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Telugabbai
''Telugabbai'' (English translation - Telugu boy) is a 2013 Telugu film written and directed by OS Avinash. The film stars Tanish, Remya and Tashu Kaushik. The story is set between two Telugu families who migrated to Malaysia long ago, says the director. The movie has been shot completely in Malaysia. This was the first Telugu film to be shot completely in Malaysia. Mejo Joseph composed the music of the movie. The film was titled ''Salamath'' first. Cast * Tanish as Arun * Remya Nambeeshan as Chandamaama * Tashu Kaushik as Megha * Nagababu * Lohith * Sona Nair * Ananyya Soundtrack Malayalam music director, Mejo Joseph has scored the music for the film. Legendary music director S. P. Kodandapani's son S. P. Eswar has given the background score. Minmini, who had sung the song "Chinni Chinni Aasa" in " Roja", has sung the songs "Kila Kila Mani" and "Chithramga Undhe" in this film. Ramya Nambeesan Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanish
Tanish is an Indian actor and television personality known for his lead roles in Telugu films. He has starred in films such as ''Nachavule'', ''Ride'', ''Telugabbai'', ''Pandavulu Pandavulu Thummeda'', and '' Nakshatram''. He has also kickstarted a television career, as he was one of the contestants on the reality TV show '' Bigg Boss Telugu 2'', which was hosted by noted Telugu star Nani. Tanish finished in 3rd place in ''Bigg Boss Telugu 2''. Early life and family Tanish was born to Alladi Yesuvardhan Babu and Saraswati. He has 2 younger brothers named Alladi Vamsi Krishna and Alladi Kushwanth. Career In 2008 and 2009 he appeared in two successful films ''Nachavule'' and ''Ride''. In 2012 he appeared in ''Mem Vayasuku Vacham'' with Niti Taylor. In the same year, another movie ''Chanakyudu'' with Ishita Dutta under the direction of Gotteganti Srinivas, was released. In 2013 he worked with director Avinash O Sridhar for ''Telugabbai''. Co-starring Ramya Nambeesan, the film d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashu Kaushik
Tashu Kaushik is an Indian actress and model. She was earlier seen in films like ''Raju Maharaju'', ''Dushasana'', ''Vaikuntapali'' and ''Graduate''. She started career as a stage choreographer. From stage shows, Tashu moved on to films through Ram Gopal Varma's ''Darwaaza Bandh Rakho''. Early life Tashu Kaushik was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to Rakesh Goud, a businessman. Her family moved to Mumbai in her childhood. She has appeared in many commercials over the years and has acted in a Bollywood film called ''Zoom''. Career Tashu Kaushik has completed shooting for ''Telugabbai'' opposite Tanish. "My character in the film is a girl who is born and brought up abroad and is a model by profession. It's a glamorous character and you can see me in an all new contemporary look in the movie," says Tashu. The actress is also playing the leading lady opposite Sri of Eerojullo fame in ''Doola Seenu'' directed by Raj Kandukoori. She adds that her look in the entertainer will be a stark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramya Nambeesan
Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. Early life and family Ramya Nambeesan was born in Chottanikkara, Cochin, Kerala to Subrahmaniam Unni and Jayasree. Her father is a former theatre artiste, who was an active member of troupes such as "Jubilee" and "Harishree". She has a brother, Rahul, who has worked as the music director in the Malayalam movie ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'' and as a playback singer in the film ''Thattathin Marayathu''. She attended the Mahatma Gandhi Public School, Ambadimala near Chottanikkara. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. Career Ramya started her career as minor supporting roles in the following years in films including Sathyan Anthikad's sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remya Nambeeshan
Remya Nambeesan (born 24 March 1986) is an Indian actress, playback singer and dancer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema. She started her career as an actress through the 2000 film ''Sayahnam''. She has acted in more than 65 films including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. Early life and family Ramya Nambeesan was born in Chottanikkara, Cochin, Kerala to Subrahmaniam Unni and Jayasree. Her father is a former theatre artiste, who was an active member of troupes such as "Jubilee" and "Harishree". She has a brother, Rahul, who has worked as the music director in the Malayalam movie ''Philips and the Monkey Pen'' and as a playback singer in the film ''Thattathin Marayathu''. She attended the Mahatma Gandhi Public School, Ambadimala near Chottanikkara. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. Career Ramya started her career as minor supporting roles in the following years in films including Sathyan Anthikad' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mejo Joseph
Mejo Joseph is a music director from Malayalam Cinema. He made his debut in the blockbuster Malayalam movie '' Notebook''. He has given a splendid performance in Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam which starred Amith Chakalakkal Personal life Mejo was born to Joseph and Rosemary on 28 January 1981 in Thrissur. Mejo married Merrin on 26 June 2011. The couple has 4 children 2 sons and 2 daughters. He did his schooling at Don Bosco High School, Irinjalakuda. Noted director Rosshan Andrrews is his brother-in-law. Career Mejo made his debut in 2006 Malayalam movie ''Notebook'' which was directed by his brother-in-law Roshan Andrews. The music won him immediate attention. He also made a cameo appearance in the film as 'Firoz' a music enthusiast. Later he worked with Johny Antony Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sona Nair
Sona Nair (born 4 March 1975) is an Indian actress working mainly in Malayalam cinema who is also best known for roles in Soap opera, television soaps. Personal life Sona Nair attended Al-Uthuman Higher Secondary School, Kazhakoottam, Trivandrum, where her mother was a teacher. She received a degree from Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram. She married Malayalam cinema cameraman Udayan Ambadi in 1996. Career Sona Nair got her first credited role in the 1996 film ''Thooval Kottaram''. She then appeared in ''Katha Nayagan (1997 film), Katha Nayagan'', ''Veendum Chila Veettukaryangal'', ''Manassinakkare'', ''Passenger (2009 film), Passenger'' and more. Awards and nominations In 2004, Sona received the Best Actress Award in the "Kaveri Film Critics Television Awards" for her role in the telefilm ''Rachiyamma'', telecast on Doordarshan. She was named the Best Female Actor at the television category of Sathyaneshan Nadar#Awards established in his name, Sathyan Memor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minmini
Minmini (born P. J. Rosily) is a South Indian film playback singer. She is best remembered for the song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" from ''Roja'', the debut work of film composer A. R. Rahman, which was dubbed in Hindi as "Choti Si Asha". Most of her songs are in Tamil, most of them composed by Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman. Her Malayalam songs include "Souparnikamritha" from ''Kizhakkunarum Pakshi'', "Oonjal Urangi", and "Neelaraavi" from ''Kudumbasametham''. She has lent her voice to songs from films including ''Enga Thambi'' (1993), ''Karuththamma'' (1994), and ''Thevar Magan'' (1992). She made a comeback in 2015 with the song "Kanmaniye" from '' Mili''. Career Minmini had her film debut with ''Swagatham'' (1988), directed by Venu Nagavalli. She sang three songs in it, composed by Rajamani. She was introduced to Tamil film industry by Ilayaraja through ''Tamil Movie - Meera'' (1991). Ilayaraja christened her Minmini, making her name more appealing to the Tamilians. Minmini's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Films
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films ('' Top Gun'', '' Jurassic Park'', and '' The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It’s also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year’s films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form’s opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don’t exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallemala Entertainments
Mallemala Entertainments is an Indian media and entertainment company which produces films and television programs. Its television productions include reality TV shows, comedy shows, game shows, entertainment and factual programming in Telugu. Its notable productions includes TV shows like ''Jabardasth'', ''Extra Jabardasth'', '' Star Mahila'', ''Dhee,'' and ''Manasu Mamata''. It produced films like ''Ammoru'' (1995), ''Anji'' (2004), and ''Arundhati'' (2009). Mallemala Entertainments also owns the entertainment website ''123Telugu.com''. History Shyam Prasad Reddy made his debut as a producer in Tollywood with the film ''Thalambralu'' in 1987 under the banner M. S. Art Movies. Later in 1992, he founded Mallemala Entertainments and started producing films under this banner. He ventured into Television with the reality game show '' Star Mahila'' which became a popular show of the time. Over the time, the company continued to produce various shows and series on television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tamil speaking family from Palakkad, Kerala. He learned Hindustani classical and Carnatic music as a child, and began playing the veena at the age of five under Shri Lalitha Venkataraman. Mahadevan studied music under Pandit Shrinivas Khale and T.R. Balamani. He is an alumnus of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour High School, Chembur and graduated in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from the Ramrao Adik Institute of Technology in Navi Mumbai, affiliated to Mumbai University, and was a software engineer for the company, Leading Edge.After working for Leading Edge Systems (now Trigyn Technologies Limited), Mahadevan ventured into music. Musical career Mahadevan got early fame as a indipop star with his fusion of Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha Madhuri
Geetha Madhuri is an Indian playback singer and voice artist. Madhuri has sung over 1800 songs in several languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. She is a recepeint of numerous Nandi Awards and Filmfare awards. Personal life Madhuri was born to Prabhakar Sastry, a State Bank of India official, and Lakshmi. Madhuri is their only daughter. Her family moved from Palakollu, West Godavari District to Hyderabad when she was very young. Madhuri was schooled at Loyala Model High School, Vanasthalipuram and Little Flower Junior College Little Flower Junior College is a college in Hyderabad, India offering Intermediate education ( +2 level). It was established by the Montfort Brothers of St. Gabriel. It started in July 1974 as a part of Little Flower High School, It shifted .... She graduated in B Com at Aurora College. She was trained in classical and light music by Kocharlakota Padmavati and Ramachari. Madhuri made her debut as a playback singer with Kulas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roja (soundtrack)
''Roja'' is the debut soundtrack album of music composer A. R. Rahman, featuring lyrics by Vairamuthu. It is the soundtrack to the 1992 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Mani Ratnam, and starring Aravind Swamy and Madhoo. The album features seven tracks in Tamil and Hindi, and six tracks in Malayalam, Telugu, Marathi and five tracks in the instrumental adaptation album. The song "Thamizha Thamizha" is a poem written by Subramanya Bharathi. "Chinna Chinna Aasai" was the first song Rahman had composed for the film. The song "Kadhal Rojave" has two versions in both Tamil and Hindi; a solo and a duet in the former. The Hindi version of the song was titled "Roja Jaaneman" has two versions – one by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and the other by Hariharan. Released on Lahari Music, it was also listed in ''Time'' magazine's " 10 Best Soundtracks" of all time. It also fetched the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for A. R. Rahman and the National Film Award for Best Lyrics fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
