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Pradip Somasundaran
Pradip Somasundaran (born 26 January 1967), is an Indian playback singer, who sang around 100 songs in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi languages. He is also a college principal by profession. Early life Pradip Somasundaran was born on 26 January 1967 in Nelluvaya, Thrissur district of Kerala. His parents are Somasundaran and Santha. He was initially trained in carnatic music under Geetha Rani and later under V. Gopalan of Thrissur, and started giving stage performances at the age of sixteen. Music career It was music director Raveendran who gave Pradip the first break in 1993, with the song ''"Samayam Manoharam"'' in the film ''Ezhuthachan''. He has also worked with the late Johnson, Mohan Sithara and Ilaiyaraaja in Malayalam. Sandeep Chowta introduced him in Telugu films with ''Bujjigadu'' directed by Puri Jagannadh. He also sang for '' Saleem'' another Sandeep Chowta musical, directed by YVS Chowdary. He has also sung the title song ''"Bhagavane"'' for the television series ''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelluvaya
Nelluvai is a small village in the Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It is located between the towns Thrissur and Guruvayur, Kunnamkulam, and is known for the temple of Lord Dhanvantari. It comes under Erumapetty Panchayath. It belongs to the central Kerala Division. It is located 21 km north from District headquarters Thrissur, 12 km from Wadakkanchery, and 303 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. Nelluvai's pin code is 680584 and postal head office is Erumapetty. Nelluvai is surrounded by Mangad village to the east, Kuttanchery village to the north, Muringatheri Village towards the north and Erumapetty village towards the west. Kunnamkulam, Shoranur, Thrissur, and Wadakkancheri are the nearby cities. Demographics India census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnson (composer)
Thattil Antony Johnson (26 March 1953 – 18 August 2011), popularly known as Johnson Master, was an Indian film score composer and music director who has given music to some of the most important motion pictures of Malayalam cinema, including those for ''Koodevide'', ''Namukku Parkkan Munthiri Thoppukal, Namukku Paarkkan Munthiri Thoppukal'', ''Oru Minnaminunginte Nurunguvettam'', ''Vadakkunokkiyantram'', ''Perumthachan (film), Perumthachan'', ''Njan Gandharvan'', ''Ponthan Mada'', and ''Bhoothakkannadi''. Regarded as one of the finest composers in the industry, he was noted for his lyrical and expressive melodies together with simple but rich tonal compositions of thematic music. Johnson is a recipient of National Film Awards twice and Kerala State Film Awards five times. After completing B. Com from St. Thomas College, Thrissur, He started his career as an assistant to G. Devarajan in the 1970s, and debuted as an independent composer in late seventies with ''Aaravam''. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of Living Foundation
The Art of Living Foundation is a volunteer-based, humanitarian and educational non-governmental organization (NGO). It was founded in 1981 by Ravi Shankar. The Art of Living Foundation has its centers in 180 countries. Art of Living offers several stress-elimination and self-development programs based on breathing techniques, meditation and yoga. Organization Art of Living Foundation has been an educational and humanitarian organization in the U.S. since 1989. Accredited as a United Nations non-governmental organization in 1996, it works in special consultative status with the UN's Economic and Social Council. The majority of the officers of the organization, along with most of its teachers and staff, are volunteers. Many of its programs are conducted through, or in conjunction with a partner organization, the International Association for Human Values (IAHV). It's programs draw on Advaita Vedanta tradition and practices. The Foundation operates as a charitable or a non-pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devotional Songs
A devotional song is a hymn that accompanies religious observances and rituals. Traditionally devotional music has been a part of Hindu music, Jewish music, Buddhist music, Islamic music and Christian music. Each major religion has its own tradition with devotional hymns. In Christianity, the devotional has been a part of the liturgy in Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Russian Orthodox Church, and others, since their earliest days. A devotional is a part of the prayer service proper and is not, in these contexts, ornamentation. Within the Reformed tradition, church music in general was hotly debated; some Puritans objected to all ornament and sought to abolish choirs, hymns, and, inasmuch as liturgy itself was rejected, devotionals. In Eastern and Near-Eastern religions, devotionals can function as communion prayer and meditation. These are sung in particular rhythms which are sustained over a prolonged period to give practitioners a mystical exper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazals
The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The ghazal form is ancient, tracing its origins to 7th-century Arabic poetry. The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate, and is now most prominently a form of poetry of many languages of the Indian subcontinent and Turkey. A ghazal commonly consists of five to fifteen couplets, which are independent, but are linked – abstractly, in their theme; and more strictly in their poetic form. The structural requirements of the ghazal are similar in stringency to those of the Petrarchan sonnet. In style and content, due to its highly allusive nature, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidyadharan
P. S. Vidyadharan (popularly known as Vidyadharan master; Malayalam) is a music composer and playback singer who works in Malayalam cinema. In 2013, he completed 60 years of his musical career. Early life Vidyadharan was born on 6 March 1945 to Sankaran and Thankamma in Arattupuzha, Thrissur, as their eldest son. He has six siblings, the youngest of them being the popular music director and singer Natesh Shankar. Vidyadharan learned classical music from kochakkan Assan(Grand father), Irinjalakkuda Govindankutty Panicker, R Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, and Sankaranarayana Bhagavathar. To fulfil his desire of becoming a playback singer, he later moved to Chennai. Music director G. Devarajan gave him an opportunity to sing the song "Oh rikshaavaala" in the 1965 film ''Odayil Ninnu''. Based on Devarajan's advice, Vidyadharan returned home to continue his studies. He also started singing for stage dramas during this period. His wife's name is Leela. Daughter-Sangeetha Vidhyadharan and So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YVS Chowdary
Yalamanchili Venkata Satyanarayana Chowdary is an Indian Telugu cinema writer, director, producer, distributor, exhibitor and a music company owner. He made his debut as a director in 1998 with the film ''Sri Sita Ramula Kalyanam Chootamu Raarandi'' produced by Nagarjuna (actor), Nagarjuna under the banner "Great India Entertainments". He then directed ''Seetharama Raju'' starring Nagarjuna and Nandamuri Harikrishna, and Yuvaraju (2000 film), ''Yuvaraju'' starring Mahesh Babu. He then established his own production house "Bommarillu Vari" and started producing his own directorial efforts with ''Lahiri Lahiri Lahirilo''. Later, he directed ''Seetayya, Devadasu (2006 film), Devadasu, Okka Magaadu, Saleem (film), Saleem, Rey (film), Rey''. Among these, Saleem is the only film which is not from his production house. He has directed nine films till date. In 2012, he produced ''Nippu'' starring Ravi Teja and Deeksha Seth under the direction of Gunasekhar. Chowdary says he entered the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saleem (film)
''Saleem'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action thriller film directed by YVS Chowdary (of '' Devadasu'' fame). The film was released on 11 December 2009. Starring Vishnu Manchu, Ileana D'Cruz and Mohan Babu in the lead roles. This was an utter flop film at box office. Plot The story begins with Saleem (Vishnu Manchu) beating up baddies in a village to save his love interest Satya (Ileana). In a flashback he is shown to be the world's most wanted gangster. He is wanted in Mexico, Switzerland and Miami. In all these places he is big gangster. Why he went after Ileana makes up the rest of the story. Cast * Manchu Vishnu as Saleem / Munna * Ileana D'Cruz as Satyavati "Satya" * Mohan Babu as Ogirala Jogaiah "Ozo" * Venkat as Krish * Mukesh Rishi as Appala Naidu * Ali as Gafar Khan * Jeeva as Appala Naidu's henchman * Raghu Babu as Janaki, Ojo's henchman * Napoleon as Singamanaidu, Satyavati's father * Kaveri Jha as English teacher * Banerjee as Appala Naidu's hench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puri Jagannadh
Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film ''Pokiri'', premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition. He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film '' Shart: The Challenge''. In 2011, he directed the Hindi film '' Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap'' starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library. He also produces films under his co-owned production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, Vaishno Academy and Puri Connects in partnership with actress Charmme Kaur. He owns a music company called Puri Sangeet. The box office hits that he directed, in addition to ''Badri'', including f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bujjigadu
''Bujjigadu'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by K. S. Rama Rao. The film stars Prabhas, Trisha while Mohan Babu, Sanjjanaa, and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporting roles. The film was later remade in Bangladesh as Pagla Deewana with Pori Moni & Shahriaz. Plot Bujji and Chitti are inseparable childhood friends and like each other. One day, they argue and Chitti tells Bujji to leave and never return. When he pleads to her, she asks him to prove his sincerity by staying away from her for twelve years and promises to marry him if he does. Though devastated, Bujji reluctantly agrees to stay away from her and moves to Chennai to keep a distance. Meanwhile, Chitti's family moves to Hyderabad, cutting all ties from Bujji's family. Bujji grows up in Chennai and becomes a hooligan, though he preserves his soft nature and his love for Chitti. After twelve years, he returns to meet Chitti but is caught in a brawl and is jailed. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Films
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, '' Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as ''Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
