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Mohan Raja
Mohan Raja is an Indian filmmaker and screenwriter who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu film industries. After making his debut in the Telugu film ''Hanuman Junction'' (2001), he went on to remake several successful Telugu films into Tamil, beginning with '' Jayam'' (2003) which also launched his brother Ravi as a leading actor. Raja then collaborated with Ravi for three consecutive commercially successful films, '' M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'' (2004), '' Something Something... Unakkum Enakkum'' (2006) and ''Santosh Subramaniam'' (2008), all of which were remakes of successful Telugu films. After a period of mixed success, he returned with his first original script, ''Thani Oruvan'' (2015) which went on to become one of the most profitable Tamil films of 2015. Career 2001–2004: Early career and initial success As a result of his father senior editor A. Mohan's involvement in the film industry, Raja regularly visited Vauhini Studios as a teenager to watch his father work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madhurai
Madurai ( , also , ) is a major city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the cultural capital of Tamil Nadu and the administrative headquarters of Madurai District. As of the 2011 census, it was the third largest Urban agglomeration in Tamil Nadu after Chennai and Coimbatore and the 44th most populated city in India. Located on the banks of River Vaigai, Madurai has been a major settlement for two millennia and has a documented history of more than 2500 years. It is often referred to as "Thoonga Nagaram", meaning "the city that never sleeps". Madurai is closely associated with the Tamil language. The third Tamil Sangam, a major congregation of Tamil scholars said to have been held in the city. The recorded history of the city goes back to the 3rd century BCE, being mentioned by Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador to the Maurya empire, and Kautilya, a minister of the Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Signs of human settlements and Roman trade links dating back to 300 BC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadha
Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, also known by her stage name Sadha, is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada films. She was introduced to the Telugu film industry by the director Teja along with Nithiin in the film '' Jayam'' (2002), for which she was awarded Best Actress – Telugu. Career After making her debut in '' Jayam'' (2002), Sadha appeared in the Tamil film '' Anniyan'' (2005), opposite Vikram directed by S. Shankar. Since then, she has appeared in a number of films across various film industries of India, in different languages including '' Monalisa'' (2004) in Kannada and '' Click'' (2010) in Hindi. In 2014, Sadha joined as a judge for the ninth season of ''Jodi No 1'' on Vijay TV. In 2016, Sadha starred as judge in '' Dhee Juniors 1 & 2'', a dance-based show produced by Mallemala Entertainments in Telugu. she is a judge on ''Dhee Jodi'' with Sekhar Master, with each season running over a period of one year. It is a weekly show that is broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhaskar (director)
Bhaskar, better known as Bommarillu Bhaskar, is an Indian film director. In his early career, he worked as associate director on films '' Bhadra'' and '' Arya''. His directorial debut '' Bommarillu'' starring Siddarth Narayan and Genelia D'souza earned him two Nandi Awards, for best debut director and best original screenplay. His next venture, '' Parugu'' starring Allu Arjun was a box office hit. '' Orange'' starring Ram Charan was his next film, which gained mixed response. His fourth film was '' Ongole Githa'', a revenge drama which was a box office and critical failure. His next film was the Tamil-language ''Bangalore Naatkal'' starring Arya, Rana Daggubati, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Sri Divya, and Bobby Simha which released in 2016. Early life Bhaskar was born in Vellore, Tamil Nadu and was a student of the Film and Television Institute of Tamil Nadu, Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bommarillu
''Bommarillu'' () () is a 2006 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Bhaskar in his directorial debut, and produced by Dil Raju. The film stars Siddharth, Genelia, Prakash Raj and Jayasudha. The film primarily revolves around the relationship between a father and son, in which the father's excessive concern for his son, and interference in his life, leads to the latter harbouring bitterness towards his overbearing father. The cinematography was handled by Vijay C Chakravarthy and editing done by Marthand K. Venkatesh. The music for the film was composed by Devi Sri Prasad, whose soundtrack of the film received positive reviews from critics. The film opened to Indian audiences on 9 August 2006. On its way to winning state honours and rave reviews, the film went on to win several Filmfare Awards among other prominent awards and was one of the highest grossing Telugu films of that year. Following the film's box office success, it was remade in Tami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' (; ) is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language satirical comedy drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It is the follow-up to the 2003 film '' Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.'' with Sanjay Dutt reprising his role as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai underworld don. In ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'', the eponymous lead character starts to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his interactions with Gandhi, he begins to practice what he refers to as '' Gandhigiri'' (a neologism for Gandhism) to help ordinary people solve their problems. Only Dutt and Arshad Warsi reprise their roles from the first film. The film also features some other actors from the first film (notably Jimmy Sheirgill and Boman Irani) but in new roles. ''Lage Raho Munna Bhai'' released on 1 September 2006, It received widespread critical acclaim for its direction, story, screenplay, dialogues, performances of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani (born 20 November 1962), also called Raju Hirani, is an Indian filmmaker, director, producer and editor known for his works in Hindi films. He is the recipient of several accolades, including three National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare Awards. Hirani is referred as one of the most successful filmmakers of Indian cinema. His movies are often lighthearted but revolve around significant societal issues with humour and emotional intelligence. Started career as a film editor after passing out from FTII in editing, bad experience forced him to shift in ad films, he made several successful ads. He edited first film as a professional editor to Vidhu Vinod Chopra's ''Mission Kashmir'' (2000). Although he wanted to make films, took one year break and came back with '' Munna Bhai MBBS'' script to Chopra to help him for financing it. Chopra decided to produce himself. The film released in 2003 and became widespread critical and commercial success. It won the National F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Film Circuit
Gemini Film Circuit is a film distribution and production studio unit in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Career The company was founded by Ravi Shankar Prasad who also owned Anand Cine Services and it went on to produce and distribute many successful Tamil films including the remakes of Rajkumar Hirani films like Vasool Raja MBBS, Shankar Dada MBBS, Shankar Dada Zindabad & Nanban. However the failure of Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six ...'s ''Kadal'' (2013) affected company's finances after the venture became a surprise failure at the box office, and distributors of ''Kadal'' wanted compensation before ''Madha Gaja Raja'' was released. The company made its comeback co-producing and distributing the Malayalam film '' Unda'' (2019). Filmography As produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sify
Sify Technologies Limited (formerly Satyam Infoway) is an Indian information and communications technology company providing end-to-end ICT solutions including telecom services, data center services, cloud & managed services, transformation integration services and application integration services. Sify Technologies Limited played an important role during the early spread of Internet and e-commerce in India. It has been listed on NASDAQ as SIFY since October, 1999. Merill Lynch was the underwriter for Sify's IPO on the NASDAQ. Sify was founded and led to IPO by R. Ramaraj. History In November 1999, Sify paid crore for a 24.5% stake in IndiaWorld Communications. It acquired the remaining shares for crore on 30 June 2000. In 2000, Sify sponsored the India Olympics team. In March 2002, Sify made an agreement with Makemytrip to run Sify's travel portal. In January 2002, Sify announced prizes for most emails sent under a 6-week contest called "Sify Greenmail", promoting emails ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana
''Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana'' (; ) is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Prabhu Deva in his directorial debut and produced by M. S. Raju under Sumanth Art Productions who gave the screenplay as well. The film stars Srihari, Siddharth, and Trisha. The music is composed by Devi Sri Prasad with cinematography by Venu. Veeru Potla wrote the story that is inspired from the 1989 Hindi film ''Maine Pyar Kiya'', where an affluent boy travels to the village of his girlfriend against their parent's wishes to prove his love. The film's title was inspired by the song of the same name from '' Varsham'' (2004), sung by K. S. Chithra. The film won nine Filmfare Awards South (including Best Film) and five Nandi Awards. The film was remade in nine other languages—the highest for any Indian film. The film also has the distinction of receiving most Filmfare awards by any South Indian film. Plot Siri is a traditional, simple, rural girl from Andhra Pradesh who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prabhu Deva
Prabhu Deva (born 3 April 1973) is an Indian dance choreographer, film director, producer and actor who has worked predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada language films. In a career spanning 32 years, he has performed and designed a wide range of dancing styles and has garnered two National Film Awards for Best Choreography. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to dance. Beginning with a series of acting roles in the 1990s and early 2000s, Prabhu Deva featured in several commercially successful films including '' Kadhalan'' (1994), '' Love Birds'' (1996), '' Minsara Kanavu'' (1997) and '' VIP'' (1997). After further critically acclaimed performances in ''Kaathala Kaathala'' (1998), ''Vanathai Pola'' (2000), '' Pennin Manathai Thottu'' (2000), ''Alli Thandha Vaanam'' (2001) and '' Engal Anna'' (2004). Deva then failed to recreate the success of his earlier films and his box office value began to decline and he subsequently made appearances in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadhiya
Zareena Moidu, known by her stage name Nadhiya, is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. She made her debut in the Malayalam film ''Nokketha Doorathu Kannum Nattu'' (1984), alongside Mohanlal and Padmini for which she won Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam. This movie was re-made in Tamil as ''Poove Poochudava'' in 1985 with Padmini and marked her debut in Tamil. After her marriage in 1988, she lived in the United States and later in the United Kingdom with her husband Shirish Godbole and two daughters before moving back to India in 2007. She made her comeback in Tamil films with '' M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi'', and received critical acclaim for her performance. In 2008, she signed on as the brand ambassador for Arokya Milk and Thangamayil Jewellery. Nadiya hosts a popular television show called ''Jackpot'', replacing actress Khushboo on Jaya TV. In 2013, she received critical acclaim for both the roles she played, one as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi
''Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi'' () is a 2003 Indian Telugu-language sports drama film directed by Puri Jagannadh. The film stars Ravi Teja, Jayasudha, Asin Thottumkal (in her major Telugu debut), and Prakash Raj, while Ali, and Subbaraju play supporting roles. The film released on 19 April 2003. It was first remade in Odia as ''Katha Deithili Maa Ku , Then'' in Tamil as '' M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi'', in Kannada as ''Maurya'', and in Bhojpuri as ''Jigarwala''. It was commercially successful the box-office and was one of the biggest Telugu hits of 2003. Plot Chandu's (Ravi Teja) entire life is about his mother Lakshmi (Jayasudha), a college lecturer. They together live in Hyderabad. When Chandu was a little boy, Lakshmi separated from her husband Raghuveer (Prakash Raj). Chandu is a great kickboxer and is very passionate about it. He later meets Mugambigambal (Asin) aka Chennai, a Tamil girl from Chennai, and starts to fall in love with her. Chandu's happy life is suddenly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
