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Salim Baig
Salim Baig is an Indian actor who has appeared in Telugu and Tamil language films. He is best known for his collaborations with director Gautham Vasudev Menon, having notably appeared as the antagonist in the police dramas ''Gharshana'' (2004) and ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006). The success of the films prompted several filmmakers to cast him in similar negative roles in the late 2000s. Career Salim Baig was born and brought up in Mumbai and began his career in the entertainment industry as a model and then as a theatre artiste. Soon after competing in the Mr. Junior Mumbai competition, he received a call from director Teja who subsequently cast him in the Telugu action film, '' Jai'' (2004). The film's cinematographer Ravi Varman introduced him to director Gautham Vasudev Menon, who gave Salim his acting breakthrough, by casting him as a notorious gangster seeking revenge in the police drama ''Gharshana'' (2004). The success of the film prompted him to use his character nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon (born 25 February 1973) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor who predominantly works in Tamil cinema, Tamil film industry. He has also directed Telugu cinema, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Hindi films that either Multiple-language version, simultaneously shot with or remakes of his own Tamil films. Many of his films have been both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, most notably his romantic films ''Minnale'' (2001), ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' (2008), ''Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'' (2010), his cop action thrillers ''Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003), ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'' (2006), ''Yennai Arindhaal'' (2015) and his gangster drama ''Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu'' (2022). ''Vaaranam Aayiram'' won the National Film Awards, National Film Award for National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil, Best Feature Film in Tamil. Menon produces films through his film production company named Photon Kathaas. His production ''Thanga Meenkal, Thanga Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abhay (2009 Film)
''Abhay'' is a Kannada-language romantic action masala film released in 2009 written by Janardhana Maharshi and directed Mahesh Babu. It was produced by Babu Reddy under Nithin Productions banner. Darshan and Aarti Thakur appeared in lead roles. Cast * Darshan as Abhay *Aarti Thakur as Aarti * Pradeep Rawat as MLA Narasimha Murthy * Om Prakash Rao as Shastri *Salim Baig as Paandu, MLA Narasimha's brother *Mangalore Suresh Soundtrack All the songs are composed and scored by V. Harikrishna. Reception R G Vijayasarathy of '' Rediff.com'' scored the film at 2 out of 5 stars and says "The only positive point about the film is Darshan's stunts, particularly in the climax. Darshan is lively as usual in his portrayal of Abhay. He excels in dances and fights and there is no scope for any emotion in the film. Ramesh Babu's camera work is good". A critic from ''The Times of India'' scored the film at 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Darshan excels. Arathi Thakur is okay. Pradeep Rawat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaradugula Bullet
''Aaradugula Bullet'' () is a 2021 Indian Telugu-language action film directed by B. Gopal and written by Vakkantham Vamsi. Produced by Thandra Ramesh under the banner of Jaya Balaji Real Media, the film stars Gopichand and Nayanthara, with music composed by Mani Sharma. Originally scheduled to release on 9 June 2017, the film's release was delayed due to financial difficulties. It was released theatrically on 8 October 2021. The title of the film is based on a song from ''Attarintiki Daredi'' (2013). This is the last film of noted comedian M. S. Narayana. Plot Shiva ( Gopichand) is a careless young man who is dependent on his father, Murthy ( Prakash Raj) for all his expenses. He got fired from his job in Maharashtra because of a rift he created with the local goon on creating a bridge project. When his boss asked to apologize to the local goon Shiva retaliates stating he would never bow down in front of the wrong person. This angers the manager and fires Shiva. Later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radhe (2021 Film)
''Radhe: Your Most Wanted Bhai'' is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Prabhu Deva and produced by Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Atul Agnihotri and Zee Studios. It stars Salman Khan, Disha Patani, Randeep Hooda and Jackie Shroff. ''Radhe'' was originally scheduled to release theatrically on 22 May 2020, but postponed indefinitely due to COVID-19 pandemic. The film was finally released on 13 May 2021, coinciding with Eid al-Fitr, as premium video on demand on Zee Plex through ZEE5 in India, with a theatrical release overseas. Radhe received highly negative reviews from critics and audiences alike, who criticized the story, screenplay, direction, unoriginality, the leads' performances and chemistry, action sequences, VFX, toxic masculinity and police brutality, though Hooda's performance has been praised. Publications like The Indian Express listed ''Radhe'' as one of the worst Indian films of 2021. Plot Rana, a ruthless gangster, shifts to Mumbai to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guns Of Banaras
''Guns of Banaras'' is an Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Sekhar Suri. It is a remake of the 2007 Tamil film '' Polladhavan''. The film stars Karan Nath and Nathalia Kaur in leading roles and Zarina Wahab, Vinod Khanna, Shilpa Shirodkar, Abhimanyu Singh and Tej Sapru in supporting roles. The film marks the comeback of Karan Nath after 11 years and Shilpa Shirodkar after 20 years. Cast * Karan Nath as Guddu * Nathalia Kaur as Hema * Ganesh Venkatraman as Vikram Singh * Abhimanyu Singh as Brijesh Singh * Shilpa Shirodkar Brijesh Singh's wife * Zarina Wahab as Guddu's mother * Vinod Khanna as Guddu's father * Tanvi Rao as Guddu's sister * Mohan Agashe as Triloki * Tej Sapru as Hema's father * Girish Sahdev as STF officer * Salim Baig as Tiwari * Ashok Pathak as Suleman Soundtrack Its songs are written by Sameer Anjaan and composed by Sohail Sen. Reception ''The Times of India ''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinaya Vidheya Rama
''Vinaya Vidheya Rama'' () is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu and produced by DVV Danayya. The film stars Ram Charan, Vivek Oberoi and Kiara Advani. The music was composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The film revolves around Konidela Ram Charan, an angry young man who sets out to destroy a dictator in Bihar, after the lives of his loved ones are threatened and his elder brother gets killed. The film was released on 11 January 2019 along with dubbed versions in Tamil and Malayalam. It received highly negative reviews from critics and became a box-office bomb for its outdated story, screenplay, background score, performances, unrealistic action sequences & climax and prompted Charan to issue an apology letter for its failure. Plot Konidela Ram Charan alias Ram is an infant, who is adopted by four brothers: Konidela Bhuvan Kumar, Sekar, Raju and Madhunandan. At a young age, Ram kills a kidnapper, who wanted to kill them as they became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhruva Natchathiram
''Dhruva Natchathiram'' () is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language spy thriller film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, which stars Vikram. The film features music composed by Harris Jayaraj, whereas cinematography handled by Manoj Paramahamsa, Jomon T. John, Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran and editing done by Praveen Antony. The film was initially announced with Suriya and Deepika Padukone in 2013, but months after the announcement, Menon shelved the project citing creative differences with the actor. He later hinted a chance of possible revival during mid-2015, and met several actors to cast, before finalising Vikram in the lead role. The film which began production in 2016, was shot in seven countries, and has been languishing in production hell since then owing to Menon's financial constraints. Premise John, a New York-based undercover operative and his team, are entrusted with a secret mission to bring back their team leader, who has been missing mysteriously. Cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend (2014 Film)
''Legend'' is a 2014 Indian Telugu-language masala film written and directed by Boyapati Srinu. The film stars Nandamuri Balakrishna in a dual role alongside Jagapathi Babu, Sonal Chauhan and Radhika Apte. It was produced by 14 Reels Entertainment and Varahi Chalana Chitram. The film has music composed by Devi Sri Prasad. ''Legend'' was released on 28 March 2014 worldwide. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics and went on to become the fourth-highest grossing film of 2014 in Telugu. The film received praise for the performances of Balakrishna and Babu in addition to the music, dialogues and direction. Plot The film begins at Vizag in 1989 when a cruel faction leader Jeetendra Kurnool visits to fix up his alliance with local MLA’s daughter. During their return, he drives into an accident and also fires for all to fear. In that region, a family shares the hardships of the public. Despite the arbitrator’s mother's hindrance to being out of vio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thadaiyara Thaakka
''Thadaiyara Thaakka'' () is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written and directed by Magizh Thirumeni, starring Arun Vijay, Mamta Mohandas and Rakul Preet Singh. The title is derived from a devotional song titled ''Kanda Shasti Kavasam''. The film follows a taxi driver who is suspected of attacking a don and goes on the run as the don's brother and the gang start chasing after him. Director Magizh Thirumeni conceived of the film when he was bedridden with viral fever and took 7 years to develop the story and characters. He initially discussed the title with the director Gautham Vasudev Menon while working with him as an assistant on ''Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu'', but it eventually stayed with him. Once the story was completed, he wanted an actor apt for this kind of action film; a protagonist with the boy next door looks and demeanor. Arun Vijay was chosen for the role after being introduced to Thirumeni by a mutual friend. Similarly, he narrated the script to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bodyguard (2011 Hindi Film)
''Bodyguard'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Siddique from a screenplay by Siddique, J.P. Chowksey, Kiran Kotrial and Aloke Upadhyaya. It is a remake of the 2010 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Siddique and stars Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor, with Raj Babbar, Mahesh Manjrekar and Hazel Keech in supporting roles. In the film, bodyguard Lovely Singh (Khan) is hired to shadow Divya Rana (Kapoor), and falls in love with Chhaya, a fake identity created by Divya. The film broke many records upon its release. Within the first day of its release, it went on to become the highest opening day grosser for a Hindi film. The film set another box office record, netting in its first week, thus becoming the highest opening week grossing Bollywood film until then. The film became a major commercial success with a worldwide gross of . Plot Lovely Balwant Singh is assigned as Divya Rana's bodyguard to protect her against militant political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Hyderabadi-language Films
This is a list of the Deccani film industry's movies filmed in Hyderabadi Urdu and based on Hyderabadi culture. The movie does not need to be produced in Hyderabad. Films produced about Hyderabad should include words that are typically spoken by Hyderabadi working-class people. References {{Authority control Hyderabadi Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. ... Culture of Hyderabad, India Urdu in India Lists of Indian films Indian films by language Cinema of Telangana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golimaar (film)
''Golimaar'' () is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language action crime film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh. Produced by Bellamkonda Suresh under Sri Sai Ganesh Productions banner, it stars Gopichand and Priyamani and features music composed by Chakri. The film is inspired by the life of Daya Nayak, a police officer who became an encounter specialist and was known for his record number of encounter killings in the late 1990s. The narrative revolves around Gangaram, an orphan who grows up to become an honest cop. With his sharpshooting abilities, he becomes an encounter specialist who starts shaking the foundations of two gangsters, Talwar and Khalid. But things take an ugly turn when he gets betrayed by his own colleagues in his department and eventually loses his job. Rest of the story deals with how Gangaram finds and kills the main culprits and corrupt officers in his department & the mastermind behind this. The film was released on 27 May 2010 and received positive rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |