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Raksha (2008 Film)
''Raksha '' () is a 2008 Telugu-language horror thriller film produced by Azam Khan on One More Thought Entertainment & Zed3 Pictures Productions banner, presented by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Vamsi Krishna Akella. The film stars Jagapati Babu, Kalyani in the lead roles and music composed by Bopi Tutul. The film is remake of 2008 Hindi movie ''Phoonk'' whose storyline was thematically similar to the Telugu thriller novel ''Tulasi Dalam'' by Yandamuri Veerendranath. Plot The film begins with Rajeev owner of Raksha Construction Company leading a delightful life with his wife Arthi, and their children Rahul & Raksha. Moreover, he has immense affection for his daughter Raksha. Venu the bestie of Rajeev works in his company along with his wife Madhu whom he facilitates all comforts. Rajeev is an atheist, but his wife and mother have immense belief in God and black magic (Chethabadalu). On a regular day of his work at the construction site, his manager Shyam finds an ancient Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Gopal Varma
Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema in addition to Bollywood, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada language films, and television.** * * Varma has directed films across multiple genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama noted for their gritty realism (arts), realism, technical finesse, and craft. Regarded as one of the pioneers of new age Indian cinema, he was featured in the BBC World News, BBC World series ''Bollywood Bosses'' in 2004.* In 2006, Grady Hendrix of Film Comment, published by the Film Society of Lincoln Center cited Varma as "Bombay's Most Successful Maverick" for his works on experimental films.* * Starting his career as a civil engineer, he made an entry into Telugu cinema with the path-breaking crime thriller, ''Siva (1989 Telugu film), Siva'' (1989) featured at the 13th International Film Festival of India, 13th IFFI' 90 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satya Krishnan
Satya Krishnan is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She worked as a hotel management professional and entered the film industry with the film ''Dollar Dreams''. Mostly starring in supporting roles, she is probably best known for her performance as Anitha in the 2004 Sekhar Kammula-directed Telugu film '' Anand''. Career Satya Krishnan is from Hyderabad where she completed her education. She did a course in Hotel Management and worked at Taj group of hotels in Hyderabad. Her dream was to be an air hostess. She entered the film industry in 2000 with the film ''Dollar Dreams'' directed by Sekhar Kammula. Later she got married and took up a job at BNP Paribas Bank at Punjagutta. After four years, Sekhar Kammula again approached her with a role in his film '' Anand''. She quit her job and began working full-time as an actress. She said that her character in ''Anand'' is very close to her real life character. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Based On Indian Novels
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] |
Films About Exorcism
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 sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Horror Films
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2000s Telugu-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter '' samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the compli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhargavi (actress)
Bhargavi (1983–2008) was born in Gorantla ( Guntur district). Her first film was YVS Chowdary's '' Devadasu'', through which she first achieved recognition. She also appeared in ''Ashta Chamma'', based on Oscar Wilde's play ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', as Varalakshmi (the equivalent of Cecily Cardew in ''Earnest''). Before acting in ''Ashta Chamma'', she worked in several TV serials. She rose to fame with the TV show ''Ammamma.com'', produced under the banner Just Yellow. On 16 December 2008, Bhargavi was found murdered in her Banjara Hills house along with an orchestra troupe operator, Praveen Kumar, triggering speculation about the motive behind the deaths. Filmography Films Television Death Praveen (Buji) runs a musical orchestra (Saibaba orchestra) for the past five years. He was quite popular in the Nellore area and was married twice before, to Dolly (daughter of Guntur ex DSP) and Swapna (second heroine in NTR's film Subbu) in the past. He also has a son. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Melkote
Shankar Melkote is an Indian comedian, supporting actor who appears in Telugu films and CEO of a marketing company in Hyderabad. He started his film career with Jandhyala's ''Srivariki Premalekha'' and went on to appear in 180 films. He is one of the speakers and writers at the Hyderabad Literary Festival. Melkote received the 17th Yudhvir Memorial Award in 2008 for outstanding contribution. He is the father-in-law of M.V.Sridhar, well noted Hyderabad ranji player and Former BCCI General Manager. Filmography * ''Srivariki Premalekha'' (1984) * ''Karu Diddina Kapuram'' (1986) * ''Paila Pacheesu'' (1989) * '' Ashwini'' (1991) * ''Nuvve Kavali'' (2000) * ''Anandam'' (2001) * ''Akasa Veedhilo'' (2001) * ''Nuvvu Naaku Nachav'' (2001) * '' Ishtam'' (2001) * '' Santosham'' (2002) * '' Manmadhudu'' (2002) * ''Oka Raju Oka Rani'' (2003) * '' Oka Radha Iddaru Krishnula Pelli'' (2003) * '' Nenu'' (2004) * '' Dost'' (2004) * '' Anand'' (2004) * ''Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum'' (Hindi, 2004) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (Telugu Actor)
Jeeva (born 30 November 1952) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu and Hindi films. He has been working in films since 1978 and is well known for his negative roles in various Ram Gopal Varma films, particularly '' Satya'' (as Jagga), ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (as Commissioner Suchak) and '' Sarkar'' (as Swami Virendra). He has acted in around 250 films in Telugu and Hindi languages. Personal life He was born as Kocharla Dayaratnam. He belongs to Guntur region. K. Balachander changed his name to Jeeva after his first film, changing his fortunes forever. He named his son as K. Balachander. His son is a director of Telugu movies. He has seven siblings. Career He made his debut as an actor with the film ''Tholi Kodi Koosindi'', directed by K. Balachander. He was selected for this role from a number of aspirants. Later he worked with popular directors like Ram Gopal Varma, Vamsy, Krishna Vamsi, Puri Jagannadh Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatrapathi Sekhar
Chandra Sekhar, known professionally as Chatrapathi Sekhar, is an actor who primarily works in Telugu-language films and TV serials. He is known for his frequent collaborations with S. S. Rajamouli. Career Sekar is a regular in S. S. Rajamouli's films and played a lawyer in '' Sye'' (2004). He garnered acclaim for his role as Prabhas's friend in ''Chhatrapati'' (2005). He has since portrayed notable roles in several Telugu films including ''Vikramarkudu'' (2006), ''Magadheera'' (2009), the bilingual ''Eega'' (2012), ''Rangasthalam'' (2018), the bilingual film ''U Turn'' (2018). He made his Tamil-language debut with ''Viswasam'' (2019), in which he portrayed Ajith Kumar's Muslim friend. He portrayed a farmer in the historical film ''Yatra'' and played one of the leads in ''Diksoochi'' (2019). He will play Jr. NTR's friend in the upcoming ''RRR''. Personal life While shooting for ''Chhatrapati'' on a boat thirty five kilometers into the ocean, Sekhar had almost fallen off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
