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Sumanth
Sumanth Kumar Yarlagadda (born 9 February 1975), known mononymously as Sumanth, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He is the eldest grandson of Telugu actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. He is also a partner in Annapurna Studios. Sumanth's most notable films are ''Prema Katha'' (1999), ''Yuvakudu'' (2000), ''Satyam (2003 film), Satyam''(2003),''Gowri (2004 film), Gowri'' (2004), ''Godavari (2006 film), Godavari'' (2006), ''Madhumasam'' (2008), ''Golconda High School'' (2011), ''Malli Raava'' (2017), and ''Sita Ramam'' (2022). Background and early life Sumanth was born in Hyderabad, India, on 9 February 1975. He is the only son of Surendra Yarlagadda and Satyavathi Akkineni. He is the eldest grandchild of the Telugu film actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao. A few months after his birth, Sumanth's parents returned to the US where they were residing. Sumanth, however, remained in India on the request of his grandfather Akkineni Nageswara Rao, who was then on a hiatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godavari (2006 Film)
''Godavari'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Romance film, romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula and produced by G. V. G. Raju. Sumanth and Kamalinee Mukherjee played the lead roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office in addition to receiving critical acclaim. It won several Nandi Awards, Nandi and Filmfare awards. The music of the film was composed by K. M. Radha Krishnan. There is a similarity in the names of the protagonists and the cruise boat on the river Godavari . This film was later dubbed In Hindi as ''Jheel Se Gehra Pyar''. The film was an above average grosser in India but was successful in the US. Plot Godavari is a film about Sreeram, Seetha, and the river cruise, from Rajahmundry to Bhadrachalam, that brings them together. It is a love story set against the scenic backdrop of the Godavari river aboard a cruise boat also called "Godavari". Sreeram, aka Ram (Sumanth), is an MS graduate in engineering fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malli Raava
''Malli Raava'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by debutant Gowtam Tinnanuri, and produced by Rahul Yadav Nakka. The film stars Sumanth and Aakanksha Singh, the latter making her debut in Telugu cinema. The music is composed by Shravan Bharadwaj. The film was released on 8 December 2017 and received positive reviews from critics. Plot A love story between Karthik and Anjali whose paths cross during three different stages of their lives. Cast * Sumanth as Karthik * Aakanksha Singh as Anjali * Abhinav Gomatam as Subbu / Dumbo * Annapoorna as Subbu / Dumbo's grandmother * Preethi Asrani as Young Anjali * Sathwik Varma as Young Karthik * Karthik Adusumalli as Murali * Anithanath as Sushma, Anjali's mother * Appaji Ambarisha Darbha as Mohan, Anjali's father * Mirchi Kiran as Manager Sowmitri * Lahari Shari as Samyuktha, Subbu / Dumbo's Wife * Kadambari Kiran as Social Studies Teacher Soundtrack The soundtrack was composed by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prema Katha
''Prema Katha'' () is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language romance drama film written by Vara Prasad Varma and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. It is the debut film of both Sumanth and Antara Mali as lead in Telugu film industry. The film opened to positive reviews by critics and but was commercially unsuccessful. It had a highly praised soundtrack including the hit song "Devudu Karunisthaadani". The film bagged six state Nandi Awards and was dubbed into Tamil as ''Kadhal Vanile''. Synopsis Set in a rural backdrop, it is a love story between a poor village boy Suri (Sumanth) and a rich upper-class girl Divya, much to the opposition of the latter's violent brother. Cast * Sumanth as Suri * Antara Mali as Divya * Manoj Bajpayee as Sankaram * Raadhika as Subhadra, Suri's mother * Giri Babu as Janaki Ramaiah * Annapoorna as Parvatiamma * Narasimha Raju as Suri's father * Khayyum as Suri's friend * Tanish as Subba Rao Soundtrack The music was composed by Sandeep Chowta and released by Aditya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvakudu
''Yuvakudu'' ( ''Young Man'') is a 2000 India Telugu-language romantic drama film released on May 18, 2000. It was produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and N.Sudhakar Reddy, and directed by A. Karunakaran. It stars Sumanth and Bhumika Chawla. The film was the second venture for both Karunakaran and Sumanth. The film was critically hailed, even though it had an above average run at the box office. The film won two Nandi Awards. The climax is based on a real incident that happened in Coimbatore. It marked Bhumika Chawla’s Telugu and at the same time, film debut. Plot ''Yuvakudu'' is the story of a free-spirited college student Siva (Sumanth) who shares a very close bond with his mother (Jayasudha). He is the son of an army officer killed in the line of duty. Despite his mother's disapproval, Siva secretly harbors a strong desire of following in his father's footsteps and joining the army. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Sindhu ( Bhumika Chawla), but she does not reciprocate his lov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyam (2003 Film)
''Satyam'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Surya Kiran (director), Surya Kiran and produced by actor Nagarjuna (actor), Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios banner. The film stars Sumanth and Genelia D'Souza in lead roles. The film received positive reviews and was very successful at the box-office. Released on 19 December 2003, it was one of the biggest box-office successes in Sumanth's career and it was also Genelia's debut in Telugu cinema. Chakri (music director), Chakri won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu. It was remade in Bengali as ''Shakti (2004 film), Shakti''. Plot Satyam is an aspiring songwriter who inadvertently gets misunderstood both by his father Vishwanath and his love interest Ankita. He ghostwrites for a selfish and popular film lyricist. He decides to prove himself as an independent songwriter before expressing his love to Ankita. In the meantime, a classmate of Ankita propo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhumasam
''Madhumasam'' ( te, మధుమాసం) is a Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Chandra Siddhartha. The film stars Sumanth, Sneha, and Parvati Melton in the lead roles. It was produced by D. Ramanaidu on Suresh Productions banner. ''Madhumasam'' released on 9 February 2007 and was a hit at the box office having a run of over 100 days in a few centres. Plot Sanjay (Sumanth) is an extremely practical man who believes in nothing but logic and reasoning. Hamsa Vahini (Sneha) is the exact opposite of him. She is highly emotional and trusting. Hamsa, not knowing Sanjay's true nature, falls for him and wants to marry him. Sanjay accepts the proposal. In a casual chat right before their engagement, Sanjay reveals that he does not love her and that he is just marrying her, as it is the practical thing to do. This hurts Hamsa and she cancels the engagement. As time goes on, Sanjay starts missing Hamsa, to his own surprise. A heartbroken Hamsa, meanwhile, encounters further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gowri (2004 Film)
''Gowri'' ( te, గౌరి) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. V. Ramana. It stars Sumanth and Charmme Kaur in the lead roles, and was produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore. It is a remake of the 2003 Tamil film ''Thirumalai'', starring Vijay and Jyothika. The film was later dubbed into Hindi under the title ''The Gunda''. Plot Gowri is an orphan and a motorcycle mechanic living in Dhoolpet, Hyderabad. Shweta is the daughter of a media moghul Chandra Shekhar. Gowri and Shweta fall in love with each other to the disapproval of Chandra Shekhar, who seeks the help of a mafia leader Sarkar to separate them. Gowri eventually overcomes Sarkar and convinces Chandra Shekhar to accept him. Cast *Sumanth as Gowri Shankar * Charmy Kaur as Shweta *Atul Kulkarni as Sarkar *Vizag Prasad as Chandra Shekhar *Jyoti as Chitra *Pavala Shyamala as Chitra's paternal aunt * Naresh as Raghu *Kousalya as Nagalakshmi *Sharwanand as Krishna, Gowri Shankar's friend *Narra Ve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golconda High School
''Golconda High School'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Mohan Krishna Indraganti under the Artbeat Capital banner. It stars Sumanth and Swati Reddy. The film has cinematography, K. K. Senthil Kumar while the music was scored by Kalyani Malik. It is based on the book ''The Men Within'', written by Hari Mohan Paruvu. The film was released on 15 January 2011. Plot Golconda High School's Board of Trustees' member Kireet Das comes up with a proposal to convert its cricket playground into an IIT coaching center. Principal Viswanath opposes that proposal vehemently, but he's in the minority. Kireet challenges him to show positive results in at least one sport to justify retaining the playground. They come to an agreement that the ground will remain with the school if its cricket team wins the State level cricket tournament. To coach them, Vishwanath summons Sampath, his former student with a seemingly chequered past. Led by Siddanth, and due to their l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keerthi Reddy
Keerthi Reddy is an Indian former actress who appeared primarily in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi language films. Her notable work includes '' Tholi Prema'' (1998), ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and '' Arjun'' (2004). She has received a Filmfare Award for her performance in the film ''Arjun'' (2004). Early life Keerthi Reddy was born to an interior designer and dress designer mother. Her grandfather is Keshpally Ganga Reddy, Ex-Member of Parliament from Nizamabad in Telangana. She was raised in Bengaluru. She did her schooling in Jiddu Krishnamurthy's The Valley School near Kanakapura, Bengaluru. She was trained in Bharatanatyam for eight years. She briefly studied at St. Joseph's Public School in Hyderabad. She attended Ryerson University for higher education. Career In 1996, Keerthi Reddy made her film début in a comedy thriller ''Gunshot'', opposite Ali directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy. In 1998 Keerthi was cast as female lead in '' Tholi Prema'' opposite Pawan Kalyan wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annapurna Studios
Annapurna Studios is an Indian film production company, founded in 1976 by the actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR). Located in the heart of Hyderabad, India the studio mainly provides services for films including sound stages for set construction, outdoor sets, floors, back-lots, data storage, editing, dubbing, foley/SFX, visual effects, digital intermediate, Dolby Vision/HDR, stereo and near field mixing, Dolby Atmos sound mixing, 5.1/7.1/9.1 sound mixing, conforming and mastering, HD/UHD/DCP mastering, screening theatres among other amenities. In 2011, the Akkineni Family launched a non-profitable educational institute called the Annapurna International School of Film and Media. ANR's family serve as directors on the company board. Foundation The studio was inaugurated by the then President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed on 14 January 1976. Studio floors and backlots Annapurna Studios built its first studio floor in 1976 which spans an area of . The second studio was built ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sita Ramam
''Sita Ramam'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language period romantic drama written and directed by Hanu Raghavapudi. Produced by Vyjayanthi Movies and Swapna Cinema, the film stars Dulquer Salmaan, Mrunal Thakur (in her Telugu debut), Rashmika Mandanna and Sumanth. Set in 1964, Lieutenant Ram, an orphaned army officer serving at the Kashmir border, gets anonymous love letters from Sita Mahalakshmi, after which Ram is on a mission to find Sita and propose his love. Principal photography commenced in April 2021 and ended in April 2022 with filming taking place in Hyderabad, Kashmir and Russia. The film's music was composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar while cinematography by P. S. Vinod and Shreyaas Krishna and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. ''Sita Ramam'' released theatrically on 5 August 2022 to widespread critical acclaim, with major praise directed towards the direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, soundtrack and performances of the cast. The film emerged as a major commercia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagarjuna Akkineni
Akkineni Nagarjuna Rao (born 29 August 1959), known mononymously as Nagarjuna, is an Indian actor, film producer, television presenter, and entrepreneur. Nagarjuna has acted predominantly in Telugu, along with a few Hindi and Tamil language films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and two National Film Awards namely, for '' Ninne Pelladata'' (1996), which he produced won the Best Feature Film in Telugu and a Special Mention as actor for ''Annamayya'' (1997). In 1989, he starred in the Mani Ratnam-directed romantic drama film ''Geetanjali'', which won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. In the same year, he appeared in the blockbuster '' Siva'', an action film directed by Ram Gopal Varma; featured at the 13th IFFI' 90. Nagarjuna made his Bollywood debut with the 1990 Hindi remake of ''Shiva''. Known by his works in biographical films, he played 15th-century composer Annamacharya in ''Annamayya' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |