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Nandi Award For Best Screenplay Writer ...
The Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer was commissioned by the Nandi Awards committee in 1977. The winner is awarded a "Copper Nandi", a cash award of ₹10,000 and a commendation certificate. Most number of Awards were received by Srinu Vaitla who won the award three times, followed by A. Karunakaran, Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, and Neelakanta with two. Winners See also * Cinema of Andhra Pradesh * Nandi Awards References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Screenplay Writer Screenplay Writer A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nandi Awards
The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic sculpture of the sacred bull, Nandi, at Lepakshi, a cultural and historical symbol of the Telugu people. The Nandi Awards are categorised into four levels: Swarnam (Gold), Rajatam (Silver), Kamsyam (Bronze), and Raagi (Copper). In addition to film and television awards, the government also presents the Nandi Natakotsavam Awards to honour outstanding contributions in social, mythological, and poetic dramas in Telugu theatre. History The Government of Andhra Pradesh commissioned the Nandi Film Awards to recognise and commend the best films produced in the Telugu language in Andhra Pradesh from 1964 onwards. The objective of the film awards is to encourage the production of films in the Telugu language with high technical excellence an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ye Maaya Chesave
''Ye Maaya Chesave'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon. The film stars Naga Chaitanya and Samantha in her debut as lead. It was produced by Manjula Ghattamaneni under the banner Indira Productions with soundtrack composed by A. R. Rahman. The film featured cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa, editing by Anthony Gonsalves, and dialogue by Umarji Anuradha. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as '' Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' starring Simbu and Trisha. The film received positive reviews from critics and was successful at the box office. It was remade in Hindi as '' Ekk Deewana Tha''. The film is considered as one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by ''Film Companion''. Plot Karthik (Naga Chaitanya) is a mechanical engineering graduate who dreams of becoming a filmmaker. His family rents the ground floor of a two-story house in Alappuzha, owned by a conservative Syrian Catholic family who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nee Premakai
''Nee Premakai'' () is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written by Sreenivasan, directed by Muppalaneni Shiva and produced by D. Ramanaidu under Suresh Productions. The film is an adaptation to Priyadarshan's 1988 Malayalam film ''Mukunthetta Sumitra Vilikkunnu''. The film starred Vineeth, Abbas, Laya and Sonia Agarwal in pivotal roles.Muppalaneni Shiva received the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer for this film. Story Srinivas and Prabhu are roommates. Srinivas is a sincere guy working in BATA as manager. Prabhu is a parasite, who uses the money and room of Srinivas for his own luxury. The men have a pious and beautiful neighbor, Anjali. Srinivas sincerely loves her. Srinivas sends money ( 10,000) for Anjali as an anonymous well-wisher, since her father could not afford MCA education for Anjali. Prabhu takes the credit by pretending to be that anonymous donor. Prabhu exploits Srinivas and uses it to attract Anjali. Meanwhile, Prabhu creates such a situ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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] |
Missamma
''Missamma'' () is a 1955 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by L. V. Prasad. It was produced by Nagi Reddi and Chakrapani on Vijaya Productions banner. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Savitri, Akkineni Nageswara Rao and Jamuna. The script was adapted by Chakrapani from Rabindranath Maitra's Bengali play ''Manmoyee Girls' School''. It revolves around two unemployed people — M. T. Rao and Mary — who pose as a married couple to obtain employment in a high school founded by Gopalam, a zamindar. As Rao and Mary fall in love, Gopalam's nephew A. K. Raju learns that Mary is Gopalam's missing elder daughter Mahalakshmi; she is unaware of her true identity. Production began in early 1954 with P. Bhanumathi cast as the female lead, though she would eventually be replaced by Savitri. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as '' Missiamma'', with an altered cast. Principal photography ended that December; filming was delayed because of Bhanumat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arya (2004 Film)
''Arya'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language romantic action film written and directed by Sukumar in his directoral debut. Produced by Dil Raju under Sri Venkateswara Creations banner, the film stars Allu Arjun, Anu Mehta, and Siva Balaji. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad and cinematography was by R. Rathnavelu. The plot revolves around Arya, an outgoing and free-spirited boy falling in love with Geetha, an introverted girl who is on the shield of another person Ajay. ''Arya'' was released on 7 May 2004, the film received positive response and was commercially successful, grossing worldwide. It has developed a cult following over the years. A dubbed version in Malayalam was released in 2006. The film was remade in Bengali (Bangladesh) as ''Badha'' (2005), in Odia as '' Pagala Premi'' (2007) in Sinhala as '' Adaraye Namayen'' (2008) and in Tamil as '' Kutty'' (2010). A spiritual sequel titled '' Arya 2'' was released in 2009. ''Arya'' is considered one of the best f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sukumar (director)
Bandreddi Sukumar is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his intricate screenplays and for depicting protagonists with grey shades. He is the third highest-grossing Indian film director of all time and is one of the highest-paid directors in Indian cinema. Before entering the film industry, Sukumar worked as a mathematics and physics lecturer at a junior college in Kakinada for nearly seven years. He began his film career as a writer, working with Editor Mohan, and later assisted V. V. Vinayak on ''Dil'' (2003). He made his directorial debut with ''Arya'' (2004), which was a major success and earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu and the Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer. Sukumar's other notable films include '' Arya 2'' (2009), '' 100% Love'' (2011), '' 1: Nenokkadine'' (2014), '' Nannaku Prematho'' (2016), '' Rangasthalam'' (2018), '' Pushpa: The Rise'' (2021), and '' Pushpa 2: The Rule' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Anukokunda Oka Roju
''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' () is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language mystery thriller film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti. Produced by Gunnam Gangaraju and Venkat Dega under the Just Yellow banner, the film stars Charmy, Jagapathi Babu, and Shashank, with music composed by M. M. Keeravani. The story follows Sahasra, a woman who experiences a missing day in her life and becomes involved in a dangerous situation as she attempts to uncover the truth behind it. The film explores themes of drug-induced memory loss, psychological manipulation, and the dangers of cults and godmen. ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' was critically acclaimed for its unique narrative, direction, and cast performances. The film won multiple accolades, including two Nandi Awards for Second Best Feature Film and Best Screenplay Writer, as well as a Filmfare Award South, and a Santosham Film Award. It was later remade as ''Sunday'' (2008) in Hindi. Plot The film begins with a group of people fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti (born 4 March 1973) is an Indian film director known for his works in Telugu cinema. He made his directorial debut with the Neo-noir crime film, ''Aithe'', which received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu, and the Nandi Award for Best Story Writer, Nandi Award for Best Story for that year. Another neo-noir film ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' garnered two State Nandi Awards, including Nandi Award for Best Screenplay Writer, Best Screenplay for Yeleti. Early life He was born in Tuni on 4 March 1973. He studied in Ganavaram St.Johns until 10th grade. Career Initial years and critical acclaim He worked as an assistant director under his cousin, Gangaraju Gunnam, for ''Little Soldiers'' (1996). He also directed the first 10 episodes of the cult Telugu TV series, ''Amrutham (TV series), Amrutham''. After working as an assistant director, he made his debut as a director with the small-budgeted film, ''Aithe'' (2003). Made on a budget of about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bommarillu
''Bommarillu'' () () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy family drama film directed and co-written by Bhaskar in his directorial debut, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Siddharth, Genelia, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha. The film primarily revolves around the relationship between a father and son, in which the father's excessive concern for his son, and interference in his life, leads to the latter harbouring bitterness towards his overbearing father. The cinematography was handled by Vijay C Chakravarthy and editing done by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The music for the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, whose soundtrack of the film received positive reviews from critics. The film opened to Indian audiences on 9 August 2006. On its way to winning state honours and rave reviews, the film went on to win several Filmfare Awards among other prominent awards and was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of that year. Following the film's box office succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bhaskar (director)
Bhaskar is an Indian film director, who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. Early life Bhaskar was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu. He was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. Career In his early career, he worked as associate director on films ''Bhadra (2005 film), Bhadra'' and ''Arya (2004 film), Arya''. His directorial debut, ''Bommarillu'' starring Siddharth (actor), Siddarth and Genelia D'Souza, earned him two Nandi Awards for Best Director, Best Debut Director and Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay. The way the film's dialogues were conceived was rather uniquehim and Abburi Ravi stayed in a closed room and used lines from casual conversations as dialogues in the film. His next venture, ''Parugu'' starring Allu Arjun, was also a box office hit. However, ''Orange (2010 film), Orange'', which starred Ram Charan, garnered mixed reviews but later became a cult classic. His fourth film was ''Ongole Gittha'', which was a box office failure. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dhee (film)
''Dhee'' () (alternatively spelled as ''Dee'') is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by Siri Venkateswara Films. The film stars Vishnu Manchu and Genelia while Srihari and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. The film was remade into Oriya as ''Tu Mo Girlfriend'' (2011) and in Tamil as ''Mirattal'' (2012). A sequel titled ''D and D: Double Dose'' has been announced in 2020. The film won two Nandi Awards. Nani worked as an assistant director in this film before making his acting debut 2 years later in ''Ashta Chamma''. The film was also dubbed and released in Hindi as ''Sabse Badi Hera Pheri''. Plot Srinivas "Babloo" Rao (Vishnu Manchu) is a happy-go-lucky guy who likes to have fun with his friends and always gets into trouble. Because of this, his father Narayana Rao ( Chandra Mohan) gets him a job with Shankar Goud (Srihari), a local mafia head don leader. Shankar and Ballu (Supreeth), a dreaded local goon, are rivals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
