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Filmfare Special Award – South ...
The Filmfare Special Jury Award is given by the '' Filmfare Magazine'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for South Indian films. It was decided on 17th Annual Filmfare Awards and started from 20th Annual Filmfare Awards held in 1973. It acknowledges a special and unique performance and encourages artistes, filmmakers and musicians to break new ground in drama, direction, music and acting. From 2011 Critics Award for Best Actor Started irregularly. In 2015 Critics Award for Best Actor & Best Actress become regularly in all four language. See also * Filmfare Awards South References {{DEFAULTSORT:Filmfare Special Award - South Special Jury A special jury, which is a jury selected from a special roll of persons with a restrictive qualification, could be used for civil or criminal cases, although in criminal cases only for misdemeanours such as seditious libel. The party opting for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (; ) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva in his directorial debut and produced by M. S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions. The film stars Srihari, Siddharth, and Trisha. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Venu. The film's title was inspired by the song of the same name from '' Varsham'' (2004), sung by K. S. Chithra. The film won nine Filmfare Awards South (including Best Film) and five Nandi Awards. It The film was remade in nine other languages—the highest for any Indian film. The film also has the distinction of receiving most Filmfare awards by any South Indian film. Plot Siri is a traditional rural girl from Andhra Pradesh who was brought up by her elder brother, Sivaramakrishna. Twenty years prior, their rich father married another woman and kicked out the two kids and their mother, humiliating them as they went. Shortly afterwards, their mother died, leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vishnuvardhan (actor)
Sampath Kumar (18 September 1950 – 30 December 2009), known by his stage name Vishnuvardhan, was an Indian actor who worked predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Tamil language, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Malayalam language films. Vishnuvardhan has a prolific career spanning over four decades, during which he has acted in Vishnuvardhan filmography, more than 220 films. A popular cultural icon of Karnataka, and holds the status of a matinée idol among the Kannada people, Kannada diaspora. He is popularly called as Sahasa Simha, Dada and The Angry Young Man of Kannada Cinema''.'' Vishnuvardhan's contributions to Kannada cinema have been praised by his contemporaries in the Cinema of India, Indian film industry. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bettada Hoovu
''Bettada Hoovu'' ( ) is a 1985 Indian Kannada-language film directed by N. Lakshminarayan, based on the Shirley L. Arora's novel ''What then, Raman?''. Produced by Parvathamma Rajkumar, it stars her son Puneeth Rajkumar in the lead role. Puneeth plays Ramu, a young boy born into a poor family, who is fond of reading books, but is forced to discontinue his studies and support his family financially. His performance earned him the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. ''Deccan Herald'' rated the film number one among the best "children's movies in Kannada". The film won three Filmfare Awards South. The movie was also screened at Tehran. Plot Ramu is a young boy born into a poor family, living with his parents and two siblings in a hill station. His parents hardly make ends meet; mother working as a fruit- and vegetable-seller, and father running errands in and around the village, often as a help to the visiting tourists. However, Ramu likes reading his books and going to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puneeth Rajkumar
Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), affectionately known as Appu (by his fans, after his first lead role in the movie Appu (2002 film), ''Appu''), was an Indian actor, playback singer, film producer, television presenter and philanthropist who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of legendary actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar. He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He appeared as a lead in 32 films. As a child, he appeared in many films. His performances as a child actor in ''Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), ''Bhagyavantha'' (1981), ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982), ''Eradu Nakshatragalu'' (1983), ''Bhakta Prahlada (1983 film), Bhakta Prahaladha'' (1983), ''Yarivanu'' (1984) and ''Bettada Hoovu'' (1985) were praised.He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in ''Bettada Hoovu''. He also won Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male), Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for ''Chalisuva Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sisindri
''Sisindri'' is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Siva Nageswara Rao and produced by Nagarjuna. The film stars Nagarjuna's son Akhil Akkineni (in his debut). Nagarjuna Akkineni, Giri Babu, Tanikella Bharani, Sudhakar, Aamani, Sarath Babu and Subhalekha Sudhakar play supporting roles. Music is composed by Raj, his debut film. The film is inspired by the American film ''Baby's Day Out'' (1994). Akhil Akkineni won Special Award For Best Child Actor at Filmfare Awards South. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Chutti Kuzhandhai''. Synopsis A rich industrialist Sarath Kumar finds that his cousin Shivaji has misused his company funds and dismisses him. To settle scores, Shivaji abducts his one-year-old baby Sisindri with the help of Jakkanna, Akkanna and Madanna which makes Sarath Kumar and his wife Geetha feel scared about him. But Sisindri turns out to be smarter than his abductors. Cast Production Siva Nageswara Rao decided to direct a film based on the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhil Akkineni
Akhil Akkineni (born April 8, 1994) is an American-born actor in Telugu films of India. He debuted as a child artist in the film '' Sisindri'' (1994), for which he won a Filmfare Special Award. Akhil made his debut as a lead actor with '' Akhil'' (2015), which won him the Filmfare Best Male Debut. He later went on to star in ''Hello'' (2017) and '' Mr. Majnu'' (2019). He achieved his commercial breakthrough with the romantic comedy '' Most Eligible Bachelor'' (2021). Akhil is the son of Indian actors Nagarjuna and Amala. Early life Akhil Akkineni was born on April 8, 1994, in San Jose, California, United States, to actors Nagarjuna and Amala. He is of Telugu descent from his father's side, and has Bengali and Irish ancestry from his mother's side. He is the grandson of actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao, and half-brother of Naga Chaitanya. Akkineni studied at Chaitanya Vidyalaya, later headed to Australia for two years. He returned to complete his studies at Oakridge Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramoji Rao
Cherukuri Ramoji Rao (16 November 1936 – 8 June 2024) was an Indian businessman, media proprietor and film producer. He was head of the Ramoji Group which owns the world's largest film production facility Ramoji Film City, '' Eenadu'' newspaper, ETV Network of TV channels, film production company Ushakiran Movies. His other business ventures included Margadarsi Chit Fund, Dolphin Group of Hotels, Kalanjali Shopping Mall, Priya Pickles, ETV Win OTT platform and Mayuri Film Distributors. Rao garnered four Filmfare Awards South, five Nandi Awards and the National Film Award for his works in Telugu cinema. In 2016, he was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour, for his contributions in journalism, literature and education. Personal life Cherukuri Ramoji Rao was born on 16 November 1936 in Pedaparupudi of Krishna District, Madras Presidency, India into an Telugu-speaking Kamma family. Companies owned by the Ramoji Group include Margadar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sethu (film)
''Sethu'' () is a 1999 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language romance film, romantic tragedy film, written and directed by Bala (director), Bala in his debut. The film stars Vikram (actor), Vikram and Abitha. The score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography by R. Rathnavelu and editing by Raghu Baabu. ''Sethu'', released on 10 December 1999, initially began running as a single noon show in a suburban theatre, but gradually built up audiences through word-of-mouth publicity. The film became a sleeper hit, and Vikram's first major breakthrough film. It won the National Film Award for Best Tamil Feature Film, and the Best Film award at the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil, Filmfare Awards and the Cinema Express Award for Best Film – Tamil, Cinema Express Awards. Bala and Vikram also won several awards for their contributions. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Huchcha'', in Telugu as ''Seshu'', and in Hindi as ''Tere Naam''. Plot The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram (actor)
Kennedy John Victor (born 17 April 1966), known professionally as Vikram, is an Indian actor and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. He is among the List of awards and nominations received by Vikram, most decorated actors in Tamil cinema, with laurels including eight Filmfare Awards South, a National Film Awards, National Film Award, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award from the Government of Tamil Nadu. Based on the earnings of Indian celebrities, Vikram was included in the ''Forbes India'' Celebrity 100 list for 2016 and 2018. Vikram debuted with the romance ''En Kadhal Kanmani'' (1990) followed by his major breakthrough with his portrayal of a rogue-turned-lover in Bala (director), Bala's tragedy film ''Sethu (film), Sethu'' (1999) and next appeared in hit films like ''Dhill'' (2001), ''Gemini (2002 Tamil film), Gemini'' (2002), ''Dhool'' (2003), ''Saamy'' (2003), ''Anniyan'' (2005), ''Raavanan (2010 film), Raavanan'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalisundam Raa
''Kalisundham Raa'' () is a 2000 Indian Telugu-language romantic family drama film directed by K. R. Udayasankar and produced by D. Suresh Babu. It stars Venkatesh, Simran and K. Viswanath, with music composed by S. A. Rajkumar. It received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu at the 47th National Film Awards. The film won four Nandi Awards by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The film was remade in Hindi as '' Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein'' (2002) and in Kannada as '' Ondagona Baa'' (2003). Plot Raghavayya and Ram Mohan Rao are brothers-in-law, but they are at loggerheads due to a long-standing family feud. Raghavayya, nearing his 60s, is preparing for his Sashtipoorti ceremony. At his wife's request, he decides to invite his daughter-in-law and grandchildren, who live in Bombay, for the first time. Among them is Raghu, Raghavayya's estranged but handsome grandson. When Raghu arrives in Ramapuram from Bombay, he faces embarrassment from Raghavayy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
