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Relax (film)
''Relax'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language social thriller film directed by Pradeep C Shetty and starring newcomer Rohan and Daisy Bopanna (credited as Anjali) Critics praised the film's intention, but they criticised the execution. Cast *Rohan as Sandeep *Daisy Bopanna as Anjali *Vijayachander as Sharma *Brahmanandam as a security guard *Ali as Ram Nepal Varma *M. S. Narayana as a drunkard *Jayaprakash Reddy as a police officer Soundtrack The music was composed by Ramana Gogula. Pawan Kalyan attended the film's audio launch. Reception Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' opined that "The producers should be appreciated for selecting a novel storyline. But substandard execution marred the prospects of the film". B. Anuradha of ''Rediff.com Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Bopanna
Daisy Bopanna is an Indian actress who appears in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu and Tamil language films. Personal life Bopanna is from Kodagu. She attended Aurobindo School, pre-university at Kumarans College and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Chitrakala Parishat in Bangalore, Karnataka. She married Amit Jaju in 2011. Career Daisy started with theatre, working for a short time with B. Jayashree's ''Spandana theatre camp'' and also contemporary English theatre. She began filming for ''Bimba'' in 2002. It was sent to the Berlin & Frankfurt Film Festival, and won international awards. Directed by Kavitha Lankesh Kavitha Lankesh is an Indian film director, screenwriter and a lyricist known for her work in Kannada cinema industry. She began as a documentary film-maker before directing her first feature film, '' Deveeri'' (1999), which went on to win int ..., it explored the exploitation of child artistes in the film industry. Daisy's later work in '' Bhagawan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramana Gogula
Ramana Gogula (born Gogula Ramana Murthy) is an Indo-American music composer and singer of film music and Indian pop, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. His notable film compositions include ''Premante Idera'' (1998), ''Thammudu'' (1999), '' Badri'' (2000)'', Johnny'' (2003)'', Lakshmi'' (2006)'', Annavaram'' (2006)'', Yogi'' (2007). He is known for his collaborations with Pawan Kalyan with whom he worked for four films. He is currently the Vice President, Clean Technology Innovation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc and a venture partner at Anthill Ventures. Early life and career In 1996, his band ''Misty Rhythms'' released the Indie Pop studio album ''Aye Laila'' along with a music video which became a chart buster on major music channels MTV and Channel in India. He then ventured into Telugu cinema and composed songs and background score for around 25 films predominantly in Telugu with a few films in Kannada and Tamil languages. As an entrepreneur, Ramana Gogula fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlebrain
Idlebrain.com is an Indian entertainment website that features information, news, and reviews on Telugu cinema. It is one of the oldest websites on the Internet focusing on Telugu films. The site is especially popular for its film reviews written by the founder Jeevi. It was founded in 1999 by G. V. Ramana (better know by his nom de plume Jeevi), a graduate of BITS Pilani, with the help of his friend Sunil Krishna. As of August 2022, it has an archive of nearly 1000 Telugu films reviewed by Jeevi starting with '' Iddaru Mitrulu'' (1999). The site features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, trailers, interviews, movie schedules, chat room, photo galleries and other features related to Telugu cinema. It is considered to be among the most popular websites related to Telugu film industry. History G. V. Ramana (born ), popularly known by his nom de plume Jeevi, is a graduate of BITS Pilani who had short stints in software and finance firms. While he was working in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayachander
Vijayachander, (born Vijayachander Telidevara), is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. Regarded as one of the finest character actor's of Telugu cinema, Vijayachander has appeared in more than forty feature films in a variety of roles. Vijayachander is known for his path-breaking works in biographical films; He essayed Jesus of Nazareth in the 1978 film ''Karunamayudu'' which he produced, and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film; He then enacted his own maternal Grandfather Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu in the 1982 film '' Andhra Kesari'' for which he has received the state Nandi Special Jury Award. He then essayed Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 classic '' Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' which was screened at the International Film Festival of India; In the same year, he appeared as saint Vemana in the super hit ''Vemana Charithra''. In 1989, he starred in the Maniratnam directed Romantic drama film, ''Geeta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performances. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, appearing in over 1000 films to date.Brahmanandam breaks 1000 film record - ''The Times of India'' Dated 29 January 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Acharya Nagarjuna University. In 2009, he was honoured with the |
Rediff
Rediff.com (stylized as ''rediff.com'') is an Indian news, information, entertainment and shopping web portal. It was founded in 1996. It is headquartered in Mumbai, with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. It is one of the earliest web portals and email providers in India. When its founder Ajit Balakrishnan launched Rediff on the NeT, the internet was barely five months old in the country, and had a total of about 18,000 users. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 for filing a materially false prospectus in relation to an IPO of its American depositary shares. The case was resolved by settlement in 2009. In April 2001, Rediff.com acquired the ''India Abroad ''India Abroad'' is a weekly new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali (actor)
Ali (born 10 October 1967) is an Indian actor, comedian, and TV presenter who works predominantly in Telugu films and television. He acted in more than 1000 films in Telugu. He is a recipient of two Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South. Early life Ali was born in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, India. His father was a tailor and his mother was a home maker. He has one younger brother named Khayyum, who is also an actor. Ali married Zubeda Sultana in 1994. The couple has two daughters and a son. Career Ali came into the movie industry with the help of Jit Mohan Mitra, Rajahmundry's musical company. He debuted in the movie Nindu Noorellu in 1979 under the direction of K. Raghavendra Rao. He went to Chennai when director Bharathi Raja was looking for child actors for his movie '' "Seethakoka Chiluka"'', and was given a role (he previously played a role in ''Nindu Noorellu''). As a child Ali acted in several movies. When he was too old to be a child actor he struggled to get ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayaprakash Reddy
Jaya Prakash Reddy (8 May 1946 – 8 September 2020) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. Born in Sirvel of Andhra Pradesh, he came into the limelight with the film ''Samarasimha Reddy'' (1999) where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. He acted as an antagonist in several films such as ''Jayam Manade Raa'' (2000) and ''Chennakesava Reddy'' (2002). Later in his career, he was also featured in many comic roles. He died at his home in Guntur on 8 September 2020, at an age of 74, from massive cardiac arrest. He was honoured with Special Jury Award (Alexander) for his contribution to Tollywood at the 16th Santosham Film Awards. Selected filmography Telugu films Tamil films Kannada films Awards *Nandi Award for Best Villain - Jayam Manadera (2000) (in Telugu 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 ** Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawan Kalyan
Pawan Kalyan (born Konidela Kalyan Babu; 2 September is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and politician. His films are predominantly in Telugu cinema. Kalyan is the younger brother of actor-ex.politician Chiranjeevi, and made his debut in the 1996 film '' Akkada Ammayi Ikkada Abbayi''. He starred in '' Tholi Prema'' in 1998, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu that year. Referred to as "Power Star" by his fans, Kalyan is known for films such as ''Gokulamlo Seeta'', '' Suswagatham'', '' Tholi Prema'', '' Thammudu'', '' Badri'', '' Kushi'', ''Jalsa'', '' Gabbar Singh'', '' Gopala Gopala'' and ''Attarintiki Daredi''. He received the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu for ''Gabbar Singh'' while ''Attarintiki Daredi'' held the record of being the highest-grossing Telugu film. He was listed 26th in 2013, 69th in 2017, and 24th in 2018 respectively in the ''Forbes'' India list of top 100 Celebrities. He produces films under the banners Anjana Produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
