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Mogudu Kaavali
''Mogudu Kaavali'' ( Need Husband) is a 1980 Telugu-language film starring Chiranjeevi. Plot Krishna (Gayatri) has inherited much wealth from her father, but he imposed a condition that she should marry in order to inherit that wealth. Krishna doesn't want to marry a prince who might later turn out to be a toad, especially after seeing her friend Shanthi's marital life experience. But, she needs her father's wealth. So, she hires Chiru as her hired husband and tries to get her father's wealth. But, to her surprise and shock, Chiru turns out to be far more than she had bargained for! How Chiru transforms her forms the rest of the story. Cast * Chiranjeevi as Chiru * Gayatri as Krishnaveni * Nutan Prasad as Sundaram * J. V. Ramana Murthi as Sankaram * S. Varalakshmi as Parvati * Suvarna as Santhi Crew * Story: Raja Navathe * Dialogues: Satyanand * Lyrics: Veturi * Playback Singers: P. Susheela, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and S.P. Sailaja * Stills: K. Satyanarayana * Stunts: Bhooman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katta Subba Rao
Katta Subba Rao (3 January 1940 – 12 July 1988), is a film director known for directing family-oriented and social movies in the Telugu film industry. Almost all the movies which he directed during his career depict the Indian family relationships with respect to issues and romance between naughty husbands and wives, Indian marriages, sons-in-law, mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, etc. Many of the films directed by Katta Subbarao are hit movies, namely ''Srirasthu Subhamasthu'', ''Mogudu Kaavali'', ''Gadasari Atha-Sogasari Kodalu'', ''Kontemogudu - Penki Pellam'' and others. He directed the movies with popular heroes of today including N.T.R, Krishna (Telugu actor), Chiranjeevi, Shoban Babu, Chandra Mohan, Murali Mohan. He also directed Krishna and N.T.R to act together in ''Vayyari Bhamalu Vagalamari Bhartalu'' in 1982, which happened to be a silver jubilee hit movie in Telugu cinema. Filmography * Dasha Tiringindi (1979) * Viyyalavaari Kayyalu (1979) * Mogudu Kaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Nawathe
Raja Nawathe (; 14 October 1924 – 15 November 2005) was an Indian film producer, director, assistant film director, in Bombay's Hindi film industry, long before it came to be known as Bollywood. He is known for films like Raj Kapoor-Nargis starrer '' Aah'' (1953) and thriller ''Gumnaam'' (1965). Career Raja Nawathe had commenced his film career as assistant director to Raj Kapoor, for three productions from R.K. Films, viz. '' Aag'' (1948), '' Barsaat'' (1949), and ''Awaara'' (1951). His debut as independent director commenced with the film, '' Aah'', in 1953, produced by Raj Kapoor, which, at the time, did not quite make its mark at the box-office. However, the songs and music of the film are considered classics of Indian cinema. Subsequently, the film was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. Raja Nawathe's next directorial venture in 1956, '' Basant Bahar'', was a musical success. This film received the "Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi", a National Film Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiranjeevi
Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as well as some films in Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil and Kannada. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors of Telugu cinema. In a film career spanning over four decades, he won the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, three Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards, Telugu. In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Cinema of India, Indian cinema. Chiranjeevi began his acting career in 1978 with ''Punadhirallu''. However, ''Pranam Khareedu'' was released earlier at the box office. In 1987, he starred in ''Swayamkrushi'' which was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the Moscow Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayatri (actress)
Gayatri (born 23 April 1960) is an Indian actress from Punjab who is known for heroine roles in Kannada movies like '' Auto Raja'' (1980), ''Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), '' Sukha Samsarakke Hanneradu Sutragalu'' (1984), '' Jwaalamukhi'' (1985) and '' Shwetha Gulabi'' (1985). She is married to actor Anant Nag. Personal life Gayatri married actor Ananth Nag on 9 April 1987. They have a daughter, Aditi Filmography Hindi *''Victoria No. 203 as Baby Gayatri'' *'' Tapasya'' (1976) *''Mera Rakshak'' (1978) *''Safed Haathi'' (1978) *''Muqaddar Ka Sikander'' (1979) *'' Sunayana'' (1980) *''Thodisi Bewafaii'' (1980) Kannada *'' Auto Raja'' (1980) *''Vasantha Geetha'' (1980) *'' Aarada Gaaya'' (1980) *''Rusthum Jodi'' (1980) *''Kula Puthra'' (1981) *'' Indina Ramayana'' (1984) *'' Makkaliralavva Mane Thumba'' (1984) *''Sukha Samsarakke Hanneradu Suthragalu'' (1984) *'' Olave Baduku'' (1984) *'' Khiladi Aliya'' (1985) *'' Maanava Daanava''(1985) *''Maha Purusha'' (1985) *'' Shwetha Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nutan Prasad
Tadinada Varaprasad popularly known as Nutan Prasad (12 December 1945 – 30 March 2011) was an Indian actor who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He was a native of Kaikaluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. He started his film acting career in the early 1970s, and has received four state Nandi Awards. He died due to prolonged illness at the age of 65. Career In a career spanning over three decades, he acted in about a hundred films in myriad roles ranging from a villain to comedian among others. Debut and recognition Nutan Prasad started his acting career with the play ''Naa Votu'' in Guntur. His debut movie was '' Andala Ramudu'', starring along with Akkineni Nageshwara Rao in the year 1973. He continued his acting career with movies like ''Needaleni Aadadi'', and his first major break as an actor with potential came from the movie ''Muthyala Muggu''; he acted as a villain along with Rao Gopal Rao. His acting career reached its peak with the movie ''Rajadhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kavitha (actress)
Kavitha Dasaratharaj, known professionally as Kavitha, is an Indian actress and politician who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industries, she also acted in few Malayalam movies as well. She is well known for her supporting roles in Telugu-language movies like ''Aada Paandavulu'' (2013), ''Chethilo Cheyyesi'' (2010), ''Meenakshi'' (2005), and ''Yugalageetham'' (2010). She hails from Andhra Pradesh and her mother tongue is Telugu. Her husband and her son died due to COVID-19 in 2021. Film career Kavitha's family hails from Nidamarru village near Tadepalligudem city of West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh state. She entered film industry when she was 11 years old by making her debut in Tamil movie ''O Manju'' and Telugu movie ''Siri Siri Muvva'', both movies were released in 1976. She acted more than 350 movies in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada languages. Awards Filmography ''This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.'' Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades. He was highly admired and cherished for his deep and thoughtful lyrics in Telugu songs. Early life Veturi was born to Chandrasekhar Sastry and Kamalamba in Pedakallepalli, near Challapalli, Krishna into a Telugu Brahmin family. Veturi was a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was also a poet. Education Veturi completed his schooling in Diviseema, Jaggayyapeta, near Vijayawada in Krishna district, and SSLC in his grandmother's village. Later, Veturi went to Chennai for his intermediate studies and came back to Vijayawada where he completed his degree in S.R.R. Government College. He was a student of legendary Viswanatha Satyanarayana at this college. Career as a jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AVM Studios
AVM Productions is an Indian film production studio founded by A. V. Meiyappan. It is the final oldest survived studio in India. The filming studios are located in Vadapalani, Chennai. It has produced over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi cinema. AVM has introduced numerous actors in Southern industries, some of the prominent actors are Sivaji Ganesan, Rajkumar, S. S. Rajendran, Vyjayanthimala, Kamal Haasan and many more. The AVM Studios besides the shooting floors, has recording, dubbing and a preview theatre. The complex also houses facilities for production and post production processing. Early history Born on 28 July 1907, Avichi Meiyappan hailed from a Nattukottai Nagarathar family of Karaikkudi in Tamil Nadu. Avichi Chettiar ran a mini-department store, named AV & Sons. It sold gramophone records. Meiyappan, who joined his father's shop even as a teenager, decided to produce gramophone records instead of merely marketing them. He came to Madras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapoorna Studios
Annapurna Studios is an Indian film production company, founded in 1976 by the actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR). Located in the heart of Hyderabad, India the studio mainly provides services for films including sound stages for set construction, outdoor sets, floors, back-lots, data storage, editing, dubbing, foley/SFX, visual effects, digital intermediate, Dolby Vision/HDR, stereo and near field mixing, Dolby Atmos sound mixing, 5.1/7.1/9.1 sound mixing, conforming and mastering, HD/UHD/DCP mastering, screening theatres among other amenities. In 2011, the Akkineni Family launched a non-profitable educational institute called the Annapurna International School of Film and Media. ANR's family serve as directors on the company board. Foundation The studio was inaugurated by the then President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on 14 January 1976. Studio floors and backlots Annapurna Studios built its first studio floor in 1976 which spans an area of . The second studio was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramakrishna Studios
Ramakrishna Cine Studios (Telugu: రామకృష్ణ సినీ స్టూడియోస్) is a film production house and studio facility located at Nacharam, Hyderabad, India. It was constructed by N. T. Rama Rao in memory of his son Rama Krishna. The first film shot in the studio was ''Daana Veera Soora Karna'' (1977). History N. T. Rama Rao started Ramakrishna Cine Studio on Golkonda X Roads in 1976. It was closed and shifted to Nacharam. Currently known as Ramakrishna Horticultural Cine Studio, it has permanent sets which are suitable for shooting mythological films. Filmography # ''Tatamma Kala'' (1974) # ''Vemulawada Bheemakavi'' (1975) # ''Daana Veera Soora Karna'' (1977) # ''Chanakya Chandragupta'' (1977) # ''Akbar Salim Anarkali'' (1978) # '' Sri Rama Pattabhishekam'' (1978) # ''Driver Ramudu'' (1979) # '' Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kalyanam'' (1979) # ''Anuraga Devata'' (1982) # '' Chanda Sasanudu'' (1983) # ''Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VMC Pictures
VMC may refer to: Education * Van Mildert College, Durham, a constituent college of Durham University, England * Vincent Massey Collegiate (Montreal), a high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Government Vellore Medical College, a medical college in Adukkamparai, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India Organisations * Valencian Media Corporation, a Spanish media company * Vellore Municipal Corporation, the civic body that governs the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India * Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, the civic body that governs the city of Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India * Virgin Mobile Canada, a mobile brand wholly owned by Bell Mobility in Canada * Vruwink MotorCycles, a Sidecarcross frame manufacturer * Vulcan Materials Company, a producer of construction materials Technology * Variational Monte Carlo, an algorithm for approximating the ground state of a quantum system * Vista Media Center, the Windows Media Center included with Windows Vista * Visual Monitoring Camera, a camera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
