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Raktha Tilakam
''Raktha Tilakam'' () is a 1988 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal and produced by K. Ashok Kumar under the Sri Usha Art Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh and Amala , with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a remake of the Bengali film ''Pratikar'' (1987) which was also remade in Tamil in as '' Thaimel Aanai'' (1988). The film was recorded as a ''Super Hit'' at the box office. Plot Krishna Prasad is a son of a rich man, Satyanarayana Prasad (Jaggayya); in his childhood, his father's younger brother Garupmantha Rao (Nutan Prasad) kills his brother for the property and Krishna Prasad is driven out of the house. Krishna Prasad goes to live with his school-teacher Nagamani (Sharada), whom he treats as his mother, she has two children, Balaram and Jyoti, of her own. Garupmantha Rao tries to kill Krishna also, but unfortunately, Balaram is separated from his family and is assumed dead. Nagamani looks after Krishna and Jyoti. After 20 years, Krishn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pradeep Shakthi
Pradeep Shakthi (25 July 1954 – 20 February 2016) was an Indian Telugu actor, director and businessman. Pradeep Shakthi, born as Raja Vasireddy, was from the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to Telugu cinema by director Vamsy in the film ''Aalaapana'' (1985). He acted in many Telugu and Tamil films in negative roles. He directed a politically controversial film, ''1990 Kaliyuga Viswamithra'' (1989). He migrated to the US in 1993 and settled in Staten Island, New York, where he became a full-time restaurateur. Filmography Actor ; Telugu * '' Pantulamma'' (1977) *''Maa Bhoomi''(1979) * ''Aalaapana'' (1985) * ''Ladies Tailor'' (1985) * ''Lawyer Suhasini'' (1987) * '' Bazaar Rowdy'' (1988) * ''Janaki Ramudu'' (1988) * ''Aakhari Poratam'' (1988) * ''Raktha Tilakam'' (1988) * ''Two Town Rowdy'' (1989) * ''Donga Kollu'' (1988) * ''Marana Mrudangam'' (1988) * ''Indrudu Chandrudu'' (1989) * ''Chettu Kinda Pleader'' (1989) * ''Simha Swapnam'' (1989) * '' Prema'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Remakes Of Bengali Films
Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode See also * Telugu cinema * Telugu cuisine * Telugu culture (other) * Telugu states Telugu states are the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in southeastern India. An ethno-region of Telugu People, they as a collective are bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to the northe ... * * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * May 25 – '' Rambo III'' was released as the most expensive film ever made with a production budget between $58 and $63 million. The film failed to match the box office earnings from '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985). * July 15 – ''Die Hard'' defies low commercial expectations to gross $141.5 million worldwide. Hailed as an influential landmark in the action film genre, it influenced a common formula for many '90s action films, featuring a lone everyman against a colorful terrorist character who's usually holding hostages in an isolated setting. Such films and their sequels are often referred to as "''Die Hard'' on a _____": '' Under Siege'' (battleship), ''Cliffhanger'' (mountain), ''Speed'' (bus), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alisha Chinoy
Alisha Chinai (born 18 March 1965) is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema. She began her singing career with the album ''Jadoo'' in 1985, and by the 1990s she had become known as the 'Queen of Indipop'. Her best known songs were with producers Anu Malik and Biddu during the 1990s. Her best known song is '' Made in India''. Career Chinai's initial albums include ''Jaadoo'', '' Babydoll'', '' Aah... Alisha!'', ''Madonna'', ''Kamasutra'', ''Alisha - Madonna of India'' and '' Made in India''. Alisha was introduced to Hindi film music by the veteran music director and composer Bappi Lahiri. They had many disco hits together in many films in the 1980s including ''Adventures of Tarzan'', '' Dance Dance'', ''Commando'', ''Guru'', '' Love Love Love'', etc. When she started her career with him, she was playback singing for many leading actresses, such as Karisma Kapoor, Smita Patil, Mandakini, Sridevi, Juhi Chawla, Madhuri Dixit, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mano (singer)
Nagoor Babu, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, producer, television anchor and composer. He is a recipient of several awards such as the Nandi Awards from the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Mano has recorded more than 1,000 songs for film and private various Telugu, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Oriya and Hindi films. He has also performed for over 3000 live concerts across the continents. Notably, he has recorded 500 songs for music director Ilayaraja. Mano is also recognized for being as the full-fledged dubbing artist for Rajanikanth in Telugu from ''Muthu'' (1995) onwards. Early life and background Mano was born as Nagoor Babu in Tenali, Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. His father Rasool, was a musician in the All India Radio, Vijayawada division and his mother Shaheeda, was a popular Stage actress. Inspired heavily by his mother, Mano joined the stage the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonnavithhula Ramalingeswara Rao
Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Rao is an Indian film lyricist and a poet known for his works in Telugu Cinema. He is also known for his parody songs. He won Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu for the film ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' (2011). He wrote 56 poems about Telugu language in the name of Telugu Sankharavam. Personal life Jonnavithula was born on 7 July 1959 in Vijayawada Vijayawada, formerly known as Bezawada, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and is a part of the state's Capital Region. It is the administrative headquarters of the NTR district. Its metropolitan region comprises NT ... to Subbarao and Lakshmi Narasamma in a Telugu family. His father a teacher in an elementary school. He was also active participant in the mythological dramas. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rao, Jonnavithula Ramalingeswara Living people Telugu-language lyricists Indian lyricists 1959 births People from Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades. He was highly admired and cherished for his deep and thoughtful lyrics in Telugu songs. Early life Veturi was born to Chandrasekhar Sastry and Kamalamba in Pedakallepalli, near Challapalli, Krishna into a Telugu Brahmin family. Veturi was a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was also a poet. Education Veturi completed his schooling in Diviseema, Jaggayyapeta, near Vijayawada in Krishna district, and SSLC in his grandmother's village. Later, Veturi went to Chennai for his intermediate studies and came back to Vijayawada where he completed his degree in S.R.R. Government College. He was a student of legendary Viswanatha Satyanarayana at this college. Career as a jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahma Putrudu
''Brahma Putrudu'' is a 1988 Telugu-language film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner. It stars Venkatesh and Rajani , with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a remake of the Tamil film ''Michael Raj''. The film was a ''Super Hit'' at the box office. Venkatesh won Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Telugu. Plot Sreedevi (Shalini) is a daughter of Kiranmayi (Jayasudha), a mad woman. Everyone makes fun of Sreedevi for not knowing who her father is, and the doctor says that her mother can become normal only when she sees the person who is responsible for her pregnancy. In the process of searching for her father, Sreedevi meets Shakthi (Venkatesh), a kind-hearted gentleman who always thinks of helping others. After listening to her story, he decides to help her at any cost. Shakthi falls in the same category as Sreedevi: when Shakthi was a child, his mother was imprisoned because of trickery played by his deceitfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijetha Vikram
''Vijetha Vikram'' () is a 1987 Telugu-language film directed by S. S. Ravichandran and produced by T. Tirupathi Reddy on Samyutha Arts. It stars Venkatesh and Farah in the lead role, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a ''flop'' at the box office. Plot Rudra Bhupathi (58), a dictator of an estate, treats all the villagers as slaves. Vikram (23), a young and energetic man, enters to the estate and opposes Rudra Bhupathi's wickedness and gets closer to the villagers. Usha (21), Rudra Bhupathi's only daughter, also likes Vikram and they fall in love. A mad woman, Bharathi (49), roams all over the estate without recognizing herself, one day Vikram realises that she is his mother and there is a link between her insanity and Rudra Bhupathi. Meanwhile, Shishupal, grandson of the adjacent estate owner returns from abroad and wants to marry Usha. Seeing Vikram as an obstacle, Shishupal plans an attack on him; in that quarrel Bharathi is injured and recovers her memory. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirmalamma
Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress in the Telugu cinema. She has acted in more than 800 films. She was well known for her grandmother roles in several films.She won two Nandi Awards. Early life She was born in Machilipatnam, Madras Presidency, British India. Film career Her debut film was ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' in 1950. Nirmalamma has worked along with almost all famous artists in Telugu Cinema like NTR, ANR, Krishna, S. V. Ranga Rao, Rajendra Prasad, P. B. Srinivas, Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Venkatesh agarjuna akkineniand many more. She is one of the artists who appears in almost all of the movies of S. V. Krishna Reddy and E. V. V. Satyanarayana. In a career spanning over five decades, she worked in over 700 films and bagged Nandi award for best supporting actress for her role in ‘Mayuri’. Her roles in films like ‘Sankarabharanam’, ‘Yamagola’, ‘Padaharella Vayasu’, ‘Swathi Muthyam’, ‘Maavi Chiguru’ and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lakshmi (actor)
Sri Lakshmi is an Indian actress who is known for her comic roles in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil films. More than 500 films to her credit, she later turned her attention towards television serials. Lakshmi has received four Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian. Early life Sri Lakshmi was born and brought up in Madras into a Telugu family from Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Amarnath and brother Rajesh are actors. Rajesh's daughter Aishwarya is an actress. Career Daughter of veteran Telugu actor/Producer Dr. Amarnath, Sri Lakshmi entered the film industry to support her family after her father had fallen sick. Initially, she did minimal and unnoticeable characters. After noticing her spark in playing comedic roles, director Jandhyala offered her a meatier role in ''Rendu Jella Sita'', which turned her career. In the Telugu film industry, she acted in comedy films by ace director, Jandhyala. She also acted in K. Vishwanath films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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