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Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu
Manchu Vishnu Vardhan Babu (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema and television. Manchu had a brief stint as a child artist with the 1985 film ''Ragile Gundelu''. Years later, he starred in the 2003 Telugu action film ''Vishnu'', for which he won the Filmfare Best Male Debut. He is the co-owner of the film production house 24 Frames Factory and is an educationalist through Sree Vidyanikethan Educational Trust, founded by his father and veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu. He is a founder and chairman of New York Academy, a school in Hyderabad for which his wife, Viranica, is the director and his father Mohan Babu, is the chair person. He is also the chairman of Spring Board Academy and Spring Board International Preschools which has more than 75 branches spread across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. In 2007, he starred in the comedy film ''Dhee'', which became a hit, and Manchu established his career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the List of urban areas by population, 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, eleventh-largest state and the List of states and union territories of India by population, twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 Census of India, 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed States and union territories of India, state with Hyderabad as its capital. Its other major cities include Warangal, Nizamabad, Telangana, Nizamabad, Khammam, Karimnagar and Ramagundam. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Karnataka to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south. The terrain of Telangana consists mostly of the Deccan Plateau wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirattal
''Mirattal'' () is a 2012 Tamil language action romantic comedy film directed by R. Madhesh starring Vinay, Sharmila Mandre and Prabhu in the lead roles, Pradeep Rawat, Pandiarajan, and Santhanam in supporting roles, and Rishi in a cameo. A remake of the successful Telugu film, ''Dhee''. the film was released on 2 August 2012. Plot Babloo ( Vinay) is a happy-go-lucky person who gets sent by his father (Pandiarajan) to Shankar Dhadha (Prabhu), a big don in the city. Shankar has a vengeance on Soori ( Pradeep Rawat). Babloo meets Deepika (Sharmila Mandre), Shankar's sister, and love blossoms between them. One day, they get married in a temple, and some goons sent by Soori attack Babloo and Deepika. Babloo fights them, and Shankar comes there. Comedy gets in place as Deepika's engagement takes place, when suddenly, some goons kidnap her. Shankar and Babloo kill the goons and Soori and rescue Deepika. Cast * Vinay as Ashok (Babloo) * Sharmila Mandre as Deepika * Prabhu as Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genelia D'Souza
Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. After gaining wide attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with the box–office hit ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' in 2003. She was recognized for her role in ''Boys'' the same year. D'Souza received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic comedy film ''Bommarillu'', which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in '' Santosh Subramaniam'', a Tamil remake of ''Bommarillu'', and the Hindi film '' Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. In addition to mainstream acting, D'Souza has hosted the television show ''Big Switch.'' Her notable films include '' Satyam'' (2003)'', Sye'' (2004), '' Happy'' (2006)'','' ''Dhee'' (2007)'','' ''Ready'' (2008), '' Katha'' (2009), ''Urumi'' (2011), ''Velayudham'' (2011) and the Hindi films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astram (film)
''Astram'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action crime film, directed by Suresh Krishna. The film stars Vishnu Manchu, Anushka Shetty, Jackie Shroff and Rahul Dev in lead roles. The film had musical score by S. A. Rajkumar. The film was a remake of Hindi film ''Sarfarosh''. The film was dubbed into Hindi as ''Astra - The Weapon''. Plot The story starts off by showing gun smuggling and gun running via bags of mirchi (dried red peppers) throughout the country to nefarious dacoits and criminals. Shortly after one group gets their shipment of guns, they block off a road with rocks and stop a wedding bus, kill the conductor and the driver, drive everyone from the wedding party out of the bus and gun them all down and steal their gold ornaments/jewelry and other valuables. Even women and children are not spared. This Event leads the government police department to establish a special task force headed by Hyderabad Crime Branch, ACP Siddharth IPS (Manchu Vishnu). They go to Ch ... [...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] |
Suryam
''Suryam'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Samudra and starring Manchu Vishnu, Hindi actress Celina Jaitly, and Veda. The film was produced by Vishnu's father Mohan Babu under his banner Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Mohan Babu had previously produced Vishnu's first film, ''Vishnu'' (2003). Cast *Manchu Vishnu as Suryam *Celina Jaitly as Madhulatha * Veda as Swati * Srinath as Amar * Mukesh Rishi as Madhulatha's father * Jhansi as Suryam's mother * Sunil as Gaali Seenu * Kota Srinivasa Rao as Police Officer * Giri Babu *Vinaya Prasad *Brahmanandam as Pujari (Priest) *Babu Mohan *Ali * Ananth * Venu Madhav *Raghu Babu *Subbaraju as Badhram *Kondavalasa *Rajesh *Alapati Lakshmi * Ponnambalam *Padma Jayanthi *Besant Ravi *Mohan Babu Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film ''Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990). He is best known for his action films with mainly focusing on political thriller and crime genres such as ''Thalastaanam'' (1992), ''Sthalathe Pradhana Payyans'' (1993), ''Ekalavyan'' (1993), ''Mafia'' (1993), ''Commissioner'' (1994), '' The King'' (1995), '' Aaraam Thampuran'' (1997), '' Narasimham'' (2000) , ''Valliettan'' (2000), ''Kaduva'' and ''Kaapa''(2022). Early and personal life Shaji was born to Shivaraman Nair who worked as an executive engineer in P.W.D & Janakiyamma on 8 February 1965. He is married to actress Annie. They currently reside at Trivandrum, Kerala, India and have three sons Jagan, Sharon, and Rushin. Career 1984–1991: Early career Shaji Kailas started his film career as assistant director under renowned writer director Balu Kiriyath in 1984. Shaji Kailas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most populous city in the country and forms the fourth-most populous urban agglomeration. The Greater Chennai Corporation is the civic body responsible for the city; it is the oldest city corporation of India, established in 1688—the second oldest in the world after London. The city of Chennai is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the 36th-largest urban area in the world by population and one of the largest metropolitan economies of India. The traditional and de facto gateway of South India, Chennai is among the most-visited Indian cities by foreign tourists. It was ranked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celebrity Cricket League
The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is an amateur men's cricket league in India. It consists of nine teams of film actors from nine major regional film industries of Indian cinema. The league commenced in 2011. Salman Khan is Brand Ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League From 2011 for all seasons. The CCL teams use various venues for their home games and it has a vast coverage on Indian media. Establishment The popularity of the Indian Premier League (official T20 League Tournament of India) inspired the CCL, with franchises in major Indian cities. Vishnu Vardhan Induri, an entrepreneur from Hyderabad, is the founder and managing director of CCL. He started the league in 2010 by selling franchise rights for four teams in the inaugural season. For the second season, two additional teams were added. History First season The inaugural season took place in 2011 and included participation from four teams - Chennai Rhinos, Telugu Warriors, Mumbai Heroes, and Karnataka Bulldozers. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
