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Andhrawala
''Andhrawala'' ( ''Andhrite'') is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film written and directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring N. T. Rama Rao Jr. playing a dual role, while Rakshitha, Sayaji Shinde, and Rahul Dev play important roles. Music was composed by Chakri while cinematography was handled by Shyam K. Naidu. This film was simultaneously made in Kannada as ''Veera Kannadiga'' with Puneeth Rajkumar, directed by Meher Ramesh. The film created much hype as N. T. Rama Rao Jr. was acting in this film just after the blockbuster '' Simhadri''. However the hype was not met and the movie was a disaster at the box office. Plot Shankar Pehalvan ( N. T. Rama Rao Jr.) is a labour leader from Andhra in Mumbai. He fights with mafia don Bade Mia (Sayaji Shinde). However, Bade Mia later kills Shankar and his wife ( Sanghavi). Basha (Banerjee), a trusted lieutenant of Shankar, takes away his child to rescue him from Bade Mia. When mafia goons follow him, Basha leaves the child on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puri Jagannadh
Petla "Puri" Jagannadh (born 28 September 1966) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works primarily in the Telugu film Industry. He made his directorial debut with the Telugu film '' Badri'' starring Pawan Kalyan, Renu Desai and Ameesha Patel. In 2006, he directed the Telugu film ''Pokiri'', premiered at the 7th IIFA Film Festival held in Dubai. The film was later re-made into several Indian languages, and brought Puri widespread Indian recognition. He made his Hindi film debut in 2004, with the film '' Shart: The Challenge''. In 2011, he directed the Hindi film '' Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap'' starring Amitabh Bachchan, which was archived in the Oscar library. He also produces films under his co-owned production companies, Puri Jagannadh Touring Talkies, Vaishno Academy and Puri Connects in partnership with actress Charmme Kaur. He owns a music company called Puri Sangeet. The box office hits that he directed, in addition to ''Badri'', including films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meher Ramesh
Meher Ramesh is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works for Telugu films. Ramesh debuted as a director with the Kannada film ''Veera Kannadiga'' (2004) which was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Andhrawala'' (2004), and has made films like ''Ajay'' (2006), a Kannada film which was remake of ''Okkadu'' (2003). He then directed Telugu films '' Kantri'' (2008) and ''Shakti'' (2011) with NTR, ''Billa'' (2009) with Prabhas and ''Shadow'' (2013) with Venkatesh Venkatesh is a given name and family name from the Indian subcontinent derived from Venkateswara, a Hindu deity. Notable persons with the name include: * A. Venkatesh Naik (born 1936), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India * A. Venkatesh (directo .... Filmography As an actor As a director References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramesh, Meher 21st-century Indian film directors Living people Kannada film directors Telugu film directors Artists from Vijayawada Film directors f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jr NTR
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Jr. (born 20 May 1983), also known as Jr. N.T.R. or Tarak, is an Indian actor who primarily works in Telugu cinema. One of the highest paid Telugu film actors, Rama Rao Jr. has won several accolades, including two Filmfare Awards, two state Nandi Awards, and four CineMAA Awards. Since 2012, he has been featured in Forbes India Celebrity 100 list. Grandson of Indian matinee idol, N. T. Rama Rao Sr. who was also the former Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Rama Rao Jr. started his career as a child actor in '' Brahmarshi Viswamitra''. Rama Rao Jr. also starred as a child actor in the lead role as Rama in ''Ramayanam'' (1997), which won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film that year. He made his debut as a lead actor with the commercial failure '' Ninnu Choodalani'' (2001). He rose to prominence with the coming-of-age film ''Student No. 1'' (2001) and the action drama '' Aadi'' (2002). Rama Rao Jr. established himse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreeth
Supreeth Reddy is an Indian actor who primarily acts in Telugu-language films. He is known for his roles in films like '' Chatrapati'' and ''Maryada Ramanna''. He played villain, and supporting roles. He also acted in Bollywood in the film ''Rowdy Rathore'', a remake of the Telugu film '' Vikramarkudu''. He also played one of the baddies in Aamir Khan's ''Ghajini''. Career He was interested in films from his childhood. He was also a volleyball player in his childhood. He missed the auditions for the film '' Jayam''. Later he was advised by director Teja to maintain an album. He acted in Pawan Kalyan's directorial debut ''Johnny''. For the sports film '' Sye'', directed by S. S. Rajamouli, he was trained in Rugby. He was first selected as a friend of the Hero Prabhas in '' Chhatrapati'', but his role was changed to Kaatraj, a villain, later. This got him a lot of name and fame. After that he played villain roles in many films. Though he got opportunities as a hero, he did n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles. His performance in '' E'' (2006) earned him a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also won an ITFA Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in ''Kuselan'' (2008). He has also appeared in Malayalam, Telugu, and Kannada films. Early life Pasupathy Masilamani was born in 1967 at Vannandurai, a northern neighbourhood Chennai, India. In 1984, he joined the Chennai-based theatre group "Koothu-P-Pattarai" where he was there till 1997. He studied and grew up there till he started to act in films. He became friends with actor Nassar who was in the film institute and later joined the Koothu-P-Pattarai. Career When he was working in ''Marudhanayagam'', Nassar asked him whether he was interested in films. Pasupath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanghavi
Sanghavi (born Kavya Ramesh) is an Indian actress and a model known for her work predominantly in Telugu and Tamil language films. She was one of the leading actresses in South Indian cinema for a decade from 1993 to 2004. In her career spanning 15 years, she starred in over 80 feature films - 38 in Telugu, 35 films in Tamil, six in Kannada, two in Malayalam and one film in Hindi. Early life Sangavi was born in Mysore, Karnataka. Her father is Dr. D. A. Ramesh, an ENT Professor in Mysore Medical College, and her mother is Mrs. Ranjana. She did her schooling at Marimallappa High School. She is the granddaughter of Kannada film actress Aarathi's elder sister. In 1993, she made her debut with the Tamil film ''Amaravathi''. Personal life Sangavi married IT Professional Venkatesh on 3 February 2016 at Taj Vivanta, Bengaluru. The couple had a baby girl in January 2020. Accident Sangavi suffered an accident in 2005 when she was travelling from Mysore to Chennai: she had a mino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puneeth Rajkumar
Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 1975 – 29 October 2021), colloquially known as Appu, was an Indian actor, playback singer, television presenter, and producer, who worked in Kannada cinema. He was the youngest son of actor and matinee idol Dr. Rajkumar, He was one of the most popular actors in Kannada cinema. He was the lead in 30 films; as a child, he appeared in many films. His performances in ''Vasantha Geetha'' (1980), '' Bhagyavantha'' (1981), ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' (1982), '' Eradu Nakshatragalu'' (1983), '' Bhakta Prahaladha'', '' Yarivanu'' and '' Bettada Hoovu'' (1985) were praised. He won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for his role of Ramu in ''Bettada Hoovu''. He also won Karnataka State Award Best Child artist for ''Chalisuva Modagalu'' and ''Eradu Nakshatragalu''. Puneeth's first lead role was in 2002's ''Appu''. He was conferred with the Doctorate by Mysuru University. The Karnataka Government conferred the state's highest civilian award, Karnataka R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veera Kannadiga
''Veera Kannadiga'' () is a 2004 Indian Kannada-language action drama film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Anita Hassanandani. The film was simultaneously made in Telugu as ''Andhrawala'' starring Jr. NTR. The movie was a commercial success. Plot A man protects a slum and strives to keep its inhabitants safe from negative elements as he aims to avenge his father's death against the criminals who killed him, in which, he eventually succeeds. Cast *Puneeth Rajkumar as Munna and Shankar *Anita Hassanandani as Chitra * Kaushalya * Laya *Sayaji Shinde as Bade Mia * Riyaz Khan *Avinash *Besant Ravi *Bullet Prakash * Karthik Sharma Production Meher Ramesh who assisted Puri Jagannadh made his directorial debut with this film. The film was started on 22 August 2003 and was completed by 25 December. Soundtrack Reception ''Viggy'' wrote "Veera Kannadiga looks luxurious but for Kannadigas, is nothing but an Andhra Meal!". The reviewer for ''Deccan Herald'' wrote that Puneeth Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavala Syamala
Pavala Syamala is an Indian actress from Andhra Pradesh. She has been playing supporting roles in Telugu films since 1984. She made her debut as an actress with the film Babai Abbai. Personal life She was born in a Brahmin family. She lost her mother as a child. She studied till her 10th standard. She lost her husband after her daughter is born. She was in financial distress and sought help from the donors. Pawan Kalyan reportedly helped her with a sum of Rs.1 Lakh. Telangana Chief minister K. Chandra Sekhar Rao also helped her with an amount of Rs.20,000 immediately and a monthly pension of Rs.10000. He also promised a two bedroom house from the government side. Filmography * Challenge (1984) *Babai Abbai (1985) *Mogudu Pellalu (1985) * Swarnakamalam (1988) * Kartavyam (1990) * Babai Hotel (1992) *Suswagatham (1998) * Kodanda Ramudu (2000) * Manasantha Nuvve (2001) * Allari Ramudu (2002) *Indra (2002) *Khadgam (2002) *Ninne Istapaddanu (2003) *Andhrawala (2004) * Varsham ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chakri (music Director)
Gilla Chakradhar (15 June 1974 – 15 December 2014), known professionally as Chakri, was an Indian music composer and singer who worked in Telugu cinema. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu for '' Satyam'' (2003) & Nandi Award for Best Music Director for Simha (2010). Early life Gilla Chakradhar was born on 15 June 1974 in Kambalapalli, a village of the Mahabubabad district, Telangana. Career Chakri is known for composing music. He has been a part of around 85 movies. He started his career as a music director with the Movie ''Bachi'' directed by Puri Jagannadh. He won the best singer award for ''Satyam'' in the Tollywood Filmfare Awards and a Nandi Award for ''Simha''. He created many musical hits for Ravi Teja and director Puri Jagannadh, working on nine films with the former and ten films with the latter. Wikipedia:Citation_needed.html" ;"title="nowiki/> ''citation_needed''.html" ;"title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">''citation needed''" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranganath (actor)
Tirumala Sundara Sri Ranganath (17 July 1949 – 19 December 2015) was an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu cinema, Telugu Theater, television, and a few Tamil films. In a film career spanning more than forty years, Ranganath starred in more than three hundred feature films in a variety of roles. He made his debut with the 1969 Telugu film ''Budhimantudu''. Subsequently, he starred in films such as ''Chandana'', ''Zamindarugari Ammayi'', ''Devathalara Deevinchandi'', ''Panthulamma'', ''Intinti Ramayanam'', ''America Ammayi'', ''Andame Anandam'' while establishing himself as one of the finest actors in Telugu cinema. Ranganath received state Nandi Awards for his works. Ranganath committed suicide at his residence in Hyderabad on 19 December 2015. Personal life Ranganath was born Tirumala Sundara Sri Ranganath in Madras on 17 July 1949 into the family of T. R. Sundara Raju and T. R. Janaki Devi. He then graduated with a B.A. degree from Sri Venkateswara Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Dev
Rahul Dev (born 27 September 1968) is an Indian actor and former model who predominantly works in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam language films and few Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Punjabi and Odia flims. Early life Rahul Dev and his brother Mukul Dev both are sons of Hari Dev who was an Assistant Commissioner of Police. Career He made his screen debut in the 2000 film ''Champion'' where he played a villainous role for which he was nominated for the 2001 Filmfare Best Villain Award. He also appeared as a villain in the Punjabi movie ''Dharti'' in 2011. He then moved into Malayalam cinema, playing the role of an assassin Sheik Imran in Amal Neerad's '' Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded''. Four years later, he made a comeback with '' Sringaravelan''. In December 2013, Dev made his television debut, playing the role of the demon Arunasur in the mythological TV series '' Devon Ke Dev...Mahadev''. He Participated in Bigg Boss (Hindi season 10) and Evicted in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
