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Surender Reddy
Surender Reddy is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with ''Athanokkade'' (2005), which won him Nandi Award for Best First Film of a Director. He later directed films such as ''Kick'' (2009)'', Oosaravelli'' (2011), ''Race Gurram'' (2014)'', Dhruva'' (2016), and ''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy'' (2019). He won SIIMA Award for Best Director – Telugu for ''Race Gurram.'' Early life Reddy was born and brought up in Machanapalli village of Karimnagar district, Telangana. Hailing from an affluent family, Reddy is fourth of six children. His father Veera Reddy worked as the Sarpanch of the village. Surender Reddy discontinued his graduation and moved to Hyderabad to pursue a career in films. Career Initially, he worked as an assistant director for the movie Preminchedi Endukamma (1999). He made his directorial debut with ''Athanokkade'' featuring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. He next directed ''Ashok'' (2006), starring Jr NT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karimnagar District
Karimnagar district is one of the 33 districts of the Indian state of Telangana. Karimnagar city is its administrative headquarters. The district shares boundaries with Peddapalli, Jagityal, Sircilla, Siddipet, Jangaon, Hanamkonda district and Jayashankar Bhupalapally districts. Etymology Karimnagar was originally called ''Elagandala''. Later Kannada kingdoms such as Western Chalukyas ruled it. It was part of the great Satavahana Empire. Later, the ruling Nizams of Hyderabad changed the name to ''Karimnagar'', derived from the name of ''Shahenshah E Karimnagar Syed Kareemullah Shah Quadrii nithinvasi''. History After the districts re-organisation in October 2016, 3 new districts were carved out from the erstwhile Karimnagar district to form three new districts of Jagtial district, Peddapalli district and Rajanna Sircilla district. Few mandals were merged into other newly formed districts of Warangal Urban, Siddipet, Jayashankar Bhupalpally. Geography The district is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sameera Reddy
Sameera Reddy (born 14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily worked in Hindi films, in addition to Tamil and Telugu language films. Reddy made her film debut with the 2002 film ''Maine Dil Tujhko Diya''. She is best known for starring in films such as ''Darna Mana Hai'' (2003), '' Musafir'' (2004), ''Jai Chiranjeeva'' (2005), '' Taxi Number 9211'' (2006), '' Ashok'' (2006), ''Race'' (2008), '' Varanam Aayiram'' (2008), ''De Dana Dan'' (2009), '' Aakrosh'' (2010), ''Vettai'' (2012) and ''Tezz'' (2012). Early life Sameera Reddy was born in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra to a Telugu father and a Mangalorean mother. Her mother Nakshatra, referred to as Niki by her daughters and the media, was a microbiologist and worked with an NGO. She has two siblings, Meghna Reddy, a former VJ and supermodel, and Sushama Reddy, a Bollywood actress and model, both elder to her. She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai and graduated from Sydenham College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director – Telugu
The Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu is presented by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Director" in 1972. Film world, p 43 Superlatives *K. Viswanath has the record of winning most awards eight and winning the award twice in a row, on three separate occasions (1974–1975, 1982-1983 and 1986–1987). Both K. Raghavendra Rao and S. S. Rajamouli have received the award for four times which is the second most. *Nandini Reddy and Sripriya were the only two female directors to have been nominated for their films ''Ala Modalaindi'' (2011) and ''Drushyam'' (2014) respectively. * Krish remains the only director to have won the award for his first two films, ''Gamyam'' and ''Vedam''. *Sukumar and Krish are the two directors who have received the award for their first film. Winners Nominations Before 2000 year there have been no nominations for Filmfare Awards South in Telugu films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing four languages, namely, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. They were introduced in 1954, around the films released in 1952-53 and Filmfare Awards initially recognizing the Hindi film industry. In 1964 awards were extended in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi, around the films released in 1963. The inclusion of the Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970. Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Hyderabad and Chennai. Before 1976, the Awards ceremony was held in Mumbai along with Hindi awards. From 1976, Southern region film awards were separated from Hindi and moved to Chennai. Kamal Haasan and Uday Kiran hold the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agent (film)
''Agent'' is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language espionage action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It stars Mammootty, Akhil Akkineni, Sakshi Vaidya, Dino Morea And Vikramjeet Virk. ''Agent'' was announced in September 2020. Filming took place in Hyderabad, Budapest, Visakhapatnam and Manali. Initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and production delays, the film is now scheduled for a theatrical release in January 2023 during Sankranthi. Premise The government tasks Colonel Mahadev, the head of NSC, to capture a rogue agent known to be ruthless and unpredictable. Cast * Mammootty as Colonel Mahadev * Akhil Akkineni * Sakshi Vaidya * Dino Morea as God * Vikramjeet Virk as Deva Production Development The film was announced by Akhil Akkineni in September 2020, tentatively titled ''Akhil 5'', with Surender Reddy as the director. It was officially launched on Akkineni's birthday in April 2021, revealing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thani Oruvan
''Thani Oruvan'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Mohan Raja and written by Raja and Suresh and Balakrishnan. Produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, S. Ganesh and S. Suresh under the studio AGS Entertainment, it stars Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swamy and Nayanthara while Ganesh Venkataraman, Harish Uthaman, Nassar, Thambi Ramaiah, Mugdha Godse, amongst others play supporting roles. The plot revolves around IPS Officer Mithran, who wants to arrest Siddharth Abhimanyu, an affluent scientist who uses secret illegal medical practices for profit. ''Thani Oruvan'' was Raja's original story concept, unlike his previous ventures, which were remakes. Principal photography commenced on 6 December 2013, with filming took place in various locations including Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Dehradun, Mussoorie, and other locations. The cinematography and editing were handled by Ramji and Gopi Krishna respectively. The music was composed by Hiphop Tamizha, in which t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athidhi (2007 Film)
''Athidhi'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action romance film starring Mahesh Babu and Amrita Rao, directed by Surender Reddy and produced by G. Ramesh Babu, brother of Mahesh Babu, under their banner Krishna Pictures Private Limited. It was released on 18 October 2007 with 500 prints in 820 theaters all over the world. ''Athidhi'' finished 35 days in 400 centres successfully. The film was remade in Bengali language in Bangladesh as ''Durdorsho Premik'' (2012), starring Shakib Khan and Apu Biswas. Plot An orphan boy wanders through Delhi looking for a job. When selling balloons, he sees a girl whose name is Amrita and gives her a free balloon. A few days later, during a storm, Amrita finds the boy getting drenched and gives him an umbrella. The umbrella is swept into a place nearby, where Amrita's parents are headed. The boy stops their car and tells them about the dangerous path ahead destroyed by the storm. As the boy has rescued Amrita's parents, they adopt him and name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Business Times
The ''International Business Times'' is an American online news publication that publishes five national editions in four languages. The publication, sometimes called ''IBTimes'' or ''IBT'', offers news, opinion and editorial commentary on business and commerce. IBT is one of the world's largest online news sources, receiving forty million unique visitors each month. Its 2013 revenues were around $21 million. As of January 2022, IBTimes editions include Australia, India, International, Singapore, U.K. and U.S. ''IBTimes'' was launched in 2005; it is owned by IBT Media, and was founded by Etienne Uzac and Johnathan Davis. Its headquarters are in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. History Founder Etienne Uzac, a native of France, came up with the idea for the global business news site while a student at the London School of Economics. He found that the strongest business newspapers had a focus on the United States and Europe and planned to provide broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick 2
''Kick 2'' is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story written by Vakkantham Vamsi. It is produced by Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under the banner of N.T.R. Arts. A sequel to the 2009 film ''Kick,'' the film stars Ravi Teja, Rakul Preet Singh, and Ravi Kishan. Teja reprises his role from the sequel, while also playing double role as a father and son. Kabir Duhan Singh, Ashish Vidyarthi, Brahmanandam, Shaam and Rajpal Yadav appear in supporting roles, with music composed by S. Thaman. The film was officially launched on 20 August 2014, and the principal photography began on the same day. The audio soundtrack of the movie was composed by S. Thaman and was released on 9 May 2015. The film was released worldwide on 21 August 2015. The film performed poorly at the box office, grossing on a budget of . The box office results were below average. Plot The film opens with Kalyan Krishna arriving in Virginia to meet Kalyan, who has now married Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vakkantham Vamsi
Vakkantham Vamsi is an Indian screenwriter and director in Telugu cinema. His notable screenwriting credits include ''Kick'' (2009), ''Yevadu'' (2014), ''Race Gurram'' (2014), and ''Temper'' (2015). Early life and career He was born in Arikela village near Punganur in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh and graduated from Sri Venkateswara University. He continued his father's Vakkantham Suryanarayana Rao legacy in writings. He gained recognition for his language diction and acting skills during his schooling. Vamsi started his career as a News presenter, television anchor and starred as Suka Muni in Bapu – Ramana's tele serial ''Bhagavatham'' telecasted on ETV. He made his Telugu film debut with ''Kalyana Prapthirasthu'' opposite Suma, directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. After the release of his film ''Kick'' he became one of the popular writers of Telugu Cinema Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shruti Haasan
Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur. As a child artist, she sang in films and did a guest role in her father's directorial ''Hey Ram'' (2000) before making her acting debut with Hindi film ''Luck'' (2009) but achieved recognisation in 2011 with Telugu films ''Oh My Friend'' and ''Anaganaga O Dheerudu'' and the Tamil science fiction actioner ''7aum Arivu''. Haasan established herself in South Indian cinema with the successful Telugu films '' Gabbar Singh'' (2012), ''Balupu'' (2013), ''Yevadu'' (2014), ''Race Gurram'' (2014), ''Srimanthudu'' (2015), ''Premam'' (2016), ''Krack'' (2021), ''Vakeel Saab'' (2021) and Tamil films ''Vedalam'' (2015) and '' Si3'' (2017). Her Hindi works include ''D-Day'' (2013), ''Ramaiya Vastavaiya'' (2013), '' Gabbar Is Back'' (2015) and '' Welcome Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards. Allu Arjun made his debut with '' Gangotri'' in 2003. He rose to prominence starring in Sukumar's cult classic'' Arya'' (2004), for which he earned a Nandi Special Jury Award. He consolidated his reputation with the action films ''Bunny'' (2005) and ''Desamuduru'' (2007). In 2008, he starred in the romantic drama ''Parugu'', for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. Allu Arjun went on to star in notable films such as '' Arya 2'' (2009), ''Vedam'' (2010), ''Julayi'' (2012), ''Race Gurram'' (2014), ''S/O Satyamurthy'' (2015), '' ''Rudhramadevi'''' (2015), ''Sarrainodu'' (2016), '' DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' (2017), ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' (2020), and '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
