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Manchu Manoj
Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with ''Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He received the state Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in box-office success '' Bindaas'' (2010). He also starred in '' Vedam'' (2010), ''Potugadu'' (2013), and ''Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda'' (2014). Early life Manchu Manoj was born on 20 May 1983, to film actor Mohan Babu and Nirmala Devi. He has an elder sister Lakshmi and an elder brother Vishnu, who are both actors. He received his bachelor's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Career Child actor Manoj was familiar to the Telugu audience right from his childhood. He played many roles as a child actor in his own banner movies where his father Mohan Babu is shown as a child in flashbacks. He was well received for the role he played in the film ''Major Chandraka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder Ajit Balakrishnan launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the ''India Abroad ''India Abroad'' is a weekly new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raju Bhai
''Raju Bhai'' is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Surya Kiran, starring Manoj Manchu and Sheela Kaur, with Dhandapani, Tanikella Bharani and Brahmanandam in supporting roles. The film, a remake of the successful 2006 Tamil film ''Chithiram Pesuthadi'', directed by Myshkin was produced by Manoj's father, Mohan Babu, and was released on 18 May 2007 and was critically and commercially universally unsuccessful. Cast Soundtrack The music was scored by noted Tamil musician Yuvan Shankar Raja. The soundtrack, which released on 28 April 2007, features 9 tracks with lyrics provided by Suddala Ashok Teja and Ramajogaiah Sastry. One of the songs, "Korameenu", was retained from the original Tamil film ''Chithiram Pesuthadi ''Chithiram Pesuthadi'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Mysskin in his directorial debut. The film stars Narain and Bhavana, both making their debuts in Tamil cinema,. The film's sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attack (2015 Film)
'' Attack '' is a 2016 Telugu-language political thriller film written, and directed by Ram Gopal Varma and produced by C. Kalyan. It features Manchu Manoj and Surbhi , while Jagapati Babu, Prakash Raj, and Vadde Naveen play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ravi Shankar. The film was released worldwide on 1 April 2016. Plot Guru Raj the man of the masses, is a powerful businessman of Charminar Group of Companies who runs his gang as a mafia don. He has three sons Kaali, Gopi, and Radha Krishna "Radha" who are his backbones. Valli loves Radha and tries to drag him away from these issues. Meanwhile, Guru Raj is slaughtered by some unknown gangsters while visiting a temple. The incident makes a severe impact on his family as it made him clueless about the motive. Here, Kaali seeks vengeance and starts digging into the matter. Unfortunately, he too was killed in unusual circumstances. Therefrom, infuriated Radha decide to eliminate the men responsible for his father and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shourya (2016 Film)
'' Shourya'' is a 2016 Telugu romantic thriller film directed by K. Dasaradh and produced by Malkapuram Siva Kumar, under the banner of Suraksh Entertainments. The film stars Manchu Manoj and Regina Cassandra in the lead roles. This marks the second time that Dasaradh and Manoj have worked together, after their first film ''Sri'' in 2005. The film was released worldwide on 4 March 2016 to negative reviews and bombed at the box office. Plot Shourya and Netra are in love. But, Netra's father and uncle oppose this. So, both decide to elope. Before they leave for the UK, they arrive at Netra's village to spend a night in the village temple. On that night, someone tries to slit Netra's throat and Shourya gets implicated. The police also take the case seriously as Netra's father is an MP. As Shourya was sleeping besides Netra, he is suspected and police takes him to custody and interrogates. He explains how they met, how they fell in love. While taking treatment, she dies at hospital. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superstar Kidnap
''Superstar Kidnap'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Sushanth Reddy. The film stars Nandu, Aadarsh Balakrishna, Bhupal and Poonam Kaur. The film is about three friends who devise a plan to kidnap successful actor Mahesh Babu. Cast * Nandu as Nandu *Aadarsh Balakrishna as Jai * Bhupal as Bhupal *Poonam Kaur as Priya *Tejaswini Lonari *Thagubothu Ramesh *Vennela Kishore as Vennela Kishore *Posani Krishna Murali * Fish Venkat ; Cameo appearances * Nani as himself * Allari Naresh as himself * Shraddha Das as a goon * Manchu Manoj as himself * Tanish as Michael Soundtrack The songs are composed by Sai Karthik. In a review of the songs, a critic stated that "All in all, Superstar Kidnap looks like an experimental album with good sound production values and mix of various genres. However, Sai Karthik could have struck a better balance between mass tracks and duets". *"Superstar Kidnap" - Ranjith *"Oh Na Manasa" - Naresh Iyer (lyrics by Kittu Vissapraga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongaata (2015 Film)
''Dongaata'' () is a 2015 Telugu-language crime comedy film, directed by Vammsi Kreshna, with the screenplay written by Mohan Bharadwaj and Vammsi Kreshna and dialogue by Sai Madhav Burra. It stars Lakshmi Manchu and Adivi Sesh, with Brahmanandam, Madhunandan, and Prabhakar in pivotal roles. The film was released in May 2015 to positive reviews. Manchu produced the film on her Manchu Entertainment banner. Plot Venkat ( Adivi Sesh) and Vijju (Madhunandan) are protégés of Kattam Raju (Prabhakar). The three goons manage to kidnap actress Shruthi ( Manchu Lakshmi) and decide to hide her in an apartment owned by Vijju's boss Brahmi (Brahmanandam). Brahmi lives in the US, but much to the kidnappers' surprise, he arrives as a private detective to solve the kidnapping case. Chaos ensues when Brahmi realizes that Shruthi has been kept at his own house. The kidnappers join him as his servants. After a few small comedy scenes, the trio keeps traveling to the main villain (Kattam Raj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhummandi Naadam
''Jhummandi Naadam'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language musical drama film produced by Lakshmi Manchu and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars Manoj Manchu and debutant Taapsee Pannu and Mohan Babu in a supporting role. The film has music scored by M.M. Keeravani. The film was released on 1 July 2010. This film is debut of the actress Taapsee Pannu in Indian film industry. Plot Balu (Manoj Manchu) has only one goal in his life - to become a great playback singer like SP Balasubramanyam. He challenges a landlord in his village and comes to Hyderabad to become a singer. Captain Rao (Mohan Babu) stays in the opposite house. He is an old-fashioned man who hates the lifestyle of new generation. Sravya (Taapsee Pannu) is an NRI girl who stays in her father's friend Captain Rao's house. She is in India to do documentary on traditional Telugu music. Balu acts ae to her and in the process, they fall in love. Captain Rao doesn't like them falling in love with each other. The rest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Rowdy
''Political Rowdy'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Adi Narayana. The film stars Mohan Babu, Charmme Kaur, Prakash Raj, and Abbas. As well as playing the lead role, Mohan Babu also produced the film. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie '' Adi Thadi''. Plot Vithal (Mohan Babu) is a rowdy who commands respect from state heads like CM. He hates women and remains a bachelor even at the age of 45. Kaveri (Charmme Kaur) is a naughty college student. She grabs the attention of Vithal and makes him fall in love with her. She does it for fun, though she is in a love with another guy ( Abbas). Vithal proposes her, but she could not say no to him due to fear. The rest is all about how all ends well. Cast * Mohan Babu as Vithal * Charmme Kaur as Kaveri * Abbas as Kartik, Kaveri's boyfriend * Prakash Raj as Pandu, Vithal's brother * Kota Srinivasa Rao * Brahmanandam * Ali * Tanikella Bharani as Vithal's uncle * Venu Madhav * Raghu Babu as Dasu * Ahuti Prasad * Aishwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CineMAA Awards
The CineMAA Awards are presented annually by the Maa TV Group to honour artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Telugu Cinema. The awards were introduced in 2004. The CineMAA Awards are voted for by both the public and a committee of experts as per meritocracy. Each year one Life Time Achievement Award is presented to one of the accomplished veterans from the Industry. The award ceremony is telecasted live over MAA TV from the Hyderabad International Convention Center of the Novotel Group in Hyderabad. In 2013, Telugu cinema category, for Best Actor and Actress was introduced for the first time. Popular awards Best Film The CineMAA Award for Best Film is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below: Best Director The CineMAA Award for Best Director is chosen via the public of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The winners are listed below: Best Actor - Male The CineMAA Award for Best Actor - Male is chosen via the publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India Today
''India Today'' is a weekly Indian English-language news magazine published by Living Media India Limited. It is the most widely circulated magazine in India, with a readership of close to 8 million. In 2014, ''India Today'' launched a new online opinion-orientated site called the ''DailyO''. History ''India Today'' was established in 1975 by Vidya Vilas Purie (owner of Thompson Press), with his daughter Madhu Trehan as its editor and his son Aroon Purie as its publisher.Bhandare, Namita"70's: The decade of innocence".''Hindustan Times''. Retrieved 29 July 2012. At present, ''India Today'' is also published in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu 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 S .... The India Today news channel was launched on 22 May 2015. In October 2017, Aroon P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Theega
''Current Theega'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy action film produced by Manchu Vishnu on 24 Frames Factory banner and directed by G. Nageswara Reddy. It stars Manchu Manoj, Rakul Preet Singh and Jagapathi Babu. The film's music is composed by Achu while Satish Mutyala and S R Shekhar have taken care of the cinematography and editing respectively. The film released on 31 October 2014. This film is a remake of the 2013 Tamil film ''Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam''. It was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Don Ki Jung''. Plot Siva Rama Raju, a noted good samaritan in Parvatipuram who has a bet with Veerraju in the same village that if any one of his three daughters falls in love, he will either kill the man or cut down his ears and he takes a vow that he will marry off his daughters to the grooms of his choice, neither love marriage nor elopement. Kavita is his third daughter. Raju is a wayward youth who is deeply in love with an English teacher Sunny, in a junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uu Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?
''Uu... Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?'' () (alternative spelling: ''Oo Kodathara? Ulikki Padathara?''), commonly referred to as ''UKUP'', is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action comedy film produced by Lakshmi Manchu and directed by Sekhar Raja. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Manoj Manchu, Deeksha Seth, Lakshmi Manchu and Sonu Sood, with music composed by VidyaSagar, Bobo Shashi along with Chinna's background score. Cinematography is handled by B. Rajasekar. The soundtrack of the film was launched on 30 May 2012. The film was released worldwide on 27 July 2012. Plot The film begins in a heritage palace ''Gandharva Mahal'' belongs to the royal dynasty Rudramaneni for centuries. As of today, Rayudu is its heir who has lost his splendor and resides in the outhouse with his wife and two daughters Visalakshi & Jagadhamba. He allows the palace in different portions for people of various mindsets on rent to make ends meet. In which some willies misuse the generosity of Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |