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Devullu
''Devullu'' ( ''Gods'') is a 2000 Telugu-language supernatural film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Pruthivi, Raasi, Master Nandan, Baby Nitya, while Suman, Srikanth, Rajendra Prasad, Ramya Krishna, Laya were in supporting roles and music was composed by Vandemataram Srinivas. It was produced by Chegondi Haribabu, Karatam Rambabu under the Babu Pictures banner. The film was dubbed in Tamil as ''Kuzhanthayum Deivamum''. Plot Prashanth is a popular singer who weds his fan Nirmala. Soon after, Prasanth's career falters just as Nirmala's singing career begins to thrive. Eventually, the couple is blessed with two kids Chintu and Bhavani. Therein, ego clashes arise between the duo, due to the popularity of Nirmala that overshaws Prashanth which leads to the talk of divorce and the kids become victims of it. During that plight, the children learn from their grandmother that all these sinister occurrences are because she forgot to accomplish several solemn vows at seven ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodi Ramakrishna
Kodi Ramakrishna (23 July 1949 – 22 February 2019) was an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema. One of the most prolific film directors of Telugu film industry, Kodi Ramakrishna has directed over 100 feature films in a variety of genres. He is known as a celluloid visionary who introduced high-end visual effects to the South Indian film industry through his supernatural fantasy films''.'' Kodi Ramakrishna began his career as an associate to Dasari Narayana Rao in ''Korikale Gurralaite'' (1979). His debuted as a director with the film ''Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' (1982). His filmography includes drama films like ''Intlo Ramayya Veedhilo Krishnayya'' (1982), '' Mangamma Gari Manavadu'' (1984), ''Maa Pallelo Gopaludu'' (1985), '' Srinivasa Kalyanam'' (1987), ''Aahuthi'' (1987), ''Muddula Mavayya'' (1989), '' Pelli'' (1997), and '' Dongaata'' (1997); social problem films such as '' Ankusam'' (1989), ''Bharat Band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raasi (actress)
Raasi (born Vijaya) is an Indian actress who predominantly appeared in Telugu and Tamil films. She is credited as Manthra in Malayalam and Tamil films. She appeared in films such as ''Subhakankshalu'' (1997), ''Gokulamlo Seeta'' (1997) and '' Pelli Pandiri'' (1998). In 2020, she made her debuted in television with Telugu soap operas '' Girija Kalyanam'' (2020 -21) and '' Janaki Kalaganaledu'' (2021). Personal life Raasi was born as Vijaya on 1976 in West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. She married film director Sri Muni. Film career At the age of 10, she started acting as a child actress in the 1986 Telugu film, ''Mamatala Kovella'' (1986). She also worked in the Hindi movies ''Rangbaaz'' (1996), '' Jodidar'' (1997) and ''Suraj'' (1997) with Mithun Chakraborty. In Telugu, Raasi rose to fame with ''Subhakankshalu'' (1997). She was labelled "traditional" after ''Gokulamlo Seeta'' (1997). Later, hits like ''Snehithulu'' (1998), '' Pandaga'' (1998), ''Gilli Kajjalu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srikanth (Telugu Actor)
Meka Srikanth (born 23 March 1968) is an Indian actor who is known for works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has appeared in more than 120 films. The actor has received one state Nandi Award, and one Filmfare Award South. He has starred in films like '' Swarabhishekam'', which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for 2004. Srikanth's another film '' Virodhi'' premiered at the Indian panorama section, at the 2011 International Film Festival of India. '' Sri Rama Rajyam'' also had a special screening at International Film Festival of India on 28 November 2011. He has also appeared in some other language films including Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil films. Early life Srikanth was born on 23 March 1968 in Gangavati of present-day Karnataka, India. His father, Meka Parameswara Rao (19462020), was a wealthy landlord who migrated from Mekavaripalem of Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh to Gangavati. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Kar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajendra Prasad (actor)
Gadde Rajendra Prasad (born 19 July 1956) is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, three SIIMA Awards, and three Santosham Film Awards. Prasad made his debut in 1977 with '' Sneham'' and gained recognition with ''Manchu Pallaki'' (1982). He then went on to be starred in several successful comedy films such as ''Rendu Rellu Aaru'' (1986), ''Ladies Tailor'' (1986), ''Aha Naa-Pellanta!'' (1987), ''Appula Appa Rao'' (1991), and '' Mayalodu'' (1993). He received Nandi Award for Best Actor for ''Erra Mandaram'' (1991) and '' Aa Naluguru'' (2004). He has also received an Honorary doctorate from Andhra University. In 2012, he starred in the medical thriller ''Dream'', for which he won the Royal Reel Award at the Canada International Film Festival. He is fondly called "Nata Kireeti" and he has been honored with the title "Hasya Kireeti" by the Telugu Alliances of Canada, held at Mississauga. He was also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandemataram Srinivas
Kanneboina Srinavasa Rao Yadav, known professionally as Vandemataram Srinivas, is an Indian music director and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has won two Filmfare Awards and six Nandi Awards. He got the prefix "Vandemataram" from the title song of the film ''Vande Mataram'' (1985). Early life Vandemataram Srinivas was born as Kanneboina Srinivasa Rao. He was born in a Ramakrishnapuram village in Khammam district of present-day Telangana (then in Andhra Pradesh), India. Awards Filmfare Awards: * Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Telugu - '' Osey Ramulamma'' (1997) * Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for '' Aahaa..!'' (1998) ;Nandi Awards(in Telugu) * Best Music Director :'' Osey Ramulamma''(1997) * Best Music Director :'' Swayamvaram'' (1999) * Best Music Director :''Devullu''(2000) * Best Male Playback Singer : '' Orey Rikshaw'' (1995) - turned down * Best Male Playback Singer :'' Sri Ramulayya'' (1998) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam
Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam (2 January 1957 – 8 November 2013), better known and credited by his initials AVS, was an Indian actor, comedian, producer, director, and journalist known for his works in Telugu cinema. A.V.S. was known particularly for his comic dialogue delivery, and expressions. He starred in over five hundred feature films and has garnered four state Nandi Awards, including Best Comedian, and Best character actor. Early life and career AVS was born on 2 January 1957 in Tenali, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. He was introduced to the film industry by director Bapu through his film ''Mister Pellam'' in 1993. With this film, he became a comedy star in the Telugu film industry. For his role he received many awards including Nandi Award by Government of Andhra Pradesh. He won many private and Government awards for both in films and in TV shows. He produced two films: ''Uncle'' and '' Ori Nee Prema Bangaaram Kanu...!'' and directed 4 films, namely ''Super Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laya (actress)
Laya (born 21 October 1981) is an Indian actress and Kuchipudi dancer known for her work primarily in Telugu films, alongside a few Malayalam, Kannada and Tamil films. Laya first appeared as a child actor in ''Bhadram Koduko'' (1992) and later she started working as a lead actress with '' Swayamvaram'' (1999). She won two Nandi Awards for Best Actress in consecutive years for ''Manoharam'' (2000) and ''Preminchu'' (2001). Personal life Laya was born on 21 October 1981 in a Telugu Bramhin family in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. She attended Nirmala High School, Vijayawada. Her mother was a music teacher in Nirmala High School, Vijayawada and her father was a doctor. During her school days, she was a state state level Chess player. Later, she moved to Hyderabad and participated in multiple stage shows as a classical dancer, having performed in more than 50 stage shows. She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Applications. She married Dr. Sri Ganesh Gorty in 2006 and settled in Los ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babloo Prithiveeraj
Babloo Prithiveeraj (born 29 November 1965) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. Career Prithveeraj made his acting debut as a child artiste and featured in films including '' Naan Vazhavaippen'' (1979), under the stage name of Babloo. He made a comeback as an actor in the 1980s by acting in some low budget Malayalam movies before starring in ''Vaaname Ellai'' directed by K.Balachander. He then started acting in negative roles in movies like ''Aval Varuvaala'' before entering tele serials. In the 2000s, he played crucial roles in the serials '' Ramany vs Ramany'' and the supernatural thriller ''Marma Desam'', both directed by Naga. These serials gained him a breakthrough, while he also hosted the show ''Savaal'' in Jaya TV. He then appeared as transgender goon Ganga in Raadhika’s serial ''Arasi'', before continuing to act further in the serials ''Raja Rajeshwari'' and ''Vani Rani''. As film offers became less frequent, Prithveera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allu Rama Lingaiah
Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, He was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South, and the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2001. Ramalingaiah appeared in over 1000 films in a variety of roles. The "Allu Ramalingaiah National Award" was instituted in his memory by the "Allu Ramalingaiah Academy of Arts". The award is presented every year to a Telugu film personality for life time achievement. Early life Ramalingaiah was born on October 1, 1922 in Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh, India into a Telugu speaking family. Allu Ramalingaiah National Award recipients *Dasari Narayana Rao *K. Raghavendra Rao *Kota Srinivasa Rao *Trivikram Srinivas Awards * Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for the year 2001 * Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his outstanding contribution to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayachander
Vijayachander, (born Vijayachander Telidevara), is an Indian actor, director and producer, known for his works in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television. Regarded as one of the finest character actor's of Telugu cinema, Vijayachander has appeared in more than forty feature films in a variety of roles. Vijayachander is known for his path-breaking works in biographical films; He essayed Jesus of Nazareth in the 1978 film '' Karunamayudu'' which he produced, and won the Nandi Award for Best Feature Film; He then enacted his own maternal Grandfather Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu in the 1982 film ''Andhra Kesari'' for which he has received the state Nandi Special Jury Award. He then essayed Sai Baba of Shirdi in the 1986 classic ''Sri Shirdi Saibaba Mahathyam'' which was screened at the International Film Festival of India; In the same year, he appeared as saint Vemana in the super hit ''Vemana Charithra''. In 1989, he starred in the Maniratnam directed Romantic drama film, '' Gee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Hanuman
Hanuman (; sa, हनुमान, ), also called Anjaneya (), is a Hindu god and a divine ''vanara'' companion of the god Rama. Hanuman is one of the central characters of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana''. He is an ardent devotee of Rama and one of the Chiranjivis. Hanuman is regarded to be the son of the wind-god Vayu, who in several stories played a direct role in Hanuman's birth, and considered to be an incarnation or son of Shiva in Shaivism. Hanuman is mentioned in several other texts, such as the epic ''Mahabharata'' and the various Puranas. Evidence of devotional worship to Hanuman is largely absent in these texts, as well as in most archeological sites. According to Philip Lutgendorf, an American Indologist, the theological significance of Hanuman and devotional dedication to him emerged about 1,000 years after the composition of the ''Ramayana'', in the 2nd millennium CE, after the arrival of Islamic rule in the Indian subcontinent.Paula Richman (2010), ''Review: Lutge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goddess Durga
Durga ( sa, दुर्गा, ) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi. She is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, and wars. Durga's legend centres around combating evils and demonic forces that threaten peace, prosperity, and dharma, representing the power of good over evil. Durga is believed to unleash her divine wrath against the wicked for the liberation of the oppressed, and entails destruction to empower creation. Durga is seen as a motherly figure and often depicted as a beautiful woman, riding a lion or tiger, with many arms each carrying a weapon and often defeating demons. She is widely worshipped by the followers of the goddess-centric sect, Shaktism, and has importance in other denominations like Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The most important texts of Shaktism, Devi Mahatmya, and Devi Bhagavata Purana, revere Devi (the Goddess) as the primordial creator of the universe and the Brahman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
