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Asoakavanam
''Sundarakanda'' was a 2009-2011 Telugu soap opera written & directed by RAJA, that aired on Gemini TV, and dubbed into Tamil and telecasted on Polimer TV and Puthuyugam TV. It was dubbed in Tamil as ''Sundarakandam'' which aired on Polimer TV and as ''Asoakavanam'' which aired on Puthuyugam TV. This is the first South Indian TV serial to be shot in America for 30 days. The show stars Simran, Sujitha, Sai Kiran and Indraja. Cast * Simran as Jayashree * Sujitha as Sneha * Rishi / Sai Kiran as Ajay * Indraja as Pavithra Additional cast * Manjula Vijayakumar as Mahalakshmi * Subhashini/Preeti Nigam as Bhanumathi Devi * Suresh Krishnamoorthy as Sanjay * G. V. Narayana Rao as Bhaskar Rao * Bhavani as Rajalakshmi * Narasimharaju * Sri Lakshmi Lakshmi (; , sometimes spelled Laxmi, ), also known as Shri (, ), is one of the principal goddesses in Hinduism. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, power, beauty, fertility and prosperity, and associated with ''Maya'' ("Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya (actress)
Karpagavalli better known by her stage name Priya is an Indian actress who worked on South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam films. She now works in Tamil television serials in antagonist roles. Background Priya hails from Teynampet, Tamil Nadu. She was noted for her performance in the Malayalam film ''Ninnishtam Ennishtam'' in 1986. She is married to David, a cinematographer of Malayalam movies. The couple have a son, Prince and a daughter, Aishwarya. Partial filmography Malayalam * Saahasam (1981) * Priyasakhi Radha (1982) * Enganeyundashane (1984) as Dancer * Boeing Boeing(1985) as Dancer * Adiverukal (1986) as Selvi * Prathyekam Sradhikkuka (1986) as Sophia * Snehamulla Simham (1986) as Lathika * Ninnishtam Ennishtam (1986) as Shalini * Padayani (1986) as Rajini * Pappan Priyappetta Pappan (1986) as Dancer * Shobaraj (1986) as Julie * Gandhinagar Second Street (1986) * Geetham (1986) as Lekha * Suk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lakshmi (actress)
Sri Lakshmi is an Indian actress who is known for her comic roles in Telugu films. She has also appeared in Tamil films. More than 500 films to her credit, she later turned her attention towards television serials. Lakshmi has received four Nandi Awards for Best Female Comedian. Early life Sri Lakshmi was born and brought up in Madras into a Telugu family from Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Her father Amarnath and brother Rajesh are actors. Rajesh's daughter Aishwarya is an actress. Career Daughter of veteran Telugu actor/Producer Dr. Amarnath, Sri Lakshmi entered the film industry to support her family after her father had fallen sick. Initially, she did minimal and unnoticeable characters. After noticing her spark in playing comedic roles, director Jandhyala offered her a meatier role in '' Rendu Jella Sita'', which turned her career. In the Telugu film industry, she acted in comedy films by ace director, Jandhyala. She also acted in K. Vishwanath fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indraja (actress)
Rajathi, better known by her stage name Indraja, is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu and Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil and Kannada films, in addition to television shows. Early life Indraja was born as Rajathi in a Telugu Brahmin family in Chennai. She is the eldest of three sisters and comes from a Carnatic music family. During school days, she won prizes in singing and drama competitions. A trained classical singer and dancer, she learned Kuchipudi dance form Madhavapeddi Murthy. She was preparing to be a journalist. Career Indraja was cast as a child actress in Rajinikanth-starrer Uzhaippali movie. With Jantar Mantar, her first movie as a grown-up, she adopted the name of her character in that movie, 'Indraja' as her stage name. Later, S. V. Krishna Reddy's ''Yamaleela'' catapulted her to instant stardom. The film ran for over a year. She acted in ''Thadayam'' and ''Rajavin Parvaiyile'' but she was not able to make much headway in Tamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sai Kiran
Sai Kiran Vissamraju (born 8 May 1978), known professionally as Sai Kiran Ram, is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil Television serials along with several Telugu films. Personal life He is the son of V. Ramakrishna who has sung more than 5000 songs in Telugu movies for stars like NTR, ANR, Sobhan babu, Krishnamraju, Krishna and many more in Telugu Film Industry. His Mother V.Jyothi is also a famous singer from Doordarshan Channel back in the 70s famously known as Jyothi Kanna. He is the Grandson of P. Susheela.Saikiran has involved himself in many animal rescue organizations, including the Blue Cross of Hyderabad and Friends of Snakes Society. He is engaged with a number of spiritually-related organisations. Saikiran recently wed a software specialist named Vyshnavi. This marriage however created a furor over TV channels as the head priest of Tirumala, Ramana Dikshitulu attended the wedding. This was unacceptable to many TV channels. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polimer TV
Polimer TV (also known as Polimer) is an Indian Tamil language entertainment channel that was owned by Polimer TV Network. The channel shows dubbed series from other television channels and some original shows. It was earlier launched as a local Television channel by starting their headquarters at Salem and it aired only at Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Coimbatore, Madurai, Dharmapuri. However, It was later converted into a Tamil Entertainment channel by expanding the whole coverage in Tamilnadu by moving their headquarters at Chennai. Current shows *'' Engal Sai'' Former shows Original series *''Yamini B.A.B.L.'' *''Aayiram Jenmangal'' *''Rajamannar Vagaiyara'' *'' Ithu Namma Veedu'' Original reality/non-scripted programming *''Makkalukkaga'' *''Polimer Junior Super Dancer'' *''Something Something with Stars'' Dubbed soap operas *'' 24 Season 1'' *'' Alaadin'' (150 Episodes) *''Vidhi'' *'' Aval Oru Thodarkadhai'' *''Devi'' *'' Ennarguil Nee Irundhal'' *'' En Kanmani'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the Epic poetry, epic and the Lyric poetry, lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's ''Poetics (Aristotle), Poetics'' (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory. The term "drama" comes from a Ancient Greek, Greek word meaning "deed" or "Action (philosophy), act" (Classical Greek: , ''drâma''), which is derived from "I do" (Classical Greek: , ''dráō''). The two masks associated with drama represent the traditional Genre, generic division between Comedy (drama), comedy and tragedy. In English (as was the analogous case in many other European languages), the word '' play'' or ''game'' (translating the Old English, Anglo-Saxon ''pleġan'' or Latin ''ludus'') was the standard term for dramas until William Shakespear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Soap Opera
Indian television drama (in Indian English Indian serials) are television programs written, produced, and filmed in India, with characters played by Indians and episodes broadcast on Indian television. India's first television drama was '' Hum Log'' ( Hindi), which aired in 1984–85, and concluded with 154 episodes. ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'' ( Hindi) (2000–2008) was the first Indian TV drama to cross 1,000 episodes and concluded with 1,833 episodes. '' Char Divas Sasuche'' ( Marathi) (2001–2013) was the first Indian serial to cross 2,000 and 3,000 episodes, also entering in Limca Book of Records, which concluded with 3,200 episodes. The Bengali crime show ''Police File'' crossed 5,000 episodes. The Telugu serial ''Abhishekam'' (2008–2022) was the first Indian serial with 4,000 episodes and concluded on 1 February 2022. ''Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah'' (2008–present) is the longest running Hindi TV show of India, and the longest-running sitcom, have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhavani (actress)
Bhavani (born 9 November 1953), an Indian film and television actress best known for her work in Malayalam, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu cinema. She was the lead actress in the Telugu film industry. Personal life Born in Chennai and was married Malayalam producer/music director Reghu Kumar, known for films like ''Thalavattam'' and ''Hello My Dear Wrong Number''. They had two daughters: Bavitha and Bhavana. She made a comeback through the Malayalam film ''Thandavam''. Currently, she is acting in Tamil serials. She is a granddaughter of Telugu actress singer Rushyendramani. Her mother tongue is Telugu. Career Bhavani's debut film was the Kannada-language ''Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu'' (1974), which won her the Best Actress award and in which she shared screen space with legendary actress, mentor and maternal grandmother Rushyendramani, who received the Best Supporting Actress award for the same film. With 75 films in a span of four years to her credit, Bhavani was considered as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preeti Nigam
Preeti Nigam is an Indian actress who is known for her negative roles in Telugu-language television serials. Career Her career began when a Telugu short filmmaker noticed her while she was giving a dance performance. The maker insisted that she star in his short film ''Aradhana'' although she wasn't fluent in Telugu. She garnered acclaim for her negative role in the Telugu television serial ''Kasturi'' as Sunila. Preeti went on to play negative roles in other serials including ''Chandramukhi'' on ETV and ''Swathi Chinukulu''. She played supporting roles in several films including the Bollywood films ''Welcome to Sajjanpur'' (2008) and '' Well Done Abba'' (2009) before portraying the lead role of the revolutionary Chityala Ailamma in the film of the same name in 2013. Personal life Her husband, Nagesh Karra, is also an actor. Their son Aryan Karra was selected to represent India in the World Roller Games The World Skate Games (formerly World Roller Games) are an internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subhashini
Subhashini (born 2 August 1965) is a South Indian films and television actress. Her sister is famous actress Jayasudha. Both of them are nieces of famous actress and director Vijaya Nirmala. She worked with Rajini's Johnny movie's songAasaiya Kaathula thoodhu vittu. She shared the screen with her sister in films like ''Sivaranjani'' (1978), "Doctor Cine-actor" and '' Meghasandesam'' (1983). Subhashini acted in the hit film '' Arundhati''; she played the role of villain's mother. She also acts in serials like Nagaastram (E-TV), Sundarakanda (Gemini TV) and in Sun TV's ''Chellamay''. Subhashini's daughter Pooja also acted in a film but she gave it up Partial filmography Malayalam * ''Grihalakshmi'' (1981) * ''Kallan Pavithran'' (1981) * ''Aranjaanam'' (1982) * ''Asthi'' (1983) * ''Minnaram'' (1994) Telugu * ''Sivaranjani'' (1978) * ''Maa voollo mahasivudu'' (1978) * ''Urvasi Neeve Naa Preyasi'' (1979) * ''Tiger (1979 film), Tiger'' (1979) * ''Prema Kanuka'' (1981) * ''Agn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manjula Vijayakumar
Manjula Vijayakumar (4 July 195423 July 2013) was an Indian actress. She acted in more than 100 films in South Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Personal life She and actor Vijayakumar got married in 1976. The couple have three daughters, Vanitha, Preetha and Sridevi. Arun Vijay, Anitha, and Kavitha are her husband's children from his first marriage. Sanjeev and Sindhu are her nephew and niece respectively (elder sister's son and daughter respectively). Acting career She first appeared in the film ''Shanthi Nilayam'' (1969) in a supporting role (as the teenaged niece of Gemini Ganesan's character). Her first lead role was in '' Rickshawkaran'' (1971). She acted in lead roles in many films till the late seventies. Since the late 80's, she has appeared in supporting roles. Manjula has performed alongside R. Muthuraman, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, M. G. Ramachandran, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Krishna, Shobhan Babu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Language
Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Puducherry. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in the four other South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is also spoken by the Tamil diaspora found in many countries, including Malaysia, Myanmar, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Mauritius. Tamil is also natively spoken by Sri Lankan Moors. One of 22 scheduled languages in the Constitution of India, Tamil was the first to be classified as a classical language of India. Tamil is one of the longest-surviving classical languages of India.. "Tamil is one of the two longest-surviving classical languages in India" (p. 7). A. K. Ramanujan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
