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Nikesha Patel
Nikesha Patel is a British-Indian actress. She debuted in the 2010 Telugu film '' Puli'' and later went on to work in more than 30 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam cinema as a lead. Early life Nikesha Patel was born to a Gujarati family in the United Kingdom and raised there. She is born and brought up in Cardiff, Wales and her parents still reside in Pontypridd, Wales. She was a finalist in the 2006 Miss Wales beauty pageant. And won 5 titles for miss India UK. She called herself "a terrible actor" and said that she was rejected six times by Peter Woolridge's acting school in three years, but she finally made a diploma in acting. Since she was 15, she has been part of BBC TV shows like ''Casualty'', '' Tracy Beaker'' and ''Doctor Who''. Career Patel then moved to India planning to work in Bollywood. She got an offer from actor and filmmaker Dev Anand, who was a friend of her father, to act in his film ''Beauty Queen'', but it was shelved. She made her film debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. Cardiff Built-up Area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth. Cardiff is the main commercial centre of Wales as well as the base for the Senedd. At the 2021 census, the unitary authority area population was put at 362,400. The popula ... [...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] |
Dakota Picture
''Dakota Picture'' () is a 2012 Indian Kannada-language film directed by Om Prakash Rao, starring Rockline Venkatesh, Nikesha Patel and Doddanna in lead roles. Plot Anthony dies of shock when he learns he has won the lottery. Chaos ensues when the lottery ticket seller and others associated with Anthony try to claim the prize money. Cast * Rockline Venkatesh as Krishna * Nikesha Patel as Radha * Doddanna as Lachchanna * Mukhyamantri Chandru as Halappa * Shashikumar * Om Prakash Rao * Sundar Raj * Umesh * Mandeep Roy * Malathi Sardeshpande * Raju Talikote as Anthony * Rockline Sudhakar * Sarigama Viji * Sneha Siyon Reception A critic from ''The Times of India'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and says "Though there is no leading star as hero, Rockline Venkatesh and Omprakash have managed to keep the movie alive. But it is Doddanna as lottery agent and Mukhya Manthri Chandru who steal the show with their good performance". A critic from ''The New Indian Express'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka. Kannada was the court language of some of the most powerful dynasties of south and central India, namely the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas, Yadava Dynasty or Seunas, Western Ganga dynasty, Wodeyars of Mysore, Nayakas of Keladi Hoysalas and the Vijayanagara empire. The official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka, it also has scheduled status in India and has been included among the country's designated classical languages.Kuiper (2011), p. 74R Zydenbos in Cushman S, Cavanagh C, Ramazani J, Rouzer P, ''The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics: Fourth Edition'', p. 767, Princeton Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rambha Urvasi Menaka
M. S. Raju is an Indian film producer, screenwriter, and director who works in Telugu cinema. He is the founder and owner of the film production company Sumanth Art Productions. He won three Filmfare Awards becoming the first producer to receive three consecutive Filmfare Awards for the films ''Okkadu'' (2003), '' Varsham'' (2004), and ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005). He also produced the successful films ''Sathruvu'' (1991), ''Devi'' (1999), ''Manasantha Nuvve'' (2001), and ''Nee Sneham'' (2002). Early life M. S. Raju's father Rayaparaju owned hundreds of acres of land in erstwhile West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Rayaparaju sold all the properties there and migrated to Madras. Producer Arjuna Raju of Roja Movies is a cousin of his father. Inspired by him, his father became a film producer and made five to six films. Career M. S. Raju was interested in films right from his childhood. After completing his education, he started his career in films with the hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srinagar Kitty
Krishna (born 8 July 1977) known by his stage name Srinagara Kitty, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Kannada television series and films. He started off as a child artist working in a host of television serialized dramas before making his film debut in 2003 in small supporting roles. His first major film as a lead actor was ''Inthi Ninna Preethiya'' (2008) which opened to positive reviews with his performance being noted. Following this, he featured in many feature films, notably '' Mathe Mungaru'' (2010), '' Savaari'' (2009), ''Hudugaru'' (2011) and ''Sanju Weds Geetha'' (2011). The success of these films established him as one of the leading actors in Kannada cinema. Family and early background Kitty comes from a joint family where he is the last child born to his parents. He is married to TV producer Bhavana Belegere and is the son-in-law of noted writer, journalist and TV Presenter Ravi Belagere. Career Television He started his career early as a Child artist with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thalaivan
''Thalaivan'' is a 2014 Tamil film directed by Ramesh Selvan and produced by Chithirai Selvan. The film features Bas, the younger brother of politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and Nikesha Patel in the lead roles, while the ensemble cast features Santhanam, Suman and Jayaprakash amongst others. The film was released on 18 April 2014. Cast *Bas as Bas *Nikesha Patel as Anusha *Santhanam as Kannan * Monica * Suman *Vincent Asokan *Jayaprakash *Subbaraju as ACP * Suresh Krishna *Suman Setty * Swaminathan as Professor *Manobala *Kovai Sarala *VTV Ganesh *Vasu Vikram * T. P. Gajendran * O. A. K. Sundar as Muthukumar * Aarthi as Anushka's friend *Muthukaalai *Ravi as Police officer *Abhishek *Kota Srinivasa Rao (cameo appearance) *Powerstar Srinivasan (cameo appearance) Production The film is the home production of the newcomer lead comedian, V. Bhaskaran alias Bas, brother to politician T. T. V. Dhinakaran and a nephew of VK Sasikala. The actor is in his 40s and had previously been t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a SIIMA Award with three nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Singh has worked in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil cinema with '' Venkatadri Express'' (2013), '' Yaariyan'' (2014), ''Loukyam'' (2014), '' Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), ''Sarrainodu'' (2016), ''Dhruva'' (2016), ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' (2017), ''Spyder'' (2017), ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' (2017), ''De De Pyaar De'' (2019), and ''Doctor G'' (2022). Early life Rakul Preet Singh was born on 10 October 1990 in a Sikh family in New Delhi. Rakul did her schooling from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and later completed a degree in mathematics at Jesus and Mary College. Her father was an army officer. Her mother is Rajender Kaur and father is Kulwinder Singh. Her younger brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautham Karthik
Gautham Karthik (born 12 September 1989) is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He made his acting debut in Mani Ratnam's '' Kadal'' (2013). Early life and background Gautham Karthik was born to actor Karthik and his first wife, actress Ragini. He is the grandson of actor R. Muthuraman. He grew up in Udhagamandalam and graduated from Christ University, Bangalore, when film-maker Mani Ratnam approached him. Before that, Gautham was not connected with the film industry. He holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology, English & Media. In college he performed as a guitarist and vocalist in the band ''Dead End Street''. He married actress Manjima Mohan, his co-star in the movie Devarattam, on November 28, 2022. Career Reports as early as 2003 suggested that actor Karthik was interested in directing a film with his son in the lead role, though the project never took off. During a press conference in December 2009, Karthik revealed that his son, Gautham, would make his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yennamo Yedho
''Yennamo Yedho'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language romantic comedy film directed by Ravi Thyagarajan starring Gautham Karthik, Rakul Preet Singh, and Nikesha Patel. A remake of the Telugu film ''Ala Modalaindi'', the film was produced by Ravi Prasad Productions and has music by D. Imman. Gopi Jagadeeswaran was the cinematographer and Lalgudi N Illayaraja, of ''Vishwaroopam'' fame, was the art director. The film released on 25 April 2014 to mixed reviews. The film's title was based on the Enamo Aedho, song of the same name from ''Ko (film), Ko''. In 2019, the film was dubbed in Hindi language, Hindi as ''Ajab Ashique Ki Gazab Kahani''. Cast * Gautham Karthik as Gautham * Prabhu (actor), Prabhu as Chakravarthi * Rakul Preet Singh as Nithya * Nikesha Patel as Kavya * Amit Bhargav as Anand * Anupama Kumar as Lakshmi, Gautham's mother * Azhagam Perumal as Narayanan, Nithya's father * Surekha Vani as Nithya's mother * Sai Prashanth as Gautham's brother-in-law * Madhan Bob as Madhan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakul (actor)
Nakkhul Jaidev is an Indian actor and playback singer who works in Tamil cinema. He debuted as one of the lead actors in the 2003 film ''Boys (2003 film), Boys'' directed by S. Shankar. He sang his first song in the soundtrack album for ''Anniyan'' (2005). Career 2003–2009: Beginning Nakul was just 19 years old when he was chosen for the part of Juju in Shankar's coming-of-age film ''Boys (2003 film), Boys'' (2003). His family had initially sent some pictures of his elder brother Mayur to Shankar's office, but after seeing Nakkhul in one of the pictures, Shankar approached him to portray a leading role alongside an ensemble cast of newcomers. The film opened in August 2003 to mixed reviews but the high-profile nature of the technical team ensured that the film was publicized and took a good opening at the box office. He then subsequently did a Telugu language film titled ''Keelu Gurram'', in which he played a supporting role, which didn’t do well at the box office. He strug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amali Thumali
K. S. Adhiyaman is an Indian film director and producer, who has directed Hindi and Tamil films. Career Adhiyaman apprenticed under director K. Vijayan for eight films in the late 1980s, before deciding to become a film maker. After beginning his directorial career with a relatively unnoticed film in ''Thoorathu Sondham'' (1992), Adhiyaman wrote the dialogues for Suresh Menon's well received films ''Pudhiya Mugam'' (1993) and '' Paasamalargal'' (1994) and subsequently bagged the opportunity to make another film. ''Thotta Chinungi'', a relationship drama featuring an ensemble cast of Raghuvaran, Karthik, Revathi, Devayani, Rohini and Nagendra Prasad, won critical acclaim and performed well at the box office. He then featured as an actor in ''Thalaimurai'' (1998) directed by Saravana Pandian and won acclaim for his performance, while making another family drama titled ''Swarnamukhi'' which had Parthiban and Prakash Raj in leading roles. Adhiyaman then chose to direct his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
