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Pedarayudu
''Pedarayudu'' is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty and starring Mohan Babu in a dual role with Bhanupriya and Soundarya also starred in the film. Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth appears in a special appearance in the film. For his role, Mohan Babu won the Best Actor - Telugu at South Filmfare Awards. This film is a remake of the 1994 Tamil film, ''Nattamai''. The film was recorded an 'industry' hit. It was also Thalaivar's last proper Telugu film (without its dubbed version, as of 2022). Plot Pedarayudu is a kindhearted and disciplined man. He sits on the ancestral throne in his village to do justice. He hears all the cases and gives solutions to the people and punishments to the wrongdoers. His wife Lakshmi admires and respects him. His brothers Raja and Ravindra fear him but also have a lot of respect for him as he has brought them up as his children. Raja marries Bharathi, the daughter of an industrialist. She dislikes Pedarayudu because of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Ravi Raja Pinisetty is an Indian film director known for his works in the Telugu cinema with actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar (actor), Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Some of his major hits include ''Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film), Yamudiki Mogudu'' with Chiranjeevi, ''Pedarayudu'' with Mohan Babu, ''Bangaru Bullodu (1993 film), Bangaru Bullodu'' with Nandamuri Balakrishna and ''Chanti (1992 film), Chanti'' with Venkatesh. Most of his directorial ventures are remakes. He has directed about 40 films so far. Family Ravi Raja Pinisetty has two sons. Eldest son, Satya Prabhas is a movie director and younger son Aadhi Pinisetty is an actor in Tamil and Telugu films. Filmography References Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century births Telugu film directors Living people Film directors from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors People from West Godavari district People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures
Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures is an Indian film production company established by Manchu Mohan Babu on the name of his daughter Manchu Lakshmi Prasanna, in 1982. The company is based in Hyderabad. The first movie was ''Pratigna'' which successfully ran for 100 Days. Some of the most popular blockbusters are ''''Assembly Rowdy'''', ''Rowdygari Pellam'', ''Alludu Garu'', '' Major Chandrakanth'', ''Pedarayudu'' and ''Rayalaseema Ramanna Chowdary'' have made the Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures (SLPP) as one of the premier film houses in the country. History In 1993 the production company produced a film Major Chandrakanth with NTR and Mohan Babu directed by K.Raghavendra Rao Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and five .... It was released on 23 April 1993. The movie became a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohan Babu
Manchu Bhakthavatsalam, credited and also known as Mohan Babu, is an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. An alumnus of the Madras Film Institute, Mohan Babu has acted in more than 500 films in lead, supporting and a variety of roles. In 1995, he received Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for his work in the multi-starrer ''Pedarayudu'', which also starred Rajinikanth in a pivotal role. In 2007, he received the CineMAA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in ''Yamadonga''. Mohan Babu was honored at the University of California, Berkeley for his contribution to the field of cinema and education. He is the co-owner of production companies such as Sree Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, 24 Frames Factory and Manchu Entertainment. In 2017, he garnered the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award – South. In 2017, he received the "Special Appreciation Award" for completing "forty years in cinema" at the 6th South Indian International M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhashri
Subhashri is an Indian actress in south cinema. She is the sister of south actress Malashri. She was noted for roles in films like ''Gentleman'', '' Muthu'', ''Pedarayudu'' and ''Minor Mappillai''. Filmography Tamil * '' Enga Thambi'' (1993) as Indu – Debut in Tamil * ''Gentleman'' (1993) as Suganthi * '' Kanmani'' (1994) * ''Thaatboot Thanjavoor'' (1994) * '' Muthu'' (1995) as Padmini * ''Thai Thangai Paasam'' (1995) * '' Aarusamy'' (1996) * ''Minor Mappillai'' (1996) Malayalam * '' Hitlist'' (1996) as Maya Telugu * ''Andaru Andare'' (1994) * '' Gangmaster'' (1994) * ''Pokiri Raja'' (1995) as Nikitha * ''Pedarayudu'' (1995) as Teacher * ''Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam'' (1995) * ''Ooha Uma Maheswari, known by her stage names Sivaranjani and Ooha, is a former Indian actress. She worked primarily in Telugu and Tamil films, in addition to Malayalam films in the 1990s. She received Nandi Award for Best Actress Best Actress is ...'' (1996) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Ravindra
Raja Ravindra is an Indian actor predominantly appears in Telugu films and TV serials. Apart from Telugu films, he has acted in several Tamil films and a few Kannada and Malayalam movies. He started his career with TV serials and entered into films. Career His first film as an actor is ''Paccha Toranam'' (1994). After acting in films like ''Pedarayudu'' (1995), he ventured into film production and dates management of heroes. Family His daughter got married in April 2014. Filmography Telugu Tamil Malayalam * One film (name unknown) TV series * ''Vasundhara:Andam'' (ETV) * ''FIR'' (ETV) * ''Krishnadasi'' ( Sun TV); 2000-2001 * ''Janaki Kalaganaledu'' (Star Maa Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality ...); 2021 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raja Ravindra Living peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nattamai
''Nattamai'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarathkumar, Meena and Khushbu. The film was released on 2 November 1994, during Diwali, and completed a 175-day run at the box office. It is considered to be one of the most popular Tamil films of the 1990s and in general. It became a trendsetter for many films in later years. The Goundamani-Senthil comic duo was one of the most popular aspects of the film. Sarathkumar earned both the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil for his performance in the film. The film was later remade in Telugu as ''Pedarayudu'', in Hindi as '' Bulandi'' and in Kannada as ''Simhadriya Simha'' (2000). Plot Shanmugam ( Sarathkumar) is the village head, fondly called ''Nattamai'' in his village in Coimbatore. He sits on the ancestral throne in his village to do justice. He hears all the cases and gives solutions to the people and punishments to the wron ... [...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] |
Anandaraj
Anandaraj (born May 15, 1959) is an Indian actor. He has acted in villain roles in several Tamil films and has appeared in over a two hundred films in different languages including Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. Career Anandaraj was born and brought up in Pondicherry. His father was a civil surgeon . After schooling, he wanted his son to be a police officer, but Anandaraj wanted to try something different as he was fascinated with films. His family supported his dreams. He joined in M.G.R. Government Film and Television Training Institute, Chennai for a course. Kannada actor Shiva Rajkumar was his classmate. Anandaraj was under the impression that offers would come his way, but later he had to struggle for an opportunity and finally started off with the 1988 film '' Oruvar Vaazhum Aalayam'', starring Prabhu and Sivakumar, and later ''En Thangachi Padichava'', directed by P. Vasu, gave him the much-needed break in all the four south Indian languages. He did Suresh Kriss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahendran (actor)
Mahendran is an Indian actor who works in Tamil and Telugu language films. He started acting at the age of 3 and has appeared in over 100 films in six languages as a child actor, a record in India. He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. In 2013 he played the lead in ''Vizha'', which was his breakthrough as an adult actor. Career Mahendran made his debut with K. S. Ravikumar's ''Nattamai'' (1994). He twice won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist, for ''Thaikulame Thaikulame'' (1995) and ''Kumbakonam Gopalu'' (1998). He also twice won the Nandi Award for Best Child Actor, for ''Devi'' (1999) and ''Little Hearts'' (2001). He also appeared on the Sun TV dance show ''Masthana Masthana'' as a participant in 2009. The actor made his breakthrough as a hero when he starred alongside Malavika Menon in ''Vizha'' (2013), directed by Barathi Balakumaran. The film is based on the award-winning short film ''Uthiri'', and portrays the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayanthi (actress)
Kamala Kumari (6 January 1945 – 26 July 2021), known by her mononymous stage name Jayanthi, was an Indian actress known for her work in Kannada cinema and Tamil cinema. She was noted for her contributions to different genres of films from the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. She had appeared in over 500 films, including films in the Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi languages. She had received seven Karnataka State Film Awards, four times as Best Actress and twice as Best Supporting Actress, the President's Medal for Best Actress and two Filmfare Awards for Best Actress. She has been cited as Kannada cinema's "most bold and beautiful" actress by various media outlets, a title for which she has received substantial publicity. The Kannada film industry honored her with the title "Abhinaya Sharadhe", (''Goddess Sharada in acting''). Early life Jayanthi was born in Bellary, in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India on 6 January 1945. Her father Balas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, director, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in over 750 films and served as the Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha representing Machilipatnam constituency from Telugu Desam Party. He was the recipient of the 2011 Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and 2017 Filmfare Award for lifetime achievement in Telugu cinema. Early life Kaikala Satyanarayana was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana from Kavutaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary education in Gudlavalleru and intermediate education in Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College. Career Kaikala was first noticed by D. L. Narayana, who offered him a role in his film ''Sipayi Koothuru'' directed by Changayya in 1959. Though it did not do well at the box office, he was noticed for his resemblance to N.T. Rama Rao. They found him as a prospective candidate t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalapathi Rao
Chalapathi Rao (8 May 1944 – 24 December 2022) was an Indian actor and producer known for comedy and villainous roles in Telugu cinema. He acted in different roles in more than 600 films. Personal life and death Rao hailed from Baliparru, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. His son Ravi Babu is an actor, director and producer in Tollywood. Rao died from a heart attack on 24 December 2022, at the age of 78. Partial filmography As actor #Gudachari 116 (1966) # Sakshi (1967) # Buddhimantudu (1969) #Takkari Donga Chakkani Chukka (1969) # Kathanayakudu (1969) #Mayani Mamata (1970) # Pettandarulu (1970) # Sampoorna Ramayanam (1971) #Adrusta Jathakudu (1971) #Kalam Marindi (1972) #Desoddharakulu (1973) # Andalaramudu (1973) #Doctor Babu (1973) #Tatamma Kala (1974) #Yamagola (1975) #Annadammula Anubandham (1975) #Manushulanta Okkate (1976) #Yamagola (1977) #Daana Veera Soora Karna (1977) #Yuga Purushudu (1978) #Driver Ramudu (1979) #Vetagadu (1979) # Sri Tirupati Venkateswara Kal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |