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Tammareddy Bharadwaja
Tammreddy Bharadwaja is an Indian film director and producer who works in Telugu cinema. Bharadwaja directed over 20 films and produced around 10 films in his career. He also served as the president of the APFCC (Andhra Pradesh Film Chamber of Commerce). He is known for his role as a liaison between Telugu film producers and film workers unions. He is the son of Tammareddy Krishna Murthy, a veteran film producer who received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award. Bharadwaja started his film career as a producer with ''Kothala Rayudu'' (1979). His second film was '' Mogudu Kavali'' (1980). Both of them starred Chiranjeevi and were commercially successful. He later turned a director and made successful films like ''Alajadi'' (1989), ''Pachani Samsaram'' (1993), ''Swarnakka'' (1998). In 2006, he directed ''Pothe Poni'' which won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film - Gold. Early life Tammreddy Bharadwaja is born in a film family. His father, Tammareddy Krishna Murthy is a film producer ... [...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] |
Malashri
Malashri (born 10 August 1973) is an Indian actress. She has predominantly worked in Kannada films and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. She has also worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office. She was popularly called Kanasina Rani ("Dream Girl") in the media. Malashri made her debut as a heroine with the Kannada film '' Nanjundi Kalyana'' (1989). Her portrayal of a haughty, shrewish woman won her accolades and heralded her as a top actress of Kannada Cinema. She established herself as the topmost heroine in Kannada cinema with films like '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), ''Policena Hendthi'' (1990), ''Kitturina Huli'' (1990), ''Rani Maharani'' (1990), ''Hrudaya Haadithu'' (1991), for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress, ''Ramachaari'' (1991), ''Belli Kalungura'' (1992), '' Solillada Saradara'' (1993) and ''Gadibidi Aliya'' (1995). In 2015 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ee Rojullo
''Ee Rojullo'' ( en, In These Days) is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by debutant director Maruthi. It stars debutants Srinivas, Reshma and Saikumar Pampana. The film is produced by Good Friends group on a low budget. The film was one of the most successful Telugu films in 2012. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Preethi Prema'' and released on 17 February 2017. Maruthi won SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director (Telugu). Plot This story examines the lack of moral and ethical values in a relationship and the search for true love. Sri (Srinivas) is madly in love with Rajini. He even gives her Rs 3 lakhs to help her but as fate turns out, Rajini does not really love Sri. She escapes with the money along with another man. This leaves Sri heartbroken. He decides never to fall in love again and he starts looking at women in a negative way. In another track, Shreya (Reshma) is friendly with a guy called Kishore. Kishore misunderstands Shreya's friendship for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenu Pelliki Ready
''Nenu Pelliki Ready'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Vamsy and starring Srikanth, Laya, Anita, Vidya and Sangeetha. Plot Gopi is a happy single man. Due to his grandparents' influence, he goes to a marriage bureau and chooses three women (Savitri, Bhavana, Neha). Gopi does not fall in love with the women although they all fall in love with him. The film is about how Gopi distances himself from them and falls in love with the bureau owner Priya. Cast *Srikanth as Gopikrishna * Laya as Bhavna * Anita as Savithri *Vidya as Neha * Sangeeta as Priya *M. S. Narayana as Gopikrishna's grandfather * Sunil * Mallikarjuna Rao *Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao * Jeeva *Dharmavarapu Subramanyam *Ali * Ananth * Benarjee *Gowtham Raju *Ahuti Prasad *Rama Prabha as Gopikrishna's grandmother *Jayalalita *Jenny Soundtrack The music is composed by Chakri. *"Nuvvunte Chaalu" (Male) - Hariharan *"Gopalakrishna Pelli Kaavaala Gopemma Laanti Pilla Kaavaala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soori (2001 Film)
''Suri'' is a 2000 Telugu-language film directed by Sankara Kumar (Editor Shankar) in his directorial debut. The film stars J. D. Chakravarthy and Priyanka Trivedi. It was produced by Tammareddy Bharadwaja. The lead actor J. D. Chakravarthy also provided the story, screenplay and dialogues for the film, though he was not credited in the movie credits. ''Suri'' released on 28 December 2000 and was a box-office disaster. J. D. Chakravarthy himself produced and directed the Hindi version of the film titled ''Durga (2002)''. Cast * J. D. Chakravarthy as Suri * Priyanka as Gayatri * Jaya Prakash Reddy as Ram Das * Sayaji Shinde * A. V. S. Subramanyam * Jagga Rao * Uttej * Tanikella Bharani Production Shankar, who worked with Ram Gopal Varma and Krishna Vamsi as editor made his debut as a director with the film. Tammareddy Bharadwaja produced the film. Shankar handled both editing and direction. J. D. Chakravarthy who played lead the lead role also provided the story, screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antahpuram
''Anthahpuram'' () is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language action drama film, written and directed by Krishna Vamsi, and produced by P. Kiran under the Anandi Art Creations banner. The film stars Jagapathi Babu, Soundarya, Prakash Raj, Sai Kumar and Saradha, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. Inspired from 1991 American film ''Not Without My Daughter'' (1991), the plot revolves around a newly-married NRI woman finding herself in a traditionally feudal family in the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The film has won nine Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South including Best Film – Telugu. The film was later remade in 1999 in Tamil with the same name with Parthiban replacing Jagapathi Babu and it was remade in Hindi as '' Shakti: The Power'' (2003). Plot The film begins in Mauritius where Bhanumati(Bhanu) a naughty girl resides with her uncle Bobby. Prakash an orphan is acquainted with Bhanu, they couple up and are shortly blessed with a baby boy Raja. Once Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One By Two (1993 Film)
''One By Two'' is a 1993 Telugu-language comedy film directed by Shiva Nageswara Rao. The film stars Srikanth (in his lead debut) and J. D. Chakravarthy in prominent roles. The film was a box office success. Cast * Srikanth as Balaji *J. D. Chakravarthy as Babji *Nirosha *Uttara * Suryakantham *Nagesh *Sudhakar as Abbulu *Babu Mohan as Babloo * Banerji *Tanikella Bharani *Brahmanandam * Rallapalli *Srilakshmi * AVS *Dharmavarapu Subramanyam *Sudhakar *Suthi Velu Kurumaddali Lakshmi Narasimha Rao (7 August 1947 – 16 September 2012), better known by his stage name Suthi Velu, was an Indian actor and comedian known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has acted in more than 200 films, and won four state ... *Vijaya Y. Soundtrack References External links * 1993 films 1990s Telugu-language films Films directed by Siva Nageswara Rao {{1990s-Telugu-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowdy Annayya
''Rowdy Annayya'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language action drama film written by Satya Murthy, directed by Tammareddy Bharadwaja starring Krishna and Rambha. Vidyasagar scored and composed the film's soundtrack. The storyline of the film had similarities to Varasudochadu and was further used in Samarasimha Reddy and Athadu. The film set on a village backdrop revolves around a mysterious stranger who supports the family of a benevolent Dharma Rao after the latter faces troubles at the hands of his cruel brother, Ranga Rao. The film failed at the box office. Plot A tractor driver moves into a village and begins a crusade against the corrupt village head, Ranga Rao. As it turns out, the driver is actually a criminal lawyer who wishes to atone for his past sins. Cast * Krishna Ghattamaneni * Rambha * Srikanth * Chandra Mohan * Roshni * Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam * Ashok Kumar * Costumes Krishna * Balayya * Nirmalamma * Silk Smitha Music Vidyasagar scored and composed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh (magazine)
''Andhra Pradesh'' is an official monthly magazine brought by the Department of Information and Public Relations Department of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The magazine was started in 1952. It is published in English, Telugu and Urdu languages from Hyderabad. The magazine provides information regarding developmental activities undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh Government of Andhra Pradesh, abbreviated as, GOAP, or, Andhra Government, is the subnational government for the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is an elected government with 175 MLAs elected to the Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh fo .... It also features interesting articles of personality development, humor, career counselling, entertainment, short stories and poetry. There is an online edition of the magazine. References External links''Andhra Pradesh'' magazine 1952 establishments in India Government of Andhra Pradesh Monthly magazines published in India News magazines published in Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laya (actress)
Laya (born 21 October 1981) is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi dancer known for her work primarily in Telugu films, alongside a few Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Laya first appeared as a child actor in ''Bhadram Koduko'' (1992) and later she started working as a lead actress with '' Swayamvaram'' (1999). She won two Nandi Awards for Best Actress in consecutive years for '' Manoharam'' (2000) and ''Preminchu'' (2001). Personal life Laya was born on 21 October 1981 in a Telugu Bramhin family in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She attended Nirmala High School, Vijayawada. Her mother was a music teacher in Nirmala High School, Vijayawada and her father was a doctor. During her school days, she was a state state level Chess player. Later, she moved to Hyderabad and participated in multiple stage shows as a classical dancer, having performed in more than 50 stage shows. She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Applications. She married Dr. Sri Ganesh Gorty in 2006 and settled in Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Ramma Chilakamma
''Ramma Chilakamma'' () is a 2001 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Tammareddy Bharadwaja and starring Sumanth and Laya. The title of the film is based on a song from ''Choodalani Vundi'' (1998). ''Ramma Chilakamma'' is a remake of the Tamil film ''Ennamma Kannu'' (2000). After being delayed, the film released on 13 July 2001 and was a box-office failure. Plot Cast *Sumanth as Kaasi * Laya as Gayatri *Akash as Vishwa *Brahmanandam in a dual role *Tanikella Bharani *Kovai Sarala Production A different film under the same name was planned with Venkat. Tammareddy Bharadwaja reused the title for this film. The title is based on a song from ''Choodalani Vundi'' (1998). The film is a remake of the Tamil film ''Ennamma Kannu'' (2000). Akash played a small role in the film. Soundtrack Music was composed by R. P. Patnaik Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
