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Vikram Kumar (cricketer, Born 1982)
Vikram K. Kumar is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu and Tamil cinema. In 1998, he directed his breakthrough non-feature film, ''Silent Scream'', for which he won the National Film Award For Best Instructional Film. He made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema industry with '' Ishtam'' in 2001, and then directed the Tamil movie, '' Yavarum Nalam'' ('' 13B'' in Hindi). In 2014, he scripted and directed '' Manam'' which was screened at the 45th International Film Festival of India in the ''Homage to Akkineni Nageswara Rao'' section on 29 November 2014. The film garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu. He then directed the box-office hits such as the science-fiction '' 24'' (2016), which won two awards at the 64th National Film Awards, and the comedy-thriller ''Gang Leader'' (2019). Early career Kumar graduated from Madras Christian College in Chennai. In April 1997 he joined director Priyadarshan, working on the Malayalam film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrissur
Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and the 21st largest in India. The city is built around a hillock called the Thekkinkaadu Maidaanam which seats a large Hindu Shiva Temple. It is located central of the state, and north-west of the state's capital city, Thiruvananthapuram. Thrissur was once the capital of the Kingdom of Cochin, and was a point of contact for the Assyrians, Greeks, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Portuguese, Dutch and English. Thrissur is also known as the Cultural Capital of Kerala because of its cultural, spiritual and religious leanings throughout history. The city centre contains the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy, Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Academy. The city hosts the Thrissur Pooram festival, the most colourful and spectacular temple festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandralekha (1997 Film)
''Chandralekha'' is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film written and directed by Priyadarshan which is an adaptation of an English movie called While you Were Sleeping (1995) and produced by Fazil. It stars Mohanlal, Sukanya, Pooja Batra, Sreenivasan, Nedumudi Venu, and Innocent. The film's title is a portmanteau of the two female lead characters' names—Chandra and Lekha. Berny Ignatius composed the songs, while the film score was composed by S. P. Venkatesh. The film's core plot was inspired by the 1995 Hollywood film '' While You Were Sleeping''. Plot Appukuttan Nair is a struggling unemployed youth who arrives in Mumbai to meet his sister and brother-in-law. His father has been falsely implicated in a bank fraud and wants to sell his ancestral property to pay towards the litigation. For that he needs his sister's approval, but is abused and turned away by his brother-in-law. Disappointed, Appu seeks out his old pal Nooruddin, who is working in a f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosham Best Film Award
The Santosham Best Film Award is given by the ''Santosham Film'' magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu film 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, Hy ...s. The award was first given in 2003. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won. Winners References {{reflist Santosham Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santosham Film Awards
Santosham Film Awards, currently known as Santosham South Indian Film Awards are one of the most popular awards given for Tollywood films and Telugu Music Artistes. Background The awards first began in 2004 by the annual ''Santosham'' magazine which was started in 2003. The awards felicitate all of the technicians and actors for their contribution to Tollywood and Telugu Music Industry. Popular awards * Best Film * Best Director * Best Producer * Best Actor * Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best Villain * Best Young Performers * Best Comedian * Best Music Director *Best Character Actor * Best Lyricist * Best Male Playback Singer * Best Female Playback Singer Technical Awards * Best Art Direction * Best Action * Best Cinematographer * Best Editing * Best Choreography * Best Story * Best Screenplay * Best Dialogue * Best Sound Recording Ceremonies * 20th Santosham Film Awards (replaced 18th and 19th ceremonies) * 17th Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Director - Telugu
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, and style. The magazine also gives annually the Filmfare Awards, the Filmfare Awards South, the Filmfare Awards East, the Filmfare Marathi Awards, the Filmfare Awards Punjabi, the Filmfare OTT Awards, the Filmfare Short Film Awards and the Filmfare Style & Glamour Awards. After the businessman Ramkrishna Dalmia (1893–1978) of Dalmia Group purchased Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL) in 1946, J. C. Jain from Bharat Insurance Company was employed to help him to run the company in 1950. In this period, Jain conceived the idea of ''Filmfare'' at the actress Kamini Kaushal's house. The magazine was launched by the industrialist Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain alongside his wife Rama in Bombay on 7 March 1952. Its publication's circulation sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Awards South
Filmfare Awards South is the South Indian segment of the annual Filmfare Awards, presented by the Filmfare magazine of The Times Group to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the Indian film industry encompassing four languages, namely, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. They were introduced in 1954, around the films released in 1952-53 and Filmfare Awards initially recognizing the Hindi film industry. In 1964 awards were extended in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Marathi, around the films released in 1963. The inclusion of the Malayalam cinema in the awards came in 1967 while Kannada cinema was recognized in 1970. Each industry is given its own set of creative awards in annual ceremonies that have predominantly been held in Hyderabad and Chennai. Before 1976, the Awards ceremony was held in Mumbai along with Hindi awards. From 1976, Southern region film awards were separated from Hindi and moved to Chennai. Kamal Haasan and Uday Kiran hold the rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Film Awards
The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directorate of Film Festivals since 1973. Every year, a national panel appointed by the government selects the winning entry, and the award ceremony is held in New Delhi, where the President of India presents the awards. This is followed by the inauguration of the National Film Festival, where award-winning films are screened for the public. Declared for films produced in the previous year across the country, they hold the distinction of awarding merit to the best of Indian cinema overall, as well as presenting awards for the best films in each region and language of the country. History The Awards were first presented in 1954. The Government of India conceived the ceremony to honor films made across India, on a national scale, to encourage the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming and Renting, rental service of Amazon (company), Amazon offered as a standalone service or as part of Amazon's Amazon Prime, Prime subscription. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by Amazon Studios and MGM Holdings or licensed to Amazon, as List of Amazon Prime Video original programming, Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhootha
''Dhootha'' () is an Indian Telugu-language horror mystery thriller television series created and directed by Vikram Kumar. It stars Naga Chaitanya, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Prachi Desai, Gnaneswari Kandregula, Anish Kuruvilla, Tharun Bhascker, Rohini, Tanikella Bharani, Priya Bhavani Shankar, and Pasupathy in primary roles. The series premiered on 1 December 2023 on Amazon Prime Video. Cast ; Prominent Leads * Naga Chaitanya as Sagar Varma Avudhuri, Chief Editor of "Samachar" * Pasupathy as Konidela Sathya Murthy, a freedom fighter, founder and Chief Editor of "Dhutha." * Parvathy Thiruvothu as DCP Kranthi Shenoy * Ravindra Vijay as SI Ajay Ghosh * Jayaprakash as Konidela Chandra Murthy, Sathya Murthy's son * Raja Goutham as Chakrapani Veerula, President of "Praja Vaakku Party" and Bhupati's friend; Raghavayya's opponent and Chakravarthy's grandfather. * Tharun Bhascker as Bhupati Varma Avudhuri, Sagar's grand father and Anand's father. * Jeevan Kumar as SI Ramana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thank You (2021 Film)
''Thank You'' is a 2022 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Vikram Kumar from a story written by B. V. S. Ravi. It is produced by Dil Raju and Sirish under Sri Venkateswara Creations. The film stars Naga Chaitanya, Raashii Khanna, Malavika Nair, Avika Gor and Sai Sushanth Reddy. ''Thank You'' was released theatrically on 22 July 2022. The film opened to negative reviews from critics and bombed at the box office. Plot In New York, Priya learns that she is pregnant, much to her distress. She talks to her family friend, Aunt Sailaja, about her relationship with her live-in boyfriend, Abhi. In 2011, Abhi comes to New York from India through a consultancy company managed by Sailaja's husband, Rao, through which he meets Priya. He designs an app called ''Ydhya'' which can diagnose any injury or disease through artificial intelligence. However, Rao disapproves of the app and insists Abhi get a steady job first. Abhi persists and successfully pitches ''Ydhya'' t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello (2017 Film)
''Hello!'' is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Vikram K Kumar, and produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna under Annapurna Studios. The film stars Akhil Akkineni, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Jagapati Babu and Ramya Krishna. The music is composed by Anup Rubens. It was released on 22 December 2017. Plot Seenu is an orphaned street urchin, who used to play Violin and earn money in streets. He has a friend named Junnu. He makes a very close bonding with her. They always play with each other happily. But one day, Junnu's family moves to Delhi because of her father's transfer. When she leaves, Junnu gives her phone number to Seenu written on a note, but a thief named Pandu steals that note. While chasing the thief to get the note, Seenu is hit by a car driven by Sarojini and her husband, Prakash. They later adopt Seenu after taking him to the hospital as Sarojini promised that she would do something good for the boy if he survived. After 14 years, Seenu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishq (2011 Film)
''Ishq'' () is a 2012 Indian Telugu romantic drama film written and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film was produced by Vikram Goud under Shresht Movies banner. The film features Nithiin and Nithya Menen in the lead roles with Ajay in a pivotal role. Cinematography for the film was handled by P. C. Sreeram and the music was composed by Anup Rubens. ''Ishq'' was released on 24 February 2012 to positive reviews and became one of the highest-grossing films of 2012. The film won the Nandi Award for Best Home-viewing Feature Film. It is remade in Odia as ''Akhire Akhire'' (2014), in Bangladeshi Bengali as ''Love Station'' (2014),in Indian Bengali as ''Aashiqui'' (2015), and in Tamil as ''Uyire Uyire'' (2015). Plot The movie begins with a scene where the injured Siva ( Ajay) is being rushed to the hospital. His father (Nagineedu), comes to the hospital and scolds him for his rogue behavior and disowns him and says that he will only return if Siva changes. It turns out that Siva had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
