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Star Maa
Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality shows and Telugu films. The channel was launched as Maa TV in April 2002 by Murali Krishnam Raju. In March 2006, Nimmagadda Prasad along with film stars Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna became promoters by purchasing 60% stake with Raju holding 20% stake. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for an estimated price of 2,0002,500 crore. In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa. History Penmetsa Murali Krishnam Raju founded MAA Television Network in 2001 as a corporate entity. Its flagship TV channel, MAA TV was launched in April 2002. The channel started off as a pay channel with 18 hours of programming a day. An initial investment of 25 crore was made into the venture. D. Rajendra Prasad, a veter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Maa Gold
Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality shows and Telugu films. The channel was launched as Maa TV in April 2002 by Murali Krishnam Raju. In March 2006, Nimmagadda Prasad along with film stars Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna became promoters by purchasing 60% stake with Raju holding 20% stake. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for an estimated price of 2,0002,500 crore. In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa. History Penmetsa Murali Krishnam Raju founded MAA Television Network in 2001 as a corporate entity. Its flagship TV channel, MAA TV was launched in April 2002. The channel started off as a pay channel with 18 hours of programming a day. An initial investment of 25 crore was made into the venture. D. Rajendra Prasad, a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Maa Music
Star Maa (formerly Maa TV) is an Indian Telugu language general entertainment pay television channel owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. The channel telecasts Telugu language programmes such as serials, reality shows and Telugu films. The channel was launched as Maa TV in April 2002 by Murali Krishnam Raju. In March 2006, Nimmagadda Prasad along with film stars Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna became promoters by purchasing 60% stake with Raju holding 20% stake. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for an estimated price of 2,0002,500 crore. In 2017, Maa TV was rebranded as Star Maa. History Penmetsa Murali Krishnam Raju founded MAA Television Network in 2001 as a corporate entity. Its flagship TV channel, MAA TV was launched in April 2002. The channel started off as a pay channel with 18 hours of programming a day. An initial investment of 25 crore was made into the venture. D. Rajendra Prasad, a ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyderabad, India
Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the '' de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including the Hussain Sagar lake, predating the city's founding, in the north of the city centre. According to the 2011 Census of India, Hyderabad is the fourth-most populous city in India with a population of residents within the city limits, and has a population of residents in the metropolitan region, making it the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in India. With an output of 74 billion, Hyderabad has the fifth-largest urban economy in India. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah established Hyderabad in 1591 to extend the capital beyond the fortified Golconda. In 1687, the city was annexed by the Mughals. In 1724, Asaf Jah I, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarjuna (actor)
Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (born 29 August 1959), known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu language, Telugu, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards namely, for ''Ninne Pelladata (1996 film), Ninne Pelladata'' (1996), which he produced won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, Best Feature Film in Telugu and a National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film), Special Mention as actor for ''Annamayya (film), Annamayya'' (1997). In 1989, he starred in the Mani Ratnam-directed romantic drama film ''Geethanjali (1989 film), Geetanjali'', which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. In the same year, he appeared in the blockbuster ''Siva (1989 Telugu film), Siva'', an action film directed by Ram Gopal Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigg Boss (Telugu Season 4)
''Bigg Boss 4'' is the fourth season of the Telugu version of the Indian reality television series ''Bigg Boss'' based on Dutch series ''Big Brother''. The show premiered on 6 September 2020 on Star Maa and Disney+ Hotstar with Nagarjuna hosting the season for the second time, while Samantha appeared as a guest host for a week. The season's finale took place on 20 December 2020 with Abijeet Duddala winning the title along with 25 lakh prize money and a bike, while Akhil Sarthak emerged as the first runner-up. Production The makers were scheduled to launch on the last week of June 2020 but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 20 July 2020, the makers unveiled the title logo. Season 4 was initially planned to launch on 30 August 2020 but was pushed to 6 September 2020. ''Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz'' ''Bigg Boss 4 Buzzz'' is an Indian Telugu-language television talk show about the reality television series ''Bigg Boss Telugu''. The host Rahul Sipligunj conducts the talk show w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Star Maa Movies
Star Maa Movies (formerly Maa Movies) is an Indian Telugu-language pay television channel that broadcasts movies. The channel is owned by Disney Star, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India. As of June 2017, the channel has a library of over 800 movie titles. It also airs sports events including the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Indian Super League (ISL). The channel was launched as Maa Movies by Maa Television Network on 4 February 2011. In February 2015, Star India acquired broadcast business of Maa Television Network for an estimated price of 2,0002,500 crore. In June 2017, the channel was rebranded as Star Maa Movies. The HD version of the channel, Star Maa Movies HD, was also launched at the same time. History Penmetsa Murali Krishnam Raju founded MAA Television Network in 2001 as a corporate entity. Its flagship TV channel, MAA TV was launched in April 2002. On 4 February 2011, Maa TV Network launched two new channels, Maa Movies and Maa Junior with content fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu
''Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu'' (), previously known as ''Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu'', is an Indian Telugu-language television game show. It is the official Telugu adaptation of Britain's game show ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. It was produced by BIG Synergy for first four seasons and was aired on Star Maa. The first three seasons were hosted by actor Nagarjuna and the fourth season was hosted by actor Chiranjeevi. In 2021, after the completion of the first four seasons (2014–2017), the show was revamped with a new title ''Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu'' under the production of Studio Next with Sun TV Network buying its broadcasting rights. It started to air on Gemini TV from 22 August 2021 to 5 December 2021, with N. T. Rama Rao Jr. as the host. Series overview ''Meelo Evaru Koteeswarudu'' ''Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu'' History and production Debut (2014–2019) In March 2014, reports emerged that Nagarjuna would host the Telugu version of ''Who Wants to Be a Million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firstpost
''Firstpost'' is an Indian online news and media website. The site is a part of the Network 18 media conglomerate owned by Reliance Industries, which also runs CNN-News18 and CNBC-TV18. The ''Network 18'' group was originally owned by Raghav Bahl. In January 2012, the group received an investment from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries through a rights issue of up to 2,700 crore A crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. It is written as 1,00,00,000 with the local 2,2,3 style of digit group separators (one lakh is e .... History In May 2013, the news group was merged with the Indian edition of '' Forbes India'' whose four top editorial heads including editor in chief Indrajit Gupta were dismissed. The event led to a media furor. Thereafter on 31 May 2013, ''Firstpost'' took over a satirical website Fakingnews.com for an undisclosed amount. As of April 2020, Jaid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Charan
Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards. Since 2013, he has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list. Charan made his acting debut with ''Chirutha'' (2007), a box office hit, winning the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. He rose to prominence starring in S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action film ''Magadheera'' (2009), the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time, winning the Filmfare Best Actor Award. His notable works include ''Racha'' (2012), ''Naayak'' (2013), ''Yevadu'' (2014), ''Govindudu Andarivadele'' (2014), and ''Dhruva'' (2016). Charan then starred in the blockbusters ''Rangasthalam'' (2018), winning his second Filmfare Best Actor Award, and ''RRR'' (2022), that collected over . In 2016, Charan launched his own production house Konidela Production C ... [...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] |
ABP Group
ABP Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian media conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It was established in 1922. History The company in recent years did mass layoffs at various times. Current assets Newspapers * ''Anandabazar Patrika'' – Bengali-language daily newspaper * ''The Telegraph'' – English-language daily newspaper. Magazines * ''Anandamela'' * '' Sananda'' * '' Anandalok'' * '' Desh'' * ''Boier Desh'' * ''The Telegraph in Schools'' (TTIS) TV Channels News channels Entertainment channel References External links * Book publishing companies of India Newspaper companies of India Companies based in Kolkata Mass media companies established in 1922 Indian companies established in 1922 Television broadcasting companies of India Mass media companies of India Television networks in India Broadcasting Broadcasting is the distribution (business), distribution of sound, audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic medium (co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Times Of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the world. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India, and the second-oldest Indian newspaper still in circulation, with its first edition published in 1838. It is nicknamed as "The Old Lady of Bori Bunder", and is an Indian " newspaper of record". Near the beginning of the 20th century, Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, called ''TOI'' "the leading paper in Asia". In 1991, the BBC ranked ''TOI'' among the world's six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.), which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In the Brand Trust Report India study 2019, ''TOI'' was rated as the most trusted English newspaper in India. Reuters rated ''TOI'' as India's most trus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
