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Sairam Shankar
Petla Sairam Shankar is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema. He is the younger brother of popular Indian film director and producer Puri Jagannadh. He began his acting career as a lead actor in 2004 film '' 143''. He later continued acting in films such as ''Danger'', ''Neninthe'' and '' Bumper Offer''. Film career Sairam Shankar started his film career by assisting his brother Puri Jagannadh in the direction department. He joined Puri Jagannath as an assistant director in 1997 and assisted him in films such as '' Badri'', ''Bachi'', ''Itlu Sravani Subramanyam'', ''Idiot'', ''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' and ''Shivamani''. During that time, his interest in films grew and decided to pursue acting as a career. He portrayed a small role in the film ''Idiot''. He was trained in acting at Satyanand Film Institute in Visakhapatnam. While still in training, Puri Jagannadh wanted him to act as the main lead in his next film. In 2004, his first film as the lead actor, '' 143'' produced and ...
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Vishakhapatnam District
Visakhapatnam district (formerly known as Vizagapatam district) is one of the six districts in the Uttarandhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twenty-six districts in Andhra Pradesh state.The district share broders with in the north and east, Vizianagaram district and South Anakapalli district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south. History During the British rule in India, Visakhapatnam emerged as a district in the year 1802. Chicacole (present-day Srikakulam) which was in Visakhapatnam district was incorporated into Ganjam when the latter was formed as a district. On 1 April 1936, Bihar and Orissa Province was split to form Bihar Province and Orissa Province. Parts of the Vizagapatam district (i.e., Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Koraput, Jeypore, Rayagada etc.) and the Ganjam district (excluding Chicacole division) of Madras Presidency were transferred to Orissa Province along with portions of the Vizag ...
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Sameksha
Sameksha Singh (born 8 October 1985), known mononymously as Sameksha, is an Indian film and television actress. She has played a range of characters in various series and films, in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada. Personal life Sameksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in Chandigarh. Sameksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting. In July 2020, Sameksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore. Career Sameksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film '' 143''. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'', where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya. Sameksha earned further success with the 2014 drama '' Fateh'', following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for contributions to Punjabi cinema. Sameksha's role in '' Vaapsi'' (2016) was critically acclaimed in various film festi ...
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Parvati Melton
Parvati Melton (born January 7, 1988) is an American model turned actress of Indian and German descent known for her works in Telugu and Malayalam language films. She acted with Raja in the film ''Vennela'', which turned out to be a success. She acted in the Blockbuster Malayalam film '' Hallo'' with Mohanlal. She again shot to fame with item song "''Poovai Poovai''" in Telugu movie ''Dookudu'' opposite Mahesh Babu. Biography Parvati was born in New Jersey to a German father Sham Melton and an Indian Punjabi mother Darika Preet. She has one younger sister Ariana Sitara Melton. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She graduated from Emeryville High School and attended Vista Community College in Berkeley, California. She took part in several beauty pageants and won the Miss Teen India Bay Area pageant in 2004 and the Miss India Le Visage USA pageant in 2005. While still studying in Vista College, she was offered the lead role in the Telugu film ''Vennela ''Vennela'' ( en, Mo ...
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Srihari
Srihari (15 August 1964 – 9 October 2013) was an Indian actor who was active mainly in Telugu cinema. He appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Hindi films as well. He won seven Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Early life Srihari was born near Vijayawada, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. His parents were from Gudivada. They moved to Hyderabad, and settled in Balanagar when he was still a child. He started his career as a stunt fighter. He was also an athlete in gymnastics. He was offered jobs such as sub-inspector of police and railway officer, but he rejected those offers because he was interested in pursuing an acting career. Srihari completed his degree in 1986. He was introduced into movies by Dasari Narayana Rao with a role in the movie '' Brahma Nayudu'' (1987). Personal life Srihari married South Indian actress Shanti, popularly known as Disco Shanti, in 1996. The couple has two sons and a daughter. Their daughter, Akshara, died when she was just four months old. ...
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Yamaho Yama
''Yamaho Yama'' ( ''Oh Yama, It's Yama'') is a 2012 Telugu language fantasy comedy film starring Sairam Shankar, Parvati Melton, Srihari and Sanjjanaa and directed by Jithender Yadagiri. The movie is dubbed in Hindi as ''Qatilon Ka Qatil''. Plot Balu (Sairam Shankar) is a young lad who is fated to die at the age of 25, as per his horoscope. In order to prevent this, his grandmother (Rama Prabha) makes him a devotee of Lord Yama (Srihari) in order to avert this. As Balu approaches the age of 25 years, Ram Prabha decides to send the young lad to USA. Balu roams around without any responsibilities and ends up as a good for nothing lad. In order to mend Balu's ways, none other than Lord Yama enters the fray. He decides to travel to the US and help out the kid. But even the great Yama fails to mend Balu and that is when he realises that Balu needs to fall in love to become a better person. He makes Balu fall in love with Swapna (Parvati Melton) and the rest of the movie is about how B ...
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Vade Kavali
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Bindu Madhavi
Bindu Madhavi (born 14 June 1986) is an Indian model and actress and a reality show winner, working in Tamil-language and Telugu-language cinema. After starting her acting career in Telugu, she shifted to Tamil cinema where she was part of several successful films including '' Kazhugu'' (2012), ''Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga'' (2013), '' Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum'' (2015) and ''Pasanga 2'' (2015). In 2022, she emerged as the title winner of the inaugural '' Bigg Boss Non-Stop'' and became the first female winner of the '' Bigg Boss Telugu'' franchise. Early life Bindu Madhavi was born on 14 June 1986 in Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh. Her father was a deputy commissioner in commercial tax department, due to which, her family moved to various places including Tirupati, Nellore, Guntur, Tenali, Vijayawada and Hyderabad, before settling in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, where she did her studies. She completed her degree in Biotechnology from Vellore Institute of Technology. She has stated tha ...
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Ravi Teja
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian film actor and producer who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his roles in action comedy films. He is one of the highest-paid actors in the Telugu film industry. He has won three state Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are the awards that recognise the excellence in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu television, and Lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. Presented annually by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the award is named after ... and one Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South. He is popularly known by the moniker "Mass Maharaja". Ravi Teja started his film career in an uncredited role in the 1990 film ''Karthavyam (1990 film), Karthavyam'', and played minor or uncredited roles in many films such as ''Allari Priyudu'' (1993), ''Ninne Pelladata (1996 film), Ninne Pelladata'' (1996). Then, he appeared in meatier supporting roles in films ...
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Sheela (Tamil Actress)
Sheela Ravichandran (Born 22 March 1945) is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they hold the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (130) together as heroine and hero. Sheela is a four-time winner of Kerala State Film Award. She came back to acting in 2003 through '' Manassinakkare'' after a long period of 22 years. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Malayalam film '' Akale''. In 2019, Sheela was honoured with the J C Daniel Award, the Kerala government's highest honour for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema. She was also one of the highest paid actresses, reportedly paid more than her male counterparts, of her time. Early life and family Sheela was born in a Syrian Christian family to Railway officer Kanimangalam Antony and Gracy at Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin (now Kerala). She was brought up in Ooty. Her early name was ...
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Krishna Vamsi
Pasupuleti Venkata Bangarraju, know professionally as Krishna Vamsi, is an Indian film director, producer and choreographer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Vamsi started his career as an assistant director to Ram Gopal Varma. He made his directorial debut with the 1995 crime film '' Gulabi'', starring J. D. Chakravarthi. He has received two National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and four Nandi Awards. In 1996, he directed the film '' Ninne Pelladata'', one of the highest grossing Telugu films of the time. He subsequently directed the critically acclaimed crime film, ''Sindhooram'' under his production house ''Andhra Talkies''; both the films won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. In 2002, he ventured into Bollywood with '' Shakti: The Power'', a remake of his own 1998 Telugu cult classic '' Antahpuram''. Personal life Krishna Vamsi is married to Ramya Krishnan Ramya Krishnan (born 15 September 1970), also credited as Ramya Krishna (i ...
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Sherin
Sherin Shringar (born 5 May 1985), known by her stage name Sherin or Shirin is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Telugu-language films. After making her debut in Kannada films, her notable films include ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002), and ''Whistle'' (2003). In 2019, Sherin participated in Bigg Boss Tamil season 3 and emerged as the 3rd runner up. Career Shringar made her debut as an actress in Kannada films through ''Police Dog'' (2002) before playing a lead role in ''Dhruva'' (2002), in which she starred alongside Darshan. Sherin won critical acclaim and box office success through her debut Tamil film, Kasthuri Raja's coming-of-age drama ''Thulluvadho Ilamai'' (2002). Starring opposite Dhanush in his acting debut, the film garnered publicity prior to release for its music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and its adult story written by Selvaraghavan. It subsequently became a commercial success at the box office, effectively launching the careers of S ...
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Swati Reddy
Swati may refer to: Films * Swati (1984 film), ''Swati'' (1984 film), a Telugu film * Swati (1986 film), ''Swati'' (1986 film), a 1986 Bollywood romantic drama film * ''Swati Mutyam'', a 1986 Telugu-language drama film written, directed by K. Viswanath * ''Swati Kiranam'', a 1992 Telugu musical drama film directed by K. Viswanath Other uses * Swati language (other), several languages with the name * Swazi people, an ethnic group of southern Africa * a resident of Swat, Pakistan, or the former Swat (princely state), princely state of Swat * Swati (Pashtun tribe) * Shah Miri dynasty, a dynasty of Turco-Iranian origin which ruled Kashmir from 1339 to 1561 * Swati (star), a star in ancient Sanskrit scriptures Persons with the name * Abdul Hameed Swati (1917–2008), Pakistani Islamic scholar * Azam Khan Swati (born 1947), Pakistani politician and businessman * Babar Saleem Swati, Pakistani politician * Riffat Akbar Swati (born 1946), member of the provincial assembly * ...
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