List Of Telugu Films Of 2006
This is a list of films produced by the Tollywood (Telugu language film industry) based in Hyderabad in the year 2006. Box office List References {{Indian film list 2006 Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ... 2006 in Indian cinema ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cinema Of Andhra Pradesh
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Telugu language, widely spoken in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based in Film Nagar, Hyderabad, Telugu cinema is the second largest film industry in India by box-office revenue as of 2023, following Bollywood. Telugu films sold 23.3 crore (233 million) tickets in 2022, the highest among all Indian film industries. As of 2023, Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of movie screens in India. Since 1909, filmmaker Raghupathi Venkaiah Naidu was involved in producing short films and exhibiting them in different regions of South Asia. He established the first Indian-owned cinema halls in South India. In 1921, he produced the silent film, '' Bhishma Pratigna'', generally considered to be the first Telugu feature film. As the first Telugu film producer and exhibitor, Naidu is regarded as the 'Father of Telugu cinema'. The first Telugu talkie film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sivakumar Ananth
Siva Ananth (also credited as A. Sivakumar) is an Indian film writer, producer, lyricist, director and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Siva made his directorial debut with the Telugu film ''Chukkallo Chandrudu'' (2006). He later pursued career as a screenwriter, lyricist, executive producer and actor. His role as executive producer in '' Ponniyin Selvan: I'' and '' Ponniyin Selvan: II'', as well as the screenplay collaboration with Mani Ratnam on ''Chekka Chivantha Vaanam'' (2018) and with director James Erskine on the sports docudrama '' Sachin: A Billion Dreams'' (2017) are some of his notable works. Early life and education Siva Ananth was born in Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu and did his schooling in Tamil medium at O. V. C School (till SSLC), Manamadurai and Ramakrishna Mission (higher secondary), Salem. Then he enrolled for Industrial Engineering at BITS Pilani, Rajasthan in 1991 and graduated by 1995. He pursued MS in Mass Communications with an ancillary in Film ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Asadhyudu
''Asadhyudu'' () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Anil Krishna in his directorial debut. Produced by Vallurupalli Ramesh Babu under Maharishi Cinema banner, the film stars Nandamuri Kalyan Ram, Diya, Chalapathi Rao, and Ravi Kale. Music was scored by Chakri, while Vikram Dharma choreographed the action sequences. The film follows Pardhoo, a Vizag-based college student who refuses to be a bystander while something evil is happening in front of him. Unable to tolerate injustice, he decides to fight a gang led by Hyderabad-based criminal brothers named Prakash and Thambi. The film's script was developed by Anil Krishna while he was in Mumbai. He wanted to cast Kalyan Ram after watching a promo of his film ''Toli Choopulone''. As Kalyan Ram was busy shooting for ''Athanokkade'' with Surender Reddy, Krishna narrated the script to various actors including Kannada film actor Puneeth Rajkumar and producer Medikonda Murali Krishna who liked the script b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress and producer who primarily works in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She has received several accolades including a National Film Award, five Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (a record four Best Actress award) and Kalaimamani Award. Jyothika is regarded among the most prolific actresses in Tamil cinema, and has been ranked among the best South Indian actresses. Jyothika debuted in films with the Hindi film '' Doli Saja Ke Rakhna'' (1997), directed by Priyadarshan. She starred in her first Tamil film '' Vaalee'' (1999) and her first Telugu film ''Tagore'' (2003), opposite Chiranjeevi. She received her first Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South for the former film. She was awarded the Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for '' Kushi'' (2000). A string of successful films followed and gained prominence for her performances in '' Kushi'' (2000), '' Dumm Dumm Dumm''(2001), '' Poovellam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ravi Teja
Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju (born 26 January 1968), known professionally as Ravi Teja, is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised for his roles in action comedy films, he is popularly referred to as "Mass Maharaja". Known for his comic timing, he is among the highest-paid actors in Telugu cinema and has received several accolades, including three Nandi Awards and a Filmfare Awards South, Filmfare Award South. He was featured in Forbes India, ''Forbes India'''s list of top 100 celebrities in 2012, 2013, and 2015. Teja began his career with an uncredited role in Karthavyam (1990 film), ''Karthavyam'' (1990) and went on to play minor roles in several films. He later appeared in supporting roles in Sindhooram (1997 film), ''Sindhooram'' (1997), Manasichi Choodu (film), ''Manasichi Choodu'' (1998), Premaku Velayera, ''Premaku Velayara'' (1999), Samudram (1999 film), ''Samudram'' (1999), and Annayya (2000 film), ''Annayya'' (2000). During ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harish Shankar
Sanganabhatla Harish Shankar (born 31 March 1977) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works exclusively in Telugu cinema, and Telugu drama, Telugu theater. He made his directorial debut with ''Shock (2006 film), Shock'' (2006), produced by Ram Gopal Varma. He has directed ''Mirapakay'' (2011), ''Gabbar Singh (2012 film), Gabbar Singh'' (2012); for which he received the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Award for Best Director, and CineMAA Awards, CineMAA Award for Best Director. Gabbar Singh grossed worldwide, becoming one of the highest grossing Telugu films at the time. ''Ramayya Vasthavayya'' (2013) grossed a worldwide share of and ''DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'' (2017) grossed 150 crore, both of which were directed by him. Early life Harish Shankar was born in Dharmapuri, Jagtial district, Dharmapuri, Telangana into a Telugu Brahmin family and was brought up in BHEL Township, Hyderabad. He has a younger brother, Vishnu Prasad, and a you ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shock (2006 Film)
''Shock'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language action film directed by Harish Shankar in his directoral debut and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. The film stars Ravi Teja and Jyothika, while Tabu (actress), Tabu, Subbaraju, and Ravi Kale play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ajay–Atul with editing by Bhanodaya. It released on 9 February 2006. In 2013, the film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Mera Insaaf''. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Prince (2011 film), Prince'' (2011) starring Darshan Thoogudeepa Srinivas, Darshan. Plot Sekhar and Madhu are a happily married couple who work for an advertising company. Nagesh and Divakar are notorious encounter specialists. They shoot Sekhar, mistaking him to be a Maoist, Maoism. After realising their mistake, they frame him as a Maoist by planting evidence. Sekhar's lawyer, Dharma Reddy, cheats him and makes sure that he is sentenced to eight-year imprisonment. Madhu meets Geeta, an investigative journalist and unite to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Genelia D'Souza
Genelia Deshmukh (née D'Souza; born 5 August 1987), also credited professionally as Genelia, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Telugu cinema, Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil language, Tamil films. Described in the media as one of the leading South Indian actresses of the 2000s, D'Souza is a recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award South and two Nandi Awards. After gaining attention in a Parker Pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan, D'Souza began her acting career with the Hindi film ''Tujhe Meri Kasam'' (2003), and earned recognition in the Tamil film ''Boys (2003 film), Boys'', the same year. D'Souza received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu for portraying a bubbly girl in the romantic comedy ''Bommarillu'' (2006). She further earned praises for her portrayals in the 2008 romantic comedies ''Santosh Subramaniam'' and ''Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na''. D'Souza established herself with commercially successful films—''Satyam (2003 film), Satyam ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Allu Arjun
Allu Arjun (born 8 April 1982) is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid actors in Indian cinemaand has been featured in ''Forbes India'''s Celebrity 100 list since 2014. Allu Arjun's accolades include a National Film Award, six Filmfare Awards, and three Nandi Awards. He is also known for his dancing abilities and is popularly referred to as "Stylish Star" and "Icon Star" in the media. Allu Arjun made his debut in 2003 with '' Gangotri''. He rose to prominence starring in Sukumar's cult classic'' Arya'' (2004) for which he earned a Nandi Special Jury Award. He consolidated his reputation with the action films '' Bunny'' (2005) and '' Desamuduru'' (2007). In 2008, he starred in the romantic drama '' Parugu'' for which he won his first Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu. Allu Arjun went on to star in successful films such as '' Arya 2'' (2009), '' Vedam'' (2010), '' Julayi'' (2012), '' Race Gurram'' (2014), '' S/O Satyamurthy'' (201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Happy (2006 Film)
''Happy'' is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by A. Karunakaran and produced by Allu Aravind under his production Geetha Arts banner. The film stars Allu Arjun and Genelia in the lead roles, while Manoj Bajpayee, Deepak Shirke, Brahmanandam, Kishore and Tanikella Bharani appear in supporting roles. The music was scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja, while the cinematography and editing were handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and Anthony. The film is a remake of the 2004 Tamil film '' Azhagiya Theeye'' with Radha Mohan providing the story while Karunakaran wrote the screenplay with Kona Venkat penning the dialogues. ''Happy'' was released on 27 January 2006 and became a moderate success at the box office. Later the film was dubbed and released in Malayalam as ''Happy Be Happy'', and it was a blockbuster in Kerala running successfully over than 175 days. It was remade in Odia as ''Loafer'' (2011). Plot Madhumathi "Madhu" is the daughter of MLA Suryanarayana, w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nayanthara
Nayanthara (born Diana Mariam Kurian; 18 November 1984) is an Indian actress and producer known for her work in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Telugu cinema, Telugu and Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. One of the highest-paid actresses in India, she was the only South Indian actress to be featured in ''Forbes India'' "Celebrity 100" list in 2018. With a career spanning over two decades, she has appeared in more than 75 films and has received List of awards and nominations received by Nayanthara, numerous awards, including five Filmfare Awards South, a Tamil Nadu State Film Award, a Nandi Awards, Nandi Award and seven SIIMA Awards. Nayanthara made her acting debut with the Malayalam film ''Manassinakkare'' in 2003. She debuted in Tamil cinema with ''Ayya (2005 Tamil film), Ayya'' in 2005, in Telugu with ''Lakshmi (2006 film), Lakshmi'' in 2006 and Kannada with ''Super (2010 Indian film), Super'' in 2010. Her portrayal of Goddess Sita in the mythological film ''Sri Rama Rajyam'' (201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Venkatesh Daggubati
Daggubati Venkatesh (born 13 December 1960) is an Indian actor and film producer known for his work predominantly in Telugu cinema. Venkatesh has a prolific career spanning over 37 years and is known for portraying a variety of characters. He has received many accolades including six Filmfare Awards and five Nandi Awards. Venkatesh made his debut in 1986 with the commercially successful ''Kaliyuga Pandavulu''. He achieved stardom with box-office hits such as '' Srinivasa Kalyanam'' (1987), '' Brahma Puthrudu'' (1988), ''Prema'' (1989), '' Dhruva Nakshatram'' (1989), '' Bobbili Raja'' (1990), and ''Kshana Kshanam'' (1991), the latter of which featured at the Fribourg Festival and went on to gather a cult following. Venkatesh received further acclaim for his notable performances as a painter in ''Swarnakamalam'' (1988), which featured in the Indian panorama section of the 12th IFFI, an attorney in both ''Sathruvu'' (1991) and ''Dharma Chakram'' (1996), a coolie in '' Coolie ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |