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Aha (streaming Service)
aha is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service which offers Telugu and Tamil-language content. It is owned by Arha Media & Broadcasting Private Limited, a joint venture by Geetha Arts and My Home Group. The service was soft launched on 25 January 2020 and launched officially on 25 March 2020, coinciding with Telugu New Year (Ugadi). History Allu Aravind revealed that he was enamoured with the digital environment and developed a habit of binge-watching. Soon he came up with the idea of starting a streaming platform for hosting solely Telugu content. He then discussed the idea with his family, who encouraged him and which led to talks with Rameswar Rao Jupally, who joined as a partner in the venture. Ajit Thakur heads the platform. Market and expansion After opting for a soft launch on 8 February 2020 an event named ''aha Preview'' was conducted where all the film makers who worked on ''aha Originals'' attended and presented their wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geetha Arts
Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company known for its works in Telugu cinema. It is established in 1972 by Allu Aravind. The company is based out of Hyderabad. It has produced around 60 films majority of them in Telugu in addition to a few films in Hindi, Tamil, and Kannada languages. Geetha Arts marked its beginning through the 1974 Teugu film '' Bantrothu Bharya''. The company has made movies featuring actors such as Chiranjeevi, Rajinikanth, Aamir Khan, Ravichandran, Pawan Kalyan, Allu Arjun, Ganesh, Nani, Ram Charan, Nikhil Siddharth and Vijay Deverakonda. It has also expanded its presence into film distribution, exhibition and digital content. History Geetha Arts is an Indian film production and distribution company established in 1972 by Allu Aravind, the son of veteran Telugu comedian Allu Ramalingaiah. The company was named after the Hindu philosophical text ''Bhagavad Geeta'' which inspired Allu Aravind. It is formerly known as Gee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu Businessline
''Business Line'' or ''The Hindu Business Line'' is an Indian business newspaper published by Kasturi & Sons, the publishers of the newspaper ''The Hindu'' located in Chennai, India. The newspaper covers priority industry verticals, such as Agriculture, Aviation, Automotive, IT, in weekly specials. The paper is printed at 17 centres across India, reaching metros as well as emerging Tier I and Tier II cities. Business Line has a daily circulation of 1,17,000 copies, per the Audit Bureau of Circulation in 2016. See also *List of newspapers in India , there were over 100,000 publications registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India. India has the second-largest newspaper market in the world, with daily newspapers reporting a combined circulation of over 240 million copies . There are ... References External links * 1994 establishments in Tamil Nadu English-language newspapers published in India The Hindu Group Newspapers published in Kolkata Business newspa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohmkar
Ohmkar is an Indian television presenter and film director who predominantly works in Telugu television and films. He made his debut into television as a video jockey in the music show ''Ankitham'' on Gemini Music (Previously 'Aditya Music'). He is best known for producing and hosting television shows ''Maayadweepam, Aata'' and ''Sixth Sense''''.'' He is known for directing the ''Raju Gari Gadhi'' film series. Early and personal life Ohmkar was born in Tenali, Andhra Pradesh, India. He was born into a Telugu-language speaking Hindu family. His father N. V. Krishna Rao worked as a doctor in Kakinada. He has two brothers and one sister. His brother Ashwin Babu is an actor in Tollywood and their other brother Kalyan Babu is a producer. His sister name is Srivalli. He holds a bachelor's degree in Physiotheraphy from GBR AC Campus, Anaparthi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh. He married Swaroopa in 2011 and the couple have 1 child. Career 2005–2011: Career in television Ohma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nandamuri Balakrishna
Nandamuri Balakrishna (born 10 June 1960), simply known as Balakrishna or Balayya or NBK, is an Indian actor, producer and politician. He appeared in more than 100 Telugu films over forty years in a variety of roles and established himself as one of the leading actors of Telugu cinema. He won three Nandi Awards and one South Indian International Movie Award. He is an elected member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Hindupuram constituency since 2014. The sixth son of veteran Telugu film actor and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao, Balakrishna entered the film industry as a child artist at the age of 14 with the film ''Tatamma Kala'' (1974) and has acted in more than a hundred feature films in varied roles. He has achieved commercial success, since the 1980s, in films such as, '' Sahasame Jeevitham'' (1984), ''Janani Janmabhoomi'' (1984), ''Mangammagari Manavadu'' (1984), ''Apoorva Sahodarulu'' (1986), ''Muvva Gopaludu'' (1987), ''Muddula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moneycontrol
Network18 Media & Investments Limited, (formerly SGA Finance and Management Service and Network18 Fincap Limited) commonly referred to as the Network18 Group and sometimes as the Network18–Eenadu Group, is an Indian media conglomerate owned by the energy giant Reliance Industries, headed by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. Rahul Joshi is the managing director, chief executive officer and group editor-in-chief of Network18, and Adil Zainulbhai is the chairman of its board of directors. Network18 is the holding company of TV18 Broadcast, Web18 Software Services, Network18 Publishing and Capital18. Through its subsidiaries and franchise licensing agreements, the group owns and operates the news broadcasting networks of News18, and CNBC channels in India, the magazines of '' Forbes India'' and ''Overdrive'', the websites of ''Firstpost'' and '' Moneycontrol,'' and owns various other assets and investments. The broadcasting subsidiary TV18 is the controlling partner in two mass media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Samantha worked part-time on modeling assignments while pursuing a degree in commerce. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, '' Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010), which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award. Samantha then became the second actress ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the films ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012) and ''Eega'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jam
''Sam Jam'' is an Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language web television talk show hosted by Samantha Ruth Prabhu. Directed by Arun Seshkumar and created by Allu Aravind for aha (streaming service), aha, the show premiered on 13 November 2020 on the streaming platform aha. It marks Samantha's second show as a host following the Telugu television reality series Bigg Boss (Telugu season 4), ''Bigg Boss 4''. Concept Guests who have come to the show share various experiences of their own. Host Samantha asks various questions on their personal life. Comedian Harsha Chemudu will be there along with Samantha and do some funny activities. Anybody from the audience can ask a question to the guest. Also, Samantha asks few things to the audience. In some episodes, talent artistes of various fields perform their skills. Mini tasks will be conducted by Samantha and the guests may win prizes Production In the early 2020, producer Allu Aravind announced that a new talk show is about to la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krish (director)
Radha Krishna Jagarlamudi (born 11 November 1978), better known as Krish Jagarlamudi or Krish, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works predominantly in Telugu cinema in addition to Hindi and Tamil films. He has earned numerous accolades throughout his career including a National Film Award and two Filmfare Awards South. Krish began his career in 2008 with the road film ''Gamyam'' and followed it up with the hyperlink film '' Vedam'' in 2010, both of which gained critical acclaim and big accolades. In 2015, he helmed the period war drama ''Kanche'' set in Nazi Germany, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu. His other notable films include '' Vaanam'' (2011), ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum'' (2012), '' Gabbar Is Back'' (2015), ''Gautamiputra Satakarni'' (2017) and '' Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi'' (2019). In 2019, he also directed the back-to-back filmed biographical dramas '' NTR: Mahanayakudu'' and '' NTR: Kathanayakudu'' both of which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choosi Choodangaane
''Choosi Choodangaane'' is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Sesha Sindhu Rao and produced by Raj Kandukuri under the banner Dharmapatha Creations. The film is introducing Shiva Kandukuri, Varsha Bollamma and Malavika Satheesan in the lead roles. The film's music is composed by Gopi Sundar, while cinematography and editing are handled by Vedaraman and Raviteja Girijala respectively. The film released on 31 January 2020 and is being distributed by Suresh Productions. Plot It is the story of Siddu (Shiva Kandukuri), through different stages of life. His relationship with his parents (Anish Y Kurivilla and Pavithra Lokesh), his struggles in his career, friendship and how he falls in love with Aishwarya (Malavika Satheesan) in college and what happens when he meets Shruti (Varsha Bollamma) at a later part in his life is depicted through this film. Siddu’s academic life is controlled by his mother from childhood and he ends up joining an engineering c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaithi (2019 Film)
''Kaithi'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ... written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. It is produced by S. R. Prakashbabu and S. R. Prabhu under Dream Warrior Pictures and co-produced by Tiruppur Vivek under Vivekananda Pictures. It stars Karthi in the lead role, along with Narain (actor), Narain, Arjun Das, Harish Uthaman, George Maryan and Dheena (actor), Dheena in pivotal roles. In the film, a recently released prisoner races against time to drive poisoned cops to a hospital in exchange for meeting his daughter, while evading criminals chasing him. Lokesh initially worked on two scripts after the success of ''Maanagaram'' (2017), which he had scrapped working on it, due to the issues regarding the extens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Suravaram
''Arjun Suravaram'' is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film written and directed by T. Santhosh. The film stars Nikhil Siddharth and Lavanya Tripathi. It is produced by Rajkumar Akella, and presented by B. Madhu on the Movie Dynamix banner. Sam C. S. composed the film's music, while Naveen Nooli handled the editing and Suryaa handled the cinematography. It is a remake of the director's own Tamil film ''Kanithan'' (2016). The film released on 29 November 2019. It received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful. Plot The film's story takes place in the backdrop of News television channels. The protagonist. Arjun Suravaram (Nikhil Siddharth), is a third-generation journalist who takes to the profession despite opposition from his idealistic but now skeptical father ( Nagineedu), who feels that the fourth estate has lost its moral compass in the present times and hence his son should stay away from journalism. Arjun nurses a deep desire and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firstlight Media
Quickplay is a Canada-based software and platform provider for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices. The company's cloud-native platform powers video services for Tier 1 streaming providers, among them aha (streaming service), Rogers Sports & Media's Sportsnet Now, and PLDT's Smart Communications. Quickplay is owned by Firstlight Media Ltd. Quickplay is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario; with a headend in San Diego California, and offices in Los Angeles, California, and Chennai, India. Firstlight Media Ltd partnered with Highview Capital Partners to acquire Quickplay Media from AT&T in March, 2020.; the company was rebranded as Quickplay in 2022. Quickplay had originally been founded in 2004 to power mobile video services for live TV, video on demand (VOD) and radio services for companies including AT&T Wireless, Bell Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Mobility, Rogers Wireless, Research In Motion, Sirius XM, and U.S. Cellular. Madison Dearborn Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
