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Uppena
''Uppena'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by newcomer Buchi Babu Sana. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings, it stars debutants Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty alongside Vijay Sethupathi in a prominent role. Set in Kakinada, the plot follows fisherman Aasi, who falls in love with Bebamma. Her father Raayanam is an influential zamindar, who fiercely protects his daughter to safeguard his family's honour. After a launch ceremony in January 2019, the makers commenced the principal shoot in May 2019, with film being shot in Kakinada, Hyderabad, Puri, Kolkata and Gangtok and wrapped up in January 2020. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with cinematography and editing by Shamdat and Naveen Nooli respectively. The film was originally slated to release on 2 April 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film is released theatrically on 12 February 2021 and was commercially successful at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krithi Shetty
Krithi Shetty (born 21 September 2003) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu films. She made her debut with the commercially successful film ''Uppena'' (2021).. She Has Won One Filmfare Award South and One SIIMA Award. Early life Krithi Shetty was born on 21 September 2003 in Mumbai, in a Tulu family hailing from Mangalore, Karnataka. Her father is a businessman and her mother is a fashion designer. She has two siblings, a brother and a sister. She was brought up in Mumbai and , she was studying psychology. During her academics, she worked in commercial ads. Shetty can speak her mother tongue Tulu, Hindi and English. She has learnt to speak Telugu and is learning Tamil for her film career. Career Following a brief appearance in the Hindi film ''Super 30'', Shetty made her debut in a lead role at age of 17, with the Telugu film ''Uppena'' directed by Buchi Babu Sana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers and Sukumar Writings. The film was commercially success ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad (; born 2 August 1979) is an Indian film composer, lyricist, singer-songwriter and performer. Popularly known by his initials DSP, he is best known for his work in Telugu-language films, and has also worked in a few Tamil films. He is a recipient of ten Filmfare Awards, nine of which are Best Music Director – Telugu and one Special Award for Best Background Music, five CineMAA Awards, seven SIIMA Awards and one Nandi Award. He is one of the highest paid music composers in Tollywood. Devi has worked on over 100 films over the span of 20 years. He began his music career in 1997, by composing one of the eight tracks in the studio album ''Dance Party''. He composed the soundtrack of '' Anandam'' in 2001, by which he made breakthrough in Tollywood and Telugu music. In the same year, he made his Tamil debut by composing the film score and singing two songs of '' Badri''. Devi also choreographed a song in the 2015 film '' Kumari 21F''. Early and personal life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Sethupathi
Vijaya Gurunatha Sethupathi (born 16 January 1978), known professionally as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil films. He is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award. Following a stint as an NRI accountant in Dubai, Sethupathi started his film career working as a background actor and playing minor supporting roles for few years before playing his first lead role in Seenu Ramasamy's '' Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'' (2010). In 2012, he rose to massive popularity with critical and commercial successes in ''Pizza'', ''Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' and '' Sundarapandian''. Sethupathi has established himself as an actor with his notable work in Tamil films like '' Idharkuthane Aasaipattai Balakumara'' (2013), ''Pannaiyarum Padminiyum'' (2014), ''Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum'' (2016), '' Iraivi'' (2016), '' Vikram Vedha'' (2017), '' 96'' (2018), '' Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018), '' Petta'' (2019), '' Super Deluxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panja Vaisshnav Tej
Panja Vaisshnav Tej (born 13 January 1995), is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. He made his debut as a lead in the film ''Uppena'' (2021) and also has a main role in ''Konda Polam'' (2021) and '' Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga'' (2022). Early life Panja Vaisshnav Tej is the younger brother of Sai Dharam Tej. A member of the Allu–Konidela family, he is nephew of actor Chiranjeevi. Tej did his schooling at Nalanda School, Hyderabad and completed his graduation from St. Mary's College, Hyderabad. Career Tej first appeared as a child actor in ''Johnny'' (2003), directed by and starring his maternal uncle Pawan Kalyan. He later played a wheelchair-ridden child in '' Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'' (2004), starring his maternal uncle Chiranjeevi. In 2021, he made his debut as a lead with the film ''Uppena''. His then appeared in the rural drama Konda Polam, co-starring Rakul Preet Singh, under the direction of Krish, followed by Ranga Ranga Vaibhavanga. He has signed a film under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mythri Movie Makers
Mythri Movie Makers Pvt. Ltd is an Indian film production company established by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar, and Mohan Cherukuri, in 2015. It mainly produces and distributes Telugu films. Notable films produced by the company include ''Srimanthudu, Janatha Garage, Rangasthalam, Uppena, Pushpa: The Rise, Mathu Vadalara'' and '' Sarkaru Vaari Paata''. In 2019, Mohan Cherukuri left the company and the production is now headed by Naveen Yerneni and Y. Ravi Shankar. Productions 2015-2020 The company's first production was ''Srimanthudu'' starring Mahesh Babu, Shruti Haasan, Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Mukesh Rishi, Sampath Raj, Harish Uthaman and directed by Koratala Siva. Set on a budget of 4070 crore with Koratala Siva both directing and writing its screenplay, Devi Sri Prasad composed the score and R. Madhi handled the cinematography. Their second production was Janatha Garage starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Mohanlal, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and Nithya Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaghavan
Raaghavan Murugan, also credited as Master Raghavan, is an Indian child actor who works in Tamil-Telugu language film. He has received positive reviews for his performance. Career Raaghavan made his acting debut through the cop drama ''Sethupathi'' (2016) portraying the son of the character played by Vijay Sethupathi. The film won positive reviews, as did Raaghavan's performance, with a critic from Behindwoods.com noting that "the kids brim with pleasant innocence, and energetic performances". Further reviews from Sify.com and Indiaglitz.com noted that the "two kids who played as Vijay Sethupathi’s children are too good" and that Raghavan "has his own mass scene in the climax". His next film, '' Rekka'' (2016), saw Raaghavan play the younger version of Vijay Sethupathi's character. He garnered attention for his acting in the video for the song "Kannamma" for the film. Raaghavan continued to play pivotal roles as a child artist in Tamil films in the late 2010s, often portrayin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirutha
''Chirutha'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh, and produced by C. Ashwini Dutt under the banner Vyjayanthi Movies. The film stars Ram Charan, Neha Sharma, Prakash Raj and Ashish Vidyarthi while Tanikella Bharani, Sayaji Shinde, Daniel Balaji and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. Ram Charan and Neha Sharma make their debuts. The film revolves around Charan, a young man in pursuit of a gangster who murdered his parents. The film's soundtrack and score is composed by Mani Sharma, cinematography by Shyam K. Naidu and editing by Saibaba. Its filming began in 2007 and was shot extensively around Thailand. ''Chirutha'' was released worldwide on 28 September 2007. The film held the record of being the highest-grossing Telugu film for a debut actor until it was surpassed by ''Uppena'' (2021). Charan won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and Nandi Special Jury Award for Best Performance in Debut film. Plot An auto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamilla Shailaja Priya
Mamilla Shailaja Priya (born 20 May 1981), popularly known as Priya, is an Indian actress. She appears primarily Telugu feature films and television soap operas, and has also acted in Hindi and Tamil language films. She made her acting debut in 1998 with the movie ''Master'' which featured Chiranjeevi. She has won the Nandi Award presented by the government of Andhra Pradesh for her role in this serial ''Priya Sakhi''. Apart from soap operas, she has acted in about 200 feature films in Telugu and Hindi with various co stars like Bala krishna, Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan, Venkatesh, Nagarjuna and Amitabh Bachchan. Early and personal life Popularly known as Priya, Mamilla Shailaja Priya was born in 1981, in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. Her parents are Mamilla Venkateswar Rao and Mamilla Kusuma Kumari. She is the third child, among three sisters. She did her schooling in Hyderabad, Telangana. While in college, she won the Miss College Pageant. She later started pursuing her acting c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukumar Writings
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 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shamdat
Shamdat Sainudeen is an Indian cinematographer from Kerala, India. He has shot many films in Malayalam, Telugu, and Tamil, including ''Premayanamaha'', ''The Tiger'', '' Kerala Cafe'', '' Marykkundoru Kunjaadu'', and ''Uttama Villain ''Uttama Villain'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Ramesh Aravind and written by Kamal Haasan. The film was presented by N. Lingusamy in association with Kamal Haasan and produced by S. Chandrahasan for Raaj ...''. His directorial debut '' Street Lights'' released on 26 January 2018. Filmography References External links * {{Authority control Living people Malayalam film cinematographers 21st-century Indian photographers Cinematographers from Kerala Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naveen Nooli
Naveen Nooli is an Indian film editor who works in Telugu cinema. He won the National Film Award for Best Editing for ''Jersey'' (2019). Career Nooli made his film debut with ''Login'' (2012), a Hindi film directed by his friend Sanjeev Reddy. He garnered acclaim for his work in '' Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015). Music director Devi Sri Prasad, whom he worked with in '' S/O Satyamurthy'' (2015) recommended him to Sukumar and thus enabled him to become the editor for ''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016). In 2019, he worked on ''Jersey''. In a review of the film by The Times of India, the reviewer wrote that "Naveen Nooli too does a good job with the editing, with the film, despite its long runtime and laggy bits, not ending up seeming like a cricket documentary". Filmography ''Source'' *''Login'' (2012; Hindi) *'' Devaraya'' (2012) *'' Maaya'' (2014) *''Govindudu Andarivadele'' (2014) *''Romeo'' (2014) *'' Ladies & Gentlemen'' (2015) *''Nannaku Prematho'' (2016) *''Dhruva'' (2016) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crore
A crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 107 in scientific notation) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. It is written as 1,00,00,000 with the local 2,2,3 style of digit group separators (one lakh is equal to one hundred thousand, and is written as 1,00,000). It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is often used in Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan English. Money Large amounts of money in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan are often written in terms of ''Koti'' or ''crore''. For example (one hundred and fifty million) is written as "fifteen ''crore'' rupees", "15 crore" or "". In the abbreviated form, usage such as "15 cr" (for "15 ''crore'' rupees") is common. Trillions (in the short scale) of money are often written or spoken of in terms of ''lakh crore''. For example, ''one trillion rupees'' is equivalent to: * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
