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Chanti (1992 Film)
''Chanti'' is a 1992 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. The film stars Venkatesh and Meena, with music composed by Illayaraja. The film was produced by K. S. Rama Rao under the Creative Commercials banner. The film is a remake of the 1991 Tamil film '' Chinna Thambi''. The make-up artist P. Sobhalatha received Nandi Award for the film. The film was Industry hit at the box office. It was the first film to cross 100 days in more than 40 direct centers, an industry record at that time. It won four Nandi Awards. Plot The story begins with the birth of a baby girl, Nandini, into a family of feudal landlords (''Zamindars'') whose word is law for the villagers who work on their land. Nandini's three brothers throw a feast in honour of her birth. The young son of the local singer (who had died) is brought in to sing for the event. The three brothers raise Nandini like their own child as their parents had died. At the age of 5, an astrologer predic ...
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Ravi Raja Pinisetty
Ravi Raja Pinisetty is an Indian film director known for his works in the Telugu cinema with actors such as Chiranjeevi, Nandamuri Balakrishna, Mohan Babu, Rajasekhar (actor), Rajasekhar and Daggubati Venkatesh. Some of his major hits include ''Yamudiki Mogudu (1988 film), Yamudiki Mogudu'' with Chiranjeevi, ''Pedarayudu'' with Mohan Babu, ''Bangaru Bullodu (1993 film), Bangaru Bullodu'' with Nandamuri Balakrishna and ''Chanti (1992 film), Chanti'' with Venkatesh. Most of his directorial ventures are remakes. He has directed about 40 films so far. Family Ravi Raja Pinisetty has two sons. His elder son, Satya Prabhas, is a movie director and younger son Aadhi Pinisetty is an actor in Tamil and Telugu films. Filmography References

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Allu Ramalingaiah
Allu Ramalingaiah (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004) was an Indian character actor, comedian, and producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. In 1990, he was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. In 1998, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award - South, and the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2001. Ramalingaiah appeared in over 1000 films in a variety of roles. The "Allu Ramalingaiah National Award" was instituted in his memory by the "Allu Ramalingaiah Academy of Arts". The award is presented every year to a Telugu film personality for lifetime achievement. Early life Ramalingaiah was born on October 1, 1922, in Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh, India into a Telugu speaking family. Allu Ramalingaiah National Award recipients *Dasari Narayana Rao *K. Raghavendra Rao *Kota Srinivasa Rao *Trivikram Srinivas Awards * Raghupathi Venkaiah Award for the year 2001 * Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his outstanding contribution to Te ...
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Nandi Award For Best Male Playback Singer
The Nandi Award The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic s ... for Best Male Playback Singer was commissioned in the year 1977. (in Telugu) S. P. Balasubrahmanyam holds the successful record of winning the most Nandi Awards in this category: 19. From 2004 onwards, this award was known as Ghantasala Venkateswararao Award for Best Male Playback Singer. Winners References {{DEFAULTSORT:Nandi Award For Best Male Playback Singer Male Playback Singer ...
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Nandi Award For Best Lyricist
The following is a list of recipients of the Nandi Award for Best Lyricist since 1977.(in Telugu language, Telugu) Winners References

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Andhra Pradesh (magazine)
''Andhra Pradesh'' is an official monthly magazine brought by the Department of Information and Public Relations Department of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The magazine was started in 1952. It is published in English, Telugu and Urdu languages from Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much .... The magazine provides information regarding developmental activities undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. It also features interesting articles of personality development, humor, career counselling, entertainment, short stories and poetry. There is an online edition of the magazine. References External links''Andhra Pradesh'' magazine 1952 establishments in India Government of Andhra Pradesh Monthly magazines published in India News magazines published in ...
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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 ...
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Chinarayudu
''Chinarayudu'' is a 1992 Indian Telugu language, Telugu-language Drama Film, drama film directed by B. Gopal and produced by P. R. Prasad under Datta Sai Films. It stars Venkatesh (actor), Venkatesh and Vijayashanti playing the lead roles, with music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was a remake of the Tamil film ''Chinna Gounder''. Plot Chinnarayudu is the arbitrator and the most respected person in a village and sees to it that all the people live happily. Whenever injustice comes to the fore, he appears to resolve it in an authentic manner. He resolves agriculture issues as people in the village grow crops and fish in small ponds. He lives with his mother Durgamma. Chinnarayudu's brother-in-law Pasupathi is his rival. Gowri, a girl in the village, lives by rearing the goats. While Chinna Rayudu is walking through the village. Some children complained that Gowri had grabbed their spinning top, they asked him to take it back from her. He went to talk to her, but she bets a sp ...
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April 1 Vidudala
''April 1 Vidudala'' () is a 1991 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by Vamsy. An adaptation of the novel ''Harischandrudu Abaddhamaadithe'', the film stars Rajendra Prasad and Shobana in lead roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film received Nandi Award for Best Audiographer. It was remade in Tamil as ''Sathyavan'' (1994), in Kannada as ''Mr. Harishchandra'' (2001). and in Odia as ''Jabardast Premika (2016)''. Plot The film begins at Vizianagaram, where Diwakaram, a videographer, arrives from Rajahmundry to shoot a wedding. Inadvertently, it goes under trouble for a dowry when Bhuvaneswari, a dauntless & dignified railway booking clerk, resists and vows to ensure. Diwakaram falls for her in that flash, learns she is single, and says she will get to Rajamandry soon on transfer. He gains details of Bhuvaneswari from her maternal uncle Jagannatham, that she aspires to knit a man of proper pride & honesty. Anyhow, her rapacious mother possesses a so ...
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Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition to Telugu cinema, Telugu, Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Hindi cinema, Hindi films. Regarded as one of the most prolific composers, in a career spanning over forty-nine years, he has composed over 8,600 songs, provided film scores for about 1,523 feature films in nine languages, and performed in over 20,000 concerts. He is nicknamed "Isaignani" (the musical sage) and is often referred to as "Maestro", the title conferred to him by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. Ilaiyaraaja was one of the first Indian film composers to use Western classical music harmonies and string arrangements in Indian film music,Venkatraman, S. 1995. "Film music: the new intercultural idiom of 20th century Indian music". pp. 107– ...
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Anari (1993 Film)
''Anari'' (ISO: ''Anāṛī''), () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film, produced by D. Rama Naidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Murali Mohana Rao. The film stars Venkatesh (in his Hindi film debut) alongside Karisma Kapoor. The film emerged as a huge commercial success, and one of the highest grossing films of the year. It is a remake of the 1991 Tamil film '' Chinna Thambi'', with Venkatesh reprising his role from '' Chanti'' (1992). ''Filmfare'' listed this film as being Karisma Kapoor's best film of the year 1993. Plot The story begins with the birth of a baby girl, Raj Nandini Singh, in the world of feudal landlords (''Zamindars''), whose word is law for the villagers who work on their land. Nandini's three brothers throw a feast in honor of the girl. The young son of the local singer (who had died) is brought in to sing for the event. The three brothers raise Nandini like their own child as their parents had died. At the age ...
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Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, journalist and scholar who served as the first president of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1930 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the constituent assembly 1946 elections, Prasad served as 1st Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government from 1947 to 1948. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and which served as its provisional Parliament. When India became a republic in 1950, Prasad was elected as its first president by the Constituent Assembly. As president, Prasad established a tradition for non-partisanship and independence for th ...
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Monica (actress)
Monica (born Rekha Maruthiraj) is an Indian former actress, who starred predominantly in Tamil language films. A child actor in the early 1990s, she mostly appeared in supporting roles, before taking lead roles from the late 2000s on. She is probably best known for performances in the films '' Azhagi'', ''Imsai Arasan 23m Pulikesi'' and '' Silandhi''. In 2012, she changed her name to Parvana for Malayalam films. In 2014, she converted to Islam, changing her name to M. G. Rahima, and announced that she had quit acting. Personal life On 30 May 2014, Monica embraced Islam with her new name M. G. Raheema where M is Maruthi Raj (father) and G is Gracy (mother). Monika's father is Hindu and mother is a Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo .... Rahima married Mali ...
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