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Nandi Award For Best Villain ...
The Nandi Award for Best Villain winners since 1985: See also * Nandi Awards * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Villain Villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandi Award
The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after the big granite bull at Lepakshi — a cultural and historical symbol of the Telugu people. Nandi Awards are presented in four categories: Gold (Swarnam), Silver (Rajatam), Bronze (Kamsyam), and Copper (Raagi). A variant, the Nandi Natakotsavam Awards for Theatre, is also given every year by the government for social, mythological and poetic dramas. History The Government of Andhra Pradesh commissioned the Nandi Film Awards to recognise and commend the best films produced in the Telugu language in Andhra Pradesh from 1964 onwards. The objective of the film awards is to encourage the production of films in the Telugu language with high technical excellence and aesthetic values bearing cultural, educational, and social relevance and also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Sood
Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster '' Arundhati''. In 2010, he garnered the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his performance in Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for his role in ''Julayi''. Sood's other successful works include ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), '' Ashok'' (2006), ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), ''Kandireega'' (2011), ''Dookudu'' (2011), ''Shootout at Wadala'' (2013), '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013), '' Happy New Year'' (2014), ''Devi'' (2016), ''Kung Fu Yoga'' (2017), ''Simmba'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahuti Prasad
Ahuti Prasad (born Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad; 2 January 1958 – 4 January 2015) was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu film industry. He was renowned for the wide variety of roles he played, including father-figure, comedian, and antagonist. Prasad appeared in over 150 films in his career spanning nearly three decades. He got his moniker "Ahuti" after playing the antagonist in the film ''Ahuti'' (1988). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards. Early life and family Ahuti Prasad was born on 2 January 1958 as Adusumilli Janardhan Vara Prasad to A. Ranga Rao and Hymavathi. Originally from Koduru of Krishna District near Mudinepally, his family migrated to Raichur in Karnataka when he was a child. He became interested in acting during his college days and sought a career as an actor. However, his parents were firmly against him pursuing a career in acting - he therefore completed his bachelor's degree before taking their permission to join a film institute. After completing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopichand (actor)
Tottempudi Gopichand (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action films, he made his debut with ''Tholi Valapu'' (2001) in a lead role. After playing an antagonist in films such as '' Jayam'' (2002), ''Nijam'' (2003) and ''Varsham'' (2004), he got his breakthrough with ''Yagnam'' in 2004. His notable works include ''Yagnam'' (2004), Andhrudu (2005), ''Ranam'' (2006), Lakshyam(2007),''Souryam'' (2008), '' Golimaar'' (2010), '' Sahasam'' (2013), ''Loukyam'' (2014), '' Jil'' (2015), ''Seetimaarr'' (2021), and ''Pakka Commercial'' (2022). He is fondly referred to as ''Action Star'' and ''Macho Star''. Early life Gopichand was born in a village near Tangutur in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the younger son of the filmmaker T. Krishna and was 8 years old when his father died. He was schooled at Nil Desperandum, Ongole (established by his father) and Ramakrishna Mission school, Chennai. He studied mechanica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangotri (film)
''Gangotri'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language drama film which was released on 28 March 2003 and was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The cinematography was by Chota K. Naidu. The actors Allu Arjun and Aditi Agarwal played the leading roles. This was Allu Arjun's debut as an actor and K. Raghavendra Rao's 100th film as a director. Allu Aravind and C. Ashwini Dutt produced the film. Plot Neelakantham Naidu is a big factionist who has a loyal confidant Narasimha, who is willing to give his life for the sake of his master. After many years, Neelakantham's wife Tulasi gives birth to a baby girl, but all the earlier babies born to Neelakantham died due to some unknown reason. The priests advise Neelakantham to name his daughter Gangotri. They also warn Neelakantham that the child has 'jalagandam', hence they ask him to take Gangotri to the holy place of Gangotri (after which she was named) in the Himalayas and perform 'abhyangana snanam' (bathe with turmeric, milk, etc.) for the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards, eight Nandi Awards, eight Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, five Filmfare Awards South, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and three Vijay Awards. Apart from his mother tongue Kannada, Raj's fluency in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, English, and Marathi has placed him among the most sought after actors in Indian cinema. After working in stage shows and television in Kannada for a few years, Raj ventured into films. He made his debut in Tamil cinema through ''Duet'' (1994), by K. Balachander, and has since been a commercially successful film star in Tamil. In remembrance, he named his production company Duet Movies. A polyglot, he played a variety of roles, most notably as the antagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sye (2004 Film)
''Sye'' () () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language sports action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli from a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The story has a rugby union backdrop. Nithiin and Genelia D'Souza star while Shashank and Pradeep Rawat play other crucial roles. In the film, two rival groups in a college—Science led by Prudhvi and Arts led by Shashank—fight for superiority through the game of rugby, until a local gangster Bhikshu Yadav takes over their college. This was Rajamouli's third film after the successes of '' Student No.1'' and '' Simhadri''. It has music composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography and editing by K. K. Senthil Kumar and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao respectively. The film earned ₹11 crore distributors' share (US$2.4 million) against a production budget of ₹10.2 crore (US$2.2 million) and was commercially successful. The film won four Nandi Awards. Plot Prudhvi (Nithiin) and Shashank ( Shashank) are the leaders of two warring student groups in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradeep Rawat (actor)
Pradeep Rawat (born 21 January 1952) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language films. Notable for playing villainous roles, Rawat's first appearance was in B.R. Chopra's ''Mahabharat'' as Ashwatthama. He appeared in '' Yug'' as a British police officer Marshal. He also played various roles in serial Jai Mata Di He was in memorable roles in Bollywood films such as ''Sarfarosh'' as Sultan, in ''Lagaan'' as Deva, in '' Ghajini'' (2005) as Ram and Lakshman, and in its Hindi remake '' Ghajini'' (2008) as the title character. Rawat was introduced into Telugu cinema with the film '' Sye''. In Tamil cinema his memorable hit was '' Ghajini'' where he appeared in a double role. He debuted in Kannada cinema with '' Parodi''; Malayalam cinema with ''China Town''; Bengali cinema with ''Hero 420'' and Bhojpuri cinema with ''Crack Fighter''. Awards * 2004: Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award (Telugu) for ' Sye'' * 2004: Winner, Santosham Best Villain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danger (2005 Film)
Danger is a lack of safety and may refer to: Places * Danger Cave, an archaeological site in Utah * Danger Island, Great Chagos Bank, Indian Ocean * Danger Island, alternate name of Pukapuka Atoll in the Cook Islands, Pacific Ocean * Danger Islands, Antarctica * Danger Point, a coastal feature and cliff face in Devon, England * Point Danger (Portland), Victoria, Australia * Point Danger (Torquay), Victoria, Australia * Point Danger (Tweed Heads), on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, Australia People * Danger (musician) (born 1984), stage name of French electronic musician Franck Rivoire * Danger Quintana (born 1994), Cuban former volleyball player Films and television * ''Danger'' (TV series), a 1950s live drama anthology TV series * ''Danger'' (2005 film), a 2005 film written and directed by Krishna Vamsi starring Allari Naresh * ''Danger'', a 2005 film written by Ajay Sastry * ''Danger'' (2022 film), a recent horror thriller film Music Groups and labels * Dang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naramalli Sivaprasad
Naramalli Sivaprasad (10 June 1951 – 21 September 2019) was an Indian film actor turned politician, belonging to Telugu Desam Party. In the 2009 election he was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Chittoor constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He dressed himself up in many roles in protesting against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state. He was also one of the MPs who were suspended for protesting in Indian Parliament against the bifurcation of the state. He also protested by dressing himself up as B. R. Ambedkar demanding special status for Andhra Pradesh. Filmography Actor *Software Sudheer (2019) *Sye Aata * Balakrishnudu (2017) *Sapthagiri LLB (2017) *Software Sudheer (2019) *''Doosukeltha'' (2014) *Ayyare (2012) *Pilla Zamindar (2011) *Thakita Thakita (2010) * Brahma Lokam to Yama Lokam via Bhu lokam (2010) * Maska (2009) *Drona (2009) *Kuberulu (2008) *Baladur (2008) * Aatadista (2008) * Okka Magaadu (2008) *Tulasi (2007) *Kithakithalu (2006) * Pelliki mundu Prema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samanyudu
''Samanyudu'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language political action film produced by R. R. Venkat on R.R. Movie Makers banner and directed by Ravi C Kumar. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Kamna Jethmalani, while Sai Kumar, Ranganath, Archana, Dasari Arun Kumar, and Vinod Kumar play supporting roles. The music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film released on 19 October 2006. It won Nandi Awards for Best Story Writer and Best Villain and a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor (Telugu). Plot The film begins in ''Addam'' newspaper its editor Chandrashekhar a rectitude always fights to expose the evils in society. He reared 3 orphans Chandra, Abhi, & Aparna who have settled abroad. Once, an abrupt attempt happens on Chandrashekar. Since he is to show up major scams made by Home Minister Bhagawan Raj. Bhagawan Raj is scandalous malice who runs vicious politics and defrauded 600 crores of public money in the spam 4 years. Being aware of the plight, Chandrashekar’s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Kumar (Telugu Actor)
Pudipeddi Sai Kumar (born 27 July 1960) is an Indian actor, dubbing artist and television presenter who works predominantly in Telugu, Kannada, in addition to a few Tamil films. He has received three state Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and two SIMA Awards for his work in Telugu and Kannada. His performance in ''Prasthanam'' (2010) featured in the list of the "100 Greatest Performances of the Decade" by ''Film Companion.'' Early and personal life Sai Kumar was born to P. J. Sarma and Krishna Jyothi, as one of five children. Sarma moved from Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh to Chennai and established himself as an actor and dubbing artist while Jyothi, hails from Bagepalli, Karnataka and has acted in several Kannada films. Kumar's brothers P. Ravi Shankar and Ayyappa Sharma are also actors. They have two sisters. Kumar has a master's degree in Arts from Presidency College, Chennai and completed M.Phil. at Madras Christian College, where he also taught briefly. Sai Kumar' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |