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Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949 in Vijayawada) is a Telugu writer known for writing thriller plots. Writings Murthy wrote many novels and short stories. The film ''Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) is based on one of his novels, ''Mrs. Parankusam''. Phani Ramachandra made three Kannada movies based on his novels: ''Ganeshana Maduve'', ''Gauri Ganesha'', and '' Nanendu Nimmavane''. His movie ''Ganesha I Love You'' had core plot elements adapted from the novel ''Rendu Rella Aaru''. Novels # ''Adigo Puli'' (thriller) # ''Anaganaga Oka Atidhi'' # '' Andamina Jeevitam'' # ''Bluff Master'' # ''The Guest'' # ''Yamaya Namaha'' # ''Adyatmika Chinna Kathalu'' # ''Chantabbai'' (comedy novel): Made into Telugu movie '' Chantabbai'' # ''Colonel Ekalingam Adventures Parts 1, 2 & 3 (comedy)'' # ''D For Death (thriller)'' # ''Death certificate'' (thriller) # ''Dongaata'' (thriller) # ''Dabbevariki Chedu'' (thriller) – made into Telugu movie of same name # ''Daivam Vaipu'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayawada
Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NTR and parts of Krishna and Guntur districts.Vijayawada lies on the banks of Krishna river surrounded by the hills of Eastern Ghats, known as Indrakeeladri Hills. It geographically lies on the center spot of Andhra Pradesh. The city has been described as the commercial, political, cultural and educational capital of Andhra Pradesh It is the second largest city in Andhra Pradesh with a population of 17,23,000 in 2021, estimated population of 19,91,189 in the Vijayawada Metropolitan Area. It is one of the fastest growing urban areas in India and among the top 10 fastest growing cities in the world according to Oxford Economics report. Vijayawada is considered to be a sacred place for residing one of the most visited and famous temples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnaram
''Minnaram'' () is a 1994 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan from a story by Cheriyan Kalpakavadi. The film stars Mohanlal, Shobana, and Thilakan, with Sankaradi, K. P. Ummer, Jagathy Sreekumar, Geetha Vijayan, Venu Nagavally, and Lalu Alex in supporting roles. It was produced by R. Mohan through Goodknight Films. The film was a commercial success at box office. Plot Bobby, who was orphaned at an early age, is raised by his uncle, Retd. I.G Matthews, as his son. Everyone adores him, particularly his cousin Baby's pre-teen children. He is engaged to Tina, Chackochan's daughter. Nina, his college sweetheart, unexpectedly appears with an infant who was purportedly fathered by Bobby. He vigorously refutes her accusations and goes to considerable lengths to show that she is mistaken. Bobby is also exposed as a liar when Nina manipulates Matthews into believing her story. Bobby's family is forced to take on the duty of keeping the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1949 Births
Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. * January 11 – The first "networked" television broadcasts take place, as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air, connecting east coast and mid-west programming in the United States. * January 16 – Şemsettin Günaltay forms the new government of Turkey. It is the 18th government, last One-party state, single party government of the Republican People's Party. * January 17 – The first Volkswagen Beetle, VW Type 1 to arrive in the United States, a 1948 model, is brought to New York City, New York by Dutch businessman Ben Pon Sr., Ben Pon. Unable to interest dealers or importers in the Volkswagen, Pon sells the sample car to pay his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Writers
Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode See also * Telugu cinema * Telugu cuisine * Telugu culture (other) * Telugu states Telugu states are the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southeastern India. An ethno-region of Telugu People, they as a collective are bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to the north ... * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumbakonam Gopalu
''Kumbakonam Gopalu'' is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Keyaar, produced by A. V. Subba Rao, and starring Pandiarajan, Mayoori, Janagaraj and Thyagu. It has a musical score by Ilayaraja. The film was a remake of 1991 Kannada film ''Gauri Ganesha''. Child actor Mahendran won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist. Plot Gopal is a petty trickster who cheats and lies to make a false living. One day, he turns himself into an hospital, faking an abdominal issue, solely to get free lodging and food, and also his love interest Geetha. At the hospital Gopal comes across a recent patient named Gauri who has died of heart failure. Gopal gets a sudden idea and he decides to take her belongings and make some money of them, but instead finds her diary. He realizes that Gauri has come across 3 men who had significant influence in her life. The first man was her former boss who had proposed indecently to sleep with her. The second man wanted her to pretend that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Chance
''Lucky Chance'' is a 1994 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by C. Sarath Babu under the Sri Madhav Arts banner and directed by Siva Nageswara Rao. It stars Rajendra Prasad, Kanchan and music composed by Sri. The film was inspired by the 1954 classic movie ''Chakrapani'', which itself was based on Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy's novel ''Vitamin M''. The film was recorded as a ''Hit'' at the box office. Plot The film begins with two close friends Dharma Rao (Satyanarayana) and Veerabhadram (M. Balayya) going with an amusing challenge, whose children are going to grant them a grandson. So accordingly, they pact through their family lawyer Nayudamma (Kota Srinivasa Rao) by depositing 2 lakhs in the bank. Affirming, one stands first and gains the amount with the interest. Years roll by, the elders expire, the amount multiplies into Rs.50 lakhs, and except Nayudamma nobody knows the code. Here, Veerabhadram has three sons, Seshagiri (Giri Babu), Anjaneyulu (Tanikella Bharani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakrapani (film)
''Chakrapani'' is a 1954 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao under the Bharani Pictures banner. It starsAkkineni Nageswara Rao with music composed by Bhanumathi. Plot Chakrapani (CSR) to whom money is the world but his family may call him a miser, has one goal in life – to save one lakh rupees by cutting down on whatever expenses he feels are avoidable. After his son's death, he takes care of his daughter-in-law Visalakshamma (Venkumamba), grandson Jagannadham (Chandrasekhar), and granddaughters Santha (T. G. Kamaladevi), Malati (Bhanumathi) and Revathy (Leelakumari). Among them, Malati is the naughtiest and plays pranks on her grandfather, taking digs at his miserly ways. She instigates her brother to pick up a row with the old man, which leads to Jagannadham's exit from the house. Not willing to spend much money on his granddaughters' weddings, Chakrapani gets an elderly widower Ananda Rao (Ramana Reddy) for Santha and a dumb fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dharma Yuddham
''Dharma Yuddam'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by R. C. Sakthi. It stars Rajinikanth and Sridevi. The film was released on 29 June 1979. Trivia: This film was a major hit and is credited for establishing Rajinikanth as one of the most sought after leading men in Tamil Cinema. Plot Vijay's parents are killed by Robert. He is adopted and brought up by Thiyagarajan. After many years Vijay finds out that Robert has been stealing body parts, especially eyes. How Vijay takes revenge on him forms the crux of the story. Cast *Rajinikanth as Vijay *Sridevi as Chitra * Manorama *Thengai Srinivasan as Robert *Major Sundarrajan as Thiyagarajan *Suruli Rajan as Vijay's friend *S. A. Ashokan as Azhagappan * V. Gopalakrishnan as Dr. Amarnath * Sachu as Geetha *Pushpalatha as Chitra's mother * S. R. Veeraraghavan as Ramanathan * Jaggu as Henchman * Lakshmi Sree as Manju * Master Chandrasekar as Child vijay *Y. G. Mahendra (Guest appearance) *Idichapuli Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azhagana Naatkal
''Azhagana Naatkal'' () is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Sundar C. The film stars Karthik and Rambha and became the third collaboration of the pair with Sundar.C, after the successes of ''Ullathai Allitha'' (1996) and ''Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga'' (1999). The film also featured Mumtaj, Goundamani and Senthil in pivotal roles and featured music composed by Deva. The film released on 7 December 2001 and is a remake of the Malayalam film ''Minnaram'' (1994) and is also loosely based on Jaishankar film ''Penne Nee Vaazhga''. Plot Indu ( Rambha) and Chandru ( Karthik) fall in love. Indu does the disappearing act and Chandru gets engaged to Rekha (Mumtaj). Indu re-appears after three years with a little girl, who she claims is Chandru's daughter. Chandru vehemently denies it and finding Indu's presence an embarrassment tries to ferret out the truth. After many scenes of forced comedy, we learn that the girl is the illegitimate daughter of Chandru's much-mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penne Nee Vaazhga
''Penne Nee Vaazhga'' () is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by P. Madhavan, starring Jaishankar and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 14 January 1967 and emerged a success. The film was remade in Malayalam as '' Brahmachari'' (1972). Plot Cast * Jaishankar * K. R. Vijaya * Nagesh * K. A. Thangavelu Soundtrack The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics by Vaali. Release and reception ''Penne Nee Vaazhga'' was released on 14 January 1967, during Pongal. Despite facing competition from other Pongal releases, including ''Thaikku Thalaimagan'', ''Kandhan Karunai'' and '' Pattathu Rani'', it became a success. ''Kalki Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...'' lauded the film for Vijaya's performance and the innovative story. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungama 2
''Hungama 2'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Priyadarshan and jointly produced by Ratan Jain, Ganesh Jain, Chetan Jain and Armaan Ventures. It is the spiritual sequel of Priyadarshan's own 2003 film Hungama. It is loosely based on Priyadarshan's own 1994 Malayalam film ''Minnaram'' with a comedy sequence borrowed from his other Malayalam film ''Vandanam'' (1989) both starring Mohanlal. The film stars Paresh Rawal, Shilpa Shetty, Meezaan Jafri and Pranitha Subhash. The film marks the comebacks of both Priyadarshan and Shilpa Shetty to Hindi cinema after eight years and fourteen years respectively. ''Hungama 2'' premiered on 23 July 2021 on Disney+ Hotstar. The film received negative reviews from critics who criticized its writing, direction and performances although Rajpal's performance was well received. Plot Retired Jailor Govind Kapoor's family includes his son Akash and Aman, his elder brother. He also has four mischievous grandchildren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
