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Sriwass
Sriwass is an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is known for directing comedy and action films like ''Loukyam'' and ''Dictator A dictator is a political leader who possesses absolute power. A dictatorship is a state ruled by one dictator or by a small clique. The word originated as the title of a Roman dictator elected by the Roman Senate to rule the republic in times ...''. Filmography References {{Authority control Living people Film directors from Hyderabad, India Telugu film directors Nandi Award winners People from Raichur 1973 births Filmfare Awards South winners Indian action choreographers 21st-century Indian film directors Screenwriters from Hyderabad, India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loukyam
''Loukyam'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sriwass. The film stars Gopichand and Rakul Preet Singh. It is produced by V. Anand Prasad on Bhavya Creations banner. Kona Venkat and Gopimohan provided the screenplay form a story written by Sridhar Seepana. The film has music composed by Anup Rubens. The film was launched formally on 11 April 2014 at Film Nagar in Hyderabad. The film released worldwide on 26 September 2014, to a positive critical reception. It was successful at the box-office, earning distributors a share of . The film won Nandi Award for Best Popular Feature Film. It was remade in Bengali as ''Besh Korechi Prem Korechi'', Kannada as '' Ram-Leela'' and Tamil as '' Sakka Podu Podu Raja''. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as ''Ek Khiladi''. Plot ''Loukyam'' opens with Venky ( Gopichand) kidnapping Neetu ( Shyamala), Babji's sister as she is marrying Bharath ( Bharath Reddy) although she is in love with someone else. He leaves for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshyam (2007 Film)
''Lakshyam'' ( ''Target'') is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and directed by Srivass. It stars Gopichand, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty and music is composed by Mani Sharma. It was later remade in Tamil as '' Maanja Velu'', in Bengali as '' Fighter'', and twice in Bangladesh as ''Darowaner Chele'' and '' Jaan Kurbaan'' and in Kannada as ''Varadhanayaka''. The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Plot The film begins with Indu a plucky naughty girl fleeing from her enforced nuptial while she is chased by a cop DIG Hari Narayan. Besides, a valiant Chandu absconds from the police prison by smashing them. The two reach the outskirts where shockingly Chandu hits Hari Narayan and the story moves rearward. A couple of months ago ACP Bose a stout-hearted cop newly deputed to the city. Here, he encounters a notorious Shankar that acts the crimes & settlements utilizing the sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saakshyam (film)
''Saakshyam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Sriwass and produced by Abhishek Pictures. It stars Bellamkonda Sreenivas, Pooja Hegde and Jagapathi Babu. Released on 27 July 2018, the film was a critical and commercial failure. Plot The movie starts with a group of people forcefully taking away a cow and its calf trying to follow them. The scene shifts to the house of Raju Garu, where the family has gathered for the naming ceremony of his son. Just then, a group of people come there with the calf and inform them that Munuswamy's brothers have kidnapped the calf's mother (who belongs to the temple) along with many other cows. This leads to Raju Garu beating up Munuswamy's brother and bringing the cows back. The news of his brothers' humiliation reaches Munuswamy, and he and his three brothers, go to Raju Garu's house, where the celebration is going on. They brutally kill every member of the family, except for Raju Garu's wife, who gets injured. Raju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Rama Krishna Krishna
''Rama Rama Krishna Krishna'' is a 2010 Telugu language action drama film directed by Sriwass of '' Lakshyam'' fame and produced by noted producer Dil Raju. It stars Ram Pothineni, Arjun Sarja, Priya Anand, and Bindu Madhavi, in the lead roles, whilst Vineet Kumar, Nassar, Brahmanandam, Pragathi, and Sayaji Shinde play pivotal roles. The music was composed by M. M. Keeravani with cinematography by Sekhar V. Joseph and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Upon the film's release on 12 May 2010, it received mixed reviews with critics mainly praising Ram's and Sarja's performance. It fared well at the box office. Plot The movie starts in Mumbai when mafia leader Ashok Deva is on an unending war with his opponent Pawar. Deva has a cute family with two sisters Sirisha and Priya, wife Gauthami, and right-hand man Shiva. Gauthami is killed by Pawar and his group on her birthday, and she takes a last word from her husband to leave this violence and lead a peaceful life away from mafia. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda
''Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film featuring an ensemble cast composed of Mohan Babu, Manchu Vishnu, Manchu Manoj, Raveena Tandon, Hansika Motwani, Pranitha Subhash, Varun Sandesh and Tanish. Manchu Vishnu and Manchu Manoj are jointly producing the film on their respective banners, 24 Frames Factory and Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures. Kona Venkat, Gopimohan and BVS Ravi wrote the film's screenplay with Palani Kumar handling cinematography. The film is partly inspired by the Hindi movie ''Golmaal 3''. This movie and ''Golmaal 3'' have many similarities such as story and direction, many reviewers said "It's imprinted Golmaal 3 and it's an unofficial remake". The movie also marks the return of Mohan Babu on film after a long self-imposed hiatus, sharing the screen with both his sons Vishnu and Manoj for the first time. Raveena Tandon also returned to Telugu cinema after a long hiatus with this film. The soundtrack and music on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakul Preet Singh
Rakul Preet Singh (born 10 October 1990) is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil films. She made her acting debut with the Kannada film '' Gilli'' (2009). She has won several awards including a SIIMA Award with three nominations for Filmfare Awards South. Singh has worked in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil cinema with '' Venkatadri Express'' (2013), '' Yaariyan'' (2014), ''Loukyam'' (2014), '' Pandaga Chesko'' (2015), ''Sarrainodu'' (2016), ''Dhruva'' (2016), ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), '' Rarandoi Veduka Chudham'' (2017), ''Spyder'' (2017), ''Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru'' (2017), ''De De Pyaar De'' (2019), and ''Doctor G'' (2022). Early life Rakul Preet Singh was born on 10 October 1990 in a Sikh family in New Delhi. Rakul did her schooling from Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan and later completed a degree in mathematics at Jesus and Mary College. Her father was an army officer. Her mother is Rajender Kaur and father is Kulwinder Singh. Her younger brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gopichand (actor)
Tottempudi Gopichand (born 12 June 1979) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Telugu cinema. Known for his roles in action films, he made his debut with ''Tholi Valapu'' (2001) in a lead role. After playing an antagonist in films such as '' Jayam'' (2002), ''Nijam'' (2003) and ''Varsham'' (2004), he got his breakthrough with ''Yagnam'' in 2004. His notable works include ''Yagnam'' (2004), Andhrudu (2005), ''Ranam'' (2006), Lakshyam(2007),''Souryam'' (2008), '' Golimaar'' (2010), '' Sahasam'' (2013), ''Loukyam'' (2014), '' Jil'' (2015), ''Seetimaarr'' (2021), and ''Pakka Commercial'' (2022). He is fondly referred to as ''Action Star'' and ''Macho Star''. Early life Gopichand was born in a village near Tangutur in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh. He is the younger son of the filmmaker T. Krishna and was 8 years old when his father died. He was schooled at Nil Desperandum, Ongole (established by his father) and Ramakrishna Mission school, Chennai. He studied mechanica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Sandesh
Jeedigunta Varun Sandesh (born 21 July 1989) is an Indian American actor known primarily for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his debut with Sekhar Kammula's coming-of-age drama ''Happy Days (2007 film), Happy Days'' (2007), and went on to appear in films such as ''Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), ''Kurradu'' (2009), ''Yemaindi Ee Vela'' (2010), ''D for Dopidi'' (2013), ''Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda'' (2014) and ''Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu'' (2015). In 2019, Sandesh appeared in Telugu reality TV show Bigg Boss (Telugu season 3), ''Bigg Boss 3'' as a contestant and finished at fourth place. Personal life Varun Sandesh was born in Rayagada, Orissa, India, Orissa and later lived in Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad for four years. His family then moved to Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, Bridgewater Township, New Jersey, in the United States, where he was educated. Varun Sandesh is the grandson of noted Telugu people, Telugu writer Jeedigunta Ramachandra Murthy, who worked for All Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmanandam
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956), known mononymously as Brahmanandam, is an Indian actor, comedian, impersonator, and voice actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is particularly known for his comic performances. He holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, appearing in over 1000 films to date.Brahmanandam breaks 1000 film record - ''The Times of India'' Dated 29 January 2015 Retrieved 10 February 2015 He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Acharya Nagarjuna University. In 2009, he was honoured with the |
Mukesh Rishi
Mukesh Rishi (born 19 April 1956) is an Indian actor and film producer who works primarily in Hindi and Telugu films. He has also appeared in Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Marathi and Tamil films. He got his first break in Hindi in 1988 and has since, established himself as a leading character actor. Although he started his career in films as a villain, he has diversified into positive roles. He joins a list of non-Telugu speaking actors, such as Amrish Puri, Puneet Issar, Paresh Rawal, Sharat Saxena, Pradeep Rawat, Narendra Jha, Rahul Dev, Mukul Dev, Sonu Sood, Ashutosh Rana, Sachin Khedekar, Boman Irani, and Sayaji Shinde who have successfully established themselves in Telugu movies. Early life Rishi was born in Jammu. After his graduation from Government College, Sector 11, Chandigarh, and working for two years in Mumbai, Rishi went to work in Fiji where he met his wife of Fijian-Indian descent. Her family ran a traditional departmental store.Syed Firdaus AshrafQuite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Film
The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, Kochi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack and Guwahati. For a number of years the Indian film industry has ranked first in the world in terms of annual film output. In terms of box office it ranked third in 2019, with total gross of around (US$2.7 billion). Indian cinema is composed of multilingual and multi-ethnic film art. In 2019, Hindi cinema represented 44% of box office revenue, followed by Telugu and Tamil film industries, each representing 13%, Malayalam and Kannada film industries, each representing 5%.Other prominent languages in the Indian film industry include Bengali, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Gujarati and Bhojpuri. As of 2020, the combined revenue of all other language film industries has surpassed that of the Mumbai-base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu cinema, Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as one of the leading actors of Telugu cinema. He won three Nandi Awards and one South Indian International Movie Awards, South Indian International Movie Award. He is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Hindupur (Assembly constituency), Hindupuram constituency since 2014. The sixth son of veteran Telugu film actor and former List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film ''Tatamma Kala'' (1974) and has acted in more than a hundred feature films in varied roles. He has achieved commercial success, since the 1980s, in films such as, ''Sahasame Jeevitham'' (1984), ''Jana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
