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Priyudu
''Priyudu'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Shravan and starring Varun Sandesh and Preetika Rao. Cast *Varun Sandesh as Karthika *Preetika as Madhu Latha *Ranadhir Reddy as Vara Prasad *Kota Srinivasa Rao *Thagubothu Ramesh *Vennela Kishore *Nassar as Karthik's father *Vijay Sai *Ali as Kuphli Baba, Hukka Baba and Pungi Baba *Pragathi * Surekha Vani *Y. Kasi Viswanath as Madhu Latha's father *Shweta Basu Prasad (cameo appearance) Production Varun Sandhesh plays the role of a businessman's son. Amrita Rao's sister, Preetika, is the heroine. Danayya named the film. The film was shot in Hyderabad and a couple songs were shot in Bangkok. Preetika took lessons in Mumbai to learn Telugu. Soundtrack Music by Mohan Jona. Reception Jeevi of ''Idlebrain.com'' wrote that "Priyudu is a better film for Varun Sandesh after ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam''. A critic from ''The Hindu'' wrote that "The story gives out an outdated approach to narration and also th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preetika Rao
Preetika Rao is an former Indian actress, model and film-columnist who primarily works in Hindi television and films. She made her acting debut with the Tamil film ''Chikku Bukku'' (2010). Rao is best known for portraying Aaliya Zain Abdullah in her television debut ''Beintehaa'' (2013-14) for which she won several awards including Gold Awards for Best Debut-Female and ITA Awards for GR8! Onscreen Couple with Harshad Arora. In 2017, she played Mohini Ayaan Mehta in ''Love Ka Hai Intezaar'' (2017). Rao was last seen in her Hindi film debut with Zee5 film ''377 Ab Normal'' (2019). Early life Rao was born in Mangalore, Karnataka. She comes from a Konkani-speaking Hindu family. She graduated majoring in history from Sophia College, while also acquiring a diploma in Advertising and Journalism. She wrote for ''Bangalore Mirror'', ''Deccan Chronicle'' and the ''Asian Age''. Her sister, Amrita Rao is a Bollywood actress. After her acting debut, she moved to the USA for her diploma c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Sandesh
Jeedigunta Varun Sandesh (born 21 July 1989) is an Indian American actor known primarily for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with Sekhar Kammula's coming-of-age drama ''Happy Days (2007 film), Happy Days'' (2007), and went on to appear in films such as ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), ''Kurradu'' (2009), ''Yemaindi Ee Vela'' (2010), ''D for Dopidi'' (2013), ''Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda'' (2014) and ''Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu'' (2015). In 2019, Sandesh appeared in Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3), ''Bigg Boss 3'' as a contestant and finished at fourth place. Personal life Varun Sandesh was born in Rayagada, Orissa, India, Orissa and later lived in Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad for four years. His family then moved to Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, in the United States, where he was educated. Varun Sandesh is the grandson of noted Telugu people, Telugu writer Jeedigunta Ramachandra Murthy, who worked for All Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranadhir Reddy
Ranadhir Reddy is an Indian actor working in Telugu cinema. He made his debut as an actor with Shekar Kammula's much acclaimed film ''Happy Days'' in 2007. Early life Reddy was born and brought up in Hyderabad. He pursued his M.B.A from Symbiosis Institute of Management Studies and later lived in Bangalore while working at Microsoft. Before entering the film industry, Reddy worked as a model and appeared in few television advertisements. Career In 2007, Reddy attended an audition for a Sekhar Kammula's film, although he had no previous acting experience. The film which portrays the mindset of a typical engineering student made youth to connect with the characters involved. It was a high critical and commercial success, winning several accolades, including six Filmfare Awards South and three Nandi Awards. Reddy played a haughty character and his performance was received well. Then, offers came his way. He was then seen in ''Mr. Medhavi'' directed by the national award winning d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has served as the MLA from Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Pranam Khareedu'' in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the SIIMA Award for his work in ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. He received wide critical acclaim for his diverse roles in films such as ''S/O Satyamurthy'' (2015)'','' ''Attarintiki Daredi'' (2013), ''Rakta Charitra'' (2010), ''Leader'' (2010), ''Ready'' (2008), ''Pellaina Kothalo'' (2006), '' Sarkar'' (2006) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thagubothu Ramesh
Ramilla Ramesh, better known as Thagubothu Ramesh, is an Indian actor and comedian who works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of Nandi Award for Best Male Comedian. He got the moniker "Thagubothu" as he portrayed several roles as a drunkard. His notable roles are in films such as ''Mahatma'', ''Ala Modalaindi'', ''Pilla Zamindar'' and ''Ishq''. Early life Ramesh was born in Godavarikhani located in Karimnagar district, Telangana. His father was an employee at Singareni Collieries Company and his mother was a housewife. He was able to sink into the drunkard character because, as a child he would watch his father get drunk and hit his mother. He would pacify his mother, and make her laugh by impersonating his drunk father. Career Ramesh eventually became good at mimicry and used to perform shows in his town. He also reveals that he is inspired by Bengali comedian Keshto Mukherjee, who like him was also famous for portraying drunkard characters. Before venturing into films, Ram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vennela Kishore
Bokkala Kishore Kumar (born 19 September 1977), known professionally as Vennela Kishore, is an Indian actor and director who works in Telugu-language films. Known for his comic roles, he was given the moniker "Vennela" after his first feature film ''Vennela'' (2005). He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards, two SIIMA Awards and one IIFA Utsavam Award. Early life Kishore was born and brought up in Kamareddy of present-day Telangana. He moved to Hyderabad for graduation and then emigrated to the US for higher studies. Kishore completed his master's degree in Ferris State University, Michigan and started as a software engineer. Career During his stay in the U.S., Kishore got an opportunity to work in Deva Katta's directorial ''Vennela'' (2005) which marked his entry to the film industry. Kishore received appreciation for his role "Akella Vigneswara Rao" in the film '' DJ''. His other performances include '' Bindaas'', ''Pilla Zamindar'', ''Daruvu'', ''Sarkaru Vaari Paata'', '' Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pragathi
Pragathi Mahavadi (born April 17, 1975) is Indian film and television actress who has acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages. Personal life Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh. Career Pragathi started her career as a model for Mysore Silk Palace. Later, she was introduced by Bhagyaraj as a lead actress in ''Veetla Visheshanga''. At the time, she acted in seven Tamil films and one Malayalam film. She got married and three years after she returned to act in television serials. Partial filmography Telugu # ''Shabash Ramu'' (1993) # ''Bobby'' (2002) # ''Nuvve Nuvve'' (2002) # ''Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu'' (2002) # ''Gangotri'' (2003) # ''Samba'' (2004) # ''Leela Mahal Center'' (2004) # ''Kushi Kushiga'' (2004) # ''Yamagola Malli Modalayindi'' (2007) # ''Chirutha'' (2007) # '' Lakshyam'' (2007) # ''Athidhi'' (2007) # ''Pourudu'' (2008) # ''Ready'' (2008) # ''Chintakayala Ravi'' (2008) # '' Kurradu'' (2009) # ''Kalavaramaye Madilo'' (2009) # ''Namo Venkatesa'' (2010) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shweta Basu Prasad
Shweta Basu Prasad is an Indian actress. She has acted predominantly in Hindi films and television. She won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in ''Makdee''. Personal life Shweta Basu Prasad was born in Jamshedpur, in Bihar (Now in Jharkhand) and later migrated to Mumbai with her family when she was still a child. Shweta studied commerce in the R. N. Podar High School, Santacruz, Mumbai and completed her graduation in mass media and journalism. She wrote columns for ''The Indian Express''. She added her mother's maiden name Basu to her Stage name, screen name, and she married filmmaker Rohit Mittal on 13 December 2018. She announced their separation on Instagram on 10 December 2019. Career Shweta began her career at a very tender age. She started in television but soon moved to Bollywood. Her film debut in 2002 was with a double role in ''Makdee'' for which she got the National Award for Best Child Actress. After her success on the silver screen, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassar (actor)
M. Nassar (born 5 March 1958) is an Indian actor, director, producer, dubbing artist, singer and politician who mainly works in the Tamil and Telugu film industries he has also worked in few Malayalam, English and Hindi films. He is the incumbent president of the Nadigar Sangam. Early life and education Nassar was born on 5 March 1958 to Mehaboob Basha and Mumtaz in Tamil Nadu, India. He studied in St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School (Chengalpattu). He moved to Madras (now Chennai) after school, where he finished his pre-university at Madras Christian College. At Madras Christian College, he was an active member of the Dramatic Society. Later for a brief time, he worked in the Indian Air Force. He trained in two acting schools: the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce's Film Institute and the Tamil Nadu Institute for Film and Television Technology. Career Nassar made his acting debut in K. Balachander's '' Kalyana Agathigal'' (1985) portraying a secondary supporting role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Sai
Vijay Sai, also known as Potti Vijay, was an Indian comedian who works in Telugu-language films. Career Vijay Sai made his film debut with '' Ammayilu Abbayilu'' (2003) before starring in ''Backpocket'' that same year. He played the lead role in both films. He has since starred in sixty films including ''Bommarillu'' (2006) and ''Current Currents, Current or The Current may refer to: Science and technology * Current (fluid), the flow of a liquid or a gas ** Air current, a flow of air ** Ocean current, a current in the ocean *** Rip current, a kind of water current ** Current (stre ...'' (2009). Personal life In 2006, he married television actress N. Vanitha Reddy. He had been living separately from his wife, N. Vanitha Reddy, since 2015. Selected filmography Death On 11 December 2017, Vijay Sai hanged himself on a ceiling fan. He was aged 38 at his death. He had recorded a video before his death citing his wife and two other people demanded 3 crore Indian rupees fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali (actor)
Ali (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian actor, comedian, and TV presenter who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He acted in more than 1000 films in Telugu. He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Ali was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was a tailor and his mother was a home maker. He has one younger brother named Khayyum, who is also an actor. Ali married Zubeda Sultana in 1994. The couple has two daughters and a son. Career Ali came into the movie industry with the help of Jit Mohan Mitra, Rajahmundry's musical company. He debuted in the movie Nindu Noorellu in 1979 under the direction of K. Raghavendra Rao. He went to Chennai when director Bharathi Raja was looking for child actors for his movie '' "Seethakoka Chiluka"'', and was given a role (he previously played a role in ''Nindu Noorellu''). As a child Ali acted in several movies. When he was too old to be a child actor he struggled to get ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
