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Vijay C. Kumar
Vijay C. Kumar is an Indian cinematographer, who works in the Telugu film industry, Telugu cinema. He won the Nandi Award for Best Cinematographer for the film Godavari (2006 film), ''Godavari'' (2006). He is the son of cinematographer C. Nageshwara Rao. Vijay Kumar's work is most noted for innovative use of lighting, subject specific visualization, use of natural colors on screen, Tele-focus shots, balancing the depth of focus between the subject and objects and many more techniques. Some of his films in Telugu cinema are ''Vivaha Bhojanambu (1988 film), Vivaha Bhojanambu'', ''Ammoru'', ''Agraham'', ''Dollar Dreams'', ''Anand (2004 film), Anand'' and ''Happy Days (2007 film), Happy Days''. Background C. Vijay Kumar's father, C. Nageswara Rao, was a famous cinematographer, who worked for classics like ''Pandava Vanavasam, Paramanandayya Sishyula Katha, Gudi Gantalu, Aastulu - Anthastulu, and Aradhana (1962 film), Aradhana''. Unfortunately Nageswara Rao expired at the age of 42 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the north-west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Odisha to the north-east, Tamil Nadu to the south, Karnataka to the west and the Bay of Bengal to the east. It has the second longest coastline in India after Gujarat, of about . Andhra State was the first state to be formed on a linguistic basis in India on 1 October 1953. On 1 November 1956, Andhra State was merged with the Telugu-speaking areas (ten districts) of the Hyderabad State to form United Andhra Pradesh. ln 2014 these merged areas of Hyderabad State are bifurcated from United Andhra Pradesh to form new state Telangana . Present form of Andhra similar to Andhra state.but some mandalas like Bhadrachalam still with Telangana. Visakhapatnam, Guntur, Kurnool is People Capital of And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravikant Nagaich
Ravikant Nagaich (5 July 1931 – 6 January 1991) was an Indian film personality. He is an Indian film personality born at Atrauli, Aligarh- Uttar Pradesh, India in a Brahmin family. He started his filming career as a cinematographer in Telugu films, N.T. Rama Rao's ''Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam'' in 1961 being his first film. With ''Farz (1967 film), Farz'', he turned to Hindi movies and direction. This low-budget thriller inspired by ''James Bond'' was a surprise hit and helped Ravikant and the film's lead pair's (Jeetendra and Babita) career. Dharmendra acted as Agent 116 Gopal in ''Keemat (1973 film), Keemat'' (1973). Jeetendra reprised his role as Agent 116, Gopalkishan Pandey in ''Raksha (1982 film), Raksha'' (1982) and again in ''The Gold Medal (film), The Gold Medal''. He went on to direct 24 more films with ''Duty'' (1986) being his last. Though he had some big-budget hits like ''Mere Jeevan Saathi (1972 film), Mere Jeevan Saathi'' and ''The Train (1970 film), The Train'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Is Beautiful (2012 Film)
''Life Is Beautiful'' is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age drama film written, produced and directed by Sekhar Kammula. The film features five debutants namely, Abijeet, Sudhakar Komakula, Kaushik Darbha, Shagun Kaur, and Zara Shah in lead roles with Shriya Saran, Anjala Zaveri and Amala Akkineni in key supporting roles. This film also features Vijay Devarakonda, Sree Vishnu & Naveen Polisetty .The film is produced by Sekhar Kammula and Chandrasekhar Kammula under Amigos Creations banner. Soundtrack of the film was composed by Mickey J Meyer and the cinematography was handled by Vijay C. Kumar. The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics and audiences. Plot Srinu ( Abhijeet) is a college student who has two sisters, Satya (Rashmi Shastry) and Chinni (Kavya). Srinu's widowed mother ( Amala) asks her children to move to their uncle's house in Hyderabad as she got a job transfer. Amma promises to Chinni that she will return in exactly one year. The area i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader (2010 Film)
''Leader'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by AVM Productions. It stars debutant Rana Daggubati alongside Richa Gangopadhyay, Priya Anand, Suhasini Maniratnam, Suman, Subbaraju, Tanikella Bharani and Harsha Vardhan. The plot follows Arjun Prasad (Daggubati) who becomes the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh succeeding his deceased father and his struggle to fight the corruption plaguing the political system. The film features music by Mickey J. Meyer with cinematography by Vijay C. Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. It was released on 19 February 2010. ''Leader'' is listed among the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by ''Film Companion''. Plot Sanjeevayya, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is dead. His last wish is that his son Arjun Prasad should succeed him as the next Chief Minister. However, Arjun's cousin Dhanunjay has aims to become the Chief Minister instead. Arjun is approached ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekhar Kammula
Sekhar Kammula (born 4 February 1972) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He has garnered two Filmfare Awards South, and six state Nandi Awards for his directional works. Sekhar Kammula was among the director's delegation to represent South Indian Cinema at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. A Master of Science and Master of Fine Arts holder from Rutgers University and Howard University respectively, Sekhar Kammula made his directorial debut with the independent film ''Dollar Dreams'' (2000), which won him the National Film Award for Best First film of a director. The film was also screened at the International Film Festival of India. Kammula went onto direct critically and commercially successful Telugu films like '' Anand'' (2004), ''Godavari'' (2006), ''Happy Days'' (2007), ''Leader'' (2010), ''Fidaa'' (2017), and '' Love Story'' (2021). Early life and education Sekhar Kammula was born in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh and brought up i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ankusam
''Ankusam'' is 1989 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna and produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy. The film stars Dr. Rajashekar and his wife Jeevitha, while Rami Reddy and M. S. Reddy play supporting roles. The film is about an honest cop who fights against his enemies and saves the life of his mentor, who is the chief minister by sacrificing his life. The film became a blockbuster at the box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar. Ravi Raja Pinisetty directed the Hindi and Kannada remakes - ''Pratibandh'' and ''Abhimanyu'' with Chiranjeevi and V. Ravichandran respectively in 1990. The film won three Nandi Awards. Cast * Rajasekhar *Jeevitha * Rami Reddy *M. S. Reddy *Babu Mohan *Prasadbabu Legacy The film became successful at box office and provided a major breakthrough in the career of Rajasekhar. Rajasekhar's portrayal of honest and short-tempered police officer received critical acclaim and he went on to be typecast in sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shyam Prasad Reddy
Mallemala Shyam Prasad Reddy is an Indian film producer in the Telugu film industry. He won three Nandi Awards. He made his debut, as a producer film, with ''Thalambralu'', in 1987. His father, M. S. Reddy, was a film writer and film producer. He produced immensely successful films like ''Ammoru Ammoru () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language Hindu mythological fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. The film is produced by Shyam Prasad Reddy, under M. S. Arts Unit. It stars Ramya Krishna as Goddess Ammoru and Soundarya as her devotee, B ...'' and '' Arundhati''. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, Shyam Prasad Living people Telugu film producers Year of birth missing (living people) Film producers from Andhra Pradesh Indian film producers Indian television producers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jandhyala
Jandhyala Subrahmanya Sastry (14 January 1951 – 19 June 2001), known mononymously by his surname Jandhyala, was an Indian film director, screenwriter, playwright, and actor known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He is popularly known as Hasya Brahma (). In a career spanning more than two decades, he directed over 40 films and wrote the dialogue for more than 300 films. He won three state Nandi Awards one each for Best Director, Best Story Writer, and Best Dialogue Writer and one Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu. ''The Hindu'' referred to him as the 'King of Comedy in Tollywood'. Jandhyala was interested in theatre right from his childhood. In his college days, he wrote many plays that became popular. He later entered the film industry in 1976 and established himself as a versatile writer penning commercial blockbusters such as '' Adavi Ramudu'' (1977), ''Vetagadu'' (1979) as well as critically-acclaimed films like ''Siri Siri Muvva'' (1976), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijetha
Vijetha () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy and produced by Allu Aravind starring Chiranjeevi, Bhanupriya, and J. V. Somayajulu. The film released on 23 October 1985. The film was a remake of the 1981 Bengali film ''Saheb'' which was earlier remade in Hindi as ''Saaheb'' (1985) with Anil Kapoor. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Dharma Prabhu''. Chiranjeevi won his second Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance in the film. This Marks the Debut of Icon Star Allu Arjun in Telugu Cinema Plot Madhusudhana Rao, aka Chinnababu (Chiranjeevi) is a wannabe football player, who would like to represent his country. Chinnababu is also the youngest son of Narasimham (J. V. Somayajulu). Chinnababu is in love with his childhood friend and neighbour Priyadarshani ( Bhanupriya). Despite his father's efforts to stop him, Chinnababu's love towards football grows and his coach encourages him to participate in leagues. Priyadarshani supports him in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lok Singh
Lok Singh was an Indian cinematographer who primarily worked in Telugu movies mostly in the 80s and 90s. He worked for over 31 movies with Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi (born Konidela Sivasankara Varaprasad; 22 August 1955) is an Indian actor, film producer and former politician, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema. Chiranjeevi starred in over 150 feature films in Telugu language, Telugu, as .... He died in an accident, caused by a fire, on the sets of '' Big Boss'', in 1995. Selected filmography References {{authority control Cinematographers from Andhra Pradesh Telugu film cinematographers Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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