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Nanna (telugu Serial)
Nanna or Nana was a popular Telugu television show. The show aired on Gemini TV from 5 April 2004 as a bi-weekly serial on Monday and Tuesday at 9pm and later shifting to Saturday and Sunday 7pm, ending on 23 January 2005 with 86 episodes. The serial was based on a novel by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy which was earlier made into a feature film. The serial won the ''Best T.V. Serial - 2004'' Nandi Award. Production The show was produced by Venkat Dega and Ganga Raju Gunnam, with the company Just Yellow Media, and directed by Muralikrishna Mudidhani. The script was written by Aasam Srinivas, based on a novel by Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy. The show's music was composed by Kalyani Mallik. This show again replay in Maa tv at 11:30 A.M. Cast *Nutan Prasad as a Kakarla Dasaratha Ramayya *Master Vamsi Mohan as Siddhart “Siddu” *Naveen as Kakarla Sambasivarao “Sambudu” *Anitha Chowdary as Julie/Sarada *Preeti Amin/Swathi as Kavitha (Sambasiva's wife) *Raghunatha Reddy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dramedy
Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical hour-long legal or medical drama, but exhibit far fewer jokes-per-minute as in a typical half-hour sitcom. In the United States Examples from United States television include: ''M*A*S*H'', '' Moonlighting'', '' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'', '' Northern Exposure'', '' Ally McBeal'', '' Sex and the City'', '' Desperate Housewives'' and '' Scrubs''. The term "dramedy" was coined to describe the late 1980s wave of shows, including ''The Wonder Years'', '' Hooperman'', ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and '' Frank's Place''. See also * List of comedy drama television series * Black comedy *Dramatic structure * Melodrama * Seriousness *Tragicomedy *Psychological drama References Comedy drama Drama Drama is the specific Mode (lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gangaraju Gunnam
Gunnam Gangaraju is an Indian producer, screenwriter, and director known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu television. He is best known as the creator and co-producer of the TV sitcom ''Amrutham'' (2001–2007), widely considered to be the greatest Telugu comedy TV series of all time. He received two National Film Awards for the films '' Aithe'' (2003) and ''Bommalata'' (2004) that he produced. He also won five state Nandi Awards. His other notable works include '' Little Soldiers'' (1996), '' Anukokunda Oka Roju'' (2005), and '' Amma Cheppindi'' (2006). Along with his friend Venkat Dega, he founded the company Just Yellow, which started off as an IT services firm and later ventured into TV and film production. Early life Gunnam Gangaraju is born and brought up in Kakinada. He is the only son to his parents and has three sisters. He was put up in a boarding school at the age of five. He studied up to sixth standard in St. Josephs Convent in Kakinada. He moved to Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949 in Vijayawada) is a Telugu writer known for writing thriller plots. Writings Murthy wrote many novels and short stories. The film '' Jyothi Lakshmi'' (2015) is based on one of his novels, ''Mrs. Parankusam''. Phani Ramachandra made three Kannada movies based on his novels: '' Ganeshana Maduve'', '' Gauri Ganesha'', and ''Nanendu Nimmavane''. His movie ''Ganesha I Love You'' had core plot elements adapted from the novel ''Rendu Rella Aaru''. Novels # ''Adigo Puli'' (thriller) # ''Anaganaga Oka Atidhi'' # '' Andamina Jeevitam'' # ''Bluff Master'' # ''The Guest'' # ''Yamaya Namaha'' # ''Adyatmika Chinna Kathalu'' # ''Chantabbai'' (comedy novel): Made into Telugu movie ''Chantabbai'' # ''Colonel Ekalingam Adventures Parts 1, 2 & 3 (comedy)'' # ''D For Death (thriller)'' # ''Death certificate'' (thriller) # ''Dongaata'' (thriller) # ''Dabbevariki Chedu'' (thriller) – made into Telugu movie of same name # ''Daivam Vaipu' ... [...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 ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivannarayana Naripeddi
Sivannarayana Naripeddi is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films and television. He is best known for his role as 'Appaji' in the popular Telugu TV sitcom '' Amrutham'' (20012007). He won the Nandi Award for Best Comedian for A''mmamma.com'' TV show. He acted in more than 150 films including '' Grahanam'' (2004), ''Darling'' (2010), '' Amrutham Chandamamalo'' (2014). Early life Sivannarayana was born in Sivaramapuram, Thalluru Mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. He completed his primary education in Sivaramapuram and Thalluru. He shifted to Hyderabad after 1980 and completed his bachelor's degree in Secunderabad. He also completed his master's degree in Theatre at Hyderabad Central University. He has theater experience from his childhood. He is married to Anuradha and has two sons who have settled in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyani Malik
Kalyani Malik is an Indian music director and playback singer in Telugu cinema. Since achieving recognition through Chandra Sekhar Yeleti's film '' Aithe'' (2003), Malik has provided musical scores for many other films. His most recent works are composing for '' Oohalu Gusagusalade'' (2014) and as sound supervisor for '' Baahubali: The Beginning''. He is known by various other names Kalyan Koduri, Kalyana Ramana, Kalyani Koduri, Kalyani, Koduri Kalyan. Early life Kalyani Malik was born as "Koduri Kalyani". He born and brought up in Kovvur, to Siva Shakthi Datta and Bhanumathi. He is the brother of music composer M. M. Keeravani and cousin to director S. S. Rajamouli, S. S. Kanchi and M. M. Srilekha. Kalyan has always been close to music and cinema. At a very young age, his inclination to music made him start assisting his brother M. M. Keeravani. His uncle V. Vijayendra Prasad is a popular script writer in the Indian film industry. Name His birth name was Kalyani. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu People
Telugu people ( te, తెలుగువారు, Teluguvāru), or Telugus, or Telugu vaaru, are the largest of the four major Dravidian ethnolinguistic groups in terms of population. Telugus are native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and the Yanam district of Puducherry. A significant number of Telugus also reside in the surrounding Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, and Odisha, as well in the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Telugus claim descent from the Andhras, from whom the Telugus inherit their ethnonym. Telugu is the fourth most spoken language in India and the 15th most spoken language in the world. Andhra was mentioned in the Sanskrit epics such as Aitareya Brahmana (by some estimates c. 800 BCE). According to Aitareya Brahmana of the Rigveda, the Andhras left North India from the banks of river Yamuna and migrated to South India. They are mentioned at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Andhra Pradesh
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, ''Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as '' Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini TV
Gemini TV is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel. It was launched on 9 February 1995 by Gemini Group, owned by A. Manohar Prasad (grandson of L. V. Prasad), in association with Sun TV Network. In 1996-97, Sun TV Network acquired a controlling interest in the channel. Gemini TV is the first satellite TV channel in Telugu. The channel's programming consists of Telugu-language serials, films, film-based programs and game shows alongside some reality shows. The channel's HD feed, Gemini TV HD was launched on 11 December 2011. History Gemini TV was launched on 9 February 1995. It is founded by Gemini Group of Hyderabad (run by A. Manohar Prasad, grandson of L. V. Prasad), in association with Sun TV Network. In 1996-97, Sun TV Network acquired a controlling interest in the channel. Gemini TV is the first satellite TV channel in Telugu. Gemini TV began with only a four-hour service via a Rimsat satellite uplinked from Singapore. Later it expanded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eenadu
''Eenadu'' () is the largest circulated Telugu-language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.IRS 2012 Q1 Topline Findings p. 11 According to the Indian Readership Survey (IRS) Q2 2019, Eenadu ranks eighth among the most circulated Indian-language dailies with a total readership (TR) of 1,614,105. It was founded by in 1974. Name ''Eenadu'' is a polysemic word which has two meanings in |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
