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Santoshi (actress)
Santhoshi is an Indian actress. She is probably best known for her performances in the films ''Bala'', '' Jai'' and ''Honeymoon Express'' and most prominently for her performance in the mainstream TV series ''Arasi''. She won Nandi Award for Best Female Comedian for her role in Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana. Career Santhoshi was born to Gopala Krishna Moorthy and television actress Poornima in Chennai, India. She first appeared in a television series, when she was eight years old, acting alongside her mother. She then debuted in the Tamil film '' Baba'' (2002), starring Rajinikanth, playing the sister of Manisha Koirala. Subsequently, she played supporting roles in several Tamil films as '' Aasai Aasaiyai'' (2002), ''Bala'' (2002), '' Maaran'' (2002) and ''Military'' (2003), before enacting lead female roles and foraying into other South Indian film industries as well. She played the second female lead in Samuthirakani's ''Unnai Charanadaindhen'' (2003) and also played a starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bala (2002 Film)
''Bala'' is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language action film written and directed by Deepak, starring Shaam as the titular character along with Meera Jasmine. Rajan P. Dev, Raghuvaran, Thilakan, and Santhoshi play supporting roles. The music was composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja with cinematography by Priyan and editing by V. T. Vijayan. The film was released on 13 December 2002. Plot Cast * Shaam as Bala * Meera Jasmine as Aarthi * Raghuvaran as Jayamani * Nagesh as Varadhan * Thilakan as Paranthaman * Karunas as Kutty * Rajan P. Dev as Pasupathi * Thalaivasal Vijay as Pasupathi's enemy * Mahanadhi Shankar as Pasupathi's gang member * Kalairani as Bala's blind mother * Sabitha Anand as Jayamani's second wife * Meera Krishnan as Aarthi's mother * Gouthami as Pasupathi's wife * Rajasekar as Bala's father * Singamuthu as a marriage broker * Kamalesh as Pasupathy's son * Santhoshi as Purnima * Master Udayaraj as Jayamani's son * Baby Srividya as Jayamani's daughter * Scissor Manohar as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award (India)
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India conceived the ceremony to honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhee
''Dhee'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vytla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia D'Souza while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. It was released on 13 April 2007. The film was remade into Oriya as ''Tu Mo Girlfriend'' (2011), in Tamil under the title ''Mirattal'' and in Bengali as ''Khokababu'' (2012). A sequel titled ''D and D: Double Dose'' has been announced in 2020. The film won two Nandi Awards. Nani worked as an assistant director in this film before making his acting debut 2 years later in ''Ashta Chamma''. Plot Srinivas "Babloo" Rao (Vishnu Manchu) is a happy-go-lucky guy who likes to have fun with his friends and always gets into trouble. Because of this, his father Narayana Rao ( Chandra Mohan) gets him a job with Shankar Goud (Srihari), a local mafia head don leader. Shankar and Ballu ( Supreeth), a dreaded local goon, are rivals, and Ballu is determined to k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenali Rama
Tenali Ramakrishna (born Garlapati Ramakrishna; also known as Tenali Rama) was an Indian poet, scholar, thinker and a special advisor in the court of the Vijayanagar king Krishnadevaraya, who ruled from C.E. 1509 to 1529. He was a Telugu poet who hailed from a village called Tenali located at what is now the Andhra Pradesh region, generally known for the folk tales which focus on his wit. He was one of the Ashtadiggajas or the eight poets at the court of Krishnadevaraya. His father died when he was a child. To overcome the depression that Rama faced, his mother Lakṣamma took him to Vijayanagar where he became an advisor to Sri Krishnadevaraya and the 8th scholar in his court. He was a great scholar and poet of Telugu language. Tenali Ramakrishna was also a minister of the court. The Life of Rāmakr̥ṣṇa Tenali Rama was born in a Telugu speaking Niyogi Hindu Brahmin family as Garlapati Ramakrishna, in a village called Thumuluru or Tenali (currently a part of Tenali Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeymoon Express
''Honeymoon Express'' is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language comedy film directed by Nagendra Magadi Pandu and starring Jaggesh, S. Narayan, Santhoshi and Deepu. The film's script was reportedly inspired by a Marathi story. Cast * Jaggesh as Jaggi *S. Narayan as Nani *Santhoshi as Soumya *Deepu as Ramya * Komal * Srinath * Sharan * Karibasavaiah *Sihi Kahi Chandru *Saurav *Manjunath Production The film was shot at the Ramoji Film City and Bangalore. A song was shot on National Highway 44. A scene with Rangayana Raghu was shot at the Bangalore Heart Hospital. Release and reception The film released on 16 June 2006. RG Vijayasarathy of ''Rediff.com'' gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and said that "''Honeymoon Express'' is a wasted effort because of a weak script and haphazard narration". A critic from ''Filmibeat'' said that "this ilmis engaging in the first half and intricacy in the second half makes the proceedings very interesting. The misconception ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuga (film)
''Yuga'' () is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language sci-fi thriller film directed by Yaar Kannan and starring Nassar, Richard, Manikandan, Swarnamalya, Sukumar, Jai, Raja, Santhoshi, and Bharathi. The film was produced by fifty film technicians. Cast * Nassar as Professor Narendran * Richard as Sri * Manikandan as Rishi * Swarnamalya as Bhanu * Sukumar as Giri * Jai as Aravind * Raja as Dev * Santhoshi as Meenu * Bharathi as Bhuvana * '' Ice'' Ashok * Charuhasan as Bhanu's father * Yamuna as Elizabeth Thomas *G. K. as the assistant commissioner * Besant Ravi as an aghori * King Kong as a robot *Risha in a special appearance *"Metti Oli" Shanti Srihari in a special appearance *Rakshana Maurya in a special appearance Production Nassar plays a scientist in the film. The film was shot at AVM Studios and Hotel Blue Moon. The film was supposed to have a song featuring Prabhu Deva, but he eventually did not feature. Soundtrack The music was composed by Dhina. Actor Simbu sang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okkade
''Okkade'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Chandra Mahesh and starring Srihari and Santhoshi. Cast * Srihari as SP Yugandhar * Santhoshi as Kanaka Durga * Mukesh Rishi as Subbarayudu * Jeeva as Chowdappa * L. B. Sriram * Bharath Teja as Chinnappa * Sivaji Raja as Sivaji * Jaya Prakash Reddy as Subbarayudu's elder brother * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam * Nagendra Babu as Home Minister * Prudhviraj as Police Officer * Telangana Shakuntala * Surekha Vani as Sivaji's wife * Sarika Ramachandra Rao as Lawyer * Rajitha Rajitha is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. She has been active since the late 1980s. Career Rajitha made her debut in film industry at the age of 18 with the Telugu movie, '' Brahma Rudrulu'' in which she portrayed Akkineni Nag ... References 2000s Telugu-language films Indian action films 2000s masala films Fictional portrayals of the Andhra Pradesh Police Films scored by Vandemataram Srinivas 2005 action films 2005 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unnai Saranadainthaen
''Unnai Charanadaindhen'' is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Samuthirakani, starring Venkat Prabhu, S. P. B. Charan and Meera Vasudevan. Samuthirakani's directorial debut, it was produced by Charan's Capital Film Works and features a soundtrack composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam. Although the film was made on a small budget and fetched critical acclaim upon release, also winning two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Charan has said that it was not a profitable venture. Samuthirakani later directed the Telugu remake ''Naalo'' (2004). Cast * Venkat Prabhu as Kannan * S. P. B. Charan as Nandha * Meera Vasudevan as Bobby, Kannan's lover * Santhoshi as Teja, the girl who loves Nandha * Nizhalgal Ravi * Ilavarasu as Teja's father * Riyaz Khan * Paravai Muniyamma * Anju * Hari Prashanth * Black Pandi Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was composed by noted playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Charan's father, and consists of six songs with lyrics penned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anbe Anbe
''Anbe Anbe'' () is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Mani Bharathi. The film stars Shaam and Sharmili, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Vivek, Yugendran, M. N. Nambiar, Manorama, and Santhoshi. The music was composed by Bharathwaj. The film released on 1 May 2003 and opened to mixed reviews from critics. The film's plot is loosely based on the Hindi film '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' (1994). Plot An extended family that includes two grandparents named Mahendra Bhoopathy and Vishali, their two sons and one daughter, and four grandchildren (including Cheenu and Shiva), and others come together for Mahendra Bhoopathy's 80th birthday. Mahendra Bhoopathy's and Vishali's daughter comes to see them after a long time. Their granddaughter has the name as her grandmother: Vishali. Issues arise due to greed from the son-in-law, his brother, and Cheenu's birth mother (played by M. S. Bhaskar, Manivannan, and Nithya, respectively) to get more than th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penngal
''Penngal'' () is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Raj Marudhu. The film stars Akash and Divyasree, with Santhoshi and Santhana Bharathi in supporting roles. Featuring music composed by Bharathwaj, the film was released on 8 December 2000. Cast *Akash as Bharath Nageswaran *Divyasree as Kaveri *Santhoshi as Amudhavalli *Santhana Bharathi *Manivannan * Ashwini *Sharmili *S. N. Parvathy *Vichithra Production The producers of the film were unhappy after actress Divyasree broke an exclusivity contract and she signed on for a film opposite actor Murali amid production. Soundtrack The music composed by Bharathwaj. Release A reviewer from ''The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...'' wrote "films such as ''Penngal'' are required to make us a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raadhika Sarathkumar
Raadhika Sarathkumar is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, producer and politician who works predominantly in Tamil cinema along with Telugu cinema as well as a few Malayalam, Hindi and Kannada films. She is the founder and CP of the Radaan Mediaworks India Limited and doing serials in most of the south Indian languages. and is a recipient six Filmfare Awards South, two Nandi Awards and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Personal life Raadhika is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha who hails from Tamil Nadu and Geetha who is a Sri Lankan. Raadhika did her education in India, Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom. She has a younger sister Nirosha, who is also an actress, and two younger brothers, Raju and Mohan. She also has an older half-brother Radha Ravi. Raadhika married actor Sarathkumar on 4 February 2001. They had been friends before their marriage and had been paired in two films: ''Namma Annachi'' (1994) and '' Suryavamsam'' (1997). The couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaram (film)
''Bangaram'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Dharani (in his Telugu debut). This film has Pawan Kalyan in the title role and Meera Chopra, Sanusha, Ashutosh Rana, Mukesh Rishi, Raja Abel Raja is an Indian actor working predominantly in Telugu films. He is best known for playing the title role in the Telugu movie '' Anand''. He debuted in 2002, playing a small role in the romantic comedy ''O Chinadana''. Since entering the ind ..., and Reema Sen in supporting roles. The film is produced by A.M. Ratnam, who previously produced '' Kushi'' (2001). Plot Bangaram is a reporter at a news channel who dreams of getting into an international news channel of BBC. To fulfill his dream, he needs Peddi Reddy's signature but gets entangled with his daughters Sandhya and Vindhya. Later, Bhooma Reddy wins over Peddi's heart and is able to convince him to marry Sandhya to his brother, but Sandhya already has her own love story with Vinay. Bangaram, feeling gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
