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SIIMA Award For Best Debut Director – Telugu
SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu is presented by Vibri media group as part of its annual South Indian International Movie Awards, for best film direction done by an debut director in Telugu films. The award was first given in 2012 for films released in 2011. Superlatives Winners Nominations * 2011: B. V. Nandini Reddy – '' Ala Modalaindi'' ** Santosh Srinivas – '' Kandireega'' ** Venu Sree Raam – ''Oh My Friend'' ** Veerabhadram Chowdary – '' Aha Naa Pellanta'' ** Ajay Bhuyan – '' Dhada'' * 2012: Maruthi – ''Ee Rojullo'' ** Tanikella Bharani – '' Midhunam'' ** Balaji Mohan – ''Love Failure'' ** Ohmkar – '' Genius'' ** Kranthi Madhav – ''Onamalu'' * 2014: Sujeeth – ''Run Raja Run'' ** Sripriya – ''Drushyam'' ** Chandoo Mondeti – ''Karthikeya'' ** K. S. Ravindra – '' Power'' ** Srinivas Avasarala – ''Oohalu Gusagusalade'' * 2015: Anil Ravipudi – Pataas ** Karthik Ghattamaneni – ''Surya vs Surya'' ** Radha Krishna Kuma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karuna Kumar
Karuna Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily in Telugu cinema. He is best known for directing the 2020 film ''Palasa 1978''. Career Karuna Kumar's debut film ''Palasa 1978'' was released in March 2020 opening to positive reviews from the critics. The film revolves around the incidents related to caste discrimination and untouchability. It was featured in year-end best films' charts including ''Film Companion'' and ''The Times of India.'' His next directorial ''Metro Kathalu'' was released on streaming service Aha. Made as an anthology, ''The Times of India'' criticized Kumar's work and felt that the film "doesn’t have a fresh theme". He then directed ''Sridevi Soda Center'' featuring Sudheer Babu and Anandhi in lead roles. Writing for ''The Hindu,'' Sangeetha Devi Dundoo in her review, wrote that "With ''Sridevi Soda Center'', Karuna Kumar takes a mainstream approach given the presence of actor Sudheer Babu and tries to keep the narrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Reddy
''Arjun Reddy'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and produced by his brother Pranay Reddy Vanga's company Bhadrakali Pictures. It stars Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey while Rahul Ramakrishna, Jia Sharma, Sanjay Swaroop, Gopinath Bhat, Kamal Kamaraju and Kanchana appear in supporting roles. The film tells the story of Arjun Reddy Deshmukh (Deverakonda), a high-functioning alcoholic surgeon who has anger management problems. Arjun is on a self-destructive path after the marriage of his girlfriend Preethi Shetty (Pandey); the film focuses on his downfall and subsequent resurgence. ''Arjun Reddy'' was partially inspired by Sandeep Vanga's life as a physiotherapy student. He worked on the script for two years and it took four to five years for the film to materialise. Principal photography commenced on 20 June 2016 at Hyderabad and took 86 working days to complete. Other filming locations include Mangalore, Dehr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosh Srinivas
Santosh Srinivas Rowthu is an Indian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer who works in Telugu cinema. He directed ''Kandireega'' which featured Ram Pothineni in lead role. Early life and career Santosh was born and brought up in Visakhapatnam. He completed his schooling and graduation in Visakhapatnam. He started his career as a cinematographer. He worked as cinematographer for films that include ''Khatarnak'', ''Takkari'', ''Rainbow''. he made his directorial debut in 2012 with ''Kandireega'' starring Ram Pothineni and Hansika Motwani. Later he started ''Rabhasa ''Rabhasa'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Santosh Srinivas. It was produced by Bellamkonda Suresh and Bellamkonda Ganesh Babu for Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., ...'' featuring N. T. Rama Rao Jr and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in lead roles. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Srinivas, Santosh Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ala Modalaindi
''Ala Modalaindi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by B. V. Nandini Reddy under the Sri Ranjith Movies banner. It stars Nani, Nithya Menen (in her Telugu debut) and Sneha Ullal with the music composed by Kalyani Malik. The film's cinematography is performed by Arjun Jena with editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Released on 21 January 2011, the film opened to favorable reviews by critics and became a commercial success. The film grossed 15 crore on a budget of 4 crore. Reddy won the Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu. The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by ''Film Companion''. The film is remade in Tamil as ''Yennamo Yedho'' (2014), in Bengali as ''Olpo Olpo Premer Golpo'' (2014) and in Kannada as '' Bhale Jodi'' (2016). Plot The film begins with an accident. Gautham is abducted by John Abraham. On the way, Gautham is forced to narrate his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st South Indian International Movie Awards
The 1st South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on June 22, 2012, in Dubai, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2011. Producing films in four Dravidian languages of South India, professionals were handed over a total of 71 Awards. The ceremony was hosted by R. Madhavan and Lakshmi Manchu at the Dubai World Trade Centre, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted by Parvathy Omanakuttan and held a day before at Park Hyatt on June 21. Nominated by a jury, the final winners were decided by a public voting system. The most successful film was ''Dookudu'', which fetched eight Awards in total. Main awards Film Acting Music Debutant & Special Awards Honorary awards *SIIMA Lifetime Achievement Award: Ambareesh *SIIMA Award for Social Responsibility: Shivarajkumar Generation Next awards * Sensational art director: Sabu Cyril * Sensation of South Indian cinema: Dance choreograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Rojullo
''Ee Rojullo'' ( en, In These Days) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant director Maruthi. It stars debutants Srinivas, Reshma and Saikumar Pampana. The film is produced by Good Friends group on a low budget. The film was one of the most successful Telugu films in 2012. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Preethi Prema'' and released on 17 February 2017. Maruthi won SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu). Plot This story examines the lack of moral and ethical values in a relationship and the search for true love. Sri (Srinivas) is madly in love with Rajini. He even gives her Rs 3 lakhs to help her but as fate turns out, Rajini does not really love Sri. She escapes with the money along with another man. This leaves Sri heartbroken. He decides never to fall in love again and he starts looking at women in a negative way. In another track, Shreya (Reshma) is friendly with a guy called Kishore. Kishore misunderstands Shreya's friendship for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2nd South Indian International Movie Awards
The 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards were presented on September 12–13, 2013 in Sharjah (emirate), Sharjah, UAE, to honour the best cinematic achievements of the South Indian film industry in the year 2012. Initially planned for June 20–21, the date was postponed due to "100 years of Indian cinema" jubilee festivities. The ceremony was hosted by Arya (actor), Arya, Shriya Saran, Rana Daggubati and Sonu Sood at the Expo Centre Sharjah, while the "Generation Next Awards Night" was hosted a day before by Parvathi Omanakuttan, Parvathy Omanakuttan and Ash Chandler. Differing from the 1st SIIMA Awards, technical Awards were presented on the first day as well. Show performances were delivered by Shruthi Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Shriya Saran, Rima Kallingal, Usha Uthup, Pranitha Subhash, Anirudh Ravichander, Ragini Dwivedi, Aindrita Ray, Andrea Jeremiah, Parul Yadav, Remya Nambeesan, Lakshmi Menon (actress), Lakshmi Menon, Regina Cassandra and Meera Nandan. Five new award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Raja Run
''Run Raja Run'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy thriller film directed by debutant Sujeeth and produced by Uppalapati Pramod and V. Vamsi Krishna Reddy on UV Creations banner. The film stars Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor, and Adivi Sesh, while Sampath Raj and Jayaprakash play important roles. The film released worldwide on 1 August 2014 to positive reviews from critics and became a box office success. The film was also dubbed and released in Tamil under the same title. Plot Raja Harishchandra Prasad is the son of a vegetable vendor named Prakash, who is constantly keep breaking up with girlfriends because of his extreme honesty. He meets Priya and they both fall in love. Meanwhile, there are kidnappings of ministers in the city and the person who solved the mystery years ago, commissioner Dileep Kumar has an officer under him, Nayeem Basha, who is an intelligent officer but is not appreciated for it. Raja learns that Priya is Dileep's daughter and that she is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 4th South Indian International Movie Awards was held in Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai on 6th and 7 August 2015. SIIMA 2015 recognized the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. Honorary awards Lifetime Achievement Award * Bharathiraja * KPAC Lalitha Special appreciation * Dhanush – Pride of South Indian cinema Main awards List of Nominations & Award Winners Film Acting Critics awards Debut awards Music Choreography Generation Next Awards * Stylish Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (male) – Allu Arjun * Stylish Youth Icon of South Indian Cinema (female) – Amy Jackson * Most Romantic Star of South Indian Cinema – Bharath Srinivasan * Most Popular Actress Middle East – Asin Thottumkal * Most Streamed Song Award : **Tamil – Anirudh Ravichander – ''Selfie Pulla'' – **Telugu – S. Thaman – '' Aagadu'' – Title song **Kannada – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pataas
'' Pataas ''() is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by debutant Anil Ravipudi and produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under his banner N.T.R. Arts. It stars Kalyan Ram, Shruti Sodhi, Sai Kumar and Ashutosh Rana. Sai Karthik composed the film's music. The film revolves around Kalyan Sinha, a corrupt police officer, who gets himself transferred to Hyderabad, where his estranged father, Murali Krishna, is serving as the DGP. Kalyan hates his father and intends to teach him a lesson, and in the process, supports a local MP and criminal named GK. With time, realizing some of his actions have gone wrong. Kalyan has a change of heart and decides to stand by his father and help the force take down GK and his allies. Releasing theatrically on 23 January 2015, ''Pataas'' received positive reviews from critics and turned out to be Kalyan Ram's second most successful film at the box office after ''Athanokkade''. It was remade in Tamil as ''Motta Shiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anil Ravipudi
Anil Ravipudi (born 23 November 1982) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the comedy ''Pataas'' (2015). He then directed the dramedy works such as '' Supreme'' (2016), ''Raja The Great'' (2017), '' F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019), and '' Sarileru Neekevvaru'' (2020). ''F2'' was featured in the "Indian Panorama" Mainstream section of the 50th International Film Festival of India. Career After completing B.Tech in 2005, Ravipudi joined as an assistant director to his uncle P. A. Arun Prasad. He then worked as a dialogue writer for films like ''Sankham'' (2009), ''Kandireega'' (2011) and co-wrote the script for films '' Masala'' (2013) and '' Aagadu'' (2014). Anil Ravipudi worked with Santosh Srinivas in the latter's directorial debut ''Kandireega'' (2011) as a writer and wrote the script of ''Pataas''. He later approached Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Nandamuri Kalyan Ram (born 5 July 1978) is an Indian actor and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th South Indian International Movie Awards
The 5th South Indian International Movie Awards is an awards event held at Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore on 30 June and 1 July 2016. SIIMA 2016 will recognize the best films and performances from the past year, along with special honors for lifetime contributions and a few special awards. Honorary awards Lifetime Achievement Award * S. Janaki (singer) * Panchu Arunachalam (writer & producer) Special appreciation * TBA Main awards Nominees Film Acting Debut awards Music Critics' choice ;Tamil Cinema *Best Actor – Jayam Ravi – ''Thani Oruvan'' *Best Actress – Nithya Menen – ''O Kadhal Kanmani'' ;Telugu Cinema *Best Actor – Allu Arjun – '' Rudhramadevi'' *Best Actress – Anushka Shetty – '' Rudhramadevi'' ;Kannada Cinema *Best Actor – Sathish Ninasam – ''Rocket'' *Best Actress – Shanvi Srivastava – ''Masterpiece'' ;Malayalam Cinema *Best Actor – Nivin Pauly – ''Premam'' *Best Actress – Parvathy – ''Ennu Ninte Moid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
