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Viswa (lyricist)
Vemuri Visweswar (Viswa) is a Telugu movie lyricist, music director, singer and dubbing artist. He has worked for more than 250 films and is multi -talented . Viswa has attracted telugu audience by skillfully blending catchy Sanskrit, English and Hindi words in his writings . His trendy word play,musical and vocal talents made him popular among critics and audience. Star heroes and directors wish to collaborate with Vishwa for his unique ability to elevate heroism through his intense lyrics. Viswa is a versatile writer in present generation of Telugu Film Industry (TFI) who covered almost all genres in his lyrics. His lyrics for introduction and title songs for all acclaimed actors deserves special mention. His famous works include title songs of Mahesh babu starrers 'Athadu',and Dookudu, and N.T.R Starrers Badshah and Temper, also Venkatesh Starrers'"Dhaga Dhaga merise" from the movie ''Lakshmi'' (2006 film) and Shadow, and Allu Arjun's Race Gurram, Iddarammaayilathoe "You rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu Movie
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] |
Amar Akbar Anthony (2018 Film)
''Amar Akbar Anthony'' is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by Sreenu Vaitla which features Ravi Teja and Ileana D'Cruz playing the lead Alongside Vikramjeet Virk And Abhimanyu Singh. Also marking the fourth collaboration between Teja and Vaitla after ''Nee Kosam'', ''Venky'' and ''Dubai Seenu'', the film was produced by Naveen Yerneni, Y. Ravi Shankar and Mohan Cherukuri under their banner Mythri Movie Makers. Pre-production of the film began in June 2017, and the film's principal photography commenced at New York in April 2018. The narrative centers around Amar, a man suffering from multiple personality disorder, who is on a vengeful killing spree but is often hindered by the emergence of two more personalities he is unaware of. The film, released worldwide on 16 November 2018, was panned by critics and audiences, becoming a box office flop. Plot Set in New York, the film revolves around Amar, who once freed from the prison, kills a bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhu (actor)
Prabhu Ganesan (born 25 December 1956), known professionally as Prabhu, is an Indian actor, businessman and film producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is the son of veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan. He is popularly known as ''Ilaya Thilagam''. He has worked in more than 215 films in lead and supporting roles in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. After making his debut in '' Sangili'' (1982), Prabhu played various leading and supporting roles, earning the Best Actor award recognition by the Tamil Nadu State for his portrayal in ''Chinna Thambi'' (1991). Early life Prabhu was born to veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan and Kamala on 25 December 1956. His elder brother Ramkumar is a film producer and he has two sisters Shanthi and Thenmozhi. Career After leaving Bishop Cotton Boys' School in Bangalore, Prabhu got involved in film production as an executive producer and worked alongside his uncle and mentor V. C. Shanmugam, who insisted that Prabhu learn the film maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bejawada (film)
''Bejawada'' or ''Bezawada'' is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action crime film based on the Vijayawada Gang Warfare, directed by Vivek Krishna and produced by Ram Gopal Varma and Renny Johnson. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Amala Paul. The movie was received negatively at the box office but positively at the television and ott as it accurately depicted the historical gang war in Vijayawada. Later it was dubbed in Hindi as ''Hero: The Action Man'' (2013) and also in Tamil as ''Vikram Dhadha''. It marked Amala’s Telugu debut. Plot Kali Prasad, aka Kali (Prabhu), is the man of the masses in Bejawada. His group has a stronghold on the temple city. Vijay Krishna (Mukul Dev) is the right hand to Kali. Kali's brother Shankar Prasad aka Shankar (Abhimanyu Singh), does not like the supremacy of Vijay Krishna. Due to this personal grudge, Shankar plays the spoil sport of brutally killing his brother Kali and then spreads the rumor in Bejawada about Vijay Krishna as the man behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonu Sood
Sonu Sood (born 30 July 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, model, humanitarian, and philanthropist who works predominantly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. In 2009, he received the Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Award for Best Villain and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Telugu for his work in the Telugu blockbuster '' Arundhati''. In 2010, he garnered the Apsara Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for his performance in Bollywood film ''Dabangg''. In 2012, he received the SIIMA Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role (Telugu) for his role in ''Julayi''. Sood's other successful works include ''Yuva'' (2004), ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Aashiq Banaya Aapne'' (2005), '' Ashok'' (2006), ''Jodhaa Akbar'' (2008), ''Kandireega'' (2011), ''Dookudu'' (2011), ''Shootout at Wadala'' (2013), '' R... Rajkumar'' (2013), '' Happy New Year'' (2014), ''Devi'' (2016), ''Kung Fu Yoga'' (2017), ''Simmba'' (2018), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakti (2011 Film)
''Sakthi'' () is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by Meher Ramesh. The film has an ensemble cast including Jr NTR, Ileana D'Cruz, Sonu Sood, Vidyut Jammwal, Daniel Kaleb, Sayaji Shinde, Prabhu, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi, Ali, Manjari Phadnis, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vinod Kumar, Nassar, and Brahmanandam in pivotal roles. The film was produced by C. Aswani Dutt through Vyjayanthi Movies, and the music was composed by Mani Sharma. The follows Sakthi, a tourist guide who accompanies the home minister's daughter Aishwarya and their friends on a journey across various Indian states. Aishwarya has been unwittingly carrying a magical diamond with her, due to which a vengeful Egyptian woman Faqtooni enlists the help of her younger son Bashim and his henchmen. As they try to capture Aishwarya, Sakthi turns out to be her protector and eventually finds himself getting linked to the diamonds and its secrets. One of the most expensive Telugu-language films, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhimanyu Singh
Abhimanyu Singh (born 20 September 1974) is an Indian actor who works mainly in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Bhojpuri films. Career Singh made his debut with '' Aks'' (2001), directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. He got his first break with the role of Rananjay Singh in ''Gulaal'' (2009), directed by Anurag Kashyap. The role won him the 2010 Stardust Award for his breakthrough performance. He won praises for his role of Bukka Reddy in ''Rakta Charitra'' (2010), directed by Ram Gopal Varma. In his review in ''The Times of India'', Nikhat Kazmi compared his performance to that of Heath Ledger in ''The Dark Knight'' (2008), which outshone the lead star. He also received positive reviews for Onir's ''I Am'' with Rajeev Masand praising his "brazen, unflinching performance" as a corrupt police officer. Singh worked with Anil Sharma of '' Gadar'' fame's film ''Genius'' where he plays a CBI officer. Singh was also seen as the main antagonist opposite Sridevi in Boney Kapoor's ''Mom'', r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakta Charitra
''Rakta Charitra'' () is a 2010 Indian political action thriller film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra. The film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Prashant Pandey. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi with the latter titled ''Rakht Charitra'', the film stars Vivek Oberoi as Pratap Ravi, while Radhika Apte, Sudeep, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Sushant Singh play supporting roles. The film marks Oberoi's acting debut in Telugu cinema. A sequel to the film, ''Rakta Charitra 2'' (2010) was released later that year. Plot Narasimha Reddy, a local politician, is a powerful man in the area. His close associate Veera Bhadra (Rajendra Gupta), is his trustworthy ally for his political work, to the extent that Narasimha Reddy gives him the freedom to contest Jilla Parishad polls with his men. Veera Bhadra champions the causes of the poor and oppressed, and they look up to him like their leader. Nagamuni Reddy (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreeth
Supreeth Reddy is an Indian actor who primarily acts in Telugu-language films. He is known for his roles in films like ''Chatrapati'' and ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played villain, and supporting roles. He also acted in Bollywood in the film ''Rowdy Rathore'', a remake of the Telugu film ''Vikramarkudu''. He also played one of the baddies in Aamir Khan's ''Ghajini''. Career He was interested in films from his childhood. He was also a volleyball player in his childhood. He missed the auditions for the film '' Jayam''. Later he was advised by director Teja to maintain an album. He acted in Pawan Kalyan's directorial debut ''Johnny''. For the sports film '' Sye'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli, he was trained in Rugby. He was first selected as a friend of the Hero Prabhas in ''Chhatrapati'', but his role was changed to Kaatraj, a villain, later. This got him a lot of name and fame. After that he played villain roles in many films. Though he got opportunities as a hero, he did not acc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chhatrapati (film)
''Chatrapathi'' is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language action drama film co-written and directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad. The film stars Prabhas and Shriya Saran while Shafi, Bhanupriya, and Pradeep Rawat play supporting roles. Aarthi Agarwal and Mumaith Khan made a guest appearance. The film released on 29 September 2005. It collected an estimated distributors' share of 22 crore ($5 million) against a budget of 12.5 crore ($2.8 million). The film won two Nandi Awards - Best Supporting Actress for Bhanupriya and Best Music Director for M. M. Keeravani. The film was remade in Bengali as ''Refugee'' (2006), and in Kannada with the same name in 2013. A Hindi remake with the same title began its production in 2021. Plot Sivaji and Ashok are the sons of Parvati. Sivaji is her stepson, but Parvati shows equal affection for both of them. This is not liked by Ashok, her biological son. They are one of the families living on the coast of Sri Lanka. One day, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles. His performance in '' E'' (2006) earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won an ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in ''Kuselan'' (2008). He has also appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films. Early life Pasupathy Masilamani was born in 1967 at Vannandurai, a northern neighbourhood Chennai, India. In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group "Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997. He studied and grew up there till he started to act in films. He became friends with actor Nassar who was in the film institute and later joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai. Career When he was working in ''Marudhanayagam'', Nassar asked him whether he was interested in films. Pasupathy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nenunnanu
''Nenunnanu'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film produced by D.Sivaprasad Reddy on Kamakshi Movies banner, directed by V. N. Aditya. The film had Nagarjuna Akkineni, Aarthi Agarwal and Shriya Saran in the starring roles with Mukesh Rishi and Subbaraju in supporting roles and music by M. M. Keeravani. Plot Venu is an orphan and a contractor at Vizag port. Anu is a student of classical singing. Sruthi is Anu's friend. Anu attempts to elope with her boyfriend Arun. Arun is the son of business tycoon JP. JP sends police across to nab Anu. As police nab Arun, Venu rescues Anu. Anu's father disassociates himself from his daughter. Then Venu takes Anu to his place and gives assurance. Venu finds out where Arun is and gets Anu married to him. JP tells his son that Venu and Anu have an affair as they live together in the same house. Arun gets suspicious about Anu's character and leaves the marriage venue immediately after the marriage. Anu is back in Venu's pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
