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V. N. Aditya
V. N. Aditya (born Vadrevu Aditya) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. Career V.N.Aditya made his film debut with the 2001 family drama film ''Manasantha Nuvve'' starring Uday Kiran and Reemma Sen. The film ran for more than 200 days in many theatres across what was then the Andhra Pradesh. V.N.Aditya went on to make ''Sreeram'', a 2002 Tollywood film starring Uday Kiran, Anita Hassanandani & Ashish Vidyarthi. This was a remake of the Tamil film ''Dhill'' which starred Vikram, Laila Mehdin, Nassar and Vivek. His third film, ''Nenunnanu'' starring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Shriya Saran & Arthi Agarwal, was released in 2004 and became a stupendous hit. It was dubbed in Tamil as Chandramadhi and in Hindi as Vishwa ("The He Man"). Aditya's other films include ''Manasu Maata Vinadhu'' (2005) with Navdeep and Ankitha, ''Boss'' (2006) with Nagarjuna, Nayantara, and Poonam Bajwa, and '' Aata'' (2007) starring Siddharth Narayan and Ileana D'Cruz ... [...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] |
Navdeep
Navdeep Pallapolu (born 26 January 1986) is an Indian actor and television personality who appears in Telugu films along with Tamil films. He made his film debut in 2004 with the patriotic sports drama '' Jai''. He starred in films such as ''Arinthum Ariyamalum'' (2005), ''Gowtam SSC'' (2005), ''Chandamama'' (2007), '' Arya 2'' (2009), '' Baadshah'' (2013), ''Ice Cream'' (2014), ''Dhruva'' (2016), ''Nene Raju Nene Mantri'' (2017), '' Ala Vaikunthapurramloo'' (2020), and '' Run'' (2020). Navdeep is also prominent in the television industry, as he finished in 4th place in the first season of the reality TV show ''Bigg Boss Telugu''. In 2018, he hosted the game show for film and serial celebrities on Star Maa, ''Tollywood Squares''. In 2020, he was a judge on the comedy TV show ''Adhirindi''. Navdeep further starred in web series such as ''Mana Mugguri Love Story'' (2017), ''Gangstars'' (2018), and ''Masti's'' (2020). Film career Navdeep has appeared in both Telugu and Tamil film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugguru
''Mugguru'' ( te, ముగ్గురు) is a 2011 Telugu film directed by V. N. Aditya starring Navdeep, Shraddha Das and Reemma Sen in lead roles. Produced by D. Ramanaidu's Suresh Productions, the film also stars Avasarala Srinivas, Rahul Haridas, Sanjjanaa and Sowmya Bollapragada who gained fans and praise for her portrayal of Mohini in the film. Cast * Navdeep as Pawan * Reemma Sen as Balatripura Sundari * Shraddha Das as Shalini * Avasarala Srinivas as Anji * Rahul Haridas as Maruti * Sanjjanaa Galrani as Yamini * Sowmya Bollapragada as Mohini * Ahuti Prasad as JP * Brahmanandam as Chota Don * Ali as Bade Miyaa * Venu Madhav * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Subba Rao * Uttej as Job agent * Thagubothu Ramesh as Chote Miyaa * Sivaji Sivaji is an Indian actor who appears in Telugu films. He won Nandi Award for Best Male Dubbing Artist for the movie '' Dil'' (voice for Nitin). Career Sivaji is from Narsarsopet in Guntur district. Sivaji started his stint as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raaj (film)
''Raaj'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language film directed by V. N. Aditya and produced under the banner of Kumar Brothers Cinema. Sumanth, Priyamani and Vimala Raman played the lead roles. Koti is the music composer for this film. It released on 18 March 2011 to extremely negative reviews. It was later dubbed into Tamil and Malayalam under the title ''Maharani - The Beauty Queen''. RKD Studios have bought the sole and exclusive rights of the film in Hindi and all other Northern Indian languages. Plot The story is about Raaj (Sumanth), a fashion photographer who is caught between his wife Mythili (Priyamani) and his ex-lover Priya (Vimala Raman). Raaj chooses not to tell Mythili about Priya and finds it difficult to adjust to his wife during the early days of their marriage. However, their relationship improves with time, and they finally get closer. Just when things settle down, Priya comes back into Raaj's life unexpectedly. Raaj gets curious about why Priya left him abruptly ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainbow (2008 Film)
''Rainbow'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language film directed by V. N. Aditya and starring Rahul, Sonal Chauhan, and Sindhu Menon. The film released to negative reviews from critics. Plot Cast *Rahul as Shyamal "Shyam" Rao *Sonal Chauhan as Swapna *Sindhu Menon as Kamala *Aryan Shetty * Gollapudi as Maruthi Rao * Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao as Srihari Rao *Prakash Raj as Shyam's doctor *S. S. Rajamouli as himself *Kodi Ramakrishna as himself *Srinu Vaitla as himself *V. Samudra as himself *Sangita Ghosh in a dance sequence Soundtrack Songs by newcomer Nihal. Themes and influences Jeevi of '' Idlebrain.com'' felt that the lead characters (Rahul being colourblind, Sindhu being mute, and Sonal being an actress) are similar to the characters of the 1986 film ''Sirivennela ''Sirivennela'' () is a 1986 Indian Telugu-language romance film written and directed by K. Viswanath. The film stars Suhasini, Sarvadaman Banerjee and Moon Moon Sen. The film has music composed by K. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manasu Maata Vinadhu
''Manasu Maata Vinadhu'' () is a 2005 Romantic Telugu film directed by V. N. Aditya. Navdeep pairs up with Ankitha. Plot Venu, a college student, falls in love with Anu. But it takes time lot of effort before he can get her to reciprocate his feelings. Before he can get her hand in marriage, there is a minor matter of dealing with another guy who likes Anu, Amit. The two guys have a hockey match to decide who should be with Anu. By the end of the story, true love triumphs! Cast * Navdeep as Venu * Ankitha as Anu * Sandeep as Amit * Tanikella Bharani * Dharmavarapu Subramanyam * Venu Madhav * Nagababu * Sobha Rani * Hema * Venki * Ahuti Prasad * Narra Venkateswara Rao Narra Venkateswara Rao was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He hailed from Agraharam village (Ramachandrapuram) in Zarugumalli Mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Career He acted in over 500 films spanning ... Soundtrack The Music was composed by Kalyan Koduri and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ileana D'Cruz
Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1987) is an Indian-born Portuguese actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu and Hindi language films. D'Cruz was born in Mumbai and spent most of her childhood in Goa. D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2006 with Telugu-language film '' Devadasu'', which was a commercial success. She has received several awards including a Filmfare Award South and a Filmfare Award. D'Cruz established herself as a leading actress in Telugu cinema with successful films including ''Pokiri'' (2006), '' Rakhi'' (2006), '' Munna'' (2007), ''Jalsa'' (2008), ''Kick'' (2009) and ''Julayi'' (2012). She made her debut in Tamil cinema with '' Kedi'' (2006) and starred in Shankar's ''Nanban'' (2012), a commercial success. D'Cruz expanded to Hindi cinema in 2012 with Anurag Basu's comedy-drama ''Barfi!'', for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She has since played the leading lady in ''Main Tera Hero'' (2014), '' Rustom'' (2016), and ''Raid'' (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siddharth (actor)
Siddharth Suryanarayan (born 17 April 1979), known mononymously as Siddharth, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi language films. Apart from acting, he has also been involved in films as a screenwriter, producer and playback singer. He has also been featured in many advertisements. After completing his business management studies, Siddharth chose to work in film making and assisted Mani Ratnam, before going on to make an acting debut in S. Shankar's coming-of-age Tamil film ''Boys'' (2003). The success of the film provided an opportunity to feature in Mani Ratnam's multi-starrer '' Aayutha Ezhuthu'' (2004), before he branched off to receive critical and commercial acclaim in Telugu and Hindi cinema through ''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (2005), ''Rang De Basanti'' and ''Bommarillu'' (2006). In the late 2000s, he established himself as a bankable lead actor in Telugu films and subsequently chose to become more selective with his projects, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aata (2007 Film)
''Aata'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film starring Siddharth and Ileana D'Cruz. The film is directed by V. N. Aditya and produced by M. S. Raju. Released on 9 May 2007, it was a success at the box office. The film was remade in Bengali as '' Kellafate'' (2010). A controversy arose when the director of Gudumba Shankar accused the unit regarding copyright issues for copying that film.Aata Movie Info http://www.ourcinemas.com/telugu/aata/review.php Plot Srikrishna ( Siddharth) is a freak young chap who lives in a village along with his father (Sarath Babu), who runs a theater. Krishna wants to lead his life like a hero, just as in movies playing in his father's theater. He meets Satya ( Ileana) in a carnival and immediately falls for her. He helps her to escape from hooligans and takes her to a safe place. They spent some time together, and Satya, too, gets connected with him. She reveals that she is escaping from a proposed marriage with a politician's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonam Bajwa
Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress and model who appears in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film '' Modati Cinema'', after that she was featured in more Telugu film, such as ''Boss'' (2006). Her debut Tamil movie was ''Seval'' (2008). Early life and education A Punjabi by birth, she was born in Bombay to Amarjit Singh Bajwa, a Naval Officer and Jayalakshmi Bajwa. She has a younger sister, Deepika Bajwa. She was crowned Miss Pune in 2005, after which she started modeling part-time while studying. When she went to Hyderabad for a ramp show, the director of ''Modati Cinema'' spotted her and asked her if she was interested in films. She had finished her 12th then and had a five-month gap before college and hence agreed to star in his film, despite excelling in academics. She pursued a degree in English Literature from Symbiosis International University, Pune. Personal life In October 2020 Bajwa took to Instagram to an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nayantara
Diana Mariam Kurian, known professionally as Nayanthara, is an Indian actress and film producer who is known for her work in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was in the ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" 2018 list, with her total annual earning credited at 15.17 crore. Nayanthara starred in more than 75 films spanning two decades. She made her acting debut in the 2003 Malayalam film ''Manassinakkare''. She made her debut in Tamil cinema with '' Ayya'' (2005) and Telugu with ''Lakshmi'' (2006). She also made her Kannada film debut through the film '' Super'' (2010). Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' (2011) earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Telugu Actress and the Nandi Award for Best Actress. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for her performance in '' Raja Rani'' (2013), Vallavan ''Naanum Rowdy Dhaan'' (2015) and ''Aramm'' (2017). She was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Malayalam Actress in ''Puthiya Niyamam'' (2016). Early life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
