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Suddala Ashok Teja
Suddala Ashok Teja (born Gurram Ashok Teja; 4 April 1954) is an Indian poet and lyricist known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu literature. He has written lyrics for over 2200 songs. He won the National Film Award for Best Lyrics for the song "Nenu saitam" from ''Tagore'' (2004). Early life Suddala Ashok Teja was born in Suddala village of Jangaon district, Telangana to Telugu poet Suddala Hanmanthu and his wife Janakamma. Both his parents took part in the Telangana Rebellion, fighting against the Nizam of Hyderabad. He has two brothers and a sister; Prabhakar Teja, Sudhakar Teja and Racha Bharathi. Career Ashok Teja worked as a government teacher in Bandalingapur, Medipally and Metpally villages of Karimnagar district before coming into the Telugu film industry. He started writing lyrics ever since he was a child. His nephew Uttej a well known character artiste in Telugu films helped him to get a first chance in films. He became popular after penning the lyrics for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suddala Hanmanthu
Suddala Hanmanthu was a noted Indian poet of the mid 1900s. He wrote songs like ''Palleturi pillagada... pasulagaase monagaada...'' (from the movie Maa Bhoomi). Early life Suddala Hanmanthu was born in Paladugu village, Mothkur mandal. Later, he moved to suddala village of Gundala Mandal in Yadadri bhuvanagiri district, Telangana State in India. Career Suddala Hanmanthu's poetry inspired the people of Telangana to participate in the communist-led peasant struggle against the oppressive rule of feudal lords and the Nizam. Along with his contemporary leader Gurram Yadagiri Reddy, a famous communist leader, he fought against Doras and Gadi's rule. This struggle was known in Indian history as the Telangana Rebellion. His themes were freedom from the bonded labour known as ''Vetti Chakiri'', democracy, liberation, equality and communism. His Telugu folk song, ''Palletoori Pillagada'', mobilised the people of his region. It was included in the movie, ''Maa Bhoomi'' (1980). The mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahaprasthanam
Maha Prasthanam is a Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...-language anthology of poems written by noted literary writer Srirangam Srinivasarao. It is considered an epic and magnum opus in modern Indian poetry. The work is a compilation of poetry written between 1930 and 1940. When it was published in 1950, it rocked the Telugu literary world. ''Maha Prasthanam'' meaning ''The Great Journey to a New World'' was also made into an Indian movie by the same name. The book was reprinted for the 31st time in 2010. Poems in Mahaprasthanam 1. మహాప్ర స్థానం(Mahaaprasthaanam) 2. జయభేరి (JayabhEri) 3. ఒకరాత్రి (Okaraatri) 4. గంటలు (Gantalu) 5. ఆకాశ దీపం (Aakaasa deepam) 6. రుక్క ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palasa 1978
''Palasa 1978'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language period action thriller film written and directed by Karuna Kumar in his directorial debut. The film stars Rakshith, Nakshatra, and Raghu Kunche who also composed the music. Prawin Yendamuri and Thiruveer play a supporting roles. The film is set in 1970s in Palasa, a town in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh and revolves around the incidents related to caste discrimination and untouchability. The film was listed in the ''Film Companions "Top 7 Telugu films of 2020" chart. Plot The film starts with a man coming and beating another man, asking where is he? He tells that the man is in the durga matha festival. He goes and beheaded the man. Everyone is in shock. Then the police come immediately and try to catch the man. Then finally, one of the police officers catches up to him and asks why did he kill the man. The man tells his own story which exposes the caste discrimination in society. Cast * Rakshith as Mohan Rao * Naks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falaknuma Das
''Falaknuma Das'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Vishwak Sen. It was produced by Vishwak's father, Karate Raju, under ''Vanmaye Creations'', in association with ''Vishwak Sen Cinemas'', ''Terranova Pictures'', and ''Media9 Creative Works''. The film was presented by D. Suresh Babu, under ''Suresh Productions''. It is the remake of the 2017 Malayalam cult hit, ''Angamaly Diaries''. Sen starred alongside Saloni Mishra, Harshita Gaur, Prashanthi Charuolingah, Uttej, and Tharun Bhascker. Plot This is a story about the undesirable outcome that awaits a man with uncontrollable aggression. Das (Vishwak Sen) is a young man from Falaknuma – Hyderabad route (Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System), Falaknuma who lives with his mother and sister. He forms a gang with his childhood friends, and their role models are Shankar Anna and Peg Pandu (Uttej). As they grow up, they grew fond of them, looking up to them as their mentors. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kante Koothurne Kanu
Kante Koothurne Kanu () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language drama film written, directed and produced by Dasari Narayana Rao starring Ramya Krishna in the lead role. The film won the National Film Award Special Mention Feature Film, "for taking a stand on gender discrimination" at the 46th National Film Awards, and won five state Nandi Awards including Best Feature Film. The film was later remade in Kannada as ''Hetthare Heranne Herrabekku'' (2007). Plot The film explores the intricacies of gender discrimination, and misogyny in India. Cast * Dasari Narayana Rao * Jayasudha as Satya * Ramya Krishna as Jyothi * Babloo Prithiveeraj * A.V.S. * Ali * Brahmanandam ... Sofa set seller * Narra Venkateswara Rao * Jayanthi * T. L. Kanta Rao * P. J. Sharma * Allu Ramalingaiah * Chitti Babu Soundtrack * ''Kante Koothurne Kanalira'' Awards ;National Film Awards *Special Jury Award (Feature Film - Director) - Dasari Narayana Rao ;Nandi Awards - 1998(in Telugu) * Second Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnu (2003 Film)
''Vishnu'' is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language action romance film directed by Shaji Kailas (his Telugu debut) and produced by Mohan Babu and starring his son Manchu Vishnu and Shilpa Anand. The screenplay is by Paruchuri Brothers, and the music is composed by Ismail Darbar. The film was released on 3 October 2003. Plot Vishnu (Manchu Vishnu) meets his childhood love after fifteen years and tries to woo her without revealing his true identity. But it leads to a misunderstanding and her father fixes her marriage elsewhere. Cast * Manchu Vishnu as Vishnu * Ohanna Shivanand as Vaishnavi / Vedika * Neetu Chandra as Teju, Vishnu's friend * Brahmanandam * Sai Kumar * Giri Babu * Jayasudha * Rajeev Kanakala * Murali Mohan * Siva Parvathi * Telangana Shakuntala * Chitram Seenu * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam * Tanikella Bharani * Abhinaya Krishna * Deepak Jethi * Ramya Sri B. Ramya Sri is an Indian actress, director, screenwriter, producer, dancer and model, known for her works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6 Teens
''6 Teens '' is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language teen film directed by G.Nageswara Reddy making his directorial debut and produced by J.Srinivasa Reddy. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Friends'' (2002). Plot ''6 Teens'' is story about a group of five sex obsessed teenage boys who, after humiliating themselves at college, pursue a new girl neighbour from the U.S. Cast *Rohit *Ruthika *Santosh * Pavan * Abhijit *Amit * Vijaya Bhaskar *Rakhi Sawant *M. S. Narayana *L. B. Sriram * Mallikarjuna Rao *Rajitha *Ironleg Sastri Gunupudi Viswanath Sastri, popularly known by his screen name Ironleg Sastri, was an Indian comedian who predominantly worked in Telugu-language films. He acted in more than 150 films. E. V. V. Satyanarayana introduced him to Telugu Cinema. L ... Production Rohit, who worked as an assistant director for Tammareddy Bharadwaja's ''Swarnakka'' (1998) in which he also made a cameo appearance, made his lead acting debut with this film after being called in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Dada Zindabad
''Shankar Dada Zindabad'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Prabhu Deva. Starring Chiranjeevi and Karishma Kotak, the film is a remake of the 2006 Hindi film ''Lage Raho Munnabhai'' and a sequel to '' Shankar Dada MBBS'' (2005). In addition, Dilip Prabhavalkar reprises his role as Mahatma Gandhi, while Srikanth and Sayaji Shinde play other supporting roles. The music is scored by Devi Sri Prasad and filmed by Chota K. Naidu. Plot Shankar Dada is a local gangster (''dada'' in Telugu) and ATM serves as his right-hand man. Shankar falls for Jahnavi, a radio jockey, after listening to her voice on an FM channel. When a contest is announced on Gandhi and his preachings with a chance to meet the radio jockey, Shankar hires a few professors forcefully to make his dream a reality. With the help of the professors, Shankar manages to win the contest and meets her. Jahnavi invites him to "Second Innings" House where there are some old men to give a lectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Bolo Telangana (2010 Film)
''Jai Bolo Telangana'' ( ''Hail Telangana!'') is a 2011 Telugu-language historical drama film based on the Telangana Movement, produced & directed by N.Shankar on Mahalakshmi Arts banner. Starring Jagapathi Babu, Smriti Irani, Meera Nandan, Sandeep Singh and music composed by Chakri. Cinematography by T. Surendra Reddy. Beginning with the 1948 movement against the annexing of the Seemandhra region with Hyderabad into a state of Andhra Pradesh, and the circumstances that arose since then, the movie covered the significant events until the tumultuous days at Osmania University in 2009. With the police beating up many peaceful Telangana agitators and Telangana people committing suicide for the formation of a separate Telangana state- all real-life incidents. It also shows how politicians from the Seemandhra region have manipulated and bribed the media often. The film has won five Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, including the Sarojini Devi Award for a Film on National Integration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the second most circulated English-language newspaper in India, after '' The Times of India''. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. The current chairperson of the group is Malini Parthasarathy, a great-granddaughter of Iyengar. Except for a period of about two years, when S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, the editorial positions of the paper were always held by members of the family or held under their direction. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fidaa
''Fidaa'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Sai Pallavi (in her Telugu debut) with Varun Tej in the lead roles. The plot follows a love–hate relationship between Bhanumathi (Pallavi), a strong-minded village girl, and her brother-in-law's brother Varun (Tej), an NRI from the US. Principal photography commenced in August 2016, and was shot in Banswada of Telangana, Texas and Colorado. The film's soundtrack is composed by Shakthkanth Karthik, with cinematography and editing by Vijay C. Kumar and Marthand K. Venkatesh, respectively. Released on 21 July 2017, the film was a commercial success, grossing over on a budget of . The film won four Filmfare Awards from nine nominations, in addition to two SIIMA Awards. Sai Pallavi's performance was ranked by ''Film Companion'' amongst 100 Greatest Performances of the Decade. The film is cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
