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Alibaba Ara Dozen Dongalu
''Alibaba Ara Dozen Dongalu'' () is a 1993 Indian Telugu-language comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana starring Rajendra Prasad, Ravali, and Srikanya, with music composed by Vidyasagar. The film was released on 31 December 1993 and was a box office success. It received positive critical acclaim. Plot The film follows Alibaba, a bumbling police officer, and his interactions with six petty thieves as they confront three rival criminal groups: Kotayya & Co. and the Brahmam brothers. Their chaotic confrontations cause havoc in the city, prompting the Superintendent of Police (SP) to assign Alibaba to bring the situation under control. Despite his efforts, Alibaba struggles to manage the situation, and the SP considers suspending him. However, Alibaba is given a final opportunity to apprehend a notorious gangster, Appaji. Alibaba lives with his domineering paternal uncle, a retired head constable who helped secure his job, and his maternal aunt, Balamani, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marudhuri Raja
Marudhuri Raja is a Telugu people, Telugu film writer, director. He worked as a dialogue writer for more than 350 films. He worked with noted Telugu film directors like E. V. V. Satyanarayana, S. V. Krishna Reddy, K. Raghavendra Rao. Raja made his debut as a dialogue writer with the film ''Navabharatam''. Personal life Raja was born in Guntur and studied in Ongole. He was interested in theater arts since his childhood. One of five siblings, his elder brother, M. V. S. Haranatha Rao, was a noted film and stage writer and artist. His father Rangacharyulu was a clerk and mother was a carnatic music professional. He used to go to mythological dramas along with his father. When his mother got transferred to Ongole, Raja also went there and joined Sarma College. Raja wrote, directed and acted in stage plays since child hood. Before entering into the film industry he wrote 18 stage plays while schooling. Later he moved Hyderabad, found loved of his life Kasturi and is married to her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rallapalli (actor)
Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao (15 August 1945 – 17 May 2019), popularly known as Rallapalli, was an Indian actor known for his works primarily in Telugu films and television. He won two state Nandi Awards. Life and career Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao was born in Anantapuramu, Andhra Pradesh on August 15, 1945. He started off his career in 1960 as a theatre artist before marking his movie debut in 1974 with ''Sthree''. He acted in about 850 films in a variety of roles, including that of a lead actor. He also worked as a staff artiste in Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He played pivotal roles in films such as ''Bombay'' (1995) and '' Minsara Kanavu'' (1997) in Tamil. Death Rallapalli died on 17 May 2019 at Maxcure Hospital, Hyderabad following ill health. Filmography Telugu films Tamil films Awards ;Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mano (singer)
Nagoor Shaheb, known by his stage name Mano, is an Indian playback singer, voice-over artist, actor, and composer. Mano has recorded more than 35,000 songs for film and private various Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Bengali language, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, Tulu language, Tulu, Konkani language, Konkani and Assamese language, Assamese films. He has also performed for over 3000 live concerts across the continents. He has recorded many songs for music director Ilaiyaraaja. Mano is also recognized for being as the full-fledged dubbing artist for Rajinikanth in Telugu from Muthu (film), ''Muthu'' (1995) onwards. Career Early days and debut Taking the criticism in his stride, Mano went on recording as many as 500 songs with Ilaiyaraaja and slowly branched out to sing for other Tamil composers as well. Voice-over dubbing The year 1995 also saw another face of Mano as the voice-over dubbing artist in the Tamil film industry. He dubbed his voice for alm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malgudi Subha
Malgudi Subha (born 17 October 1965; also spelled as Malgadi Shuba) is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi. In a career spanning two decades, she has sung more than 3000 songs. She began her career by providing vocals for ad jingles composed by people like A. R. Rahman and Viji Manuel. She debuted as a playback singer in the film '' Nadodi Thendral'', with music by Ilayaraja. Prominent Indian composer A. R. Rahman's debut album, ''Set Me Free'' (also called ''Shubhaa Set Me Free''), had all its songs sung by Shubha. The album, which was released in 1989 and went unnoticed, but became a good seller when it was re-released in 1996 by the label Magnasound. She sang the song "Thayya Thayya" in the 1998 Mani Ratnam film ''Uyire'', which was composed by A. R. Rahman. Her first successful Telugu album, ''Chikpak Chikbhum'', which was released in Chennai, sold ten lakh copies. The songs were composed by Raj–Koti, under w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet and lyricist who is known for his works in Telugu literature and cinema. Veturi is a recipient of the National Film Award, various Nandi Awards, Filmfare Awards, and other state honors. His career in Telugu cinema spanned more than four decades. Early life Veturi was born to Chandrasekhar Sastry and Kamalamba in Pedakallepalli, near Challapalli, Krishna into a Telugu Brahmin family. Veturi was a nephew of the Telugu Research Scholar Veturi Prabhakara Sastri. His grandfather Veturi Sundara Sastry was also a poet. Education Veturi completed his schooling in Diviseema, Jaggayyapeta, near Vijayawada in Krishna district, and SSLC in his grandmother's village. Later, Veturi went to Chennai for his intermediate studies and came back to Vijayawada where he completed his degree at S.R.R. Government College. He was a student of the legendary Viswanatha Satyanaray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhuvana Chandra
Bhuvana Chandra is an Indian lyricist, renowned for his work in the Telugu cinema. He served in the Indian Air Force for 18 years before turning into a lyricist. He penned lyrics for more than 2000 songs. He also wrote more than 100 stories, a novel, and many articles in magazines. He participated as a judge in some reality shows. He also acted in the film '' Welcome Obama'' directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Personal life Bhuvana Chandra was born in Gullapudi, Krishna district and brought up in Chintalapudi, West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. He used to frequent the library and read a lot of books since his childhood. He learned Typing, and Shorthand and held tuition for students to make a living. Along with a friend, he went for the selections of Indian Air Force and got selected. His first posting was in Delhi. He served in the Indian Air Force and took voluntary retirement before turning into a lyricist. He participated in the Indo-Pakistan war in 1971 and recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JioSaavn
JioSaavn is an Indian music streaming service and a digital distributor of music in Hindi, Marathi, English, Malayalam, Bengali, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bhojpuri, Punjabi, Chhattisgarhi and other regional languages of India. Since it was founded in 2007 as Saavn, the company has acquired rights to over 80 million music tracks in 16 languages. JioSaavn is a freemium service; basic features are free with advertisements or limitations, while additional features, such as improved streaming quality and music downloads for offline listening, are offered via paid subscriptions. On 23 March 2018, Saavn announced merger with Jio in a deal worth more than $1 billion. The merger was completed in December 2018, with Saavn being rebranded JioSaavn. History Saavn was founded in 2006 as BODVOD Network and initially distributed Hindi Cinema content in North America in a B2B offering. Saavn later shifted its core focus to become a music destination for fans of Bollywood and other Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aame
''Aame'' () is a 1994 Telugu-language drama film by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars Srikanth, Ooha and Naresh. The film was remade in Kannada as ''Thaliya Sowbhagya'' (1995) and in Tamil as '' Thaali Pudhusu'' (1997). The film won two Nandi Awards and one Filmfare Award. ''Aame'' was the first movie to feature Srikanth and Ooha together. Plot The film shows how male chauvinists can destroy a female's life. Cast Soundtrack Music composed by Vidyasagar. Music released on Aditya Music Company. Awards ;Nandi Awards - 1994 * Best Actress - Ooha * Special Jury Award - I. Mohan Rao ( Writing ) ;Filmfare Awards South The Filmfare Awards South are annual awards that honour artistic and technical excellence in the Telugu cinema, Tamil cinema, Malayalam cinema and Kannada cinema. They are presented by ''Filmfare'' magazine of The Times Group. When it was intr ... * Filmfare Award for Best Film - Telugu - Mullapudi Brahmanandam (Film Producer) References Ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chilakapachcha Kaapuram
* ''Chilakapachcha Kaapuram'' () is a 1995 Indian Telugu-language drama film, produced by C. Surendra Raju under the Divya Art Pictures banner, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. It stars Jagapathi Babu, Meena and Soundarya, with music composed by Vidyasagar. The film is a remake of the Tamil movie '' Kizhakku Vasal'' (1990). The film was recorded as a ''Hit'' at the box office. Despite being remade from Tamil film, this Telugu remake was dubbed in Tamil as ''Thedi Vandha Devathai''. Plot The film begins in a village adjacent to the river Godavari. Parasuramaiah and Bullabbai are the most influential members of the community. They are brothers-in-law and are also rivals for the leadership of the village. Gopala Krishna is a local boatman who is beloved by the villagers. He wishes to end the brothers-in-law's conflict. Satyavati, the daughter of Parasuramaiah secretly loves Gopala Krishna. Bullabbai brings a young woman from the city named Radha and keeps her isolated in a mansio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirmalamma
Nirmalamma (18 July 1920 – 19 February 2009) was an Indian actress in the Telugu cinema. She appeared in more than 1000 films and was well known for her grandmother roles in several films. She won two Nandi Awards. Early life She was born in Machilipatnam, Madras Presidency, British India. Film career Her debut film was ''Garuda Garvabhangam'' in 1943. Nirmalamma has worked along with almost all famous artists in Telugu Cinema like N. T. Rama Rao, NTR, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, ANR, Krishna (Telugu actor), Krishna, S. V. Ranga Rao, Rajendra Prasad (actor), Rajendra Prasad, P. B. Srinivas, Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Venkatesh (actor), Venkatesh, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Nagarjuna and many more. She is one of the artists who appears in almost all of the movies of S. V. Krishna Reddy and E. V. V. Satyanarayana. In a career spanning over five decades, she worked in over 700 films and bagged Nandi award for best supporting actress for her role in ‘Mayuri’. Her roles in films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silk Smitha
Vadlapati Vijayalakshmi (2 December 1960 – 23 September 1996), better known by her stage name Silk Smitha, was an Indian actress and dancer who worked mainly in Tamil (over 200 films)and Telugu (over 100 films) cinema, in addition to some Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi films. She became one of India's most popular sex symbols of the 1980s and early 1990s, as well as one of the most sought-after erotic actresses in South Indian cinema in the 1980s. Smitha was a key figure in the Malayalam softcore film genre in the late 1980s. In a career spanning 18 years, she appeared in over 450 films. Smitha was part of several successful dance numbers in the 1980s Indian films. She entered the industry as a supporting actress, and was first noticed for her role as "Silk" in the 1979 Tamil film, '' Vandichakkaram''. Early life Smitha was born in Kovvali village in Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh on 2 December 1960 to Telugu parents, Vadlapati Ramallu and Sarasamma. Due to family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirupathi Prakash
Timmapuram Karanam Ravi Prakash Rao, popularly known as Tirupathi Prakash, is an Indian actor in Telugu cinema. Tirupathi Prakash started his career in the television and film industry as comedy artist and supporting artist. He has acted in more than five tele serials including ''Sangharshana'' for ETV Telugu, '' Viyyankulu'' for ETV, ''Mr. Romeo'' for Zee Telugu and ''Sambarala Rambabu'' for Maa TV. He has acted in more than 180 Telugu movies. Filmography * ''Nani'' (1992) * ''Jamba Lakidi Pamba'' (1993) * '' Varasudu'' (1993) * '' Abbaigaru'' (1993) * ''Alibaba Aradajanu Dongalu'' (1993) * '' Aame'' (1994) * ''Suswagatham'' (1997) * ''Priyamaina Srivaru'' (1997) * ''Hitler'' (1997) * ''Master'' (1997) * '' Jolly'' (1998) (Tamil) * ''Pavitra Prema'' (1998) * '' Suprabhatam'' (1998) * '' Krishna Babu'' (1999) * ''Prema Kosam'' (2000) as Chandu's friend *''Ammo! Okato Tareekhu'' (2000) * '' Raa'' (2001) * '' Neetho Cheppalani'' (2002) * '' Nijam'' (2003) * '' Gudumba Shankar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |