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D For Dopidi
''D for Dopidi'' () is a 2013 Telugu language, Telugu-language heist film, heist comedy film directed by Siraj Kalla starring Varun Sandesh, Sundeep Kishan, Naveen Polishetty, Rakesh Rachakonda and Melanie Kannokada. It was inspired from Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy, Malladi Venkata Krishnamurthy's novel ''Thommidi Gantalu''. It is co-produced by Raj & DK and Nani (actor), Nani, who also lent his voice as the narrator and did a promo video. Mahesh Shankar composed the music. The film released on 25 December 2013. It received mixed feedback from critics but the majority audience enjoyed this new kind of cinema. Plot Vicky (Varun Sandesh), Raju (Sundeep Kishan), Harish (Naveen Polishetty) and Bannu (Rakesh), the four central characters in the film, need money desperately to overcome their problems. Each one has his own story. After having looked into other avenues for a solution, they finally embark upon an ignoble bank robbery. Everything goes according to plan till they enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raj & DK
Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K., collectively known as Raj & DK, are an Indian filmmaker duo. They are best known for their work as creators, directors, writers, and producers of the Hindi-language thriller series ''The Family Man (Indian TV series), The Family Man'' (2019–present), '' Farzi'' (2023–present), and ''Guns & Gulaabs'' (2023). They have also directed the films ''99 (2009 film), 99'' (2009), ''Shor in the City'' (2011), ''Go Goa Gone'' (2013), ''Happy Ending (film), Happy Ending'' (2014) and ''A Gentleman'' (2017), and written the comedy horror film ''Stree (2018 film), Stree'' (2018). Early life Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. were born and brought up in Tirupati and Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, respectively, into Telugu people, Telugu families. They both graduated from Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering, SVU College of Engineering, where they met each other. After graduation, they emigrated to the United States to pursue a ... [...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 1985. 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) *''Srivariki Premalekha'' (1984) *'' Babai Abbai'' (1985) *''Mogudu Pellalu'' (1985) *''Swarnakamalam'' (1988) *'' Vivaha Bhojanambu'' (1988) *'' Karthavyam'' (1990) *''Gang War'' (1992) *'' Babai Hotel'' (1992) *'' Cheemala Dandu'' (1995) *'' Cheekati Suryulu'' (1998) *'' Suswag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Films
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films ('' Top Gun'', ''Jurassic Park'', and '' The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It's also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year's films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form's opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don't exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of the filmm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ishq Bector
Ishq Bector is an Indo Canadian composer, music producer, singer, songwriter, actor, director and Hip Hop artist. He is best known for his song "Aye Hip-Hopper" in which he collaborated with Sunidhi Chauhan. Recently, ishQ has composed and featured in the song "Har Gham Mein Khushi Hai" from the Bollywood film " Gully Boy". He has had full-length albums, corporate campaigns with Amazon, Netflix, Flipkart and McDowells, background scores, commercials and Bollywood tracks to back-up his career thus far. He has featured in many Bollywood music videos such as "Karle Gunna - Ugly Aur Pagli", and "Harrys not a Bramachari - Shaadi ke side effects”. Ishq is managed by AR Rahman, Shekhar Kapoor and Samir Bangara's digital company called Qyuki Digital Media. He works closely with the “After School of Hip-Hop”, a school in Mumbai’s Dharavi slums dedicated to providing underprivileged children with an opportunity to develop their musical talents. Dharavi is the largest slu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Chaitanya (lyricist)
Krishna Chaitanya is an Indian lyricist, writer and director. He mainly works as a lyricist for the Telugu films. Career Krishna Chaitanya debuted with writing songs for ''Sambhavami yuge yuge'' but his first big break came with the film ''Yuvatha'' in which he penned all the songs. In his career, the lyrics he penned for the songs in the movies ''Ishq'' and ''Gunde Jari Gallantayyinde'' bought critical acclaim. Krishna Chaitanya made his directorial debut in the film '' Rowdy Fellow'' starring Nara Rohit and Vishakha Singh, which released on 21 November 2014 with positive reviews. Personal life Krishna Chaitanya was born on 2 May 1983 in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th .... He received his early education from CRR Public School. He studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manamantha
''Manamantha'' () is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language anthology film written and directed by Chandra Sekhar Yeleti and produced by Sai Korrapati. It stars Mohanlal, Gautami, Viswant Duddumpudi, and Raina Rao and also marks the former's Telugu debut after a guest appearance in the 1994 Telugu film '' Gandeevam''. The music was composed by Mahesh Shankar with cinematography by Rahul Shrivatsav and editing by G. V. Chandra Sekhar. The film was partially reshot in Malayalam as ''Vismayam'' () with a slightly different cast. The film was officially launched on 29 November 2015 in Hyderabad. The movie was mostly shot in Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Secunderabad. Principal photography commenced on the following day. ''Manamantha'' was premiered on 4 August 2016 in North America and was released worldwide on 5 August 2016. Its Malayalam version, titled ''Vismayam'' was released in October 2016, but the Tamil version, titled ''Namadhu'', was released simultaneously along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangaru Kodipetta
''Bangaru Kodipetta'' () is a 2014 Telugu language romantic comedy film directed by Raj Pippalla and produced by Sunitha Tati under Guru Films and starring Navdeep and Swati Reddy. The title of this film is based on a song from '' Gharana Mogudu'' (1992). Cast * Navdeep as Vamsi * Swati Reddy as Bhanumati Pinisetti * Harsha Vardhan * Santosh Sobhan as Venu * Ram as Yerra Babu * Laxman as Dora Babu * Sanchalana as Sruthi Production Navdeep and Swati are main lead in this film with popular action choreographers Ram - Laxman in vital roles. The first look of the film was revealed on 24 July 2012. On 13 November 2012 sources reported that the shooting of the film was completed. Soundtrack The movie's audio was released by Samantha on 3 July 2013. The soundtrack of ''Bangaru Kodipetta'' was composed by Mahesh Shankar Mahesh Shankar is an Indian music director who primarily works in Telugu cinema and is known for his associations with Raj & DK. Personal life and caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anushka Manchanda
Anushka Manchanda aka Kiss Nuka (born 11 February 1984) is an Indian singer, music producer, composer, actress, and former VJ. She came to prominence as a member of the Indipop girl group Viva!. In 2018, she adopted the artistic name Kiss Nuka. Career Viva (2002–2004) When Manchanda participated on the show ''Coke Pop stars'', she was trained under the likes of Manish Malhotra, Bosco–Caesar, Shiamak Davar, and Noyonika Chatterjee. The five winners of the talent show formed a band named ' Viva' and the series became one of the highest TRP reality shows on television. As a member of Viva, she worked with Javed Akhtar, Salim–Sulaiman, Shankar Ehsan Loy, Sandeep Chowta, Raju Singh, Shantanu Moitra, and Ashu Dhruv. Their first album sold went platinum. 60,000 people attended their first concert. For the second album of Viva, ''Viva Reloaded'', Manchanda composed a track on the piano. The song was 'Yeh Pyar Nahi Toh Kya Hain' to which the lyrics were written by b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan Jha (born 1 December 1955) is an Nepali and Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured mainly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has also sung in various other languages including Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil language, Tamil, Bengali language, Bengali, Sindhi language, Sindhi, Odia language, Odia, Bhojpuri language, Bhojpuri, Nepali language, Nepali, Malayalam, Assamese language, Assamese, Bagheli language, Bagheli and Maithili language, Maithili. He has won four National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards with twenty nominations among many others. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016 for his contribution towards arts and culture. As many as 21 of his tracks feature in BBC's "Top 40 Bollywood Soundtracks of all time". He got to sing with Mohammed Rafi in his Hindi playback debut in ''Unees-Bees'' in 1980 and also with Kishore Kumar in the 1980s. He finally made his mark in the 1988 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priya Saraiya
Priya Saraiya (born 19 November 1984) is an Indian playback singer and lyricist in Bollywood. She is also a live stage singer for Hindi cinema and Gujarati songs. Education and early life Music education Priya Saraiya also known as Priya Panchal started singing at the age of six. She took Hindustani Classical vocal training from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai. She has trained in western music from Trinity College of Music, London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...'s branch in Mumbai. As a child artist, she travelled extensively with music directors Kalyanji–Anandji's group - Little Wonders/ Little Stars, performing in live stage shows all over the world. She also trained under them. Personal life She is married to the musician Jigar Saraiya of the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arijit Singh
Arijit Singh (; born 25 April 1987) is an Indian playback singer. A leading figure in contemporary Hindi film music, he is the recipient of several accolades including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards. He was conferred the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2025. Singh began his career when he participated in the reality show '' Fame Gurukul'' in 2005. He made his Hindi cinema debut in 2011 with the song "Phir Mohabbat" for the film '' Murder 2''. He received wider recognition with the release of " Tum Hi Ho" from '' Aashiqui 2'' in 2013, which earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer twice for the songs "Binte Dil" from '' Padmaavat'' (2018) and " Kesariya" from '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'' (2022). Spotify declared Singh the most- streamed Indian artist for five consecutive years (2020–2024). As of April 2025, he is the most-followed artist globally on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment (2014 Film)
''Entertainment'' is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film written and directed by screenwriter duo Sajid-Farhad and produced by Ramesh S. Taurani under the Tips Industries Limited banner. Based on an original story by K. Subash, the film stars Junior: The Wonder Dog as the titular protagonist and Akshay Kumar, along with Tamannaah Bhatia, Mithun Chakraborty, Sonu Sood, Krushna Abhishek, Johnny Lever and Prakash Raj. The film's music was composed by Sachin–Jigar, with cinematography by Manoj Soni and editing by Steven H. Bernard. ''Entertainment'' was released theatrically worldwide on 8 August 2014. The film received mixed reviews and grossed ₹115.93 crore at the box office against a budget of ₹88 crore, falling short of breaking even. Plot The film begins with Akhil Lokhande getting paid for an advertisement, but a fight ensues when he is not given the full amount he was promised. This pattern of underpayment and resulting fights continues through se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
