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Pelli Sandadi (1959 Film)
''Pelli Sandadi'' () is a 1959 Indian Telugu-language comedy film, produced by Sitaram under the Republic Productions banner and directed by D. Yoganand. It stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Anjali Devi and B. Saroja Devi, with music composed by Ghantasala. Plot The film begins in Vimalapuram where Captain Kota lives merrily with his two daughters Anuradha & Priyamvada and his younger Janardhan / Dhan. Once, he organizes a dance program for his daughters in the nearby town by phony identity Angla-Pingla. Whereat, Gurunatham the son of Raobahadoor Gangadharam falls for Priyamwada and tails her but she absconds. Later, Subedar Anjaneyulu mutual friend of Raobahadoor & Kota fixes a convergence of Gurunatham with Kota’s daughters for the match. Being unbeknownst Gurunatham transposes himself with his friend Vasu where he falls for Anuradha. Accidentally, Vasu is stuck therein, which throws Gurunatham in trouble and he is aided by Uma the daughter of Anjaneyulu. Meanwhile, Raobahad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samudrala Jr
Samudrala (Telugu: సముద్రాల) is an Indian surname and may refer to: * Samudrala Sr. (1902–1968), writer, producer, and director * Samudrala Jr. (1923–1985), film writer and son of Samudrala Sr. * Samudrala Venugopal Chary ( fl. 1985–2009), Indian politician * Ram Samudrala Ram Samudrala is a professor of computational biology and bioinformatics at the University at Buffalo, United States. He researches protein folding, structure, function, interaction, design, and evolution. Education and career Samudrala receive ... (born 1972), American professor of Bioinformatics {{Disambiguation Indian surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajanala Nageswara Rao
Rajanala Nageswara Rao ( te, రాజనాల నాగేశ్వరరావు) (1928–1959) was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema, and was one of the lead actors of his time. He is best known for his works in award-winning hits such as '' Devadasu'' (1953), ''Kanna Talli'' (1953), ''Paropakaram'' (1953), ''Raju Peda'' (1954), '' Aggi Ramudu'' (1954), ''Ilavelupu'' (1954), '' Donga Ramudu'' (1955), ''Maya Bazaar'' (1957), and ''Pelli Naati Pramanalu'' (1958). Early life He was born in 1928. He has studied in the Aligarh Muslim University. He joined with the Paramount theater as a manager. He worked under the direction of P. Pullaiah in the film ''Sankranthi''. Dialogues He is particularly good at delivering the dialogues with punch. Some of the memorable dialogues are: * ''ade debba, ade cheyyi'' - ''Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' * ''babulu gadi debba ante golkonda abba'' - '' Donga Ramudu'' * ''bhale mama bhale, ade mana takshana kartavyam'' - ''Mayabaza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Comedy Films
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A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Telugu-language Films
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Jikki
Pillavalu Gajapathy Krishnaveni (3 November 1935 – 16 August 2004), more famously known as Jikki, was an Indian playback singer from Andhra Pradesh. She sang around 10,000 songs in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and Sinhalese languages. Early life Jikki was born in Chennai on 3 November 1935. Her parents Gajapathi Naidu and Rajakanthamma, a Telugu family, had moved from Chandragiri, near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh to Chennai for their livelihood. Her uncle, Devaraju Naidu, worked as a music composer with the celebrated Kannada theatre legend and movie pioneer Gubbi Veeranna and this introduced the young Jikki to the music and film world. Career Krishnaveni began her career as a child artist in 1943 and played a minor role in a Telugu movie named ''Panthulamma'', directed by Gudavalli Ramabrahmam. In 1946, she appeared in the movie '' Mangalasutram'', a remake of a Hollywood movie ''Excuse Me''. She was already being noted for her musical prowess and her lilting mell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Peketi Sivaram
Peketi Sivaram (Telugu: పేకేటి శివరాం) (8 October 1918 – 30 December 2006) was an Indian actor and director.http://www.cinegoer.com/archives/december2006/peketi.htm Life sketch He was born on 8 October 1918 in Pekeru village, East Godavari district in the erstwhile Madras Presidency of British India, present day Andhra Pradesh. He acted in many Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films, receiving recognition for the character Bhagavan in '' Devadasu'' (1953). He directed a few Telugu and Kannada films including ''Chuttarikalu'' (1968), ''Bhale Abbayilu'' (1969), ''Kula Gouravam'' (1972) starring N. T. Rama Rao and Rajkumar. He received the H. M. Reddy award in 2002. He died in Chennai on 30 December 2006. Personal life He has five sons from two marriages, the second one to the actress Jayanthi. His sons are Krishna Mohan, Peketi Ranga Rao, Venku and Gopal Peketi (with his first wife) and with second wife Jayanthi - Krishna Kumar (ex-husband of Anu Prabha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadalavada Kutumba Rao
Chadalavada Kutumba Rao, popularly known as Chadalavada (died 1968), was a Tollywood actor well known for his comedian roles. He appeared in many Telugu films. The prominent among them are: ''Aada Paduchu, Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu, Bharya Bharthalu, Jayabheri, Krishna Leelalu (1959), Maya Bazaar, Palletooru, Parivartana, Pelli Naati Pramanalu, Sri Krishnarjuna Yudham (1963), Thirupathamma Katha'' (1963) and ''Thodi Kodallu''. He started acting in dramas initially. He entered the Telugu cinema field in 1951. He had a familiar accent and was also a jovial personality. He died in 1968.Kutumba Rao Chadalvada, Luminaries of 20th Century, Part I, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 86. Filmography # ''Tahsildar'' (1944) # '' Swargaseema'' (1945) # ''Mana Desam'' (1949) as Madhu #''Pelli Chesi Choodu'' (1952) # ''Palletooru'' (1952) (actor and playback singer) # ''Pitchi Pullaiah'' (1953) #''Vayyari Bhama'' (1953) # '' Parivartana'' (1954) as Pichi vaadu # ''Nir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanta Rao
Tadepalli Lakshmi Kantha Rao (16 November 1923 – 22 March 2009) was an Indian actor and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rao starred in more than four hundred feature films in a variety of genres including mythological, social and folklore. He has also acted in a few Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, and Malayalam movies. He has produced about five films under the Hyma Films banner. In the 1960s, he was one of the primary actors in Telugu cinema, along with N. T. Rama Rao and Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Kantha Rao was known for portraying the roles of Narada, Lord Krishna and Arjuna. He played Lakshmana in the blockbuster film ''Lava Kusa'', for which he received ''Vishehsa Puraskaram'' in 1963. Early life Rao was born to Kesavarao and Seetaramamma at Kodad of Nalgonda district in present-day Telangana on 16 November 1923. According to the Hindu calendar, it corresponds to Rudhirodgari Samvatsara Kartika Sudha Ashta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
Rajanala Kaleswara Rao, known mononymously by his surname as Rajanala, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and a few Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. In a film career spanning more than four decades, Rajanala acted in more than 1400 feature films in a variety of characters. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rajanala was known for his gruesome portrayals of lead antagonist roles during the Golden age of Telugu cinema. The Government of Andhra Pradesh and the film industry felicitated him for his achievements and contribution to Indian Film Industry. He won several Filmfare Awards South and Nandi Award. Early life and characteristics Rajanala was born on January 3, 1925, in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. While working as a revenue inspector in Nellore from 1944 to 1951 he made his entry into theatre. A post graduate in philosophy from University of Lucknow and a voracious reader of English literature. Before coming to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Nageswara Rao received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of Art and Cinema. Nageswara Rao is known for his work in biographical films. He portrayed the Tamil saint Vipra Narayana in the 1954 film ''Vipra Narayana''; Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna in the 1956 film ''Tenali Ramakrishna'', which received the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film; the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in the 1960 film ''Mahakavi Kalidasu''; the 12th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva in the 1961 film ''Bhakta Jayadeva''; the legendary sculpt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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