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Soundarya
K. S. Sowmya (18 July 1972 – 17 April 2004), better known by her stage name Soundarya, was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu_cinema, Telugu films and has also worked in Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam films. She was regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Telugu cinema, Telugu Cinema and the most Successful actress after yesteryear's superstar Savitri (actress), Mahanati Savitri. In 2002, she received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as a producer for the Kannada film ''Dweepa''. She has also received Three Nandi Awards, Two Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress, Karnataka State Film Awards for Best Actress and Six Filmfare Awards South for her performances in films such as ''Ammoru'' (1994), ''Pavitra Bandham'' (1996), ''Anthahpuram'' (1998), ''Raja (1999 Indian film), Raja'' (1999), ''Doni Saagali'' (1998), ''Dweepa'' (2002) and ''Apthamitra'' (2004). Personal life and education Soundarya was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soundarya Filmography
Soundarya was an Indian actress who worked predominantly in Telugu films in addition to Kannada and Tamil films. She made her film debut through the Kannada film ''Gandharva'' (1992). The following year, she debuted in Telugu and Tamil with the films ''Manavarali Pelli'' and ''Ponnumani'' respectively. She received critical acclaim for her role in the latter. Between 1993 & 1994, she appeared in several commercially successful Telugu films, notably ''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu'', ''Mayalodu'', ''Number One'' and '' Hello Brother''. However, she had her career breakthrough with ''Ammoru'' (1995), a film which garnered her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. In 1996, she featured in the highly successful film ''Pavitra Bandham'' and won the Nandi Award for Best Actress. The success of these films established her as the leading actress of Telugu cinema. She achieved further success with films like ''Pelli Chesukundam'', ''Choodalani Vundi'', '' Dongaata'' and '' Arunachalam'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dweepa
''Dweepa'' () is a 2002 Indian Kannada-language film by Girish Kasaravalli, based on the novel of the same name by Na D'Souza. It stars Soundarya, Avinash and M. V. Vasudeva Rao in the lead roles. The film deals with the raging issue of building dams and the displacement of natives. It won two National Film Awards, four Karnataka State Film Awards and three Filmfare Awards South. Plot Located in the backwaters of a dam, Sita Parvata is an low-lying island slowly submerging due to the incessant rains. The government succeeds in evacuating the residents by giving them compensation for the properties they own. The temple priest Duggajja, his son Ganapa, and daughter-in-law Nagi find it impossible to leave their homeland and make a living with the meagre compensation. They have but a small hut, which earns them a compensation of 25,000. In Ganapa's own words, the compensation can give them food and shelter, but cannot compensate for the love and respect of their people. On the islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doni Saagali
''Doni Saagali'' () is a 1998 Indian Kannada-language drama film directed by Rajendra Singh Babu. The storyline is based on the novel ''Vimukthe'' by Dr. C. N. Muktha. The film stars Soundarya and Shashikumar. The film was released in 1998 and met with critical appraisals. The film went to win Karnataka State Awards in 3 categories : Best Third film, best actress for Soundarya and best cinematographer for D. V. Rajaram. The film's soundtrack and score were composed by V. Manohar who also wrote the songs. The film was dubbed in Telugu as ''Mahila''. Cast * Shashikumar * Soundarya * Girish Shetty * Siddharth * Suman Nagarkar * Mynavathi * Shankar Ashwath * Harish Raj * Shanthamma * Tennis Krishna Soundtrack Reception ''The Hindu'' wrote "The story follows such a natural course that one can almost predict what is coming next. The lack of tautness in narrative adds to the flab. The film falls flat, lacking the sensitivity needed for a story like this. “Doni Saagali” turns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apthamitra
''Apthamitra'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language horror film directed by P. Vasu, and stars Vishnuvardhan, Soundarya and Ramesh Arvind in the lead roles with Prema, Dwarakish and Avinash in supporting roles. This was Soundarya's last film in her career which ended with two posthumous releases - the other being the Telugu movie '' Shiva Shankar'' which released few days before ''Apthamitra''. The movie is a loosely based on the 1993 Malayalam classic film ''Manichithrathazhu'' with a few scenes borrowed from the 1997 Malayalam film '' Aaraam Thampuran''. The film was released on 27 August 2004 to highly positive reviews. It ran for one year in the main theaters across Karnataka and was one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Apthamitra was later followed by its sequel, '' Aptharakshaka'' (2010). P. Vasu also remade the film in Tamil in 2005 as '' Chandramukhi'' with Rajinikanth and Jyothika in the leads. Late actress Soundarya is remembered for her performance in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ammoru
Ammoru () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film is produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under M. S. Arts Unit. It stars Ramya Krishna as Goddess Ammoru and Soundarya as her devotee, Bhavani. Suresh, Rami Reddy, Baby Sunaina, Vadivukkarasi, Kallu Chidambaram, and Babu Mohan play supporting roles. In the film, goddess Ammoru descents to Earth and protects Bhavani from evil forces. The film's soundtrack was composed by Sri with cinematography by C. Vijay Kumar. Released on 23 November 1995, the film became blockbuster at the box office and received positive acclaim for visual effects. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed and released in Tamil as ''Amman'' and in Hindi as ''Maa Ki Shakti''. The film was remade in Bengali as '' Debi'' (2005) by Swapan Saha. Plot An epidemic grips a village in India and the people of the village worship Goddess Ammoru to save them. One night, the Goddess comes down to Earth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavitra Bandham
''Pavitra Bandham'' ( ''The Holy Bond'') is a 1996 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Muthyala Subbaiah. It stars Venkatesh and Soundarya, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The film was produced by C. Venkataraju and G. Sivaraju under the Geeta Chitra International banner. The film was declared a blockbuster at the box office. The film won three Nandi Awards. Owing to its success, it was remade in six other languages - in Odia as '' Suhaag Sindura'' (1996), in Kannada as ''Mangalyam Tantunanena'' (1998), in Hindi as ''Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain'' (1999), in Tamil as ''Priyamaanavale'' (2000), in Bengali as ''Saat Paake Bandha'' (2009), and also in Bangladeshi as ''E Badhon Jabena Chhire'' (2000). Plot Vishwanath (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) is a multimillionaire industrialist. Vijay (Venkatesh), his only son, having grown up in the United States (Chicago, Illinois), has no interest in marriage; his goal is to enjoy his youth as much as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Brother (1994 Film)
''Hello Brother'' is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by K. L. Narayana and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna and Soundarya, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film is loosely based on the Hong Kong action comedy ''Twin Dragons'' (1992). In turn, ''Hello Brother'' spawned several of its own remakes, twice in Hindi as ''Judwaa'' (1997) and its reboot ''Judwaa 2'' (2017), in Kannada as ''Cheluva'' (1997) Plot Misra is a dacoit. SP Chakravarthy arrests him. Misra wounds himself and is taken to the hospital for the cure, where Chakravarthy is waiting for his wife Geeta, who is pregnant and she gives birth to twins the doctor says that both children have a reflection mentality, which means "if it pains to one other also hurts" depending on the distance. Misra escapes and takes one of the twins with him, hurting Geeta. Chakravarthy pursues him, but is unable to find the child, but shoots Misra. The child is taken by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendrudu Gajendrudu
''Rajendrudu Gajendrudu'' is a 1993 Telugu-language comedy film, produced by K. Achi Reddy under Manisha Films, presented by Kishore Rathi and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film stars Rajendra Prasad, Soundarya and music composed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. The film recorded as ''Blockbuster'' at the box office. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Jodidar'', with Mithun Chakraborthy. This is the story of an elephant taking revenge on killers of its past owner with the help of an unemployed man. The elephant was given a special training before the shooting started. Plot Gajendra is an elephant that is owned by a forest officer ( Gummadi). Suddenly, Gajendra's master is killed by a poacher ( Vidya Sagar) because the master threatens him that he'll give a police complaint if the villain doesn't stop his business. After Gajendra's master's death, Gajendra starts roaming around on the city roads, and then he is later used as a lottery special prize in a local area. Rajendra (Rajend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthahpuram
''Anthahpuram'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, written and directed by Krishna Vamsi, and produced by P. Kiran under the Anandi Art Creations banner. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Sai Kumar and Saradha, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Inspired from 1991 American film ''Not Without My Daughter'' (1991), the plot revolves around a newly-married NRI woman finding herself in a traditionally feudal family in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The film has won nine Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South including Best Film – Telugu. The film was later remade in 1999 in Tamil with the same name with Parthiban replacing Jagapathi Babu and it was remade in Hindi as '' Shakti: The Power'' (2003). Plot The film begins in Mauritius where Bhanumati(Bhanu) a naughty girl resides with her uncle Bobby. Prakash an orphan is acquainted with Bhanu, they couple up and are shortly blessed with a baby boy Raja. Once Praka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja (1999 Indian Film)
''Raja'' is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Muppalaneni Shiva and produced by R. B. Choudary under Super Good Films. It stars Venkatesh and Soundarya with Abbas in a pivotal role, with original soundtrack by S. A. Rajkumar. The film was a ''Blockbuster'' at the box office. The film won three Filmfare South Awards including Best Film, Best Actress and Best Music Director. The film was a remake of the 1998 Tamil film ''Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen''. Plot Raja and Balu are petty thieves. One day they take up the job of stealing an idol of Lord Ganesha from a temple. While escaping from the chasing people, they hide in a house, where Anjali, who is a governess takes care of three children when the other family members were away on a tour. She locks the two of them in the kitchen room for one week. Anjali, while spending time with the guys, realize that they are not bad after all and develops a soft corner for Raja. They will be released on the day the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka State Film Award For Best Actress
The Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actress is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka given during the annual Karnataka State Film Awards. The award honours Kannada language film actresses. Since its inception, the award was won by Aarathi, Jayanthi and Tara the most times with four wins respectively. Superlative winners Winners Key See also * Karnataka State Film Award for Best Actor * Cinema of Karnataka * List of Kannada-language films This is an alphabetical list of the Kannada feature films released by the Kannada film Industry List of Kannada films of 2018 0–9 * '' 18th Cross'' * '' 27 Mavalli Circle'' * '' 1st Rank Raju'' * ''No 73, Shanthi Nivasa'' * '' 6-5=2'' * ... References {{Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards Kannada-language films Awards for actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Award For Best Feature Film
The National Award for Best Feature Film is one of the categories in the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in India. It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with the ''Golden Lotus'' (''Swarna Kamal''). The award is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. , the award comprises a ''Swarna Kamal'', a certificate, and a cash prize of 2,50,000 and is presented to the producer and the director of the film. The National Film Awards were established in 1954 to "encourage production of the films of a high aesthetic and technical standard and educational and culture value" and also planned to include awards for regional films. The awards were instituted as "State Awards for Films" but were renamed to "National Film Awards" at the 15th National Film Awards in 1967. , the award is one of six ''Swarna Kamal' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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