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Thaman
Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Sivakumar (born 16 November 1983), professionally credited as Thaman S, is an Indian composer and playback singer known for his works majorly in Telugu and Tamil cinema. He is the recipient of the National Film Award for Best Music Direction for his work in the 2020 musical hit '' Ala Vaikuntapuramulo''. His breakout film as a music director was ''Kick'' (2009). His notable compositions include films such as ''Eeram'' (2009), ''Brindavanam'' (2010), ''Mirapakay'' (2011), ''Osthe'' (2011), ''Dookudu'' (2011), ''Businessman'' (2012), '' Naayak'' (2013), ''Baadshah'' (2013), '' Greeku Veerudu'' (2013), '' Ramayya Vasthavayya'' (2013), ''Race Gurram'' (2014), ''Aagadu'' (2014), ''Bruce Lee'' (2015), '' Sarrainodu'' (2016), '' Tholi Prema'' (2018), '' Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' (2020), ''Akhanda'' (2021), ''Sarkaru Vaari Paata'' (2022), ''Varisu'' (2023), and ''Daaku Maharaaj'' (2025). Thaman has been the judge in the reality singing show '' Telugu Indian Id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo
''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' (), also known by the initialism ''AVPL'', is a 2020 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas.It was produced by Allu Aravind and S. Radha Krishna under their banners Geetha Arts and Haarika and Hassine Creations, Haarika & Hassine Creations, respectively. The film stars Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde alongside a supporting cast of Jayaram, Tabu (actress), Tabu, Sushanth, Nivetha Pethuraj, Murali Sharma, Sachin Khedekar, Samuthirakani, Navdeep, Sunil (actor), Sunil, Harsha Vardhan, and Govind Padmasoorya. The film follows Bantu, a young man who, while growing up, endured criticism from his father. His world is turned upside down upon discovering that he was switched at birth with the son of a millionaire. Production of the film began in April 2019, and wrapped up in December 2019. It was filmed across Hyderabad, with songs being shot overseas. The film's Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (soundtrack), sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo (soundtrack)
''Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo'' is the soundtrack album composed by Thaman S for the 2020 Telugu film of the same name starring Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde in lead roles, directed by Trivikram Srinivas, the film marks Thaman's second collaboration with Trivikram after '' Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava'' (2018) and third collaboration with Allu Arjun after ''Race Gurram'' (2014) and '' Sarrainodu'' (2016). The album consists of six songs with Sirivennela Sitaramasastri, Kasarla Shyam, Krishna Chaitanya, Ramajogayya Sastry, Kalyan Chakravarthy and Vijay Kumar Bhalla penning the lyrics. The soundtrack album released digitally on 6 January 2020 on the Aditya Music label. It is the first Indian feature film soundtrack to have more than 1 billion-views on YouTube. On YouTube's Top 10 Indian Music Videos, " Butta Bomma" and " Ramuloo Ramulaa" became the only South Indian songs that have been listed in 2020. Production "Samajavaragamana" A glimpse of the first single " Samajavaragamana" fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aagadu
''Aagadu'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Srinu Vaitla. Written by Anil Ravipudi, Upendra Madhav and Praveen Varma, the film was jointly produced by Ram Achanta, Gopi Achanta and Anil Sunkara under their banner 14 Reels Entertainment. It stars Mahesh Babu, Tamannaah Bhatia and Sonu Sood in lead roles while Rajendra Prasad, Ashish Vidyarthi, Nassar, and Brahmanandam play supporting roles. ''Aagadu'' was Thaman S 50th film as a music composer, with K. V. Guhan as the cinematographer and M. R. Varma as the editor. Mahesh played Shankar, an encounter specialist who becomes the circle inspector of police in Bukkapatnam. He is tasked with stopping the power plant construction by Damodar (Sonu Sood), a crime boss, due to its environmental impact. Shankar later learns that Damodar is responsible for his brother Bharath's death, leading him to seek revenge. Principal photography for ''Aagadu'' began on 28 November 2013 and concluded on 5 Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Businessman (film)
''Businessman ''is a 2012 Indian Telugu-language action crime film directed and written by Puri Jagannadh and produced by R. R. Venkat under the banner R. R. Movie Makers. It is based from a concept by Ram Gopal Varma and stars an ensemble cast featuring Mahesh Babu, Kajal Aggarwal, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Sayaji Shinde, Raza Murad, Subbaraju and Brahmaji. In the film, Vijay Surya arrives at Mumbai with aspirations to rule the city due to his grudge against the corrupt system in the country, but begins to face violent challenges from the cops and his enemies. S. Thaman composed the music, while Shyam K. Naidu and M. S. Rajashekhar Reddy (S. R. Shekhar) handled the cinematography and editing. The film was made with a budget of 40 crore and was launched formally on 15 August 2011 in Hyderabad. Principal photography began on 2 September 2011 and was shot in Hyderabad, Mumbai and Goa. A few song sequences were shot in Bangkok. Filming ended on 10 December 2011 in 74 working day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kick (2009 Film)
''Kick ''is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Surender Reddy from a story by Vakkantham Vamsi. The film stars Ravi Teja, Ileana, and Shaam (in his Telugu debut) while Brahmanandam plays a supporting role. The film has music composed by Thaman S. Released on 8 May 2009, the film was a commercial success. The film was remade in Tamil as '' Thillalangadi'' (2010), in Hindi as ''Kick'' (2014) and in Kannada as '' Super Ranga'' (2014). A sequel, '' Kick 2'' also starring Teja and directed by Reddy was released in 2015. Plot Kalyan is a happy-go-lucky man who excels in every field but always does strange and dangerous things to obtain a certain "kick" – a thrill or excitement that he craves. One such activity is secretly double-crossing his childhood friend Azam while helping him to elope. At this point, he meets Naina, who is shocked at his recklessness and writes him off as crazy. Kalyan sets his sights on Naina and woos her in a very unorthodox way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarkaru Vaari Paata
''Sarkaru Vaari Paata'' () is a 2022 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action drama film written and directed by Parasuram (director), Parasuram. It is produced by Mythri Movie Makers, 14 Reels Plus and G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment and stars Mahesh Babu, Keerthy Suresh and Samuthirakani in lead roles. The film follows a conflict between Mahi, a financier and Member of Parliament, MP named Rajendranath, after his daughter Kalaavathi cons Mahi for her gambling debts. The film was announced in May 2020 with a formal launch ceremony taking place in November 2020. Principal photography begun in January 2021 in Dubai and later also took place in Hyderabad, but was put on hold in April 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming resumed in July 2021 and took place in Goa and Spain before ending in April 2022. The film score and soundtrack is composed by Thaman S with cinematography and editing by R. Madhi and Marthand K. Venkatesh respectively. Initially set to release in January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tholi Prema (2018 Film)
''Tholi Prema'' () is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Venky Atluri in his directorial debut. Produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad's Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, the film stars Varun Tej and Raashii Khanna. The music is composed by S. Thaman while cinematography and editing are done by George C. Williams and Naveen Nooli respectively. Principal photography of the film took place in Hyderabad and London. Released on 10 February 2018, the film grossed over at the box office, and was a commercial success. It was remade in Bengali language as ''Fidaa'' (2018), named after the '' 2017 Telugu film of the same name'', which also stars Varun Tej. Plot Aadi is searching frantically for a missing girl in London. Dejected, Adi sits by the River Thames and starts talking about how he is successful at work but his love life is a complete failure. A few years back, Adi plots a revenge prank on his college professor for the 2 years of miserab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baadshah (2013 Film)
''Baadshah'' (transl. Emperor) is a 2013 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sreenu Vaitla. The film was produced by Bandla Ganesh under his Parameswara Art Productions banner. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao Jr. in the title role, alongside Kajal Aggarwal, Navdeep, Brahmanandam, and Kelly Dorji. The soundtrack was composed by Thaman S, S. Thaman, which also marks his second collaboration with Sreenu Vaitla. The cinematography and editing were handled by K. V. Guhan and M.R. Varma. The film follows Rama Rao, an aspiring Indian Police Service, IPS officer who is rejected from the service due to his father's ties with a notorious gangster. After his brother is tragically killed in a bomb blast orchestrated by the same gangster, Rama Rao adopts the identity of Padishah, Baadshah and infiltrates the criminal underworld to seek justice and dismantle the gangster's empire from within. ''Baadshah'' was released worldwide on 5 April 2013 and was premi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daaku Maharaaj
''Daaku Maharaaj '' (transl. King of the Bandits) is a 2025 Indian Telugu-language action thriller film directed and co-written by Bobby Kolli and produced by Sithara Entertainments, Fortune Four Cinemas and Srikara Studios. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna alongside Bobby Deol (in his Telugu debut), Pragya Jaiswal, Shraddha Srinath, Sachin Khedekar, Makarand Deshpande, Urvashi Rautela, Aadukalam Naren, Nithin Mehta, Ravi Kishan, VTV Ganesh, Rishi, and Chandini Chowdary. The film follows the journey of Sitaram, a dedicated civil engineer who transforms into the dacoit named "Daaku Maharaaj" to protect a village in distress. Later, he disguises himself as a car driver, Nanaji, to safeguard a young girl, Vaishnavi and her family. The film was officially announced in June 2023 under the tentative title ''NBK 109'', as it is Balakrishna's 109th film as a leading actor and the official title was announced in November 2024. Principal photography commenced in November 2023. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirapakay
''Mirapakay'' ( Chilli) is a 2011 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Harish Shankar and produced by Ramesh Puppala under Yellow Flowers. The film stars Ravi Teja in the lead role, alongside Richa Gangopadhyay, Deeksha Seth, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Nagababu in supporting roles. The music was composed by S. Thaman, while cinematography and editing were handled by C. Ram Prasad and Gautham Raju. ''Mirapakay'' was released on 13 January 2011, coinciding with Makara Sankranti, and became a commercial success at the box office. Plot Rishi alias ''Mirapakay'', an IB officer, is assigned by IB chief Murthy to nab Shankar, who is the agent of Kittu, a crime boss, as Kittu is planning to spread his operations in the country. Rishi finds Shankar's location in Hyderabad and goes undercover as a college lecturer. Rishi meets Vinamra, who also studies in the college where Rishi is the lecturer. Rishi and Vinamra soon fall in love with each other. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarrainodu
''Sarrainodu'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by Allu Aravind under Geetha Arts. The film stars Allu Arjun, alongside Aadhi Pinisetty, Rakul Preet Singh, Catherine Tresa, Srikanth, Brahmanandam, P. Sai Kumar, Jayaprakash, Pradeep Rawat, Suman and Adarsh Balakrishna. The music was composed by S. Thaman, while the cinematography and editing were handled by Rishi Punjabi and Kotagiri Venkateshwara Rao. ''Sarrainodu'' was released on 22 April 2016 to positive reviews from critics and became the 2nd highest grossing Telugu film of 2016. It was subsequently dubbed into Malayalam as ''Yodhavu'' and was released in Kerala a month after the original version. The core plot was reported to be loosely based on the 2004 film '' Walking Tall''. Plot Gana, an ex-Indian Army Major, is raised by his paternal uncle Sripathi and is berated by his father Umapathi for leaving the army and not having an aim in life. Gana is sent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Race Gurram
''Race Gurram'' () is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film co-written & directed by Surender Reddy and produced by Nallamalupu Srinivas under his banner Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Productions. The film stars Allu Arjun and Shruti Haasan while Shaam and Ravi Kishan play supporting roles. S. Thaman composed the music. Cinematography and editing were done by Manoj Paramahamsa and Gautham Raju respectively. Principal photography began on 13 May 2013 in Hyderabad with the entire shoot completed on 22 February 2014. The film released worldwide on 11 April 2014 to positive reviews. The film marked Allu Arjun's first film to gross over 100 crore. With a distributor's share of , the film emerged as highest grossing Telugu film of that year. It went on to earn Filmfare Awards for Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Playback Singer – Male. Plot Ram Prasad and Lakshman "Lucky" Prasad are brothers and polar opposites. While the former is an honorable ACP, the latter i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
