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Sukumar
Bandreddi Sukumar (born 23 January 1970) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his complex, multi-layered screenplays and for infusing grey shades in the character sketches of his protagonists. He is one of the highest paid directors in South Indian cinema. Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics lecturer at a junior college in Kakinada for nearly seven years before pursuing a directional career in films. He began working as a writer and worked with Editor Mohan before assisting V. V. Vinayak on ''Dil'' (2003). Sukumar made his directorial debut with ''Arya'' in 2004, whose success catapulted him to stardom. Sukumar won the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for his work on ''Arya''. His other notable films include ''Arya 2'' (2009), '' 100% Love'' (2011), '' 1: Nenokkadine'' (2014), ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), ''Rangasthalam'' (2018), and '' Pushpa: The Ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenokkadine
''1: Nenokkadine'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language psychological action thriller film directed by Sukumar. The film was produced by Ram Achanta, Gopichand Achanta, and Anil Sunkara on 14 Reels Entertainment banner and was distributed by Eros International. The film stars Mahesh Babu and Kriti Sanon who makes her acting debut through this film. Nassar, Pradeep Rawat and Kelly Dorji appear in supporting roles. Mahesh Babu's son, Gautham Krishna, made his debut in the film as a younger version of the protagonist. ''1: Nenokkadine'' revolves around the search by Gautham, a rock musician with schizophrenia, missing 25 percent of his brain's grey matter, for his parents with the help of Sameera, a journalist. Sukumar began working on ''1: Nenokkadine'' script after completing '' 100% Love'' (2011), making a bus driver's tale about a boy who claimed that his parents were murdered on his bus the film's base. R. Rathnavelu was the film's director of photography, and Karthika Srini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangasthalam
''Rangasthalam'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language period action drama film written and directed by Sukumar. Produced by Y. Naveen, Y. Ravi Shankar and C. V. Mohan for the company Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ram Charan and Samantha Akkineni with Aadhi Pinisetty, Jagapathi Babu, Prakash Raj, Naresh, and Anasuya Bharadwaj in key supporting roles. ''Rangasthalam'' is set in the eponymous fictional village in the 1980s. It narrates the story of two brothers, Chittibabu (Charan) and Kumar Babu (Pinisetty) who oppose the village's local government and the corrupt co-operative society led by its president Phanindra Bhupathi (Babu). Sukumar started working on the film's script after completing ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), and collaborated with R. Rathnavelu, who served as the director of photography. Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's soundtrack and score; Naveen Nooli edited the film. One of the first few Indian films to be entirely shot using Red Helium 8K cameras, ''Ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nannaku Prematho
''Nannaku Prematho'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by Sukumar and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, Bhogavalli Bapineedu and Reliance Entertainment. The film, set in London, stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad and Rakul Preet Singh."Nannaku Prematho Cast and Crew Full Details" , NtrNannakuPrematho.Com. Retrieved on 16 November 2015. ''Nannaku Prematho'' marks the 25th film of Rama Rao Jr. as an actor. has composed the film's mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya (2004 Film)
''Arya'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by debutant Sukumar. Produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner, the film stars Allu Arjun, Anu Mehta, and Siva Balaji. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad and cinematography is handled by R. Rathnavelu. The plot revolves around Aarya, an outgoing and free-spirited boy falling in love with Geetha, an introverted girl who is on the shield of another person Ajay. ''Ary'' was released on 7 May 2004, the film received positive response and was commercially successful, grossing worldwide. Later, the film was dubbed into Malayalam and released under the same title in theatres, and became a commercial sucesss in Kerala theatres and Allu Arjun got a huge fandom in Kerala. It was remade into Bengali language, Bengali (Bangladesh) as ''Bangladesh, Badha'', in Odia language, Odia as ''Pagala Premi'', in Sinhalese language, Sinhala (Sri Lanka) as ''Adaraye Namayen' ... [...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, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100% Love (2011 Film)
''100% Love'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Sukumar and produced by Bunny Vasu under the banner Geetha Arts. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Tamannaah with music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. It revolves around Balu and Mahalakshmi, cousins who share a love–hate relationship. ''100% Love'' which released on 6 May 2011 received positive response from both critics and audience. The film was a commercial success and became one of the Highest grossing Telugu films of that year. The film won two Nandi Awards. The film was dubbed and released in Malayalam with the same title, on 22 July 2011. It was remade in Bengali as ''Prem Ki Bujhini'' (2016), and in Tamil as '' 100% Kadhal'' (2019). Plot The story starts at a bar where Balu is in a wedding outfit and just enters as he orders his drink, two people tell him to go and get married, while they are talking about debts Balu does fast calculations and impresses them. They ask him to tell his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Indian Films
This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources. There is no official tracking of domestic box office figures within India, and Indian sites publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their domestic box office estimates. Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century.Burra, Rani Day & Rao, Maithili (2006), "Cinema", ''Encyclopedia of India (vol. 1)'', Thomson Gale, . As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened.Khanna, Amit (2003), "The Future of Hindi Film Business", ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: historical record, the business and its future, narrative forms, analysis of the medium, milestones, biographies'', Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Private Limited, . p 158 During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arya 2
''Arya 2'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film directed by Sukumar. Starring Allu Arjun, Kajal Aggarwal, and Navdeep, it is a spiritual sequel to ''Arya'' (2004). Devi Sri Prasad composed the film's music, while Aditya Babu and B. V. S. N. Prasad produced the film under the Aditya Arts banner. The plot revolves around the complex love–hate relationship between three characters, Arya (Allu Arjun), a suave and hardworking businessman; Ajay (Navdeep), Arya's childhood friend and a huge businessman than Arya; and Geetha (Kajal Aggarwal), a girl who work at Ajay's company, whom both Arya and Ajay loves. The film theatrically released on 27 November 2009. Plot Two orphans, Ajay and Arya, meet at an orphanage, where the psychotic Arya forcibly befriends Ajay and grows possessive about him, while Ajay despises him but pretends not to. Ajay is adopted by a rich family, while Arya is left alone. Ajay grows to become a businessman and owner of an IT company. One day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Telugu Films
Telugu cinema, popularly known as Tollywood, consisting of films in the Telugu language. It is the second largest film production centre in India. In 1977, the film '' Adavi Ramudu'' starring N. T. Rama Rao become the first film to collect one crore. The 1992 film ''Gharana Mogudu'', directed by K. Raghavendra Rao and starring Chiranjeevi, is the first Telugu film to gross over 10 crore at the box office. The following is a list of the highest-grossing Telugu films (including dubbed and simultaneously filmed versions) based on gross. NOTE: Since Telugu film collection figures have no certain sources, figures are provided on the basis of many sources. Though figures contradict with some reliable sources in some cases, figures which are cited in most sources are only described. Highest-grossing films worldwide The Telugu films which grossed a minimum of 150 crore worldwide are listed here. Highest-grossing films in India Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Karnataka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandi Award For Best Screenplay Writer ...
The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate. Most number of Awards were received by Srinu Vaitla who won the award three times, followed by A. Karunakaran, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, and Neelakanta with two. Winners See also * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh * Nandi Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Screenplay Writer Screenplay Writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Cinema
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Telugu cinema is based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, India. The nickname ''Tollywood'' is a portmanteau of the words Telugu and Hollywood. By 2021, it has emerged as the largest film industry in India in terms of box-office. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and travelling to different regions in Asia to promote film work. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film, and hence, regarded as the ''Father of Telugu cinema''. In 1933, '' Sati Savitri'' directed by Chittajallu Pullayya received an honorary diploma at the 2nd Venice. Known for its big-ticket, and popular film genre catering to wider audience, works such as ''Pathala Bhairavi'' (1951) (only South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Godavari District
East Godavari is a district in the Coastal Andhra region of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its district headquarters is at Rajahmundry. As of census 2011, it became the most populous district of the state with a population of 5,151,549. In the Madras Presidency, the District of Rajahmundry was created in 1823. It was reorganised in 1859 and was bifurcated into Godavari and Krishna districts. During British rule, Rajahmundry was the headquarters of Godavari District, which was further bifurcated into East Godavari and West Godavari districts in 1925. When the Godavari district was divided, Kakinada became the headquarters of East Godavari and Eluru became headquarters of West Godavari. In November 1956, Andhra Pradesh was formed by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the Hyderabad State. In 1959, the Bhadrachalam revenue division, consisting of Bhadrachalam and Naguru Taluqs (2 Taluqas in 1959 but later subdivided into Wajedu, Venkatapruram, Charla, Dummugudem, Bhadrach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
