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Fidaa
''Fidaa'' () is a 2017 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner. The film stars Varun Tej and Sai Pallavi in the lead roles. The film marks Sai Pallavi's debut in Telugu cinema. The plot follows Varun, an NRI, and Bhanu, a spirited village girl, as their budding romance faces cultural clashes and personal challenges. After parting ways, destiny reunites them, testing their love and resilience in unexpected ways. Principal photography commenced in August 2016, and was shot in Banswada of Telangana, Texas and Colorado. The film's soundtrack is composed by Shakthkanth Karthik, with cinematography and editing by Vijay C. Kumar and Marthand K. Venkatesh, respectively. Released on 21 July 2017, the film received critical acclaim and emerged as a commercial blockbuster, earning over on a budget of . It won four Filmfare Awards from nine nominations, along with two SIIMA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Pallavi
Sai Pallavi Senthamarai Kannan (; born 9 May 1992) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. Recognised as one of the finest actors in South Indian cinema, known for her portrayals of strong and challenged women, she has received numerous accolades, including six Filmfare Awards South and two SIIMA Awards. One of South India's highest-paid actresses, she was featured by ''Forbes'' magazine as one of India's 30 Under 30 in 2020. Pallavi's acting journey began with uncredited roles and dance show appearances, but her breakthrough came as Malar in the 2015 Malayalam film '' Premam''. While a medical student, her acclaimed performance earned her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South, launching her into the South Indian film industry. In 2017, she ventured into Telugu cinema with ''Fidaa'', winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu. Pallavi has starred in the films ''Kali'' (2016), '' Middle Class Abbayi'' (2017), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakthikanth Karthick
Shakthikanth Karthick is an Indian composer who works in Telugu-language films and is known for his work for the film ''Fidaa'' (2017). Early life and career Shaktikanth grew up in Chennai and studied engineering at REC (Calicut). He worked as a keyboard programmer and in scoring for a few films including ''Avakai Biryani'' (2008) before making his debut as a composer with '' Ko Ante Koti''. He received his breakthrough with ''Fidaa'' (2017), which was set in Telangana. Shaktikanth credits the success of the film's music including the song " Vachinde" to director Sekhar Kammula who had a concrete vision of the setting of each of the songs. As for his lack of frequent compositions, he said that he prefers quality over quantity. Discography As composer * ''All productions are in Telugu, unless otherwise noted'' ;Independent work *"Ravali Jagan, Kavali Jagan" for Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Yeduguri Sandinti Jagan Mohan Reddy (born 21 December 1972), also known mononymous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Chand
Tripuraneni Sai Chand (born 25 June 1956) is an Indian actor and documentary filmmaker who works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and television. He is popularly known for his roles in films like ''Maa Bhoomi'', ''Fidaa'' and ''Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy''. Early life Tripuraneni Sai Chand was born to noted Telugu writer and humanist Tripuraneni Gopichand and is the grandson of Tripuraneni Ramaswamy. His father died when he was 6 years old. He completed his primary education from ''Vasavya Vidyalaya'', Vijayawada run by Goparaju Ramachandra Rao. His first screen presence was in a film ''Sati Arundhati'' as a child actor. He did B.Com. from New Science College, Hyderabad. Career ''Maa Bhoomi'' (1980) directed by Goutam Ghose was Sai Chand's first film as an actor. His first film was box office hit and went to run for an year. It also received Nandi award, and Film Fare award in the best film category. It was also premiered in several film festivals across the world. He has acted ... [...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 '' 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 in Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varun Tej
Konidela Sai Varun Tej, better known as Varun Tej (born 19 January 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He made his acting debut in 2014 with ''Mukunda''. He received praise for featuring in Krish (director), Krish's critically acclaimed war film ''Kanche'' (2015). He established himself as a leading actor with the romantic drama ''Fidaa'' (2017), a major critical and commercial success. He has since starred in films including ''Tholi Prema (2018 film), Tholi Prema'' (2018), ''Gaddalakonda Ganesh'' (2019), ''F2: Fun and Frustration, F2'' (2019) and ''F3: Fun and Frustration, F3'' (2022). He is married to his co-actress Lavanya Tripathi. Early life and family Tej is the son of Telugu cinema, Telugu actor and producer Nagendra Babu. He is a nephew of actors Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan. His younger sister Niharika Konidela, Niharika is also an actress. Actors Ram Charan, Allu Arjun, Allu Sirish, Sai Tej and Panja Vaisshnav Tej are his cousins. He was educated at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banswada
Banswada is a Town and Revenue division in Kamareddy district of the Indian state of Telangana. Geography Banswada is located at . It has an average elevation of 371 meters (1220 feet). Politics Earlier, Banswada was a major Grama Panchayat with 20 election wards. Then, after 11 January 2018, Banswada was upgraded to municipality grade 3 .MCB (Purapalaka Sangam Banswada). It was also the filming location for the film Fidaa. In July 2019 Banswada municipality is divided in to 19 election wards, Banswada municipality electors are above 20000, total municipality population above 34000. Transport Banswada is situated on Hyderabad-Medak-Bodhan- Bhainsa National Highway No. 765D. The nearest railway stations are at Nizamabad, Bodhan and Kamareddy. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation operates bus services from Banswada to many cities and towns. Banswada (BSWD) has a TSRTC depot, which opened on 6 March 1993. Many buses from Banswada to Warangal (via Nizamabad) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harshvardhan Rane
Harshavardhan Rane (born 16 December 1983) is an Indian actor, who primarily works in Bollywood, Hindi and Telugu language, Telugu films. Rane made his screen debut with the Telugu film ''Thakita Thakita'' (2010), and made his hindi film debut with ''Sanam Teri Kasam (2016 film), Sanam Teri Kasam'' (2016), for which he received the Stardust Award for Superstar of Tomorrow – Male nomination. Rane started his career with a small stint on television, in ''Left Right Left (TV series), Left Right Left'' (2007-2008). He then appeared in successful Telugu films including ''Naa Ishtam'', ''Avunu (film), Avunu'' both (2012), ''Prema Ishq Kaadhal'' (2013), ''Anaamika'' and ''Maaya (2014 film), Maaya'' (both 2014). After venturing into Hindi films, Rane has received praise for his portrayal of a gangster in ''Taish'' (2020) and an adventure lover in ''Haseen Dillruba'' (2021). Early life Rane was born on 16 December 1983 in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra, Andhra State, India to a Telugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Venkateswara Creations
Sri Venkateswara Creations is an Indian film production company based in Hyderabad. It was established by Dil Raju in 2003 and has produced several Telugu films. The company also has a subsidiary film distribution business named Sri Venkateswara Film Distributors. Some of the notable films produced by the company include '' Dil'' (2003), ''Arya'' (2004), ''Bhadra'' (2005), '' Bommarillu'' (2006), '' Kotha Bangaru Lokam'' (2008), '' Brindavanam'' (2010), '' Mr. Perfect'' (2011), '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'' (2013), '' Shatamanam Bhavati'' (2017), ''Fidaa'' (2017), '' F2: Fun and Frustration'' (2019), ''Maharshi'' (2019), '' Varisu'' (2023), and '' Sankranthiki Vasthunam'' (2025). Eight directors debuted in Telugu cinema through Sri Venkateswara Creations Sukumar, Boyapati Srinu, Bhaskar, Vamshi Paidipally, Srikanth Addala, Vasu Varma, Ravi Yadav, and Venu Sriram. History Background Raju and his brothers started film distribution in the early 1990s and pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manisha Eerabathini
Manisha Eerabathini is an Indian-American playback singer and actress who works in the Telugu film industry. Career Her 2017 song "Arere Yekkada" from '' Nenu Local'' was a hit and brought recognition to her name and talent. In 2018, she sang with Roll Rida in the song "Arupu," released as a music video. The song's message and depiction is about the abuse against women. It received critical acclaim. She debuted as an actress with the film ''Fidaa'' (2017) directed by 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 ..., and then appeared in the film '' Veera Simha Reddy'' (2023). Filmography Television Voice Artist Discography References External links * Manisha Eerabathini - YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Eerabathini, Manisha Telugu playback sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharanya Pradeep
Sharanya Pradeep is an Indian actress who works in Telugu films. In the past she worked as a news anchor for the Indian news channel V6. Career Sharanya Pradeep made her debut with ''Fidaa'' (2017) portraying the character of Sai Pallavi's character's elder sister. After playing minor roles in several films, she gained recognition for her role in '' Ambajipeta Marriage Band'' (2024) as the twin sister of Suhas' character. She played the role of maid and partner-in-crime of Priyamani Priya Mani Raj (née Iyer; born 4 June 1984 ), known professionally as Priyamani, is an Indian actress who works in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, three Filmfare Awards Sout ...'s character in the '' Bhamakalapam'' series (2022–24). Filmography Television References External links *{{IMDb name, 9556742 Actresses in Telugu cinema Indian film actresses 1992 births Living people People from Nizamabad, Tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dil Raju
Velamakucha Venkata Ramana Reddy (born 18 December 1970), known professionally as Dil Raju, is an Indian film producer and distributor, who is known for his work in Telugu cinema. He has also financed some Tamil cinema, Tamil and Hindi cinema, Hindi films and owns the production company Sri Venkateswara Creations. Raju has won two National Film Awards and was honoured with the Nandi Awards#Nagireddy–Chakrapani National Award, Nagi Reddy–Chakrapani National Award in 2013 for his contributions to popular cinema. Dil Raju was appointed as Chairman for Telangana Film Development Corporation on 3 December 2024 by Telangana Government. Early life and career Dil Raju was born in Narsingpalli in Nizamabad district of present-day Telangana. He was educated in Mudakpally and Nizamabad, Telangana, Nizamabad, and was interested in films from a young age. He later moved to Hyderabad and did automobile business with his brothers. He ventured into film distribution in the 1990s with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyam Rajesh
Rajesh Babu, better known as Satyam Rajesh, is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films. He has worked in more than 350 films. Rajesh got the moniker 'Satyam' following his appearance in the 2003 film of the same name. Early life Rajesh was born in Visakhapatnam as Rajesh Babu. His father is a retired telecom employee and his mother is a homemaker. He studied MBA and worked in Mahindra. He got transferred to Hyderabad as a part of his job, which is when he sought opportunities for acting in Telugu films. Filmography ;Telugu films * ''Jorugaa Husharugaa'' (2002) * '' Sreeram'' (2002) * '' Nee Sneham'' (2002) * '' Neeke Manasichaanu'' (2003) * '' Sambaram'' (2003) * '' Satyam'' (2003) * '' Jai'' (2004) * '' Varsham'' (2004) * '' Gharshana'' (2004) * ''Mass'' (2004) * '' Keelu Gurram'' (2005) * ''Nireekshana'' (2005) * ''Sri'' (2005) * '' Narasimhudu'' (2005) * ''Pokiri'' (2006) * '' Kithakithalu'' (2006) * '' Oka V Chitram'' (2006) * '' Asadhyudu'' (2006) * ''Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |