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Idi Sangathi
''Idi Sangathi'' is a 2008 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Chandra Siddhartha. The film stars Tabu and Abbas in the lead roles with Raja in a cameo role. This film marks the second film in which they are paired together after the Tamil film ''Kadhal Desam'' (1996). The film is an adaptation of the novel ''Nuvve Kaadu''. Cast *Abbas as Satyamurthy * Tabu as Swarajyalakshmi *Sunil as Neeladri *Kota Srinivasa Rao as Chief Minister *Raghunatha Reddy as Police Officer *Chalapathi Rao as DGP *Hema *Surya as Police Inspector *M. S. Narayana * L. B. Sriram *Brahmaji *Raja Ravindra *Gautam Raju *Shankar Melkote *Devadas Kanakala * Jenny *Janardhan *Apoorva *Raja as Clover King (cameo appearance) *Anita Hassanandani and Samiksha as item numbers Soundtrack Music was composed by John P. Varki and was released on Madhura Audio. Critical reception A critic from ''Rediff.com Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandra Siddhartha
Chandra Siddartha is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He is known for his directorial works such as '' The Inscrutable Americans'' (2001) which premiered at Milan, New York, Atlanta, London and Kerala International Film Festivals. He received three state Nandi Awards for works such as '' Aa Naluguru'' (2004), and '' Andari Bandhuvaya'' (2010). In 1995, he produced '' Nirantharam'' which was screened at the Cairo International Film Festival. He served as Jury member at the 57th, 61st and 65th National Film Awards, as well as the 49th IFFI...served as jury member for Andhra Pradesh state Nandi awards and South Indian cinematographers association movie awards. Early life and career Chandra Siddhartha was born to C. Poorna Chandra Rao and C. Sakunthala Devi. Siddhartha has attended Nizam College in Hyderabad and holds a degree in Telugu Literature, from Osmania University. He has worked as an Assistant director for the 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raja Ravindra
Raja Ravindra is an Indian actor predominantly appears in Telugu films and television serials. Apart from Telugu films, he has acted in several Tamil films and a few Kannada movies. He started his career with TV serials and entered into films. Career Raja Ravindra's first film as an actor is ''Paccha Toranam'' (1994). After acting in films like '' Pedarayudu'' (1995), he ventured into film production and dates management of heroes. Filmography Telugu Tamil Television series * ''Vasundhara:Andam'' (ETV) * ''FIR'' (ETV) * '' Lady Detective'' (ETV) * ''Krishnadasi'' ( Sun TV); 2000-2001 * '' Janaki Kalaganaledu'' (Star Maa Star Maa is an Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It primarily telecasts programmes such as serials, reality shows and Telugu ...); 2021 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Raja Ravindra Living people Telugu male actors Indian male fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. It is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. At the time of its founding, internet access had only been available in India for five months with a mere 18,000 users, leaving Rediff.com as one of the earliest Indian web portals and email providers. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippu (singer)
Ekambaresh Lakshmi Narayanan (born 1 November 1978), better known by his stage name Tippu, is an Indian playback singer who has performed several songs in Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu languages. Personal life Tippu married playback singer Harini when they both were 24 years. They have a daughter named Sai Smriti and son, Sai Abhyankkar, who made his singing debut with the single "Katchi Sera" in 2024. Discography Tamil discography Kannada discography Telugu discography Other language discography Awards In 2010, Tippu won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer for the song "Hey Paaru" from the film '' Raaj the Showman'' composed by V. Harikrishna. Tippu was awarded the Kalaimamani The Kalaimamani is the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. These awards are given by the ''Tamil Nadu Iyal Isai Nataka Mandram'' (literature, music and theatre), a unit of the Directorate of Art and Culture, Government ... by the Gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suchitra
Suchitra Ramadurai, known mononymously as Suchitra, is an Indian radio jockey, popular playback singer, songwriter, composer, voice artist, dubbing artist and film actress. She has sung in multiple languages including Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu. Early life Suchitra was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, as the daughter of Ramadurai and Padmaja. She has a sister named, Sunitha. Suchitra is a BSc graduate from Mar Ivanios College (Trivandrum). Later on, she moved to Coimbatore for her MBA from PSG Institute of Management. She was part of a music band at PSG. Career Suchitra joined Sify for a year, after graduating. She responded to an ad for the post of an RJ in Radio Mirchi. She became as Rj Suchi, with her popular morning show ''Hello Chennai''. Her distinct and bold voice made her very popular with the younger crowd. She still does a radio show called ''Flight983'' on Radio Mirchi, on Sunday evenings (7–9 pm). The show deals with interesting international happenings. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anuradha Sriram
Anuradha Sriram (' Mohan; born 9 July 1970) is an Indian carnatic and playback singer and child actress who hails from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung more than 3500 songs in Tamil, Telugu, Sinhala, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi films. Early life Anuradha was born in Chennai to playback singer Renuka Devi and Meenakshi Sundaram Mohan. She did her primary schooling at St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School, Coimbatore. She then studied at Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan, Chennai. She has a B.A and M.A in music from Queen Mary's College, Chennai of Madras University and secured the university gold medal in both the courses. She was given a fellowship to do her Master of Arts degree in Ethnomusicology and Composition from Wesleyan University, Connecticut, United States. Career Anuradha has performed extensively all over India and the US, and has given many radio and TV programmes since the age of 12. Anuradha Sriram first entered the Tamil Cinema Industry as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhura Audio
Madhura Audio is an Indian record label from Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It has a presence in Tollywood, acronym for the Telugu film industry. Madhura Audio is one of the mainstream music record label from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Overview Madhura Audio was established by its Managing Director, Madhura Sreedhar Reddy. Madhura Audio started with distribution and marketing of music of other music labels for the state of Andhra Pradesh and later acquiring their own music rights, specially from films in Tollywood. Filmography Telugu *''Eerojullo Romantic Crime Story'' (2013) *'' Mallela Theeram Lo Sirimalle Puvvu'' (2013) *'' Ko Antey Koti'' (2012) *''Pranayam'' (2013) *'' Chinna Cinema'' (2013) *''Priyathama Neevachata Kushalama'' (2013) *''Fire'' *''Life'' (2013) *''Anthaka Mundu Aa Tarvatha'' (2013) *''Kiss'' (2013) *''Love Life'' (2013) *''Waiting For You'' (2013) *''Welcome Obama'' (2013) *''Mondodu'' (2014) *''Nayana'' (2013) *''Music Magic'' (2013) *'' Bunny n Cherr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Item Number
In Indian cinema, an item number or special song is a musical number inserted into a film that may or may not have any relevance to the plot. The term is commonly used within Indian films ( Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu cinema) to describe a catchy, upbeat, often provocative dance sequence performed in a movie.Journals : Item number defined These sequences predominantly feature glamorous female performers, commonly referred to as item girls, whose appearance, movements, and attire are designed to attract visual attention and heighten the sensual appeal of the film. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sameksha
Samiksha Singh (born 8 October 1985), known mononoymously as Sameksha, is an Indian film and television actress. She has played a range of characters in various series and films, in multiple languages including Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada. She has directed multiple music videos and films. Personal life Samiksha is a Punjabi and she was born on 8 October 1985 in Chandigarh. Samiksha later relocated to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting and eventually became a director and a producer at SSO Production. In July 2020, Samiksha married singer Shael Oswal in Singapore. Career Samiksha made her debut in the film industry when director Puri Jagannadh cast her as the lead in the 2004 Telugu film '' 143''. Months later, she subsequently appeared in the 2005 Tamil film '' Arinthum Ariyamalum'', where she starred opposite Navdeep and Arya. Samiksha earned further success with the 2014 drama ''Fateh'', following which she was awarded the Balraj Sahni Honour Award for co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Hassanandani
Natasha Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981), professionally known as Anita Hassanandani, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi and Telugu films and Hindi television. She made her acting debut in the television series '' Idhar Udhar'' (1998) and had her film debut with the Telugu film ''Nuvvu Nenu'' (2001), a commercial success. Hassanandani is recognised for her portrayal of Anjali Salve Nanda in ''Kkavyanjali'', Sanchi Virani in ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', Shagun Arora Raghav in ''Yeh Hai Mohabbatein'' and Vishakha in '' Naagin 3''. Early life Hassanandani was born as Natasha Hassanandani, into a Sindhi Hindu family in Bombay (now Mumbai) on 14 April 1981. Career Debut and success in South Indian films (1998-2004) Hassanandani made her acting debut with the television series '' Idhar Udhar'' in 1998, where she played Anushka. It was followed by a special appearance in the Hindi film '' Taal'', in 1999. In 2000, she appeared in the series ''Hare Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameo Appearance
A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, and are commonly either appearances in a work in which they hold some special significance (such as actors from an original movie appearing in its remake) or renowned people making uncredited appearances. Short appearances by celebrities, film directors, politicians, athletes or musicians are common. A crew member of the movie or show playing a minor role can be referred to as a cameo role as well, such as director Alfred Hitchcock who made frequent cameo appearances in his films. Concept Originally, in the 1920s, a "cameo role" meant "a small character part that stands out from the other minor parts". The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' connects this with the meaning "a short literary sketch or portrait", which is based on the lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny (actor)
Pollapragada Janardhana Rao, popularly known as Jenny, is an Indian comedian and artist, who appears in Telugu films and Telugu television. Jenny is from a Telugu Brahmin family from Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. He is a mime artist. He has performed at over 1,000 shows in India as well as abroad. He acted in comic roles in more than 400 films and on television. He also did mime in many government funded TV ads. Partial filmography *'' Padamati Sandhya Ragam'' (1987) *'' Aha Naa Pellanta'' (1987) as Server in star hotel *''O Bharya Katha'' (1988) as Priest *'' Vijay'' (1989) as Defence Council *''Paila Pachessu'' (1989) *'' Pranadaata'' (1992) *'' Hello Brother'' (1994) *'' Lucky Chance'' (1994) *''Kishkindha Kanda'' (1994) *'' Yamaleela'' (1994) *''Criminal'' (1994) *''Street Fighter'' (1995) as Subba Rao *''Khaidi Inspector'' (1995) as Subbarayudu *''Alibaba Adbhuta Deepam'' (1995) as Seth *'' Pokiri Raja'' (1995) *''Amma Durgamma'' (1996) *''Pelli Sandadi'' (1996) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
