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Muppalaneni Shiva
Muppalaneni Shiva is an Indian film director and writer who works in Telugu cinema. He has directed movies for production houses like Suresh Productions, Super Good Films, Sravanthi Movies, Ramakrishna Cine Studios & Etharam films etc. His successful movies include Taj Mahal, Gilli Kajjalu, Priya O Priya, Ammayi Kosam, Raja, Sandade Sandadi & Sankrathi. Childhood and early years Muppalaneni Shiva was born at Bapatla, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh on 25 November 1968. He studied in Pamidi Ankamma High School at his native place Narasaya Palem. He completed his graduation at Arts & Science College of Bapatla. During his college days, he was good at painting and achieved state level awards in modern art. Career At the start of his career he worked with A. Kodandarami Reddy, Muthyala Subbaiah and Paruchuri Brothers. He worked for more than 20 films under A. Kodanda Rami Reddy direction. At that time he worked with top stars Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Sobhan Babu, Kris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bapatla
Bapatla is a town and district headquarters of Bapatla district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and the mandal headquarters of Bapatla mandal of Bapatla revenue division. The nearest towns and cities to Bapatla are Chirala, Ponnur, Tenali and Guntur of 17 km, 22 km, 50 km and 53 km respectively. Etymology The name Bapatla is derived from the presiding deity of the Bhavanarayana Temple, which is believed to date back to the Mauryan period. Historically, the town was known as Bhavapuri during the time of the Mauryan Empire, reflecting its connection to the temple and the deity worshipped there. The town has also been referred to as Bhavapattana, Bhavapattu and Bhavapatta. These names were derived from the temple, which was constructed in 1465 by a Chola king named Krimikantha Chola and later restored. Over time, these names evolved into the present name of Bapatla. Geography The coordinates of the town are and is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kamal Haasan
Parthasarathy Srinivasan (born 7 November 1954), known professionally as Kamal Haasan, is an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Considered as one of the most accomplished actors of Indian Cinema, Haasan is also known for introducing many new technologies to Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil language, Tamil films, he has also appeared in some Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Bengali language, Bengali films. He has won numerous accolades, including four National Film Awards, nine Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, four Nandi Awards, one Rashtrapati Award, two Filmfare Awards and eighteen Filmfare Awards South. He was awarded the Kalaimamani, Kalaimamani Award in 1984, the List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999), Padma Shri in 1990, the List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019), Padma Bhushan in 2014 and the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, Order of Arts and Letters (''Chevalier'') in 2016. Haasan started hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mantra (actress)
Raasi (born Vijaya) is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil cinema, with appearances in a few Kannada cinema, Kannada and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. She is credited as Manthra in Tamil and Malayalam films. Raasi gained recognition for her performances in notable films such as ''Subhakankshalu'' (1997), ''Gokulamlo Seeta'' (1997), and ''Pelli Pandiri'' (1998). She transitioned to television with Telugu soap operas, debuting in ''Girija Kalyanam'' (2020) and later appearing in ''Janaki Kalaganaledu'' (2021). Personal life Raasi was born as Vijaya on 1980 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She married film director Sri Muni. Film career At the age of 9, she started acting as a child actress in the 1989 Telugu language, Telugu film, ''Mamatala Kovella'' (1989). She also worked in the Hindi movies ''Rangbaaz'' (1996), ''Jodidar'' (1997) and ''Suraj'' (1997) with Mithun Chakraborty. In Telugu, Raasi rose to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Meena (actress)
Meena Durairaj (born 16 September 1976), known professionally as Meena, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in South Indian films as well as Hindi cinema. She is a classical dancer. Meena has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films. She became one of the most sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry in the '90s. Meena is also a playback singer, TV show judge, and occasional dubbing artist. She has received numerous accolades, including two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Nandi Award for Best Actress and Cinema Express Awards. In 1998, she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu. Early life Meena was born on 16 September 1976 and was brought up in Chennai (then Madras), Tamil Nadu. Her mother Rajamallika is from Kannur district of Kerala. Career Child artist Meena started her career in 1982 as a child artist in the film '' Nenjangal'', featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Yeh Dillagi
''Yeh Dillagi'' () is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film film directed by Naresh Malhotra and produced by Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. An adaptation of the 1954 American film ''Sabrina'', which in turn was based on Samuel A. Taylor's play ''Sabrina Fair'', the film stars Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, and Kajol. The narrative centers on two affluent brothers who fall in love with Sapna, the daughter of their family’s chauffeur, who rises to fame as a successful fashion model. Principal photography took place in Mumbai and Ooty, with cinematography by Raju Kaygee. The music was composed by Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen, with lyrics by Sameer. The soundtrack, particularly the song "Ole Ole," became widely popular and contributed to the film’s appeal. Released theatrically on 6 May 1994, ''Yeh Dillagi'' emerged as a commercial success, grossing ₹10.8 crore against a production budget of ₹1.6 crore. It received positive reviews from cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abbas (actor)
Mirza Abbas Ali (born 21 May 1975) is an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, and few Malayalam and Hindi films. Following a career as a fashion model, he made his film debut with Kathir's ''Kadhal Desam'' (1996), which became a great success and gave him instant recognition. Abbas went on to work in successful movies such as ''V.I.P (1997 film), VIP'' (1997), ''Pooveli'' (1998), ''Padayappa'' (1999), ''Suyamvaram'' (1999), ''Malabar Police'' (1999), ''Kandukondain Kandukondain'' (2000), ''Minnale'' (2001), ''Aanandham'' (2001), ''Pammal K. Sambandam'' (2002), ''Adi Thadi'' (2004), ''Guru En Aalu'' (2009), and Ramanujan (film), ''Ramanujan'' (2014). He also appeared in notable Telugu films including ''Priya O Priya'' (1997), ''Rajahamsa'' (1998), ''Raja (1999 film), Raja'' (1999), and Anasuya (film), ''Anasuya'' (2007). Abbas gained recognition in Malayalam films as well, notably in ''Kannezhuthi Pottum Thottu'' (1999). In 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Simran (actress)
Rishibala Naval (born 4 April 1976), known professionally as Simran, is an Indian actress, who predominantly works in Tamil films whilst also appearing in Telugu, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam films.She is the recipient of numerous accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Simran debuted in Tamil films in 1997, with two successful films '' Once More'' and '' V.I.P.'', where earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. She won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for '' Kannathil Muthamittal'' (2002) and Best Supporting Actress – Tamil for '' Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008). Following a career hiatus, Simran returned to screens in 2014. Life and family Simran was born as Rishibala Naval on 4 April 1976 to Punjabi parents in Mumbai. Simran has two younger sisters, former film actress Monal and Jyothi Anand, and a younger brother, Sumeet Naval. She was educated at St. Anthony's High School, Versova, Mumbai. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Prema (actress, Born 1977)
Neravanda Chetticha Prema is an Indian actress known for her work predominantly in Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and a few Tamil language films. She ruled Kannada industry in the 90s and early 2000s and she has appeared in many commercially successful feature films. She was a leading Kannada actress at the turn of the century and has received the Karnataka State Film Award and Filmfare Best Actress awards for her performances in Kannada films. She has featured in '' Om'' and '' Yajamana'', which are the two major blockbuster and highest-grossing films of their time in Kannada cinema. After an eight-year hiatus, she returned to films with '' Upendra Matte Baa'' in 2017. Personal life Prema was born into Neravanda family, of the Kodava community to Chetticha and Kaveri, in military hospital, Bangalore. She received high school education in Mahila Seva Samaja High School and completed her Pre-university course in Murnad junior college, Kodagu. As a student she was involved activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vadde Naveen
Vadde Naveen is an Indian actor and producer known for his works in Telugu films. His father Vadde Ramesh was a film producer. Career Although his first film released was ''Korukunna Priyudu'' (1997), his first movie as an actor was ''Kranthi'', which was produced by his father under their home banner. However ''Kranthi'' went unreleased, so ''Korukunna Priyudu'' became his debut film. He starred in around 30 films as a protagonist. After a hiatus, Vadde Naveen played a negative role in '' Attack'' (2016). Filmography As actor As producer References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vadde, Naveen Living people Telugu male actors Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 20th-century Indian male actors Nandi Award winners Male actors from Vijayawada 21st-century Indian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sanghavi
Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Tamil and Telugu films. She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema from 1993 to 2004. In a career spanning 15 years, she has starred in over eighty feature films—38 in Telugu, 35 films in Tamil, eight in Kannada, two in Malayalam and one film in Hindi. Early life Sanghavi was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father Dr. D. A. Ramesh was an ENT Professor at Mysore Medical College and her mother Ranjana is Kannada film actress Aarathi's elder sister's daughter. Sanghavi studied at Marimallappa High School. In 1993, she made her debut with the Tamil film '' Amaravathi'' opposite Ajith Kumar Ajith Kumar Subramaniam (born 1 May 1971) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. To date, he has starred in over 63 films, and won four Vijay Awards, three Cinema Express Awards, three Filmfare Awards South and three Ta .... Personal life Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Monica Bedi
Monica Bedi (born 18 January 1975) is an Indian actress and television presenter who primarily appears in Hindi films. She has also worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Bengali films. Bedi debuted in Hindi films in the mid-1990s, with notable works including '' Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' and '' Jodi No.1''. She is known for participating in reality TV shows such as '' Bigg Boss 2'' and '' Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3'', and for her role as Gumaan Kaur Vyas in Star Plus's '' Saraswatichandra''. In 2002, Bedi was convicted for using a forged document. Early life Bedi is a Punjabi and was born 18 January 1975 to Prem Kumar Bedi and Shakuntala Bedi in the village Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. Her parents moved to Drammen, Norway in 1979. She studied English Literature and completed her education at Oxford University. Career Monica Bedi began her acting career with the Telugu film Taj Mahal (1995), produced by D. Ramanaidu. She was later cast by Ramanaidu in another Telugu proj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Malashri
Malashree (born Sridurga Pandey) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Kannada cinema besides also having sporadically appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. "She has appeared in 100 and more films in a career spanning three decades." . She began her career as a child artiste in the 1979 Tamil film '' Imayam''. She made her debut as a adult in the 1989 Kannada-language film '' Nanjundi Kalyana.'' In the following years, she established herself as one of Kannada cinema's top heroines. She had been called, by the media and fans, "Kanasina Rani". She is popular for playing diverse roles in women-centric movies many of which were highly successful at the box-office. Her debut film ''Nanjundi Kalyana'' with Raghavendra Rajkumar was a major box office success, which was her breakthrough. Throughout the '90s, she starred in several successful films like: '' Gajapathi Garvabhanga'' (1989), '' Policena Hendthi'' (1990), '' Kitturina Huli'' (1990), '' Rani Maharani'' (199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
