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Vyjayanthi Movies
Vyjayanthi Movies is an Indian film production company established in 1974 by C. Aswani Dutt. It is one of the biggest film production houses in Telugu cinema. Vyjayanthi Movies is especially known for its big-budget productions with top movie stars and lavish production values. It is credited with producing some of the most iconic films in Telugu cinema. It has subsidiaries, Swapna Cinema and Three Angels Studio run by Aswani Dutt's daughters Swapna Dutt and Priyanka Dutt. History Founding Aswani Dutt started his film career as an executive producer for a black and white film directed by K. Viswanath. He wanted to produce a film with his favourite actor N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) and approached him. Named by NTR, Vyjayanthi Movies commenced production, under the proprietorship of Aswani Dutt with the successful film, '' Eduruleni Manishi'' in 1975. The logo of the production house contains the image of NTR as Lord Sri Krishna, with a Sankha in his hand and Earth behind him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in the respective listed markets, but rather the company's stock is offered, owned, traded, exchanged privately, or Over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter. In the case of a closed corporation, there are a relatively small number of shareholders or company members. Related terms are closely-held corporation, unquoted company, and unlisted company. Though less visible than their public company, publicly traded counterparts, private companies have major importance in the world's economy. In 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for ($1.8 trillion) in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In 2005, using a substantially smaller pool size (22.7%) for comparison, the 339 companies on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
Akkineni Nageswara Rao (20 September 1923 – 22 January 2014), widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his works majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Nageswara Rao received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of Art and Cinema. Nageswara Rao is known for his work in biographical films. He portrayed the Tamil saint Vipra Narayana in the 1954 film ''Vipra Narayana''; Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna in the 1956 film ''Tenali Ramakrishna'', which received the All India Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film; the Sanskrit poet Kalidasa in the 1960 film ''Mahakavi Kalidasu''; the 12th century Sanskrit poet Jayadeva in the 1961 film ''Bhakta Jayadeva''; the legendary sculpt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Rohit
Nara Rohit (born 25 July 1984) is an Indian actor and producer works in Telugu films. An alumnus of New York Film Academy, Rohit is known for works such as ''Baanam'' (2009), ''Solo'' (2011), ''Prathinidhi'' (2014), ''Rowdy Fellow'' (2014), ''Asura (2015)'' and '' Jyo Achyutananda'' (2016). He owns the production house Aran Media Works. Early life Nara Rohit is the son of Nara Ramamurthy Naidu, the brother of N. Chandrababu Naidu, the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh. He did his schooling in Hyderabad and Intermediate in Vignan College at Vadlamudi. He did his B.Tech. in Industrial Bio Technology at Anna University, Chennai. He then did a course in acting from New York Film Academy, New York and film making course in Los Angeles. Career Rohit made his acting debut with ''Baanam'', directed by first time director Chaitanya Dantuluri, which was released on 16 September 2009. The film was critically acclaimed. He got moderate success with his second film ''Solo'', whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films. One of the highest paid actors in India, Arjun is also known for his extraordinary dancing skills. He is a recipient of several awards, including six Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards. Allu Arjun made his debut with '' Gangotri'' in 2003. He rose to prominence starring in Sukumar's cult classic'' Arya'' (2004), for which he earned a Nandi Special Jury Award. He consolidated his reputation with the action films ''Bunny'' (2005) and ''Desamuduru'' (2007). In 2008, he starred in the romantic drama ''Parugu'', for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. Allu Arjun went on to star in notable films such as '' Arya 2'' (2009), ''Vedam'' (2010), ''Julayi'' (2012), ''Race Gurram'' (2014), ''S/O Satyamurthy'' (2015), '' ''Rudhramadevi'''' (2015), ''Sarrainodu'' (2016), '' DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' (2017), ''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' (2020), and '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021). His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Charan Tej
Konidela Ram Charan Teja (born 27 March 1985) is an Indian actor, producer, and entrepreneur who works predominantly in Telugu films. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he is the recipient of three Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards. Since 2013, he has featured in ''Forbes India''s Celebrity 100 list. Charan made his acting debut with ''Chirutha'' (2007), a box office hit, winning the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award. He rose to prominence starring in S. S. Rajamouli's fantasy action film ''Magadheera'' (2009), the highest-grossing Telugu film of all time at the time, winning the Filmfare Best Actor Award. His notable works include ''Racha'' (2012), ''Naayak'' (2013), ''Yevadu'' (2014), ''Govindudu Andarivadele'' (2014), and ''Dhruva'' (2016). Charan then starred in the blockbusters ''Rangasthalam'' (2018), winning his second Filmfare Best Actor Award, and ''RRR'' (2022), that collected over . In 2016, Charan launched his own production house Konidela Production Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Babu
Ghattamaneni Mahesh Babu (born 9 August 1975) is an Indian actor, producer, media personality, and philanthropist who works mainly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 25 films, and won several accolades including, eight Nandi Awards, five Filmfare Telugu Awards, four SIIMA Awards, three CineMAA Awards, and one IIFA Utsavam Award. One of the highest-paid Telugu film actors, he also owns the production house G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment. The younger son of veteran Telugu actor Krishna, Babu made his debut as a child artist in a cameo role in ''Needa'' (1979), at the age of four, and acted in eight other films as a child artist. He made his debut as a lead actor with ''Rajakumarudu'' (1999) which won him Nandi Award for Best Male Debut. Babu achieved his breakthrough with the supernatural drama '' Murari'' (2001), and the action film ''Okkadu'' (2003). He went on to act in other commercially successful films such as ''Athadu'' (2005), ''Pokiri'' (2006), ''Dookudu'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indra (2002 Film)
''Indra'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by B. Gopal and produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies banner. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Sonali Bendre, and Aarthi Agarwal, while Sivaji, Mukesh Rishi and Prakash Raj play supporting roles with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film won three state Nandi Awards and two Filmfare Awards South with Chiranjeevi winning both the Nandi Award for Best Actor and Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. Released on 24 July 2002, the film was a major commercial success. Grossing more than on a budget of , the film ended up becoming the highest-grossing Telugu film in history at the time. This film was dubbed and released into Tamil as ''Indhiran'' and in Hindi as ''Indra: The Tiger''. It was later dubbed into Bhojpuri as ''Indra Ek Sher''. ''Indra'' was remade in Indian Bengali as ''Dada'' (2005) and in Bangladeshi Bengali as ''Goriber Dada'' (2006). Plot In a village in Rayalaseema, the two clans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (), also known by the initialism ''JVAS'', is a 1990 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film directed by K. Raghavendra Rao who co-wrote the script with Jandhyala and Yandamuri Veerendranath. The film stars Chiranjeevi and Sridevi while Amrish Puri, Kannada Prabhakar, Allu Ramalingaiah and Rami Reddy play supporting roles. The film is produced by C. Aswani Dutt on Vyjayanthi Movies banner. The plot revolves around a man who finds a ring that gives the bearer great power, but the goddess who lost the ring seeks it back to return to her world. ''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' was theatrically released on May 9, 1990. The film upon release was a massive success, grossing ₹15 crore at the box office and becoming the highest grossing Telugu film in history at the time. It is regarded as a classic film in fantasy genre in Telugu cinema. The film won five state Nandi Awards. Plot Raju, a courageous and spirited young man, is a caregiver to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agni Parvatam
''Agni Parvatam'' () is a 1985 Indian Telugu-language film, produced by C. Ashwini Dutt and K. Raghavendra Rao under the banner of Vyjayanthi Movies. The film stars Krishna. It was an industry hit in the box office of Tollywood, with 5 musical hits, including a solo title song. Master Arjun acted as a child character, Jamadagni. Krishna's aggressive dialogue "Aggipetti Vunda?" (You have a matchbox?) became so popular in the 1980s. Plot Jagannadharao, a leading lawyer, marries Janaki and fathers a son (Master Arjun). Indrasena Varma and his friend Rudrayya addict Jagannadharao to drinking. According to the plan, they accuse Janaki as a fallen woman, and try to get rid of her along with the child, by provoking the people to stone her to death, when Jagannadharao falls unconscious owing to heavy drinking. In the temple of Shiva, Janaki names her son as Jamadagni (Krishna). She commits suicide, whilst Young Jamadagni lights the lamp at the Shivalinga. Young Jamadagni takes his de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao
Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao (born 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema besides having directed a few Hindi films. He has garnered four state Nandi Awards and five Filmfare Awards South. In a film career spanning more than four decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films. Rao received the state Nandi Award for Best Director for his works such as ''Bobbili Brahmanna'' (1984), and ''Pelli Sandadi'' (1996). He garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the drama film ''Prema Lekhalu'' (1977), the fantasy film ''Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari'' (1990), and the romance film ''Allari Priyudu'' (1993). Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as ''Annamayya'' (1997), which won two National Film Awards, and was also showcased at the 1998 Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Akkineni is an Indian surname that may refer to * Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao, popularly known as L. V. Prasad was a famous Indian film actor, producer and director * Akkineni Ramesh Prasad son of Akkineni Lakshmi Vara Prasada Rao * Akkineni Sreekar Prasad, National award-winning film editor, grandson of L. V. Prasad * Akkineni Kutumba Rao veteran filmmaker * Akkineni Nageswara Rao, veteran Telugu film actor and producer * Akkineni Nagarjuna, a popular Telugu film actor and producer; son of Akkineni Nageswara Rao * Amala Akkineni, an actress; wife of Akkineni Nagarjuna * Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, a Telugu film actor; son of Akkineni Nagarjuna and his ex-wife, Lakshmi Ramanaidu Daggubati *Samantha Akkineni Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian ..., Actress;Former wife of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 well as some films in Hindi, Tamil language, Tamil and Kannada. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential actors of Telugu cinema. In a film career spanning over four decades, he won the Andhra Pradesh state's highest film award, the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, three Nandi Awards, and nine Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Awards, Telugu. In 2006, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his contributions to Cinema of India, Indian cinema. Chiranjeevi began his acting career in 1978 with ''Punadhirallu''. However, ''Pranam Khareedu'' was released earlier at the box office. In 1987, he starred in ''Swayamkrushi'' which was dubbed into Russian and was screened at the Moscow Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
