theatrical direction. Tasks and functions The production company may be directly responsible for fundraising the production or may accomplish this through a parent company, partner, or private investor. It handles budgeting, scheduling, scripting, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
