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Indraja
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 T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chronic Bachelor
''Chronic Bachelor'' is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film, written and directed by Siddique. It is about the life of Sathyaprathapan, a bachelor. It features Mammootty, Mukesh, Rambha, Indraja, Bhavana, Innocent and Biju Menon. Jyothika was signed as the lead actress but later was replaced by Rambha. The movie was produced by Fazil. The film was a commercial success. It was later remade in Tamil as ''Engal Anna'' starring Vijayakanth and in Telugu as '' Kushi Kushiga'' with Jagapati Babu. Plot The film opens with a flashback showing the family feud between families of Sathyaprathapan and Bhavani. Sathyaprathapan's sister and Bhavani's cousin are in love. The murder of Bhavani's cousin Vishnu, is wrongly accused on Balagangadharan, father of Sathyaprathapan. Sathyaprathapan's sister commits suicide and Sathyaprathapan turns against his father, who dies soon. He starts to help Bhavani's family and mortgages his own house to finance her factory. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sogasu Chooda Tharamaa
''Sogasu Chooda Tarama!'' () is a 1995 Telugu romance film directed by Gunasekhar. The film stars Naresh, Indraja, Tanikella Bharani, Mallikarjuna Rao, and Ramana Murthy. The film won four Nandi Awards. It was not commercially successful. The film is an unofficial remake of 1993 Hollywood film ''Indecent Proposal''. Cast * Naresh as Venkat Rao *Indraja as Neelima *Tanikella Bharani * Mallikarjuna Rao *Ramana Murthy * Devadas Kanakala Soundtrack Awards ; Nandi Awards * Best Feature Film - Gold - K. Ram Gopal * Best Dialogue Writer - Ajay Shanti * Best Costume Designer - Koteswara Rao * Best Screenplay Writer - Gunasekhar Gunasekar (born 2 June 1964) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He has directed films in action, romance, mythological, and historical drama genres. He has won a National Film Award, multiple N ... References External links * 1995 films 1990s Telugu-language films Indian romance fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Johnson (film)
''Ben Johnson'' is a 2005 Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Anil C. Menon and produced by Milan Jaleel. The film stars Kalabhavan Mani, Indraja, Siddique and Vijayaraghavan. The film has songs composed by Deepak Dev. It was released on 24 June 2005. The songs were well received, especially the song "Sona..Sona.." sung by Kalabhavan Mani and "Iniyum mizhikal nirayaruthe" by K.J. Yesudas. It was later dubbed in Odia under the same title. The movie was a hit and one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. Synopsis Amarakaran Pathrose is a name to reckon with in village Muthangakuzhi. He is the monarch of all that he surveys, thanks to his rough and ready methods. Fear stalks the village whenever he gets into ‘action’. His son, Ben Johnson is everything that the fear-inspiring father is not. He goes out of his way to be nice to one and all, in an effort to erase the bad reputation set by his father. Johnson has always cherished the dream of becoming a pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajavin Parvaiyile
''Rajavin Parvaiyile'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Janaki Soundar, starring Vijay and Indraja in lead roles. The film, which featured music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film revolves around Gowri, a rich man's daughter in the village, falls for Raja, an ambitious college going guy with poor family background. When Raja continues to avoid Gowri, she begins to investigate why he is not interested in her. ''Rajavin Parvaiyile'' was released in August 1995. The film received mixed reviews and was a below average at the box office. Synopsis Raja is the son of a poor family, and his only aim in life is to study to get a good job. Meanwhile, Gowri, the daughter of the richest man of the village, falls in love with Raja, but he keeps shunning her and getting away from her. She decides to know the reason for his behaviour. Raja narrates the story of his friend Chandru's unsuccessful love story with Shanthi, and ended up committing suicide afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustaad (1999 Film)
''Ustaad'' () is a 1999 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by Sibi Malayil and written by Ranjith. The film was produced by Ranjith and Shaji Kailas. The plot follows Parameshwaran (Mohanlal), a soft-spoken businessman who leads a double life as an underworld don named Ustaad, he takes care of his younger sister Padmaja (Divyaa Unni), his only family. The film also features Indraja, Narendra Prasad, N. F. Varghese, Rajeev, and Vineeth. The songs were composed by Vidyasagar and Thej Mervin, while C. Rajamani provided the background score. ''Ustaad'' was released on 26 March 1999. The film was a commercial success at the box office and ran over 100 days in theatres, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. Plot Ustaad is a powerful crime boss in Mumbai, who decides to stop everything and settle down in his home town with his sister Padmaja. Before he leaves, Ustaad sends Sami and Sethu to ''Yousuf Shah Associates'' to withdraw his s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amma Donga
''Amma Donga'' is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film directed by Sagar starring Ghattamaneni Krishna, Krishna, Soundarya, Indraja, Aamani and Kota Srinivasa Rao. Koti (composer), Koti scored and composed the film's soundtrack. The film follows a daring young man who after being framed for multiple murders sets out to find the convicts and clear his name. Released on 12 January coinciding with Sankranti festival, the film went on to be a superhit at the box office. Cast * Krishna Ghattamaneni as Chakradhar * Soundarya as PadmaPriya * Aamani as Alivelu * Indraja as Mohana Kalyani * Kota Srinivasa Rao as Kotayya * Mallikarjuna Rao (actor), Mallikarjuna Rao as Balaraju * Tanikella Bharani as Sattipandu * Srihari * Brahmanandam Soundtrack The film had its soundtrack album scored and composed by Koti (composer), Koti. * "Edho Manasu" — Mano (singer), Mano, K. S. Chitra, S. P. Sailaja * "Taha Taha" — S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra * "Neetho Sayantram" — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaleela
''Yamaleela'' () is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by S. V. Krishna Reddy, featuring comedian Ali in his first lead role. This film was a huge box office success. It was later remade in Hindi as ''Taqdeerwala'' (1995) and in Tamil as '' Lucky Man'' (1995). A spiritual successor titled ''Yamaleela 2'' was released on November 2014. A sequel television series ''Yamaleela Aa Taruvatha'' premiered in 2020. Plot Suraj is a mischievous man and his mother is disappointed with his behaviour. Suraj discovers his mother's past, his father is a Zamindar and owner of a palace called Swarna Palace, who died because of debts and they lost their entire property. Suraj swears on his mother to again buy their palace in any circumstances and make his mother happy. Lilly is a petty thief, a very greedy woman and Suraj falls in love with her at first sight, but she turns him down. Thota Ramudu, a rowdy opponent to Lilly, teases Suraj a lot and he falls si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayilattam (film)
''Mayilattam'' is a 2004 Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by V. M. Vinu. It stars Jayaram in a dual roles along with Rambha, Indraja, and Jagathy Sreekumar in the pivotal roles. The film was a commercial success at the box office. It was an Onam release of 2004. Plot The life of a normal villager Devan (Jayaram) changes when he becomes the single witness of a murder committed by a local goon (Riyaz Khan). Upon this, he's forced to flee from the village as he accidentally harms the goon as a part of self defense when the goon came at night to finish him. He, along with his brother-in-law (Jagathy Sreekumar), escapes to Singanallur in Tamil Nadu and there he meets his look alike Pazhani. As per his brother-in-law's instruction, he stays back at Singanallur and sends Pazhani with his brother-in-law. As soon as he reaches Singanallur, he starts to face problems there, being unknown to the villagers that he's not Pazhani. Cast * Jayaram in a dual role as Devan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filmfare Award For Best Actress – Telugu
The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Telugu films. The awards were extended to "Best Actress" in 1972. Film world, p 43 The year indicates the year of release of the film. Superlatives * Vijayashanti has maximum awards with six wins, following by five actresses who have won the award thrice; in chronological order, they are Vanisri, Jayasudha, Soundarya, Trisha, and Anushka Shetty. * Vanisri won the award the most times in the 70's with three wins. Vijayashanti won the most in the 80s and 90s with three wins each decade. In the 90s, Soundarya had three wins. Trisha won the award three times in 2000s, while Anushka Shetty has the most wins in 2010s with three. * Jayasudha and Tabu are the two actress who have won both Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Telugu. * Six actresses have won the awards in consecutive years: Vanisri (1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaidhi Padai
''Amaidhi Padai'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political action film, written and directed by Manivannan. Sathyaraj played a dual role as father and son in the film, with Ranjitha playing the female lead. The story revolves around an ordinary man Ammavasai who builds his political career through shortcuts and unethical means, while his son grows up to be an honest law enforcer. The film was followed by the sequel '' Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' in 2013, also starring Sathyaraj. It went on to run more than 25 weeks and was declared a blockbuster. This film is touted as one of Sathyaraj's best performances and over years has developed a strong cult following. Plot In 1967, Amavasai is a lazy transient man, but he is also rather shrewd. He gets acquainted with politician Manimaran, a MLA of the Palladam constituency, near Tiruppur. Amavasai helps Mani with some petty tasks during his election campaign. He later becomes Mani's close associate. Meanwhile, Amavasai lusts after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Brother (1994 Film)
''Hello Brother'' is a 1994 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film, produced by K. L. Narayana and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. It stars Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna and Soundarya, with music composed by Raj–Koti. The film is loosely based on the Hong Kong action comedy '' Twin Dragons'' (1992). In turn, ''Hello Brother'' spawned several of its own remakes, twice in Hindi as ''Judwaa'' (1997) and its reboot ''Judwaa 2'' (2017), in Kannada as ''Cheluva'' (1997) Plot Misra is a dacoit. SP Chakravarthy arrests him. Misra wounds himself and is taken to the hospital for the cure, where Chakravarthy is waiting for his wife Geeta, who is pregnant and she gives birth to twins the doctor says that both children have a reflection mentality, which means "if it pains to one other also hurts" depending on the distance. Misra escapes and takes one of the twins with him, hurting Geeta. Chakravarthy pursues him, but is unable to find the child, but shoots Misra. The child is taken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzhaippali
''Uzhaippali'' (; ) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, written and directed by P. Vasu. It stars Rajinikanth and Roja. The film was released on 24 June 1993 and became a box office success. Plot Rajini works as a coolie in a factory. He is asked by three brothers to feign to be a foreign-returned rich man, the heir of a property. Rajini acts, but always escapes as he doesn't want to face consequences. But then he discovers that he is the heir to the property, his father was killed by three brothers to take away the property and mother became a mental patient. He avenges the death of his father by killing the villains. At last, he says he doesn't want to be an heir to money and always remains a coolie. Cast * Rajinikanth as Thamizharasan/Thamizhazhagan * Roja as Vimala * Radha Ravi as Ragupathy * S. S. Chandran as Seethapathy * Nizhalgal Ravi as Gajapathy * Goundamani as P. A. of Lawyer Balasubramaniam * Vijayakumar as Thamizharasan's brother-in-law * V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
