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Anjali (actress)
Anjali (born 16 June 1986) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Tamil and Telugu films. Anjali is recognised as one of the finest actors in Tamil cinema, known for her "performance-oriented roles". She is a recipient of several accolades including three Filmfare Awards South and two Nandi Awards. Following a stint in modelling, she was cast in starring roles in two Telugu productions; she debuted in the thriller ''Photo'' (2006). Her breakthrough film was again a thriller, '' Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007). She has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil two times consecutively, for her performance in '' Angadi Theru'' (2010) and ''Engaeyum Eppothum'' (2011), and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for the former. She had a continued success in Telugu cinema during 20132014 for the films '' Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'', ''Balupu'', '' Masala'', '' Geethanjali'' and ''Dictator.'' She has received Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance in the horror-com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Razole, Konaseema District
Razole, natively known as Razolu, is a town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is surrounded by the river Vashishta (Godavari) and is known for its coconut and palm trees. Several Tollywood directors have used the region around Razole as a backdrop for films, including '' Ladies Tailor'', '' Chanti'', ''Kabaddi Kabaddi'', and ''Vinayakudu''. The resort of Dindi is located on the banks of the Godavari. Razole has a good number of schools. ZP Boys high school is the oldest, celebrating its 100th year anniversary in 2018. Sobhana High school, Narayana e-Techno, Ravindra Bharathi, and Akshara are the most popular schools in the locality. Sobhana and Ravindra Bharathi are the oldest of all these schools. When it comes to colleges in Razole, the town is home for colleges like Sri Chaitanya junior college, Narayana college, Andhrapradesh social welfare college (gurukul) and Government junior & degree college, Razole. Notable people * Sukum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masala (2013 Film)
''Masala'' is a 2013 Indian Telugu-language action comedy film written and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar. It is produced by D. Suresh Babu and Sravanthi Ravi Kishore on Suresh Productions and Sri Sravanthi Movies. The film stars Venkatesh, Ram Pothineni, Anjali and Shazahn Padamsee with music composed by S. Thaman. It is a remake of the 2012 Hindi film ''Bol Bachchan'' The film released worldwide on 14 November 2013. Upon release, the film received mixed reviews from critics with appreciation to the cast performances. Cast * Venkatesh as Veera Venkata Raja Narasimha Balaram * Ram Pothineni as Rehman/ Ram (Fake Name) * Anjali as Sania / Sarita / Savitri (in portrait) * Jaya Prakash Reddy as Eddulu Kameshwar Rao * Shazahn Padamsee as Meenakshi * M. S. Narayana as Narayana Rao * Kovai Sarala as Anjali Devi / Chintamani * Ali as Suri * Posani Krishna Murali as Nagaraju * Suman Shetty as Suri's drama mate * Master Bharath as Suri's friend * Venu Madhav as Census officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediff
Rediff.com, stylized as rediff.com, is an Indian news, information, entertainment, and shopping website. Founded by Ajit Balakrishnan in 1996, it was the first Indian website to become a mainstream news media organization. It is headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Bangalore, New Delhi, and New York City. , it had more than 300 employees. At the time of its founding, internet access had only been available in India for five months with a mere 18,000 users, leaving Rediff.com as one of the earliest Indian web portals and email providers. History The Rediff.com domain was registered in India in 1996. Early products included the email service Rediffmail and Rediff Shopping, an online marketplace selling electronics and peripherals. In 2001, Rediff.com was alleged to be in violation of the Securities Act of 1933 The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeva (actor)
Amar Choudary (born 4 January 1984), known professionally as Jiiva, is an Indian actor and film producer who works mainly in Tamil cinema and a few Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. He is the youngest son of film producer R. B. Choudary. He began his career as a child actor in 1991 in films produced by his father. He made his debut as a lead actor in his father's 50th production, ''Aasai Aasaiyai'' (2003). After Sivaji Ganesan, Jiiva is the only Tamil actor to have been awarded at the Cyprus International Film Festival, particularly for his performance in '' Raam'' (2005). After this, he has acted in other movies that have been successful, such as '' E'' (2006), '' Katradhu Tamizh'' (2007), '' Siva Manasula Sakthi'' (2009), '' Ko'' (2011), '' Nanban'' (2012), ''Mugamoodi'' (2012), ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012), ''Endrendrum Punnagai'' (2013), ''Kalakalappu 2'' (2018) and ''Kalathil Santhippom'' (2021). He made his Hindi cinema debut with the film '' 83'' (2021), in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram (director)
Ram is an Indian film director and actor, who works in Tamil cinema. After assisting Hindi director Rajkumar Santoshi and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with ''Kattradhu Thamizh'' (2007), which fetched him strong critical acclaim. His second film ''Thanga Meengal'' (2013) also won critical praise and three National Film Awards. He released his next film, ''Taramani (film), Taramani'', in August 2017 to critically acclaim and it eventually became a box-office success, evidently the biggest commercial success of his career. His next three films, ''Peranbu'' (2018), ''Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai'' (2024), and ''Paranthu Po'' (2025), premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. In addition to mentoring a new generation of filmmakers such as Mari Selvaraj and S. U. Arun Kumar, Ram's unique approaches to art, craft, and philosophy make him an important figure in Tamil cinema. Career Ram, completed his Bachelor of Arts in American College in Madurai, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallidi Vassishta
Mallidi Venkata Narayana Reddy, professionally known as Mallidi Vassishta, is an Indian film director, screenwriter and actor who works in Telugu cinema. He is the son of film producer Mallidi Satyanarayana Reddy. Career He initially worked as an assistant director for several films in the 2000s, including ''Naa Autograph'' (2004), ''Sakhiya'' (2004), Bhageeratha (film), ''Bhageeratha'' (2005), Bunny (2005 film), ''Bunny'' (2005), Dhee (film), ''Dhee'' (2007), and Bodyguard (2012 film), ''Bodyguard'' (2012). He also acted in a film called ''Premalekha Raasa'' (2007). He made his directorial debut in 2022 with the fantasy action drama, ''Bimbisara (film), Bimbisara'' starring Nandamuri Kalyan Ram under N. T. R. Arts and was released to positive reviews. He received the SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director – Telugu, 2023 SIIMA Award for Best Debut Director - Telugu for this film. His second film, ''Vishwambhara'', starring Chiranjeevi as the protagonist is currently being f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siva Nageswara Rao
Siva Nageswara Rao is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his work to Telugu cinema, particularly in the comedy genre. His notable films as a director include ''Money'' (1993), ''Money Money'' (1994), '' Lucky Chance'' (1994), ''Sisindri'' (1995), ''Pattukondi Chuddam'' (1997), ''Hands Up!'' (2000), ''Dhanalakshmi, I Love You'' (2002), '' Mr & Mrs Sailaja Krishnamurthy'' (2004), and ''Bhookailas'' (2007). Early life Siva Nageswara Rao was born and brought up in Uppalapadu near Guntur. He was fascinated by films from childhood. He graduated from Hindu College in Guntur. Career Siva Nageswara Rao went to Madras to join Telugu film industry in 1979 at the age of 23. He acted in films like ''Burripalem Bullodu'' (1979) and ''Sannayi Appanna'' (1980) as unofficial junior artist. He joined as an assistant director to Vijaya Nirmala and worked under her for the films ''Antham Kaadidi Aarambham'' (1981) and '' Doctor Cine Actor'' (1982). Later he worked with Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalanjiyam
Mu. Kalanjiyam is an Indian film director who has made Tamil films. A winner of the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer, Kalanjiyam has also featured in the lead role in his films. Career Kalanjiyam's first film, ''Poomani'' (1996), featuring Murali and Devayani, won commercial and critical acclaim, and the director won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer for 1996. His next venture, the rural drama ''Kizhakkum Merkkum'', starring Napoleon with Devayani, also won positive reviews. A proposed film titled ''Sangeetha Thirunaal, '' produced by music composer Ilaiyaraaja, was planned, but did not materialize. He returned with another film, ''Poonthottam'' (1998), with the cast of his first film, but the film went unnoticed as a result of the bigger budget films released around the same time. He then made '' Nilave Mugam Kaattu'' (1999), starring Karthik and Devayani, which became his fourth consecutive film with the actress, though the film was pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chennai
Chennai, also known as Madras (List of renamed places in India#Tamil Nadu, its official name until 1996), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Tamil Nadu by population, largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost states and territories of India, state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. According to the 2011 Census of India, 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the List of most populous cities in India, sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India, fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. Incorporated in 1688, the Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in India and the second oldest in the world after City of London Corporation, London. Historically, the region was part of the Chola dynasty, Chola, Pandya dynasty, Pandya, Pallava dynasty, Pallava and Vijayanagara Empire, Vijayanagara kingdoms during various eras. The coastal land which then contained th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The Hindu'' is published from 21 locations across 11 states of India. ''The Hindu'' has been a family-owned newspaper since 1905, when it was purchased by S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar from the original founders. It is now jointly owned by Iyengar's descendants, referred to as the "Kasturi family", who serve as the directors of the holding company. Except for a period of around two years, when Siddharth Varadarajan, S. Varadarajan held the editorship of the newspaper, senior editorial positions of the paper have always been held by members of the original Iyengar family or by those appointed by them under their direction. In June 2023, the former chairperson of the group, Malini Parthasarathy, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Times Now
Times Now is an English-language news channel in India owned and operated by The Times Group. The channel launched on 23 January 2006 in partnership with Reuters. It is a pay television throughout India. Until 2016, it was India's most popular and the most viewed English news channel. The channel is widely seen as supportive of Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Times Now has been criticised for reporting misinformation. History In 2016 Arnab Goswami (the earlier editor-in-chief) left the channel to launch Republic TV; S. Sundaram, who had served as the CFO for Times Now between 2005 and 2012, was named the Group CFO. Goswami resigned as editor-in-chief of Times Now on 1 November 2016, citing editorial differences, lack of freedom and newsroom politics. He hosted the last edition of his show, ''The Newshour Debate'', a fortnight later. This came after the show had been subject to an investigation by Ofcom, the UK broadcasting regulatory authority, in August and S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telugu People
Telugu people (), also called Āndhras, are an Ethnolinguistic group, ethno-linguistic group who speak the Telugu language, Telugu language and are native to the India, Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam district of Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry. They are the most populous of the four major Dravidian peoples, Dravidian linguistic groups. Telugu is the Languages of India, fourth most spoken language in India and the List of languages by number of native speakers, 14th most spoken native language in the world.Statistics in A significant number of Telugus also reside in the Indian states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Orissa, and Maharashtra. Members of the Telugu diaspora are spread across countries like Telugu Americans, United States, Indian Australians, Australia, Malaysian Telugu, Malaysia, Mauritius, United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
