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Pragathi
Pragathi Mahavadi (born 16 April 1976) is an Indian film and television actress who has acted predominantly in Telugu cinema and in addition to Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam cinema. Early life Pragathi was born in Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India. Career Pragathi started her career as a model for ''Mysore Silk Palace''. Later, she was introduced by Bhagyaraj as a lead actress in '' Veetla Visheshanga''. After that, she acted in seven Tamil films and one Malayalam film. She got married and three years later she returned to act in television serials. Filmography Telugu # ''Shabash Ramu'' (1993) # '' Bobby'' (2002) # '' Nuvve Nuvve'' (2002) # '' Nuvvu Leka Nenu Lenu'' (2002) # ''Gangotri'' (2003) # ''Samba'' (2004) # '' Leela Mahal Center'' (2004) # '' Puttintiki Ra Chelli'' (2004) # '' Kushi Kushiga'' (2004) # ''Yamagola Malli Modalayindi'' (2007) # '' Chirutha'' (2007) # '' Lakshyam'' (2007) # ''Athidhi'' (2007) # '' Pourudu'' (2008) # '' Bujjigadu'' (2008) # ''Ready'' (2008) # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veetla Visheshanga
''Veetla Visheshanga'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language comedy drama film, written and directed by K. Bhagyaraj. The film stars Bhagyaraj himself and Pragathi, with Janagaraj, Suresh (actor, born 1963), Suresh and Tanikella Bharani in supporting roles. It was released on 14 January 1994, Pongal (festival), Pongal Day. The film was remade in Hindi as ''Mr. Bechara'' (1996) and in Kannada as ''Baanallu Neene Bhuviyallu Neene'' (2001). Plot Gopalakrishnan "Gopal", a widower and single father, admits a woman to the hospital who has suffered a complete loss of memory. As the owner of a local press, Gopal is persuaded by Dr. Shree, the Chief Doctor, to take care of the woman until she recovers from her amnesia. The doctor names the woman Gowri, and to facilitate her recovery, Dr. Shree fabricates a story, telling Gowri that she is married to Gopal and has a child. Gopal is forced to accept this situation and takes Gowri to his home. Gowri insists that she has no rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby (2002 Film)
''Bobby'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language romance film written and directed by Sobhan and produced by K. Krishna Mohan Rao. The movie stars Mahesh Babu, Aarthi Agarwal, Raghuvaran, and Prakash Raj while Brahmanandam, Sunil (actor), Sunil, Pragathi (actress), Pragathi, Ravi Babu, and Meher Ramesh play supporting roles. The soundtrack of the movie was scored by Mani Sharma, the cinematography was done by Venkat R. Prasad, and editing was handled by S. Sudhakar Reddy. The film released on 31 October 2002. Plot Yadagiri is a disabled mafia leader in Hyderabad, and KR is a rich businessman. Bhagyamati is Yadagiri's daughter, and Bobby is KR's son. The story of this film deals with what happens when these two people fall in love with each other. Bobby meets Bhagyamati in a club and falls in love with her. They later find out that their fathers are archrivals. Bhagyamati's mother was killed in an accident involving their fathers. Knowing this, Bobby and Bhagyamati e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namo Venkatesa
''Namo Venkatesa'' ( ''Hail Venkatesa'') is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by Srinu Vaitla from a story written by Gopimohan. Produced by 14 Reels Entertainment and Suresh Productions, it stars Venkatesh and Trisha in lead roles with Brahmanandam, Mukesh Rishi, Subbaraju, Akash, and Ali in supporting roles. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Prasad Murella and editing by M. R. Varma. The film was tehatrically released on 14 January 2010. Plot Venkataramana a.k.a. Venky is a ventriloquist. He is a naive and good adult, and everyone in his association usually likes him. An astrologer named Palasa predicts that if he does not get married in one month, he will be a single man forever. Venky goes to Paris as part of a group to perform for NRIs, where he meets Paris Prasad and his gang. They fool everyone and try to avoid giving them remuneration. Venky manages them and gets his and his troops' payment. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samba (2004 Film)
''Samba'' is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by V. V. Vinayak and produced by Kodali Nani. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Bhoomika Chawla, Genelia D'Souza, and Prakash Raj while Vijayakumar, Ali, Sithara, Sukumari, Sukanya, and Brahmaji play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma with cinematography by K. Ravindra Babu and editing by Gautham Raju. The film was released on 9 June 2004. The film follows Sambasiva Naidu, the son of a faction leader, who seeks revenge after a family betrayal and his sister’s suicide. Amidst the violence, Samba strives to fulfill his father’s dream of making education accessible to all in the faction ridden region of Rayalaseema but Pasupathi stands in his way. The film was an average success at the box office. It was remade in Kannada as ''Mandya'' (2006). It was dubbed in Hindi with the same name. Plot Dharmayya Naidu is a factionist who lost his wife because he is uneducated. Hence, he wants to fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalavaramaye Madilo
''Kalavaramaye Madilo'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu language musical romance film written and directed by Sathish Kasetty, who had earlier directed a Telugu film ''Hope'' which won a National Award. The film stars Swati Reddy and Kamal Kamaraju in the lead roles. The music was composed by Malayalam cinema musician Sharath. The film won two Nandi Awards. Plot The film revolves around a girl (Swati Reddy) who is very ambitious and wants to sing under the music direction of A. R. Rahman. Her mother (Delhi Rajeswari) is not a fan of music, while Swati is. So she secretly works at a restaurant as a live singer and ( Kamal Kamaraju) is a regular customer there. One day she receives negative criticism from a depressed classical musician (Vikram Gokhale). It is revealed that he was once a celebrated musician but remained poor due to lack of tactics in staying famous. He has a friend and assistant (Tanikella Bharani) who tries to keep him happy and healthy through his otherwise illness and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurradu
''Kurradu'' (Telugu language, Telugu: కుర్రాడు, ) is a 2009 Telugu language, Telugu language action thriller film, directed by Sandeep Gunnam, the son of Gunnam Gangaraju. The film stars Varun Sandesh and Neha Sharma. The film was released on 12 November 2009. It was a remake of Tamil language, Tamil language film ''Polladhavan (2007 film), Polladhavan''. The film was released to mixed review with critics praising the storyline while criticising the actors. The film was a box office failure. Plot Varun (Varun Sandesh), the son of a middle-class man (Tanikella Bharani), is fit for nothing in the beginning. Though he wants to do something with his life, he knows he cannot get a job, just as he cannot get a costly education, as his father is not someone who can bribe like a rich men for a job to his son. On the night of his birthday, he spills out his frustration to his father, who beats him for consuming liquor. The next morning, Varun's father gives away the sum he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chintakayala Ravi
''Chintakayala Ravi'' is a 2008 Telugu-language romantic comedy film produced by Nallamalupu Bujji and directed by Yogi. The cross over cinema, starring Venkatesh, and Anushka Shetty in lead roles, while Mamta Mohandas and Venu Thottempudi in a supporting roles, with songs composed by Vishal–Shekhar and background score composed by Mani Sharma. Plot Chintakayala Ravi ( Venkatesh) works in a bar named Cyber Wave in New York. He is the head waiter; he works with his three friends who also are waiters at the same bar. He has a soft spot for software engineers because he came to the US with the dream of becoming a software pro. However, unavoidable circumstances prevented him from reaching that goal. His mother Seshamamba (Lakshmi) tells everybody in her village in Andhra Pradesh that her son is an outstanding software engineer in America. Ravi is hit hard with a sentiment; for the sole reason of not wanting to hurt his mother's feelings, he continues to tell her the sweet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pourudu
''Pourudu'' () is a 2008 Telugu language action thriller film written and directed by Raj Aditya. The film stars Sumanth and Kajal Aggarwal, while Suman, Nassar, Brahmanandam, Ali, Subbaraju, and Kota Srinivasa Rao play supporting roles. The film was produced by Sumanth's sister, Supriya, under the S.S Creations / Annapurna Studios banner. The music score was by Mani Sharma with cinematography by Sudhakar Yekkanti. The film released on 13 January 2008. It was a moderate success at the box office, having a run of 100 days in a couple of centers. The film was later dubbed into Hindi as ''Giraftaar: The Man on a Mission'' in 2008. Plot Ajay completes his college degree and prepares for the IAS examination. His father Pandu works as a right hand under a powerful mafia leader named Jakeer Bhai. Kasi runs a rival gang in the same city along with his son. Though Pandu is a gangster, his son Ajay has different and more law-abiding aspirations. He concentrates on his studies and comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athidhi (2007 Film)
''Athidhi'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language neo-noir romantic action thriller film directed by Surender Reddy and produced by G. Ramesh Babu under Krishna Pictures Private Limited. The film stars Mahesh Babu, alongside Amrita Rao (in her Telugu film debut and her only Telugu film to date), Murali Sharma and Ashish Vidyarthi. ''Athidhi'' was released on 18 October 2007 to mixed reviews from critics who praised the Mani Sharma's Soundtrack and Performances of Babu, Rao and Sharma but criticized the overdose of violence and illogical scenes. This movie completed 35 days in 400 centres. The film was remade in Bengali language in Bangladesh as ''Durdhorsho Premik''. Plot In Delhi, Athidhi is released from prison and goes in search of his long-lost friend Amrita. Athidhi comes across a girl named Amrita, who is chased by stalkers from her college. Amrita and Athidhi meet many times and she soon starts to like Athidhi, but has to leave for Hyderabad before she can confess her fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakshyam (2007 Film)
''Lakshyam'' ( ''Target'') is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) on Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions and directed by Srivass. It stars Gopichand, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty and music is composed by Mani Sharma. It was later remade in Tamil as '' Maanja Velu'' (2010) and in Kannada as '' Varadhanayaka'' (2013). The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. Plot The film begins with Indu, a plucky, naughty girl fleeing from her forced marriage and DIG Hari Narayan chasing her. Meanwhile, a valiant Chandu absconds from the police prison by smashing them. The two reach the outskirts, where Chandu shockingly kills Hari Narayan and the story shifts to the past. A few months ago, ACP Bose, a stout-hearted cop, was newly deputed to the Hyderabad. Here, he encounters a notorious Shankar who acts the crimes and settlements utilizing the sections in law and skips from a sentence. Therefore, he is famed as Section Shank ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chirutha
''Chirutha'' () is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh and produced by C. Aswani Dutt under Vyjayanthi Movies. The film stars debutants Ram Charan and Neha Sharma, alongside Prakash Raj, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Sayaji Shinde in supporting roles. Music for the film was composed by Mani Sharma, with cinematography by Shyam K. Naidu. The story follows Charan, a young man on a mission of vengeance against Mattu Bhai, a crime lord responsible for the deaths of his parents. The film began production in early 2007 and was shot extensively in Thailand. Released worldwide on 27 September 2007, ''Chirutha'' received positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success. It set the record as the highest-grossing Telugu film for a debut actor collecting a distributor's share of ₹25 crore at the box office until it was surpassed by ''Uppena'' in 2021. Ram Charan's performance earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut – South and a N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamagola Malli Modalayindi
''Yamagola Malli Modalayindi'' ( Havoc in Hell has happened again) is a 2007 Indian Telugu-language fantasy film directed by Srinivasa Reddy. Srikanth, Venu Thottempudi, Meera Jasmine, and Reema Sen play the lead roles. The film was a box office success. Director Srinivasa Reddy, Srikanth, and Meera Jasmine collaborated again for '' A Aa E Ee'' (2009). Plot A baby girl is born into a rich family. The astrologers predict that she will become a noblewoman with a good heart who is socially committed to the suffering of others. They also say that the girl's family will become richer. She is named Aishwarya. But it is written in Yamaloka that the girl would die at a young age. Running parallel to this story, at Yamaloka, an aging Yamadharmaraja wants to take rest, for which he proposes to throne his grandson Dharma Raju. Aging Chitragupta will take a rest, prompting his brother, Vichitragupta, to do his duties temporarily. Hence, the grandson of Chitragupta (Venu) gets ready to rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |