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Ramudu Bheemudu
''Ramudu Bheemudu'' is a 1964 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by Tapi Chanakya. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jamuna and L. Vijayalakshmi , with music composed by Pendyala. The film was a major box office success. The film was the debut of D. Rama Naidu's Suresh Productions banner into the film industry and it is N. T. Rama Rao's first dual-role film. Satyanarayana was body double for N. T. Rama Rao in climax scenes. The film is considered a trendsetting venture and became an inspiration for later films with similar storyline. Chanakya remade the film in Tamil as ''Enga Veettu Pillai'' (1965). It was also remade in into Hindi as ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), in Malayalam as '' Ajayanum Vijayanum'' (1976,) and Kannada as ''Mojugara Sogasugara'' (1995). Plot Ramudu is an innocent rich young man who has been in the guardianship of his uncle Panakala Rao since his childhood. This uncle of his is both crooked and wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tapi Chanakya
Tapi Chanakya (1925–1973), professionally known as Chanakya, was an Indian film director and writer. He is son of the famous writer Tapi Dharma Rao Naidu. He has worked as Radio Telegraphist for the Indian Army. Filmography # Palletoori Pilla (Telugu) (1950) (assistant director) # Anta Manavalle (1954) # Rojulu Marayi (Telugu) (1955) (director and screen adaptation) # Peddarikalu (1957) # Ettuku Pai Ettu (1958) # Bhagya Devatha (1959) # Jalsarayudu (1960) # Kumkumarekha (1960) # Pudhiya Pathai (1960) # Kalasivunte Kaladu Sukham (1961) # Constable Koothuru (1963) # Ramudu Bheemudu in Telugu (1964) # Varasatwam (1964) # C.I.D. (1965) # Enga Veetu Penn (1965) # Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) # Adugu Jaadalu (1966) # Naan Aanaiyittal (1966) # Ram Aur Shyam (Hindi) (1967) # Oli Vilakku (1968) # Pudhiya Boomi (1968) # Madhavi (1969) # Vidhi Vilasam (1970) # Bangaru Talli (1971) # Bikhre Moti (Hindi) (1971) # Man Mandir (Hindi) (1971) # Bandhipotu Bhayankara (1972) # Jaanwar Aur Ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mojugara Sogasugara
''Mojugara Sogasugara'' ( kn, ಮೋಜುಗಾರ ಸೊಗಸುಗಾರ) is a 1995 Indian Kannada romantic drama film written and directed by Vijay. The film marks actor Vishnuvardhan's 150th film. Vishnuvardhan appeared in dual roles, along with Shruti and Sonakshi in other pivotal roles. The movie is a remake of 1964 Telugu movie ''Ramudu Bheemudu''. Cast * Vishnuvardhan as Vijay and Vinod * Shruti as Shanta * Sonakshi as Anjana * Doddanna * Lokesh as Bhoopathi Rao * Pandari Bai as Vinod's mother * Tennis Krishna as Vinod's friend * Jayanthi as Sulochana * Sathya Bhama * Sihi Kahi Chandru as Bhujang Rao * Rama Murthy as Govinda * Keerthi * Dingri Nagaraj * Shivaram * Baby Ranjitha as Meena * Rajanand as Raghunatha Rai * Sathyajit * Kunigal Vasanth Release The movie was certified on 10 February and released on 3 March 1995. Soundtrack The music of the film was composed by and lyrics written by Hamsalekha. After release, the soundtrack was well rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kusalakumari
Thanjavur Damayanthi Kusalakumari (6 December 1937 - 7 March 2019) was an Indian actress and dancer. She featured in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Early life Born in Thanjavur, Kusalakumari is a niece of T. R. Rajakumari. Her birth name is Kusalambal. Being born in an artistes family, she began learning Bharata Natyam at the age of 3. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Chennai. She used to go to film shooting with her aunt T. R. Rajakumari. Film career Kusalakumari began her film career as a child artiste. Though she has danced in films before, she got a character role in Avvaiyar as the child Avvaiyar. Her major role as the poor woman falling in love with Sivaji Ganesan, was in '' Koondukili'', the only film Sivaji Ganesan and M. G. Ramachandran featured together. Later she acted as the younger sister of Sivaji Ganesan in '' Kalvanin Kadhali'', and then as the younger sister of K. R. Ramasamy in '' Needhipathi''. The competition dance with Kumari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girija (actress)
Dasari Girija ( 3 March 1938 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian actress who has worked in Telugu films. She was active in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in comic roles. She appeared in many films with Relangi, the two of them becoming a famous comedic duo. Film career She was born on 3 March 1938 in Kankipadu, Andhra Pradesh. Her mother is also staging and film actress Dasari Ramatilakam. Her first movie was Kasturi Sivarao's ''Paramanandayya Sishyulu'' (1950). She acted in many films with Relangi and other leading actors of that period. Her portrayal of titular Pathala Bhairavi in 1951 hit film ''Patala Bhairavi'' displayed her talents and resulted in her getting many film offers lasting about two decades. Her role as Usha in ''Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu'' (1959) opposite Relangi is memorable. The ever lasting comedy song ''Kaseeki Poyanu Ramahari'' has been pictured on them. The comedy-duo also acted in the award-winning ''Ramudu Bheemudu'' (1964) of Suresh Productions. The funny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemalatha (Telugu Actress)
Hemalatha (19262019) was an Indian actress of Telugu cinema, of Andhra Pradesh, India. She acted in more than 100 films during the 1950s to 1976. The first movie she acted was Palletooru. She retired from movies in 1976, with ''Seethamma Santhanam'' being the film she last appeared. After retiring from movies, she was involved in Brahma Kumaris movement in Hyderabad till her death. Selected filmography Actress * 1976 Seethamma Santanam * 1976 Mahakavi Kshetrayya * 1976 Sita Kalyanam * 1976 Secretary * 1976 Vemulawada Bheemakavi * 1975 Balipeetam * 1975 Eduruleni Manishi * 1975 Kathanayakuni Katha * 1975 Sri Ramanjaneya Yuddham * 1973 Vaade Veedu * 1972 Bharya Biddalu * 1972 Sri Krishnanjaneya Yuddham * 1971 Prema Nagar * 1971 Sampoorna Ramayanam * 1971 Jeevitha Chakram * 1970 Marina Manishi * 1970 Mayani Mamata * 1970 Pettandarulu * 1970 Ali Baba 40 Dongalu * 1970 Lakshmi Kataksham * 1970 Balaraju Katha * 1969 Karpura Harathi * 1969 Mathru Devata * 1969 Kadaladu Vada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suryakantham (actress)
Suryakantham (28 October 1924 – 18 December 1994) was an Indian actress in Tollywood. She was popular for playing the role of a cruel mother-in-law in most of her movies. Early life Suryakantham was born and brought up in a Telugu Brahmin family residing at Venkata Krishnaraya Puram near Kakinada of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. She was the 14th child to her parents, ten of whose children had died. She learnt dance and singing at the age of six. She married Peddibhotla Chalapati Rao, a High Court Judge, in 1950. Career Suryakantham started as a dancer in '' Chandralekha'', produced by the Gemini Studios, for which she had been paid Rs 75 in remuneration. She got her first role as character artiste in '' Narada Naradi'', but eventually quit her job at Gemini Studios. Later, she got a character artist role in the movie ''Gruhapravesam''. She was offered the heroine's role in ''Soudamini'', but did not accept it. She later was in a car accident, in which she rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rushyendramani
Rushyendramani (1 January 1917 – 17 August 2002) was an Indian actress, singer, dancer, and playback singer from South India. She had more than 150 movies to her credit and acted in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films from the 1935 to 1986. Her notable films include '' Sri Seetarama Jananam'' (1944), '' Malliswari'' (1951), ''Vipra Narayana'' (1954), '' Chintamani'' (1956). Her last film was '' Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' (1986). Early life She was born in Vijayawada on 1 January 1917. A trained singer in both the Indian classical music traditions and a trained Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancer, she started her career on stage at the age of seven. She donned the mantle of Krishna and Prahalada by the age of ten. Later she joined Lakshmi Vilasa Nataka Sabha of Kommuri Pattabhi Ramayya. She was trained under Kapilavai Ramanatha Sastry, Puvvula Ramatilakam and acted in the dramas ''Chintamani'' and ''Savitri''. She moved to the silver screen and acted as Satyabh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santha Kumari
Santha Kumari (born Vellaala Subbamma; 17 May 1920 – 16 January 2006) was an Indian musical artist and actress. She was married to the Telugu film director and producer P. Pullayya. Early years Vellaala Subbamma was born in Proddatur town, (Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh) to Sreenivasa Rao and Pedda Narasamma. Her father was an actor and her mother was a classical music singer. Santhakumari learned classical music and violin under the guidance of Professor P. Sambamurthy and was a classmate of D. K. Pattammal. She joined a drama troupe and was an AIR artiste by the age of sixteen. She came to Madras (now Chennai) to pursue a career in music. She found employment in Vidyodaya School for a remuneration of Rs 2 per month. She sang along with music director S. Rajeswara Rao for AIR. Film career P. V. Das, producer and director of '' Mayabazaar'' (also known as ''Sasirekhaa Parinayam'') was scouting for a young girl to play Sasirekha. He saw Subbamma at a music concert. At th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo Appearance
A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake) or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo role as well, such as Alfred Hitchcock's frequent cameos. Concept Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the literal meaning of " cameo", a miniature carving on a gemstone. More re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raavi Kondala Rao
Raavi Kondala Rao (11 February 1932 – 28 July 2020) was an Indian actor, screenwriter, playwright, and journalist who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acted in over 400 films. He won Nandi Award for Best Story Writer for '' Pelli Pusthakam'' (1991) and won Nandi Award for Best Book on Telugu Cinema for ''Black and White''. He made his film debut with '' Sobha'' in 1958 as an actor. '' Preminchi Choodu'' (1964) won him recognition as an actor. He is known for his collaborations with Bapu-Ramana. He worked as a writer for notable films like ''Brundavanam'' (1992), ''Bhairava Dweepam'' (1994), '' Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam'' (1996). Besides films, he worked as an editor, writer and columnist for English and Telugu newspapers and magazines. He worked as the associate editor for the then popular film magazine ''Vijaya Chitra'' from 1966 to 1990. Later, he joined Chandamama Vijaya production house as a writer and executive producer. Early life Raavi Kondala Rao wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkilineni (actor)
Mikkilineni Radhakrishna Murthy (7 July 1914 - 23 February 2011) was an Indian actor and thespian known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He was the founder of the theater group ''Praja Natya Mandali''. He has received the honorary ''Kalaprapoorna'' from Andhra University, for his contributions towards Telugu theater and cinema. Early life and career He was born in Kolavennu village, Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. Before entering into theater, he studied Diploma in Veterinary Science. He started his film career with the 1949 film ''Deeksha'' directed by K. S. Prakash Rao. He has acted in nearly 350 feature films and was known for his association with N. T. Rama Rao in near 150 films and in almost all the B. Vittalacharya movies. Awards *Nandi Awards *Filmfare Awards South Other honors *Rashtrapati Award from Govt of India (1965) *Kalaprapoorna from Andhra University (1965) Selected filmography Actor *1996 Sri Krishnarjuna Vijayam *1994 Bhairava Dweepam *1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramana Reddy
Ramana Reddy (1 October 1921 – 11 November 1974) was an Indian character actor, comedian and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. In a career spanning 24 years, he acted in more than 200 movies. Ramana Reddy and Relangi were a comedy double act during the era of early Telugu cinema. Some of his memorable roles are David in ''Missamma'' (1955), Karanam in ''Rojulu Marayi'' (1955), Chinnamaya in Mayabazar (1957), Kanchu Gantayya in ''Gundamma Katha'' (1962). Ramana Reddy is the paternal uncle of Indian politician, and filmmaker T. Subbarami Reddy. Career While acting in the role of a magician in the movie ''Akka Chellelu'' (1957) he actually learned the art of magic as a hobby. He gave more than 100 magic performances, mostly in aid of educational institutions and voluntary organizations. Ramana Reddy is regarded as one of the finest comic actors of India, noted particularly for his comic expressions, and dialogues during the golden age of Telugu cinema ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
