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Pan-Indian Film
Pan-Indian film is a term related to Indian cinema that originated with Telugu cinema as a mainstream commercial film appealing to audiences across the country with a spread to world markets. The movement gained popularity since 2015, post the success of '' Baahubali: The Beginning''. The term Pan-Indian film is used for a film that is simultaneously released in multiple languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi with an aim to maximize the target audience and increase the revenues. Such films make an attempt to appeal to the audiences across the country, cutting across the linguistic and cultural barriers. Background Indian cinema is composed of various language film industries. A film made in a language was usually remade in other languages. Dubbing of a film into other language is not a regular practice in Indian cinema. Few films such as ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'', '' Enthiran'', etc. were dubbed in other Indian languages and were released along w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prashanth Neel
Prashanth Neelakantapuram (born 4 June 1980) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who primarily works in the Kannada film industry. He made his debut with the 2014 Kannada film, '' Ugramm'' and later directed the two-part film series: '' K.G.F: Chapter 1'' (2018), and '' K.G.F: Chapter 2'' (2022), the latter being the highest-grossing Kannada film. Personal life Prashanth Neelakantapuram was born on 4 June 1980 in a Telugu family in Karnataka. Born to Subhash and Bharathi, their family hails from Neelakantapuram village, near Madakasira, Andhra Pradesh, and settled in Bangalore. Neel married Likhitha in 2010. The couple has a daughter and son. Neel's sister is married to Kannada actor Sriimurali, who eventually starred in Neel's directorial debut '' Ugramm''. Neel is also a cousin of Telugu film actor, Aadarsh Balakrishna, and is also related to former Andhra Pradesh state minister, Raghu Veera Reddy. Career In an interview with a Kannada weekly magazine, Neel said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannada Cinema
Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directed by Y. V. Rao was the first talkie film in the Kannada language. It was also the first film starring Subbaiah Naidu and Tripuramba, and was the first motion picture screened in the erstwhile Mysore Kingdom. The film was produced by Chamanlal Doongaji, who in 1932 founded ''South India Movietone'' in Bangalore. Major literary works have been adapted to the Kannada screen such as B. V. Karanth's '' Chomana Dudi'' (1975), (based on ''Chomana Dudi'' by Shivaram Karanth), Girish Karnad's '' Kaadu'' (1973), (based on ''Kaadu'' by Srikrishna Alanahalli), Pattabhirama Reddy's '' Samskara'' (1970) (based on ''Samskara'' by U. R. Ananthamurthy), which won the Bronze Leopard at Locarno International Film Festival, and T. S. Nagabharana's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy
''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language historical action film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Ram Charan under the Konidela Production Company banner. Surender Reddy scripted the film based on an original story given by Paruchuri brothers. A work of fiction, the film is inspired by the life of Indian independence activist Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy from the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The film stars Chiranjeevi as the title character with Nayanthara, Tamannaah, Sudeep, Jagapathi Babu, and Vijay Sethupathi (in his Telugu film debut) in supporting roles. Amitabh Bachchan and Anushka Shetty make guest appearances, marking the former's Telugu debut. Pawan Kalyan, Kamal Haasan, and Mohanlal gave narration in the film. The film tells the story of Narasimha Reddy in his fight against the rule of the British East India Company. It was officially launched on 22 August 2017, coinciding with Chiranjeevi's birthday, whereas principal photograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saaho
''Saaho'' () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations. It stars Prabhas in the title role with an ensemble cast including Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Pandey, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Lal, Murali Sharma, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Prakash Belawadi, Tinnu Anand, Evelyn Sharma, Supreeth, Devan, and Vennela Kishore. ''Saaho'' was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Hindi and marks the Hindi film debut of Prabhas and the Telugu film debut of Shraddha Kapoor. The film follows two covert operatives who are on the hunt for a thief who has stolen 2000 crore ( US$284 million). Soon, they realise that the case is linked to the death of a prominent business tycoon and an emerging gang war for the control of a megalopolis. Principal photography for ''Saaho'' began in August 2017. Filming took place in India, United Arab Emirates, Romania and Austria. The film's soundtrack was released under the banner T-Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapter 1
Chapter One refers to a first chapter in a book. Chapter One or Chapter 1 or Chapter I may also refer to: Albums * ''Chapter One'' (Collage album) (1994) * ''Chapter One'' (Ella Henderson album) (2014) * ''Chapter One'' (John Sykes album) (1998) * ''Chapter One'' (Viking Skull album) (2003) * ''Chapter 1'' (EP), by Kane Brown (2016) *''Chapter 1'', by Mae Muller (2019) *'' Chapter One: Blue'', a 2017 EP by Bea Miller *'' Chapter One: Latin America'', a 1973 album by Gato Barbieri *'' Chapter One: Greatest Hits'' (2002), by Jay Z * ''Greatest Hits – Chapter One'' (Kelly Clarkson album) (2012) * ''The Hits – Chapter One'' (Backstreet Boys album) (2001) * ''The Hits Chapter 1'' (Sammy Kershaw album) (1995) *''Soul Assassins, Chapter 1'' (1997), by Soul Assassins *''Chapter One'' (2007), by the Olympic Symphonium Television * "Chapter 1" (''American Horror Story'') * "Chapter 1" (''House of Cards'') * " Chapter 1: The Mandalorian", an episode of the first season of ''The Mandalor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, the group was split between the family members. The southern editions took the name ''The New Indian Express'', while the northern editions, based in Mumbai, retained the original ''Indian Express'' name with ''"The"'' prefixed to the title. History In 1932, the ''Indian Express'' was started by an Ayurvedic doctor, P. Varadarajulu Naidu, at Chennai, being published by his "Tamil Nadu" press. Soon under financial difficulties, he sold the newspaper to Swaminathan Sadanand, the founder of '' The Free Press Journal'', a national news agency. In 1933, the ''Indian Express'' opened its second office in Madurai, launching the Tamil edition, '' Dinamani''. Sadanand introduced several innovations and reduced the price of the newspaper. Faced with financial difficul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Conclusion
Conclusion may refer to: Media *Conclusion (music), the ending of a composition * ''Conclusion'' (album), an album by Conflict * ''The Conclusion'' (album), an album by Bombshell Rocks *'' Baahubali 2: The Conclusion'', 2017 Indian film *''"Conclusion"'', a song from Wu Tang Clan's ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'' Law *Conclusion of law, a question which must be answered by applying relevant legal principles * Conclusion of fact, a question which must be answered by reference to facts and evidence Logic *Consequent, the second half of a hypothetical proposition * Logical consequence (or entailment), the relationship between statements that holds true when one logically "follows from" one or more others *Result (or upshot), the final consequence of a sequence of actions or events *Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise, a logical fallacy Other uses *Conclusion (book), the concluding section of a book *Conclusion of Utrecht, a synod of the Christian Reformed Church *St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baahubali (franchise)
''Baahubali'' (styled in official material as ''Bāhubali''; ) is an Indian media franchise created by V. Vijayendra Prasad and S. S. Rajamouli. The franchise started off with a two-part film series directed by Rajamouli. The films were produced in Tollywood, the centre of Telugu language films in India and were filmed in both Telugu and Tamil languages simultaneously. The films were followed by an animated series, a graphic novel, and a trilogy of novels in English. The films in the franchise were jointly produced on a budget of 430 crore ($65 million). The first part, subtitled '' The Beginning'' was released on 10 July 2015. The second part, subtitled '' The Conclusion'', released on 28 April 2017. The first novel in the franchise, titled ''The Rise of Sivagami'', was released on 7 March 2017. The animated series '' Baahubali: The Lost Legends'' premiered on 19 April 2017 on Amazon Prime Video and on Colors TV on 10 December 2017 with an episode titled "Legend Begins". Feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Untold Story
''The Untold Story'' is a 1993 Hong Kong crime-thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Danny Lee and Anthony Wong, with the former also serving as the film's producer. The film is based on the "Eight Immortals Restaurant murders" that took place on 4 August 1985 in Macau.http://www.takungpao.com.hk/FM/waxg/2015-10/3223610.html While the massacre involving a family of 10 did occur at the restaurant, the alleged cannibalism is sensationalism inferred from the incomplete discovery of the victims' corpse, only finding limbs, and that there was a lack of telltale smell of decomposition despite the summer tropical heat. The film was followed up by two unrelated sequels with ''The Untold Story 2'', featuring Wong returning in a supporting role, and ''The Untold Story 3'' with Lee returning in another role. Plot The story opens in 1978 with an argument in a small Hong Kong apartment. Wong Chi-hang (Anthony Wong) brutally beats a gambler named Keung (James Ha) to near-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangal (film)
''Dangal'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao under Aamir Khan Productions with Siddharth Roy Kapur under The Walt Disney Company India. The film stars Khan as Mahavir Singh Phogat, a pehlwani amateur wrestler who trains his daughters Geeta Phogat and Babita Kumari to become India's first world-class female wrestlers. Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra portray the adult versions of the two Phogat sisters, Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar their younger versions, Sakshi Tanwar their mother, and Aparshakti Khurana adult version of their cousin, Ritvik Sahore his younger version, all of them except Tanwar and Sahore in their film debuts. Development on the film began in early 2013 when Tiwari began writing the script. Khan had interviewed the Phogat sisters in 2014 on his talk show '' Satyamev Jayate'', before Tiwari approached him with the script months later, after which Kha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontline (magazine)
''Frontline'' is a fortnightly English language magazine published by The Hindu Group of publications headquartered in Chennai, India. Vaishna Roy is the editor of the magazine. It is a news and views magazine that provides in-depth coverage on various topics such as politics, world affairs, culture, science, health, business and personalities. ''Frontline'' gives coverage to developmental issues and issues related to the working classes, unorganized sectors, tribal regions and other under-served regions in India. History ''Frontline'' was first published in December 1984. It was originally intended to be a newspaper when it was started by the founders. They later had differences of opinion regarding the content and intent of the publication, and the magazine was sold to PL Investments Ltd, which later sold it to The Hindu Group. Contributors and perspective The magazine's long-serving editor was R. Vijaya Sankar, who retired in May 2022. The magazine's regular contributor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
