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Ottesi Cheputunna
''Ottesi Cheputunna'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy-drama film directed by E. Satthi Babu. The film stars Srikanth, Sravanthi (her Telugu debut), Sivaji and Sunil. The plot follows Surya (Srikanth), an orphan who considers himself unlucky from his childhood. Divya (Sravanthi) becomes a lucky charm for him, but she is already in love with Dileep (Sivaji). The film has music composed by Vidyasagar and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. ''Ottesi Cheputunna'' released on 11 April 2003. Plot Surya is the only child of two loving parents. He considers himself unlucky because he tends to lose whatever he wished for. Later, Surya loses both his parents in a car accident and is sent to an orphanage. Surya grows to become an assistant manager in Corporation Bank. His childhood friend Nela Baludu joins the same bank as a peon. One day, Nela Baludu informs Surya that he was selected to be promoted as a manager, but it does not happen. Unhappy with his fate, a drunke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintapalli Ramana
Chintapalli Venkata Ramana Babu (born in Palakol, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a Telugu film writer. His screen name is Chintapalli Ramana. Personal life Chintapalli Ramana was born in Palakol, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father, Chintapalli Suryanarayana Reddy, was a stage drama writer and director. Career Chintapalli Ramana worked as a dialogue writer for nearly forty films, out of which thirty were super hits. Before entering into the Tollywood, he had written and directed many stage dramas. In the early days of his film career he worked as an associate director with the name Chintapalli Ramanaareddy for many films. He had been introduced as a dialogue writer through the film ''Chinnabbulu''. After that he wrote dialogues for the film '' Suswagatham''. His third film was '' Tholi Prema'', which became a trendsetter in the Telugu film industry. Chintapalli Ramana worked with Tollywood top directors namely YVS Chowdary, Srinu Vaitla, Puri Jagann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babu Mohan
Pally Babu Mohan known as Babu Mohanis an Indian actor and politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He prominently works in Telugu films as a comedian and is a former Minister for Labour in Andhra Pradesh. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian for his role in Mamagaru. Early life Babu Mohan was born in Beerolu, Khammam district of Telangana, India. His father was a teacher. He worked as a government employee in the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, revenue department of Andhra Pradesh. He later left this job to pursue his interest in films. Film career Babu Mohan debuted in the film ''Ee Prasnaku Baduledi'', followed by ''Ahuthi'' (directed by Kodi Ramakrishna), ''Ankusam'' and then a comedy character in ''Mamagaru''. The last of these established his reputation as a comedian. After this film, Babu Mohan and Kota Srinivasa Rao developed a comedy partnership and are one of the most celebrated duos, for which many producers created special characters. The pair played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asha Saini
Flora Saini, also known by her screen name Asha Saini, is an Indian actress and model. She predominantly works in Bollywood, and also appeared in a number of Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. Since her debut in ''Prema Kosam'' (1999), she has acted in over 50 films and co-starred with noted actors like Rajinikanth, Balakrishna, Siddhant ''Siddhant'' (also spelled Siddhanth, translation: Principle) is an Indian TV show starring Pawan Shankar in the title role, broadcast on the now defunct Star One channel from 1 December 2004 – 9 November 2005. It was produced by Anurradha Pra ..., Sudeep, Shivarajkumar, Vijaykanth, Prabhu (actor), Prabhu, Karthik (actor), Karthik, Jagapati Babu and Rajasekhar (actor), Rajasekhar. Early life Born in Chandigarh to an army officer, Flora began her schooling in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. She continued her education in the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi. Her family then moved to Kolkata, where sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautam Raju
Gautam Raju is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh predominantly acted in Telugu films. He acted in more than 200 films. He got two Nandi Awards as a Best Male Comedian. He also received Rajababu award. Early and personal life Gautam Raju was born in Rajolu, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India. His son Krishna also entered the film industry. Career He moved to Hyderabad in search of a job. He was also trying to get a chance in films because of his interest in acting. He made his debut as an actor with the film '' Vasantha Geetam'' starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Later he acted in Sri Katna Leelalu, '' Coolie No.1'', ''Gharana Mogudu'' gave him a good break. Filmography * '' Vasantha Geetam'' (1984) * ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1989) * '' Coolie No. 1'' (1991) * ''Gharana Mogudu'' (1992) * '' President Gari Pellam'' (1992) * ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu'' (1993) * '' Hello Brother'' (1994) * ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995) * ''Maato Pettukoku'' (1995) * ''Sisindri'' (1995) * ''Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao
Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao (10 August 1946 – 2 November 2015), popularly known as Kondavalasa, was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. Background Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao was born on 10 August 1946 in Srikakulam. He was an employee at Visakhapatnam Port Trust. Before appearing in films, Kondavalasa was a stage actor, having given more than 1000 stage performances. Director Vamsy gave him an opportunity in his film ''Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru''. His famous dialogue ''Aithe okay'' (trsl. "Then it's okay") from the film ''Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru'' increased his popularity. He went on to appear in over 65 Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ... films. Death Kondavala died on 2 November 2015. He was being trea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Bhagavaan
Krishna Bhagavan (), (born 2 July 1965) is an actor in Tollywood, who has appeared in more than 350 films, mostly as a comedian. He is also well known as a writer. Early life Krishna Bhagavan was born Veeraraju Paparao Chowdary in Kaikavolu, a small village in the East Godavari District to Veeraraju Meenavalli and Veeraraju Lakshmi Kantham. He spent his childhood in Kaikavolu and went to Pedapudi to study at Gandhi Memorial School there. He used to cross the farms and a small canal to go to his school. Personal life He is married to Lakshmi and has one daughter. Career He was very interested in acting since childhood and acted in school plays. His first professional drama was ''Pending File'', in which he played the role of Parandhamayya but, as he went on the stage, he forgot his lines completely. It was a memorable experience for him as a drama artiste. He then went to Chennai to start his film career. He did a screen test for '' Kranti Kumar'', where he was one among 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kallu Chidambaram
Kolluru Chidambara Rao (10 October 1945 – 19 October 2015), known professionally as Kallu Chidambaram, was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. Chidambaram is one of the finest comedians of Telugu cinema. Chidambaram started his career as a theatre artist while working as an Assistant Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust. He made his film debut in 1988 with ''Kallu'' from which acquired his stage name. He had garnered the state Nandi Special Jury Award for the film. Early life Chidambaram was born in Vizianagaram of Andhra Pradesh, India. He was married and has two sons and two daughters. Career While working full-time as an Engineer in Visakhapatnam Port Trust, he has acted in a variety of roles in the films of directors such as E. V. V. Satyanarayana, M. V. Raghu , S.V.Krishna Reddy, and Relangi Narasimha Rao, had given him exclusively comic roles in their films. In 1995, the Telugu socio-fantasy film ''Ammoru'', directed by Kodi Ramakrishna Kodi R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovai Sarala
Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' Poovellam Un Vasam'' (2001) and ''Uliyin Osai'' (2008). She has also won the two Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian and the Vijay Award for Best Comedian for her performance in '' Kanchana'' (2011). She is now part of Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam Party. Early and present life Kovai Sarala was born in a Malayali family in Thrissur, Tamil Nadu (then in Kerala State). She had developed interest in acting, after watching MGR's films. She completed her studies and entered the film industry with the support of her sister and father. She got her first film offer when she was in the 9th standard and acted with Vijayakumar and K. R. Vijaya in the film ''Velli Ratham''. She was in Class 10, when she played a 32-year-old pregnant woman M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghunatha Reddy
Raghunatha Reddy is an Indian actor from Andhra Pradesh. He acted in more than 370 films. Apart from Telugu, he also acted in Tamil, Hindi and Bhojpuri films. He appears in Telugu TV serials also. Early life He was born in Vijayawada to the couple Krishna Reddy and Samrajyamma. He is married to Annapoorna. They have three kids, Sudha Lakshmi, Aruna and Sudhakar Reddy. Career He has had stage experience from 1966 to 1996. He made his debut in films with the Sobhan Babu-starrer ''Sarpa Yagam'' in 1991, produced by D. Ramanaidu Daggubati Ramanaidu (6 June 1936 – 18 February 2015) was an Indian film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. He founded Suresh Productions in 1964 which became of one of the largest film production companies in India. He was placed i ... and directed by Paruchuri Brothers. Filmography References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Raghunatha Telugu male actors Living people Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallikarjuna Rao (actor)
Mallikarjuna Rao (13 December 1951 – 24 June 2008) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Telugu films. Rao, popularly known as ''Battala Satti'' for his role in the movie ''Ladies Tailor''. He has acted in many movies in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam languages. He acted in around 375 Telugu movies over the last 25 years. Early life He was born in Kasimkota Anakapalle, Visakhapatnam district. Career Mallikarjuna Rao started his career in films in 1973. He became popular with role of 'Battala Sattigadu' in Ladies Tailor directed by Vamsi. Ladies Tailor, Hello Brother, Tammudu and Badri are some of the films in which he excelled audience with his comedy. Telugu actor, writer Tanikella Bharani treats Mallikarjuna Rao as his guru and to his credit Mallikarjuna Rao introduced L.B. Sriram, actor cum writer to director Vamsi, who gave chance to LB Sriram in his movie. Mallikarjuna Rao was the general secretary of the Movie Artists Association. He also served as the chairm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaya Prakash Reddy
Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. Born in Sirvel of Andhra Pradesh, he came into the limelight with the film ''Samarasimha Reddy'' (1999) where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. He acted as an antagonist in several films such as ''Jayam Manade Raa'' (2000) and '' Chennakesava Reddy'' (2002). Later in his career, he was also featured in many comic roles. He died at his home in Guntur on 8 September 2020, at an age of 74, from massive cardiac arrest. He was honoured with Special Jury Award (Alexander) for his contribution to Tollywood at the 16th Santosham Film Awards. Selected filmography Telugu films Tamil films Kannada films Awards *Nandi Award for Best Villain - Jayam Manadera (2000) (in Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudha (actress)
Sudha (born Hema Sudha) is an Indian actress who predominantly played character roles in Telugu films. Born and brought up in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu, she has acted in more than 500 Telugu films. She was felicitated on 31 January 2014, in Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, for her work in Telugu films. Filmography Telugu * ''Gang Leader'' (1991) * ''Rowdy Alludu'' (1991) * ''Talli Tandrulu'' (1991) * '' President Gari Pellam'' (1992) * '' Aame'' (1994) * '' Hello Brother'' (1994) * ''Bangaru Kutumbam'' (1994) * ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995) * ''Gharana Bullodu'' (1995) * ''Ghatotkachudu'' (1995) * ''Sankalpam'' (1995) * '' Criminal'' (1995) * '' Nethaji'' (1996) * ''Ramudochadu'' (1996) * '' Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi'' (1996) * '' Subhakankshalu'' (1997) * ''Preminchukundam Raa'' (1997) * ''Pelli Peetalu'' (1998) * '' Srimathi Vellostha'' (1998) * '' Swayamvaram'' (1999) * '' Sultan'' (1999) * ''Preminche Manasu'' (1999) * ''Anaganaga Oka Ammayi'' (1999) * ''Ravoyi Chandamama'' (1999) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |