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R. Narayana Murthy
R. Narayana Murthy (born 31 December 1954), also known as People's Star, is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, composer, singer, and producer. He works predominantly in Telugu Cinema. He received Nandi Special Jury Award for his film ''Dandora'' (1993). Murthy produces most of his films under the banner Sneha Chitra Pictures. He is known for left-oriented films that deal with the exploitation of society's lower strata. His films adopt themes like the atrocities of the upper classes against the helpless. His films address contemporary social problems such as unemployment, crony capitalism, problems in developing countries, environmental issues, dams and rehabilitation problems, land issues, political turmoil, etc. He starred in films such as ''Ardharatri Swaatantryam, Adavi Diviteelu, Laal Salaam, Dandora, ''Erra Sainyam'', Cheemala Dandu, Dalam, Cheekati Suryudu, Ooru Manadiraa'' and ''Vegu Chukkalu''. Early life Murthy was born on 31 December 1954 the village of Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallampeta
Mallampeta is a village in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the .... It is located in Rowthulapudi Mandal. Geography Mallampeta is located in the east part of India. It has an average elevation of 150 metres (1067 ft). Demographics Mallampeta's total population is 2658; 53% male and 47% female. References Villages in Rowthulapudi mandal {{Kakinada-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 feature films in a variety of genres. He holds the '' Limca World Record'' for directing the most number of films in the world. He is known by the moniker ''Darsaka Ratna'' (). His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Narayana Rao has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement. During his career he had also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. Narayana Rao also gained recognition for directing Hindi films such as '' Swarag Narak'' (1978), '' Jyoti Bane Jwala'' (1980), '' Pyaasa Sawan'' (1981), '' Prem Tapasya'' (1983), '' Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar'' (1984), '' Asha Jyoti'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vooru Manadiraa
''Vooru Manadiraa'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language revolutionary film directed by R. Narayana Murthy starring himself, Siddappa Naidu and Telangana Sakunthala. The film's title is based on a song from ''Erra Sainyam'' (1994). The film was released to positive reviews. It was a success in the Nizam region (modern day Telangana) while it was a box office failure in Andhra Pradesh. Cast Soundtrack The music was composed by Koti. The lyrics were written by Suddala Ashok Teja, Guda Anjaiah, Goreti Venkanna, U Sambasiva Rao, Ande Sri, and Nandigama Gani. Reception Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and wrote that "''Vooru Manadira'' is the film based on land movement, which is the driving factor behind naxalism in Telangana. This film is reflects the feelings of suppressed people in Telangana. But the projection of it is very raw". Gudipoori Srihari of ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iddaru Kiladilu
''Iruvar'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language epic political drama film co-written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film, inspired by the lives of M. Karunanidhi, M. G. Ramachandran and J. Jayalalithaa is set against the backdrop of cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu. It stars an ensemble cast including Mohanlal, Prakash Raj, Aishwarya Rai, Revathi, Gautami, Tabu and Nassar. Rai, who was crowned Miss World 1994, made her screen debut through the film, playing dual characters. The high-budget film had its original soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman and the cinematography was by Santosh Sivan. This film marked Mohanlal's debut in Tamil cinema after having only a cameo in ''Gopura Vasalile''. The film was screened in the Masters section at the 1997 Toronto International Film Festival. ''Iruvar'' went on to become a critical success winning the Best Film award at the Belgrade International Film Festival and two National Film Awards. In 2012, ''Iruvar'' was included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranam Khareedu
''Pranam Khareedu'' () is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film. It starred Jayasudha, Rao Gopal Rao, Chandra Mohan, Chiranjeevi, Reshma Roy, and Madhavi in a guest appearance. The film released on 22 September 1978. The film is based on a play written by C. S. Rao. It is the debut film for character actor Kota Srinivasa Rao. Chiranjeevi started his film career with ''Punadhirallu''. However, his first released film was ''Pranam Khareedu''. Plot This is a story set to the pre-independence period in India. A village landlord Kanakayya (Rao Gopal Rao) marries Sita (Jayasudha), who is young enough to be his daughter, with the help of village Munsif (Nutan Prasad). However, he restricts her a lot after the marriage. Sita's brother Bangaram (Chalam) comes from the town and eyes Bangari (Reshmi Roy), Kanakayya's deaf and dumb servant Devudu's (Chandramohan) sister. Bangari is in love with Narasimha (Chiranjeevi), another servant of Kanakayya. Bangaram rapes Bangari. Kanakayya suspects ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Godavari District
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Presidency, the District of Rajahmundry was created in 1823. It was reorganised in 1859 and was bifurcated into Godavari and Krishna districts. During British rule, Rajahmundry was the headquarters of Godavari District, which was further bifurcated into East Godavari and West Godavari districts in 1925. When the Godavari district was divided, Kakinada became the headquarters of East Godavari and Eluru became headquarters of West Godavari. In November 1956, Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the Hyderabad State. In 1959, the Bhadrachalam revenue division, consisting of Bhadrachalam and Naguru Taluqs (2 Taluqas in 1959 but later subdivided into Wajedu, Venkatapruram, Charla, Dummugudem, Bhadrach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rampachodavaram
Rampachodavaram is a census town in Alluri Sitharama Raju district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in Rampachodavaram mandal of Rampachodavaram revenue division. Rampachodavaram is known for its dense jungle and waterfalls which can be accessed by road transport only. Geography Chodavaram is located at . It has an average elevation of 162 metres (534 ft). Demographics Census of India, Rampachodavaram had a population of 9,952 with 2,485 households. The total population constitute, 5,242 males and 4,710 females —a sex ratio of 899 females per 1000 males. 943 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 458 are boys and 485 are girls, —a ratio of 1059 per 1000. The average literacy rate stands at 84.50% with 7,613 literates, significantly higher than the state average of 67.41%. Transport State run APSRTC runs bus services from Rajahmundry to Rampachodavarm. It is 40km from Rajahmundry Airport See also *List of census to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NTV (India)
NTV is an Indian Telugu-language news channel established by Tummala Narendra Choudary on 30 August 2007. The channel is named after the founder Narendra Choudary who also serves as its Chairman while his wife Tummala Rama Devi is the Managing Director. NTV's parent company is Rachana Television Pvt. Ltd (RTPL). RTPL also owns the devotional channel Bhakthi TV and women-focused channel Vanitha TV. As per Media Ownership Monitor 2018, Narendra Choudary and family own 66.2% of RTPL, while P. P. Reddy, the founder and chairman of Megha Engineering Infrastructure Limited (MEIL) owns 22.8% of the company, and Jupally Rameswar Rao, chairman of My Home Group owns 11%. History NTV was launched by Tummala Narendra Choudary as a 24x7 Telugu-language news channel on 30 August 2007. The tagline of the channel is ''Prathi Kshaṇam Praja Hitham.'' The channel became popular for the accurate estimation of election results. NTV has topped the Telugu news channels ratings published by Bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orey Rikshaw
''Orey Rikshaw'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film written and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao, and produced by Dasari Film University. It stars R. Narayana Murthy, Ravali and Raghunatha Reddy. It features music composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The film was released on 9 November 1995 and emerged as a commercial success, eventually attaining a cult following. The film received three Nandi Awards. Cast * R. Narayana Murthy * Ravali * Raghunatha Reddy * Anduradha * Poojitha * Madhurima * Shivaparvati * Sri Divya * Varra Venkateswara Rao * Sanjeeva * Chalapathi Rao Production Filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao who facing financial troubles began writing a film for T. Krishna. However, the project was put on hold following Krishna's death from cancer. Dasari's disciple R. Narayana Murthy accepted the offer to play the film's lead and the film began its production. Soundtrack The film has score and soundtrack composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. The soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni Poolu (film)
''Agni Poolu'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by K. Bapayya and produced by D. Ramanaidu. The film stars Krishnam Raju, Jaya Prada, Jayasudha, Jayanthi, Sarath Babu, Sudhakar and Kaikala Satyanarayana. It was based on Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani's novel of the same name. Cast * Krishnam Raju as Virupaksha Raja & Krishna Chaitanya (Dual role) * Jaya Prada as Rukmini * Jayasudha as Janaki "Jany" * Jayanthi as Rajeshwari * Satyanayana as Vishwam * Gummadi as Rajeshwari's father * Nirmalamma as Annapurna * Sreedhar as Prasad * Sarath Babu as Rahul * Sudhakar as Bobby Shivam * R. Narayana Murthy as Raju * Subhashini as Neeli * Allu Rama Lingaiah Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he rec ... Soundtrack Reception References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
