Potugadu
''Potugadu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu language film directed by Pavan Wadeyar. It is a remake of the 2012 Kannada film ''Govindaya Namaha'', also directed by Wadeyar with starring Komal. It was produced by Sirisha and Sridhar under the Ramalakshmi Cine Creations banner. The film has four heroines, Sakshi Chowdhary, Simran Kaur Mundi, Rachel and Anupriya Goenka. Achu scored the music, and two tunes from the Kannada film - including the "Pyarge Aagbittaite" - were used in the Telugu version. The shooting was wrapped up in a single extensive schedule and the post-production work was simultaneously in progress. Reportedly ''Potugadu'' was going to be the biggest movie in terms of budget in Manoj's career. The film released on 14 September 2013 and was commercially successful at the box office. Plot Govinda Naama Sastry is a young man who decides to kill himself. He goes to a lonely spot and decides to have one last drink. At about the same time, Venkata Rathnam also comes to the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sakshi Chaudhary
Sakshi Chaudhary, born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India is an Indian model and film actress. Sakshi primarily appears in Telugu movies, starting with ''Potugadu ''Potugadu'' () is a 2013 Indian Telugu language film directed by Pavan Wadeyar. It is a remake of the 2012 Kannada film ''Govindaya Namaha'', also directed by Wadeyar with starring Komal. It was produced by Sirisha and Sridhar under the Ramal ...'' (2013). Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhary, Sakshi Living people Actresses from Dehradun Indian film actresses Actresses in Telugu cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian actresses Actresses in Tamil cinema Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manchu Manoj
Manchu Manoj Kumar (born 20 May 1983) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He first appeared at the age of ten as a child artist in '' Major Chandrakanth''. He made his film debut in a leading role with '' Donga Dongadi'' in 2004. He received the state Nandi Special Jury Award for his performance in box-office success '' Bindaas'' (2010). He also starred in '' Vedam'' (2010), '' Potugadu'' (2013), and '' Pandavulu Pandavulu Tummeda'' (2014). Early life Manchu Manoj was born on 20 May 1983, to Telugu film actor Mohan Babu and Nirmala Devi. He has two elder paternal half-siblings, Lakshmi Manchu, and Vishnu, who are both actors and producers. Career Manoj worked as a child actor in films starring his father Mohan Babu and is shown in flashbacks. He debuted in the 2004 film '' Donga Dongadi''. In 2005, he appeared in ''Sri'' and next in '' Raju Bhai'' (2007). His film '' Nenu Meeku Telusa?'' was an average grosser, but was known for its melodious music. In 2009, his fir ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pavan Wadeyar
Pavan Wadeyar (born 10 December 1987) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, lyricist, actor and producer best known for his work in Kannada cinema. He is known for writing and directing ''Govindaya Namaha'' (2012), for which he won the SIIMA award for the Best Debut Director. Being Producer, His Film Dollu won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film In Kannada 2022. Career Wadeyar began his career by working as an assistant director to Yogaraj Bhat in ''Pancharangi'' (2010). He made his directional debut with ''Govindaya Namaha'' (2012) that went to become a successful film. He won the SIIMA award for the Best Debut Director. He later remade the film in Telugu as ''Potugadu'' (2013). Wadeyar's ''Googly'' starring Yash and Kriti Kharbanda was a major success. Wadeyar made his acting debut in 2014 film ''Preethi Geethi Ityaadi'' directed by Veerendra. In 2015 he directed Rana Vikrama starring Puneeth Rajkumar which became blockbuster hit. In 2016 Pavan directed Je ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Simran Kaur Mundi
Simran Kaur Mundi is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Universe 2008 and represented India at Miss Universe 2008. She made her acting debut in the Hindi Cinema, Hindi film in 2011. Biography Born in Mumbai, she belongs to a Jat family from Mundian Jattan, Hoshiarpur district, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. She studied for two years in Delhi Public School Society#DPS Vijaipur, Delhi Public School, Vijaipur, Guna Madhya Pradesh and later completed her schooling from the boarding school Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. She completed her Bio-Technology degree from the Holkar Science College,Indore in 2007. After her graduation she moved to Mumbai and worked with Fame Cinemas in Andheri – as a guest relations executive, where she exclusively managed bookings for professionals from the film and media industry. While working at Fame Cinemas she was noticed by Bha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anupriya Goenka
Anupriya Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's '' Bharat Nirman''. Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film '' Potugadu'', having previously starred in the 2013 short film ''Worth the Kiss''. She made her Bollywood debut with '' Bobby Jasoos''. She subsequently starred in the comedy-drama '' Bobby Jasoos'' (2014), the drama '' Paathshala'' (2014), the action comedy '' Dishoom'' (2016) and the crime-drama '' Daddy'' (2017). Goenka went on to star in the action-thrillers ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''War'' (2019), and the epic period drama '' Padmaavat'' (2018). She made her web debut with ''Stories by Rabindranath Tagore'' and went onto appear in successful series like '' Sacred Games'', '' Abhay'', ''Criminal Justice'', '' Asur: Welcome to Your Dark Side'', '' Aashram'' and '' Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors''. Early life Anupriya ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Achu Rajamani
Arun R often credited as Achu Rajamani, is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer and singer. He has scored music for several Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films. He made his music direction debut in the Telugu film '' Nenu Meeku Telusa?'' in 2008. Early life Achu is the grandson of music director B. A. Chidambaranath who is considered to be one among the pioneers of the Malayalam music industry. His father, Rajamani, was also a music director and was widely known as the king of background score. Rajamani has scored for more than 1000 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages. He is a graduate from Loyola College, Chennai. Hailing from a musical family, Achu's natural interest was to become a pilot. He chose music over aviation and became a full-fledged musician. He also assisted prominent music director M. M. Keeravani for few years, before he became an independent music composer. Career Achu has worked as a keyboard programmer for 410 songs and has pro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Narsing Yadav
Narsing Yadav (15 May 1963 – 31 December 2020) was an Indian actor known for his comic villain roles. He acted in more than 300 films predominantly in Telugu, in addition to Tamil, Hindi and Kannada languages. He debuted as a small character artist and was primarily cast as a villain and comedy actor. He died on 31 December 2020 from kidney-related ailments. Personal life Narsing was born in Hyderabad to Rajaiah and Lakshmi Narasamma. He completed his primary education in Raja Kandaswamy School. His highest qualification was Intermediate (Plus 2). He was married to Chitra Yadav and had a son named Ruthvik Yadav Filmography Narsing played notable roles in '' Kshana Kshanam'', '' Gaayam'', '' Mutha Mestri'', ''Aithe'', ''Mass'', '' Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.'', ''Anukokunda Oka Roju'' and '' Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana''. Narsing was considered a "permanent" actor in Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma (born 7 April 1962), often referred to by his initials RGV, is an In ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raghu Babu
Yerra Raghu, known professionally as Raghu Babu, is a Telugu comedian. He has worked in many films in Telugu industry. He is the eldest son of comedian and character actor Giri Babu. His native place is Ravinuthala. He is known for his comic expressions and timing. He plays comic roles and has established himself as a dependable comedian. He is a Nandi Award nominee for a Telugu film. He is the general secretary of the Movie Artists Association since 2021. Filmography Telugu # '' Dongalu Unnaru Jagratha'' (1990) # '' Mondi Mogudu Penki Pellam'' (1992) # ''Neram'' (1994) # '' Murari'' (2001) as Erra Babu # '' Neetho Cheppalani'' (2002) # '' Aadi'' (2002) # '' Bharata Simha Reddy'' (2002) # '' Chennakesava Reddy'' (2002) as Venkat Reddy's son # '' Gemeni'' (2002) # '' Khadgam'' (2002) # ''Anveshana'' (2002) # ''Dhanush'' (2003) # '' Kabaddi Kabaddi'' (2003) # '' Golmaal'' (2003) # '' Raghavendra'' (2003) # '' Dil'' (2003) # '' Kalyana Ramudu'' (2003) as Subbu # '' Sha ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Geetha Singh
Geetha Singh is an Indian actress and comedian. Singh is from North India. She learned Telugu after settling in Telangana. She made her Telugu cinema debut with the 2005 film '' Evadi Gola Vaadidhi''. The following year she starred in '' Kithakithalu''. Both films were from director E. V. V. Satyanarayana. During her career, Singh has appeared in over 50 films. Filmography * '' Evadi Gola Vaadidi'' (2005) * '' Allari Pidugu'' (2005) * '' Kithakithalu'' (2006) * '' Premabhishekam'' (2008) * ''Dongala Bandi'' (2008) * '' Sasirekha Parinayam'' (2009) * '' Malli Malli'' (2009) * ''Mondi Mogullu Penki Pellalu'' (2009) * ''Target'' (2009) * ''Mogudu Kavali'' (2009) * ''Neramu Siksha'' (2009) * ''Ooha Chitram'' (2009) * ''Rambabu Gadi Pellam'' (2010) * ''Aakasa Ramanna'' (2010) * ''Ramdev'' (2010) * ''Poison'' (2011) * ''Babloo'' (2011) * ''Naaku O Loverundhi'' (2011) * ''Pilla Dorikithe Pelli'' (2011) * ''Amayakudu'' (2011) * ''Telugammayi'' (2011) * ''Seema Tapakai'' (2011) * ''Re ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Govindaya Namaha
''Govindaya Namaha'' ( ''Hail Govinda'') is a 2012 Indian Kannada language comedy drama film directed by debutante Pawan Wadeyar. The film was released on 30 March 2012 across cinema halls. It stars Komal Kumar, Anna Georgia, Madhulika, Rekha Vedavyas and Parul Yadav in the lead roles. The music is composed by Gurukiran. This film is remade as '' Potugadu'' in Telugu. The movie was accused to be a copy of 2006 Kannada movie ''Avnandre Avne''. However Karnataka Film Directors Association writer's wing set aside the allegations as far from truth. Music of this film has been received well and the song Pyarge Aagbittaite written by Pawan in Kannada and Urdu language mixture recorded an amazing hit in YouTube by hitting more than 1500000 views in less than a week of its release. This song is performed by Chethan and Indu Nagaraj and music by Gurukiran song was picturized on Komal Kumar and Parul at Bijapur Fort and Ibrahim Roza. Plot Govinda pretends to be in love with three women ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |