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Roma (character)
Roma is a fictional character in the '' Don franchise''. The character was created by the screenwriters duo Salim–Javed. Roma first appeared in the 1978 film ''Don'' with Zeenat Aman portraying her and is portrayed by Priyanka Chopra in its 2006 remake and its 2011 sequel ''Don 2''. In the original film, Roma plans to avenge her brother's death by killing Don, so she infiltrates Don's gang. Later she falls in love with Vijay when finds out about Don's death. In its 2006 remake, the character shares similar storyline until the end when it is revealed that it was Vijay who died and Don had escaped. In the 2011 sequel, Roma joins Interpol to hunt him down. Despite their differences, Roma and Don both fall in love with each other. The character had appeared in several films, comics, and video games, and has gained popularity as an action heroine. Films 1978 film – Don After Don kills Roma's brother, Ramesh, when he decides to leave his business, and Ramesh's fiancée Kam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Khan (born 19 November 1951), better known as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and former fashion model. She first received recognition for her modelling work, and at the age of 19, went on to participate in beauty pageants, winning both the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970. She began acting in 1970, and her early works included the films ''The Evil Within'' (1970) and ''Hulchul'' (1971). Aman's breakthrough came with the film ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna'' (1971), for which she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award and the BFJA Award for Best Actress. She next starred in the film ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973), for which she received further recognition. Aman established herself as a leading actress in the seventies with starring roles in ''Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'' (1974), ''Ajanabee'' (1974), ''Warrant'' (1975), ''Chori Mera Kaam'' (1975), ''Dharam Veer'' (1977), ''Chhailla Babu'' (1977), ''Hum Kisise Kum Nahee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 30 November 2000. It is the successor to the original PlayStation (console), PlayStation, as well as the second installment in the PlayStation brand of consoles. As a sixth generation of video game consoles, sixth-generation console, it competed with Nintendo's GameCube, and Microsoft's Xbox (console), Xbox. It is the List of best-selling game consoles, best-selling video game console of all time, having sold over 155 million units worldwide. Announced in 1999, Sony began developing the console after the immense success of its predecessor. The PS2 offered Backward compatibility, backward-compatibility for its predecessor's DualShock#DualShock, DualShock controller, as well as its games. The PlayStation 2 received widespread critical accla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (2009 Film)
''Billa'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language gangster action thriller film directed by Meher Ramesh. The film stars Prabhas in a dual role alongside Krishnam Raju, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Namitha, Rahman, and Kelly Dorjee. A remake of the 2007 Tamil film ''Billa'', which itself was a remake of the 1978 Hindi film ''Don'' by Salim–Javed, it is the second remake of ''Don'' in Telugu after ''Yugandhar'' (1979). The film began its production in October 2008 and was released on 3 April 2009. Plot The story begins with an underworld don Billa hiding and operating out of Malaysia, hiding from Interpol's international criminal list. Krishnamoorthy, an ACP working for Interpol, has spent the last few years looking for Billa, leaving behind a life in India. During a chase with the police, Billa is severely wounded after an accident and dies in front of the ACP. The ACP then secretly holds a funeral for Billa. Interpol Officer Dharmendra is assigned to work with the ACP to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anushka Shetty
Sweety Shetty (born 7 November 1981), known by her stage name Anushka Shetty, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu and Tamil films. She is the recipient of Three Filmfare Awards South, Two Nandi Award, and One Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Having appeared in 47 films, she is one of the highest-paid South Indian actresses and is popularly referred as ''Lady Superstar'' of South Indian cinema. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Telugu film ''Super'', which garnered her a Filmfare Best Supporting Actress – Telugu nomination. The following year, she starred in S. S. Rajamouli's blockbuster hit ''Vikramarkudu''. Her further releases '' Lakshyam'' (2007), ''Souryam'' (2008), and ''Chintakayala Ravi'' (2008) were also box office successes. In 2009, Shetty played dual roles in the Telugu dark fantasy film '' Arundhati'', which led her to her first Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu, and Nandi Award. The following year, Shetty's portrayal of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (2007 Film)
''Billa'' is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Vishnuvardhan. It is a remake of 1980 Tamil film ''Billa'' which itself was a remake of the 1978 Hindi film ''Don''. The film stars Ajith Kumar who plays a double role as an underworld don and his friendly look-alike alongside Nayanthara and Namitha, while Prabhu, Rahman, Adithya Menon, and Santhanam playing supporting roles. It is produced by L. Suresh and Abdurrahman M while featuring a score and soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by Nirav Shah and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad. The project commenced in April 2007 and was released and distributed worldwide by Ayngaran International on 14 December 2007. The film, upon release, emerged successful, and was selected to be screened at the 61st Cannes Film Festival. Plot David Billa is a crime boss featured on Interpol's criminal list, who is hiding and operating out of Malaysia. DSP Jayaprakash has spent the last few years looking for Billa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayanthara
Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual earning credited at 15.17 crore. Nayanthara starred in more than 75 films spanning two decades. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film ''Manassinakkare''. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with '' Ayya'' (2005) and Telugu with ''Lakshmi'' (2006). She also made her Kannada film debut through the film '' Super'' (2010). Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress and the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance in '' Raja Rani'' (2013), Vallavan ''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' (2015) and ''Aramm'' (2017). She was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress in ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016). Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhavi (actress)
Kanaka Vijayalakshmi, known by her stage name Madhavi is an Indian actress known for her works in Malayalam,Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada films. In a career spanning of almost 2 decades she has been featured in around 300 films and was hailed as one of the leading actresses of South Indian cinema in the 1980s. Early life Madhavi was born in Hyderabad, India to Sasirekha and Govindaswamy. She grew up with a sister and a brother, named Keerthi Kumari and Dhananjay respectively. She learnt Bharat Natyam from Uma Maheswari and folk dance from Bhatt from an early age and gave more than a thousand dance performances. She attended Stanley Girls High School in Hyderabad, Abids Branch. Career Director Dasari Narayana Rao gave her a starring role in the Telugu film ''Thoorupu Padamara'' when she was a teenager. The film became a huge hit. She acted in a number of films with Telugu actor Chiranjeevi. Her first movie with Chiranjeevi was ''Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' in 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobhraj
''Shobhraj'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar and written by Vijayan Karote, starring Mohanlal and Madhavi. The film is a remake of the 1978 Hindi film ''Don'' written by Salim–Javed. Mohanlal portrays dual roles as Shobhraj and Dharmaraj. Plot Shobhraj is the leader of an underworld syndicate who in spite of being one of the most wanted on the list of Interpol, remains elusive to the police. Along with the police, He makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization, especially when he kills one of his own men, Babu, when the latter decides to leave the business. This introduces Shobhraj to two new enemies, Julie, Babu's fiancée, and Nisha, Babu's sister. When Julie seduces Sobharaj and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Shobhraj outsmarts her and the police in his escape, and in the process, Julie is killed. A shattered, revenge-seeking Nisha gets trained in j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sripriya
Sripriya is an Indian actress, film director and politician from Tamil Nadu. She has acted in over 300 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. She has also directed films in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu languages, including the 2014 film ''Drushyam''. She is a Core Committee Member of Makkal Needhi Maiam, a political party founded by Kamal Haasan. Career Acting She first faced the camera for ''Murugan Kaattiya Vazhi'', directed by P. Madhavan in 1974. Following that, she acted with Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sivaji Ganesan, and Jaishankar among others. Sripriya had a string of successful movies in the late 70s and early 80s. She played the lead character in C Rudraiya's 1977 film Aval Appadithan and her portrayal of Manju in the film won her a Tamil Nadu State Award that year. Her other hits include ''Aattukara Alamelu'', ''Billa'' and ''Annai Oru Alayam''. She was awarded the Kalaimamani award in the early 1980s. She was in the jury of the National Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (1980 Film)
''Billa'' is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Suresh Balaje. The film stars Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Balaji. It is a remake of ''Don'', a 1978 Hindi film written by Salim–Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film revolves around Billa, a powerful ganglord who is fatally wounded during an encounter with the police. Wanting to uncover Billa's accomplices, DSP Alexander trains a lookalike simpleton Rajappa to pose as Billa and infiltrate the gang. The rest of the film deals with how Rajappa learns more about Billa's gang, and tries to get all of them arrested. ''Billa'' was released on 26 January 1980, and became a commercial success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres. It was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed he was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero. He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Bachchan's "angry young man" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayasudha
Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She has also worked in few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, she received five state Nandi Awards for her acting in works such as '' Jyothi'' (1976), ''Idi Katha Kaadu'' (1979), '' Premabhishekam'' (1981), ''Meghasandesam'' (1982), and ''Dharmaatmudu'' (1983). She has garnered five Filmfare Awards South, for her performances in '' Jyothi'' (1976), ''Aame Katha'' (1977), ''Gruha Pravesam'' (1982), ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' (2004), and ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008). In 2008, she received the ANR National Award, and in 2010, she won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South for her contributions to Indian cinema. Jayasudha served as Member, Legislative Assembly, from Secunderabad constituency during 2009-2014 in the erstwhile combined Government of Andhra Pradesh. Early and Personal life Jayasudha was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugandhar
''Yugandhar'' is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by P. Vidya Sagar on Sri Gajalakshmi Arts banner and directed by K. S. R. Das. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha, and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Don'' (1978). Plot The film begins with a deadly & daredevil gangster Yugandhar hiding from Interpol's international criminal list. A special Interpol officer David lands to work with S.P. Jagannath. Once, Yugandhar senses & slays his acolyte Ramesh a police informer. So, his enraged fiancee Kamini avenges his death, but she too killed. Consequently, Jaya the sister of Ramesh secretly plots to wipe out Yugandhar and enrolls in their gang. During an operation, Yugandhar becomes a victim of a bullet and dies which Jagannath alone is aware of. Ergo, he silently buries the body, ensuring that Yugandhar is still alive. Fortunately, he encounters Yugandhar’s identical Vijay, when Jagannath schemes to supersede him therein, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
