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Viswaroopam (1981 Film)
''Viswaroopam'' is 1981 Telugu-language philosophical film, produced by K. Bhanu Prasad under the Kavi Ratna Movies banner and directed by Dasari Narayana Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was a ''flop'' at the box office. Plot The film begins in a town where two malice, Anna Rao & Gunna Rao, always compete for the city Municipal Chairman post. They also make their children Prasad Babu & Eswar Rao move in their footsteps and create much turbulence in college. In that dilemma, a new lecturer, Viswam, a good Samaritan, joins, eradicates dirty politics, and reforms his students. Parallelly, the municipality notifies elections, so Anna Rao & Gunna Rao approach Viswam to seek his help as student power is in his hands, but he refuses. Now, all the students pursue Viswam to contest, and with their aid, he triumphs. Whereat begrudged Anna Rao & Gunna Rao slaughter Viswam and disappear his body. Surprisingly, Viswam's soul appears to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kosaraju Raghavaiah
Kosaraju Raghavayya (23 June 1905 – 27 October 1987), known mononumously by his surname Kosaraju, was an Indian lyricist and poet known for his works in Telugu cinema. He wrote about 3,000 songs in 350 films. His lyrics are steeped in Telugu folklore and rural idiom. He was awarded the prestigious Raghupathi Venkaiah Award by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for his contribution to Telugu cinema in 1984. He wrote memorable songs like "Eruvaka Sagaro", "Niluvave Vaalu Kanuladhana", "Illarikamlo Unna Maza", "Chethilo Dabbulu Poyene", "Anukunnadokkati Ainadi Okkati", "Ye Nimishana Yemi Jaruguno", "Jayammu Nischayammu ra", "Maa Voollo Oka Paduchundi". Early life Born in an agricultural family in Appikatla village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, Kosaraju studied Telugu literature, epics and puranas. Kosaraju was influenced by a Telugu scholar Kondamudi Narasimham Pantulu in whose play based on the ''Ramayana'' he acted when still in his teens. Initially, he worked as a journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukumari
Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, along with few Hindi and one each in Sinhala, French, Bengali, Tulu, English and Kannada films. Sukumari began acting at the age of 10. In 2003, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contributions toward the arts. She won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Tamil film ''Namma Gramam'' (2010). Sukumari died on 26 March 2013 in Chennai, following a heart attack. Early life Sukumari was born on 6 October 1940 in Nagercoil, Travancore (Currently in Tamil Nadu), to Malayali parents Madhavan Nair (a bank manager) and Sathyabhama Amma of Tharishuthala Valia Veedu in Kalkulam (in present-day Kanyakumari District). Sathyabhama Amma was the niece of Narayani Pillai Kunj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Films Scored By K
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Films Directed By Dasari Narayana Rao
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images. These images are generally accompanied by sound and, more rarely, other sensory stimulations. The word "cinema", short for cinematography, is often used to refer to filmmaking and the film industry, and to the art form that is the result of it. Recording and transmission of film The moving images of a film are created by photographing actual scenes with a motion-picture camera, by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques, by means of CGI and computer animation, or by a combination of some or all of these techniques, and other visual effects. Before the introduction of digital production, series of still images were recorded on a strip of chemically sensitized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Drama Films
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Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades. He was highly admired and cherished for his deep and thoughtful lyrics in Telugu songs. Early life Veturi was born to Chandrasekhar Sastry and Kamalamba in Pedakallepalli, near Challapalli, Krishna into a Telugu Brahmin family. Veturi was a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was also a poet. Education Veturi completed his schooling in Diviseema, Jaggayyapeta, near Vijayawada in Krishna district, and SSLC in his grandmother's village. Later, Veturi went to Chennai for his intermediate studies and came back to Vijayawada where he completed his degree in S.R.R. Government College. He was a student of legendary Viswanatha Satyanarayana at this college. Career as a jour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajasri (writer)
Indukuri Ramakrishnam Raju (31 August 1934 – 14 August 1994), populary known by his pen name Rajasri, was an Indian lyricist, screenwriter, film director, and music composer in Telugu cinema. He has worked on nearly 1000 films, a majority of them are dubbed films. He was popularly referred to as ''Anuvaada Brahma'' (). He used to pen Telugu lyrics for most of the films dubbed from Tamil in the 1980s and early 1990s. Early life Rajasri was born as 'Indukuri Ramakrishnam Raju' to Indukuri Appalaraju and Narayanamma on 31 August 1934 in Vizianagaram. Right from early childhood he started writing stories and metrical poetry. He completed his B.Sc (Physics) from Maharajah's College in Vizianagaram. He learned typewriting. He worked as a typist-cum-personal-assistant in Srikakulam District Board. Career Rajasri resigned his job and moved to Madras. He started assisting writer Pinisetty Sriramamurthy. The first film he worked for as a lyricist was '' Aada Pettanam'' (1954), produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kondaveeti Simham
''Kondaveeti Simham'' () is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by M. Arjuna Raju and K. Sivarama Raju under the Roja Movies banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Sridevi, Jayanthi, Mohan Babu and music Chakravarthy. The core story of the film was based on the 1974 Tamil film ''Thanga Pathakkam'' and was remade by same producer - director duo in Hindi as ''Farz Aur Kanoon'' (1982). The film was an all-time blockbuster at box office becoming the highest-grossing film of the year beating ANR'S '' Premabhisekham'' with a terrific margin and the highest grossing Telugu film at the time of its release crossing the lifetime collections of ANR's ''Premabhishekam'' and NTR's own '' Adavi Ramudu''. Plot The film begins with Inspector Ranjith Kumar a sheer cop who swears to protect the integrity and sovereignty of the nation. Once he intrepidly captures a brigand gang in which he is wounded. At the same time, his wife Annapurna deliv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyam Shivam
''Satyam Sivam'' is a 1981 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by D. Venkateswara Rao under the Eeswari Creations banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Sridevi and Rati Agnihotri, with music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is a remake of the Hindi film '' Suhaag'' (1979). Plot Nagaraju ( Satyanarayana) and Janaki (Pushpalata) have been a married couple, but he never felt that she is his wife; he abandons her. Janki gives birth to twins and Seshu (Prabhakar Reddy), a gangster, steals one of them and sells him to a bootlegger, Kunti (Tyagaraju). Nagaraju has taken to crime in a big way and as a result has antagonized a rival gangster, Seshu. Janaki is upset when she finds her son missing, with a lot of difficulties, she brings up her son, Satyam (Akkineni Nageswara Rao) and he is now a dedicated police officer. On the other hand, Kunti has exploited Sivam (N. T. Rama Rao), kept him illiterate, and made him a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhashini
Subhashini (born 2 August 1965) is a South Indian films and television actress. Her sister is famous actress Jayasudha. Both of them are nieces of famous actress and director Vijaya Nirmala. She worked with Rajini's Johnny movie's songAasaiya Kaathula thoodhu vittu. She shared the screen with her sister in films like ''Sivaranjani'' (1978), "Doctor Cine-actor" and '' Meghasandesam'' (1983). Subhashini acted in the hit film '' Arundhati''; she played the role of villain's mother. She also acts in serials like Nagaastram (E-TV), Sundarakanda (Gemini TV) and in Sun TV's ''Chellamay''. Subhashini's daughter Pooja also acted in a film but she gave it up Partial filmography Malayalam * ''Grihalakshmi'' (1981) * ''Kallan Pavithran'' (1981) * ''Aranjaanam'' (1982) * ''Asthi'' (1983) * ''Minnaram'' (1994) Telugu * ''Sivaranjani'' (1978) * ''Maa voollo mahasivudu'' (1978) * ''Urvasi Neeve Naa Preyasi'' (1979) * ''Tiger'' (1979) * ''Prema Kanuka'' (1981) * ''Agni poolu'' (1981) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambika (actress)
Ambika is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly across the entire the southern film industry films and in several teleserials. She also did one English film (an Indo-American one), to date. She was one of the top south Indian heroines for more than a decade from 1978 to 1989. Her younger sister Radha was also an actress. They acted together in a number of south Indian films during the peak of their careers. Personal life Ambika was born to Karunakaran and Sarasamma at Kallara village,(Kallara, Thiruvananthapuram) located in Thiruvananthapuram district. Her mother Kallara Sarasamma was Mahila Congress leader during 2014. She has two younger sisters, Radha and Mallika, and two younger brothers, Arjun and Suresh. Ambika married an NRI, named Premkumar Menon in the year 1988. The couple have two sons and are settled at United States of America. However, they have got divorced in 1996. Later, she got remarried to actor Ravikanth in 2000, which also ended in a divorce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasari Narayana Rao
Dasari Narayana Rao (4 May 1947 – 30 May 2017) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, lyricist, and politician known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, in addition to Hindi cinema. He has directed more than 150 feature films in a variety of genres. He holds the '' Limca World Record'' for directing the most number of films in the world. He is known by the moniker ''Darsaka Ratna'' (). His works emphasize social injustice, corruption and gender discrimination. Narayana Rao has received two National Film Awards, nine state Nandi Awards including the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, and four Filmfare Awards South including the Lifetime Achievement. During his career he had also acted in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. Narayana Rao also gained recognition for directing Hindi films such as '' Swarag Narak'' (1978), '' Jyoti Bane Jwala'' (1980), '' Pyaasa Sawan'' (1981), '' Prem Tapasya'' (1983), '' Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar'' (1984), '' Asha Jyoti'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
