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Raj Thota
Raj Thota is an Indian Telugu-Language film cinematographer. He received praise for the film ''Arjun Reddy''. Early life Raj was born in the Kasarabad village, grew up in Suryapet, Nalgonda, Telangana, and moved to Hyderabad. He was very enthusiastic in building teams to play village-level cricket and kabaddi, from a very young age. His mother, Mani Thota, is a house wife, while his father, the late Venkat Thota, was a makeup artist for Telugu films, mainly doing make-up for Mohan Babu. He showed keen interest in photography since an early age. Career Early years and it Follows (2000-2014) Raj’s father Venkat Thota was a make up artist with Mohan Babu and Raj used to accompany his father to the sets during holidays. It was during those visits Raj thought that the director, cinematographer, and lead actors are the only people, who were busy and running hither and thither. So, he decided to choose among these three crafts, and ultimately chose to be a cinematographer. He expresse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryapet
Suryapet is a city in the Indian state of Telangana. It is a municipality and the headquarters of its eponymous district. The Government of India announced Suryapet to be developed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme. Suryapet has been awarded the "Cleanest city" in South India by the Ministry of Urban development in Swachh Survekshan 2017. It is also known as "Gateway of Telangana". It is located about east of the state capital, Hyderabad and also it is located about West of Vijayawada. Etymology Previously Suryapet is known as Bhanupuri, which is modernized into the name Suryapet. People also call the town as Suryapeta. Geography Suryapet or Suriapet is located at . It has an area of . History Chalukyas, Kakatiyas, and Nizam dynasties ruled this region. Climate Under the Köppen climate classification, Suryapet experiences Tropical Wet and Dry Climate. The annual mean temperature is 36 °C. Monthly mean temp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Choopistha Mava
''Cinema Choopistha Mava'' () is a 2015 Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Trinadha Rao Nakkina. The film stars Raj Tarun, Avika Gor, and Rao Ramesh. The title of the film is based on a song from ''Race Gurram'' (2014). The film is remade in Bengali as ''Girlfriend'' (2018) and '' Rangeela Rayabaa'' in Marathi Cast *Raj Tarun as Kaththi *Avika Gor as Parineeta Chatterjee *Rao Ramesh as Somnath Chatterjee, Parineeta's father *Brahmanandam as Daya *Saptagiri as Rakhi Pandaga * Praveen as Rahul * Satya as Bus conductor * Ram Prasad as Kaththi's friend * Lakshmi *Abhay Bethiganti as Kaththi's friend *Shankar Melkote as College Principal *Posani Krishna Murali as Doctor *Krishna Bhagawan as Parineeta's relative *Chelaki Chanti as Parineeta's relative *Thagubothu Ramesh in an appearance in the song "Mama O" *Satyam Rajesh as passenger on Kaththi's auto *Sudigali Sudheer Sudheer Anand Bayana, professionally known as Sudigali Sudheer, is an Indian acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahasamudram (2021 Film)
''Maha Samudram'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic action drama film written and directed by Ajay Bhupathi. It is produced by Ramabrahmam Sunkara under AK Entertainments. It stars Sharwanand, Siddharth, Aditi Rao Hydari, and Anu Emmanuel. The music is composed by Chaitan Bharadwaj. The film is set in Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. The film released on 14 October 2021. Plot Vijay and Arjun are thick friends. Vijay, an ambitious civil service aspirant with corrupt plans, is an orphan and has a girlfriend named Mahalakshmi aka Maha, who is a dance teacher. Vijay lives with Arjun and Maha. He is not serious about his relationship with Maha and lives in Arjun's house. Arjun lives with his widowed mother, who praises Vijay for being ambitious and hard-working despite being an orphan, unlike Arjun. Arjun has an uncle Chunchu Mama, who is a fisherman. Unlike Vijay, Arjun plans to start a business from his father's money accumulated before his death. Arjun meets Smitha, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entha Manchivaadavuraa
''Entha Manchivaadavuraa'' () is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Satish Vegesna. It is an official remake of Gujarati film ''Oxygen'' (2018 film). The film stars Kalyan Ram and Mehreen Pirzada, with the music composed by Gopi Sundar. The film has been jointly produced by Aditya Music’s Subhash Gupta and Umesh Gupta. The film draws its title from an eponymous song of the film '' Nammina Bantu''. The film follows Balu, a short film actor who assumes multiple identities to bond with unrelated people and gives them hope in their most desperate times. It is then that he encounters violence and hatred from some greedy men. Plot When her train halts at Yelamanchili due to a blockage, Nandini tells a group of women about her lover Balu in a flashback. As a young boy, the death of Balu's parents leaves him abandoned. Nandini's father helps Balu by getting him into a boys hostel. 15 years later, Balu grows up to become a short film actor often referred t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulchul (2019 Film)
''Hulchul'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language comedy thriller film starring newcomer Rudraksh Utkam and Dhanya Balakrishna. The film premiered on 3 January 2020. Plot After returning from Dubai, Rudra receives a purse and a hulchul (drink) from his friend. He is told to give the drink to Narasimha. In a sudden turn of events, Rudra drinks the hulchul and imagines that his girlfriend, Swathi, is always in front of him. A villain and his gang comes to retrieve the purse and the hulchul. How Rudra fixes this issue forms the rest of the story. Cast *Rudraksh Utkam as Rudra *Dhanya Balakrishna as Swathi *Preeti Nigam as Rudra's mother *Krishnudu as Rudra's friend *Madhunandan *Ravi Prakash Ravi Prakash is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Career Ravi was born in Vijayawada and grew up in Visakhapatnam, India. After completing his secondary education, he chose to pursue a career in medicine and stu ... *Gemini Suresh * Shanmukh * Jogi Naidu * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Language
Telugu (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It is the most widely spoken member of the Dravidian language family and one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. It is one of the few languages that has primary official status in more than one Indian state, alongside Hindi and Bengali. Telugu is one of six languages designated as a classical language (of India) by the Government of India. Telugu is also a linguistic minority in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, West Bengal, and the union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by members of the Telugu diaspora spread across countries like United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand in the Anglosphere; Myanmar, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius; and the Arabian Gulf count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bekkam Venugopal
Bekkam Venugopal is an Indian film producer in Telugu cinema. He ventured into film production under his production company, Lucky Media. He started his career with film Tata Birla Madhyalo Laila in 2006 as a producer and made other films like ''Satyabhama'', ''Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu '' Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu'' () is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Raja Vannem Reddy. Sivaji and Meera Jasmine played the lead roles. The film was a remake of successful Tamil movie '' En Purushan Kuzhandhai Maathir ...'', ''Brahmalokam To Yamalokam via Bhulokam'', '' Mem Vayasuku Vacham'' and '' Prema Ishq Kaadhal''. And his recent movie '' Cinema Choopistha Mava'' was a super-hit which is both commercial and critical hit. Filmography As Producer References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Venugopal, Bekkam Date of birth missing (living people) Living people Telugu film producers Film producers from Hyderabad, India Indian film distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogme 95
Dogme 95 is a 1995 avant-garde filmmaking movement founded by the Danish directors Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, who created the "Dogme 95 Manifesto" and the "Vows of Chastity" ( da, kyskhedsløfter). These were rules to create films based on the traditional values of story, acting, and theme, and excluding the use of elaborate special effects or technology. It was supposedly created as an attempt to "take back power for the directors as artists", as opposed to the studio. They were later joined by fellow Danish directors Kristian Levring and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, forming the Dogme 95 Collective or the Dogme Brethren. ''Dogme'' () is the Danish word for dogma. History Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg wrote and co-signed the manifesto and its companion "vows". Vinterberg said that they wrote the pieces in 45 minutes. The manifesto initially mimics the wording of François Truffaut's 1954 essay "Une certaine tendance du cinéma français" in '' Cahiers du cinéma'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISmart Shankar
''iSmart Shankar'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language science fiction masala film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh, who co-produced the film with Charmme Kaur. It stars Ram Pothineni in the titular role along with Satyadev Kancharana, Nabha Natesh, and Nidhhi Agerwal. The film follows an assassin who helps the cops when a slain cop's memories are transferred to his brain. It features music composed by Mani Sharma. The film is released theatrically on 18 July 2019. It is a commercial success, running for more than 100 days at the box office. A sequel titled ''Double iSmart'' has been announced. The film received mixed reviews from critics with praise for the cast's performance, score and action sequences but criticism for the second half and climax. Plot ''Ismart'' Shankar is a street-smart assassin who works under another assassin named Kaka. One day, Shankar encounters a rough woman named Chandini, when he was extorting money from an apartment complex builder. Impressed ... [...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] |
Husharu
''Hushaaru'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language coming of age adult comedy film written and directed by Sree Harsha Konuganti. It stars Tejus Kancherla, Tej Kurapati, Dinesh Tej, Abhinav Medishetti, Rahul Ramakrishna, Daksha Nagarkar, Priya Vadlamani, Hemal Ingle and Ramya Pasupuleti. Plot Four engineering graduates from middle-class families Arya, Chay, Dhruv and Bunty are clueless about their lives but enjoy being in each other's company, making the most of their energy. Just when things are going smooth, a personal setback hits them hard. How they rise above it and help their friendship stand the test of character and time is the story of Husharu. Cast * Tejus Kancherla as Arya * Tej Kurapati as Bunty * Dinesh Tej as Dhruv * Abhinav Medishetti as Chaitanya "Chay" *Rahul Ramakrishna as Raj Bollam *Daksha Nagarkar as Geeta, Arya's love interest * Priya Vadlamani as Riya, Chay's ex-girlfriend *Hemal Ingle as Sowmya, Dhruv's love interest *Ramya Pasupuleti as Priya, Chay' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Needi Naadi Oke Katha
''Needi Naadi Oke Katha'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language satirical social problem film written and directed by Venu Udugula (in his directorial debut) and produced by Krishna Vijay, Atluri Narayana Rao and Prashanti under Aran media works. It stars Sree Vishnu and Satna Titus while Posani Krishna Murali and Devi Prasad appear in supporting roles. Plot The story is about Rudra Raju Sagar (Sree Vishnu) from Kurnool a middle class youth who is failing his degree continuously. It feels sad to his father (Devi Prasad) who is a teacher. Sagar's sister does well in studies, but he tried to pass but he couldn't, after a critical circumstance he decides to take his studies seriously for his fathers sake and aims to become what his father wants. So for taking guidance in studies he meets Dharmika (Satna Titus) a topper through his sister. At first, she avoids him thinking he is a flirt, later understanding his intention, starts giving him guidance to prepare for the exams. She prepare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
