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Seetamalakshmi
''Seetamalakshmi'' is a 1978 Indian Telugu-language film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Talluri Rameswari (in her Telugu debut) and Chandra Mohan. It was released on 27 July 1978. It won two state Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu for Talluri Rameswari. ''Seetamalakshmi'' was remade in Tamil as ''Enippadigal'' (1979), and in Hindi as ''Sitara'' (1980). Plot Kondayya ( Chandra Mohan) and Seetalu ( Rameswari) work in a touring theatre in a village and are in love. While essentially illiterate, they love watching movies and learn to recite the film dialogues and songs. A film producer who comes to the village makes a false promise to make Seetalu heroine in his films. Seetalu goes to Hyderabad along with Kondayya. After facing many difficulties, with the help of painter Sridhar, Seetalu finally becomes a heroine. Her success brings her relatives for want of her money. Kondayya slowly realizes that he cannot fit in that cine urban cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talluri Rameswari
Talluri Rameswari (also known as Rameswari) is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi, Odia and Telugu language films. Early life She was born and raised in Andhra Pradesh and spent her childhood in Kakinada. Career Rameswari graduated from FTII in 1975. She got her big break in 1977 with Rajshri's '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye.'' The movie turned was a phenomenal hit and made her a household name. In 1978 she played the title role in K. Viswanath's ''Seetamalakshmi'' (Telugu) for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu. Some of her other notable films include ''Sunayana'' with Naseeruddin Shah, '' Mera Rakshak'' with Mithun'','' and '' Sharda'' and '' Aasha'' with Jeetendra. The latter earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In addition to Hindi and Telugu she has also acted in Odia and Malayalam movies. Personal life Rameswari married her FTII classmate and pal, Punjabi actor-producer Deepak Seth and has two sons Bhaskara Pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jandhyala
Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously by his surname Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He is popularly known as Hasya Brahma (). In a career spanning more than two decades, he directed over 40 films and wrote the dialogue for more than 300 films. He won three state Nandi Awards one each for Best Director, Best Story Writer, and Best Dialogue Writer and one Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. ''The Hindu'' referred to him as the 'King of Comedy in Tollywood'. Jandhyala was interested in theatre right from his childhood. In his college days, he wrote many plays that became popular. He later entered the film industry in 1976 and established himself as a versatile writer penning commercial blockbusters such as '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''Vetagadu'' (1979) as well as critically-acclaimed films like ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra Mohan (Telugu Actor)
Chandra Mohan (born Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao; 23 May 1944) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu films. He has garnered one Filmfare Award South and two Nandi Awards. He received critical reception for his performance in box office hits such as '' Rangula Ratnam'' (1966) for which he received the state Nandi Award for Best Actor, ''Padaharella Vayasu'' (1978) for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award (Telugu), and ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1978). His first Tamil film was '' Naalai Namadhe'' (1975). Some of the films in which he starred as the lead actor are ''Seetamalakshmi'' (1978), '' Ram Robert Rahim'' (1980), '' Radha Kalyanam'' (1981), '' Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986), and ''Chandamama Raave'' (1987). Early life Chandra Mohan was born as Mallampalli Chandrasekhara Rao on 23 May 1944, in Pamidimukkala village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He did his schooling in Y.V.R.M.Z.P. High School at Meduru. He graduated from the agriculture college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulasi (actress)
Tulasi (or Tulasi Shivamani) (born 20 June 1967) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil cinema. She started her career as a child actress. Later she appeared in lead actress and supporting actress roles. She has acted in over 300 films in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Bhojpuri languages."Tulasi rocks in her third innings" ''The New Indian Express''. 13 November 2013 She won two and one . Career |
Devulapalli Krishnasastri
Devulapalli Krishnasastri (1 November 1897 – 24 February 1980) was a Telugu poet, playwright and translator known for his works in Telugu literature and Telugu cinema. He is known as ''Andhra Shelley''. In 1976, Krishnasastri was honoured with Padma Bhushan, third highest civilian award in India. In 1978, he received Sahitya Akademi Award for his literary works. Early life Krishnasastri was born on 1 November 1897 in Ramachandrapalem of East Godavari, India. He was brought up in Pithapuram in a family of court-poets.Krishnasastri He grew interest in while he was in his high school. Career Krishnasastri started writing poetry from a very ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enippadigal
''Enippadigal'' () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan and produced by K. S. Sethumadhavan. It is a remake of the 1978 Telugu film ''Seetamalakshmi''. The film stars Sivakumar and Shoba. It was released on 16 February 1979. Plot Chella Kannu, a young sweeper becomes a popular movie star known as Kamala Devi. Her lover and fellow sweeper Manickam is the ladder of her success, but the villainy of her brother separates them. Cast * Sivakumar as Manickam * Shoba as Chella Kannu (Kamala Devi) * Sathyaraj as Muthu (Chella Kannu's brother) * Manorama as Jayanthi * Vadivukkarasi as Rani * T. M. Sami Kannu as Samykannu * A. Sakunthala as Chokkamma (Muthu's wife) * P. T. Sivam as Ramalingam * G. Srinivasan as Chella Kannu's father * Mohan Sharma (cameo appearance) ;Cameo appearances * V. S. Raghavan as himself * Kannan as Sambath * V. Gopalakrishnan as himself * S. Rama Rao as Singaram Production ''Ennaipadigal'', a remake of the Telugu film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubbing Janaki
Dasari Janaki, known professionally as Dubbing Janaki, is an Indian actress and voice artist. She has appeared in several films and television shows in various South Indian languages. Early life Janaki was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. She started acting in stage shows from the age of 9. She studied up to 7th standard. Though her birthname is Dasari Janaki, she was called Dubbing Janaki by the media to distinguish Janaki from her contemporaries, actress Sowcar Janaki and singer S. Janaki. She married Ramakrishnan, a military employee, at the age of 15 in 1964 and relocated to Chennai. The couple have two sons and a daughter. Her husband died in 1997. She is currently living with her children family in Chennai. Career She started appearing in films since 1958. Her first film was Bhookailas produced by AVM. She dubbed for the role of Kasturba in the Telugu film Gandhi. She played an important character in the film Sankarabharanam (1980) in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vani Jayaram
Vani Jairam (born as Kalaivani on 30 November 1945), also credited as Vani Jayaram, is an Indian singer. She is best known as a playback singer in South Indian cinema. Vani's career started in 1971 and has spanned over five decades. She has done playback for over one thousand Indian movies recording over 10,000 songs. In addition, she has recorded thousands of devotionals and private albums and also participated in numerous solo concerts in India and abroad. Renowned for her vocal range and easy adaptability to any difficult composition, Vani has often been the choice for several composers across India through the 1970s until the late 1990s. She has sung in several Indian languages, such as Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Assameese, and Bengali languages. Vani won the National Film Awards for Best Female Playback Singer three times and also has won State Government awards from the states of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakshi Ranga Rao
Sakshi Ranga Rao (born Rangavajhula Ranga Rao; 15 September 1942 – 27 June 2005) was an Indian character actor who worked in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He appeared in about 450 films over a career spanning four decades, majority of which were comedies. Rao made his film debut in 1967 with ''Sakshi'' from which he derived his stage name. He then went onto to appear in successful films like ''Sirivennela'', ''Swarna Kamalam'', '' April 1st Vidudhala'', ''Joker'' and ''Swarabhishekam''. Life and career Rangavajhula Ranga Rao in Kalavakuru village in Prakasham district, was born to Lakshmi Narayana and Ranganayakamma. As his father died when he was young, he was raised by Buchchi Ravamma, his mother's sister in Machilipatnam. He began his career as a stenographer in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. As Rao was interested in film and theatre, he worked as an assistant to the stage artist Kuppili Venkateshwara Rao. He was encouraged by some his friends at Andhra Vishw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Hari
Harish Kumar (born 1 August 1975) is an Indian actor and film producer. He has played the lead in multiple films. He is known for his works in Telugu and Hindi movies. His notable movies include ''Prem Qaidi'', '' Coolie No. 1'', ''Tirangaa'', ''Prema Khaidi'', Kranti Kshetra'', '' Ravan Raaj: A True Story'' and Daisy''. He won two Nandi Awards. Career Harish started his career as a child actor. He is the only male child actor to have worked in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam films. He then played the lead in many films. For the film '' Andhra Kesari'', he won the Nandi Award for the best child Actor of the year 1983 from the Chief Minister Late N. T. Rama Rao. He also received special jury award as the best actor in 1996 for the film '' Oho Naa Pellanta'' produced by D.Ramanaidu, and directed by Jandhyala. Harish acted as a lead at a young age of 13. His first film as a lead actor was '' Daisy'', a Malayalam film directed by Pratap Pothen. The movie also starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitara (1980 Film)
''Sitara'' () is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Meraj, with Mithun Chakraborty, Zarina Wahab. The music was composed by R. D. Burman. The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''Seetamalakshmi''. Plot Sitara is the love story of two childhood lovers, Dhania and Kundan. They come to Bombay, due to their economic conditions and they start working in a Cinema hall. Dhania is fascinated by films and has hidden desire to become an actress, so she often imitates the dances shown on movies. One day Dhania plays the record of the songs and starts dancing, assuming herself as the heroine of the film. She pulls Kundan up to join her and both get involved in the dance, forgetting everything. One person related with films watches them and he is impressed by the skill of Dhania and he helps her to become a film star ''Sarita'' from Dhania. Now Kundan feels lonely in this glamorous world and their love is lost somewhere. He still loves her, but she is lost in her dreams of bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandi Award For Best Child Actress
The Nandi Award for Best Child Actress winners since 1977: References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Child Actress Child Actress The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated ... Awards for actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
