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Devudu
''Devudu'' () is a 1997 Telugu language, Telugu-language drama (film and television), drama film directed and co-written by Ravi Raja Pinisetty. It stars Nandamuri Balakrishna, Ramya Krishna, and Ruchita Prasad with music composed by Sirpy. A. Gopinath, M. Venkatrao and C. Krishna Rao produced the film under the Sri Chitra Creations banner. Plot The film opens with a couple abandoning their newborn baby at a temple near a village, unable to witness his death due to a congenital abnormality. However, the child miraculously survives, blessed by the Goddess. Rayudu, a compassionate leader of the region, adopts the child and names him Devudu. Over the years, Devudu grows into a naive yet kind-hearted young man, beloved by the entire village. Despite his popularity, he harbors a fear of marriage, believing that it was the cause of his parents’ abandonment. Meanwhile, Ganga Raju, who resents Rayudu for ostracizing his brother Linga Raju over his second marriage, seeks revenge. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaikala Satyanarayana
Kaikala Satyanarayana (25 July 1935 – 23 December 2022) was an Indian actor, producer, and politician who predominantly worked in Telugu cinema. He appeared in more than 750 films over six decades. He was a recipient of the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2011, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017. Renowned for his acting prowess across a range of roles and genres, he was given the epithet ''Navarasa Natana Sarvabhouma'' (). He served as the Member of Parliament in the 11th Lok Sabha representing Machilipatnam constituency from the Telugu Desam Party. Early life Kaikala Satyanarayana was born on 25 July 1935 to Kaikala Laxmi Narayana from Kavutaram village in Krishna district. Having completed his primary education in Gudlavalleru and intermediate education in Vijayawada, Satyanarayana graduated from Gudivada College. Career Satyanarayana was first noticed by D. L. Narayana, who offered him a role in his film ''Sipayi Koothuru'' directed by Changayya in 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhuvanachandra
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] |
Sirivennela Sitaramasastri
Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry (born Chembolu Seetharama Sastry; 20 May 1955 – 30 November 2021) was an Indian poet and lyricist known for his works in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He acquired the stage name Sirivennela after writing the lyrics for the 1986 film of same name. Sastry has garnered several awards including eleven Nandi Awards and six Filmfare Awards South for his work the most by any south Indian lyricist. He had penned lyrics for over 3,000 songs until 2020. In 2019, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in India, for his contributions to the field of arts and aesthetics. Early life Seetharama Sastry was born on 20 May 1955 in Anakapalli in Andhra Pradesh. He spent his early years in Kakinada, where he developed his literary skills under the guidance of his father, Chembolu Venkata Yogi, a polyglot. Kakinada's vibrant literary scene also influenced his growth through interactions with local writers. He completed his schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Hindi cinema, Hindi, Kannada cinema, Kannada and Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (India), MLA from Vijayawada East (Assembly constituency), Vijayawada East in Andhra Pradesh, India from 1999 to 2004. He made his debut with the Telugu film ''Pranam Khareedu'' in 1978. He starred in over 750 feature films. He has received nine state Nandi Awards in various categories of villain, character actor, and supporting actor. In 2012, he has garnered the 2nd South Indian International Movie Awards, SIIMA Award for his work in ''Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum''. In 2015, he received India's fourth highest Indian honours system, civilian honour Padma Shri for his contribution to Indian cinema. He received wide critical acclaim for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century births Telugu film directors Living people Film directors from Andhra Pradesh 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people Film people from West Godavari district People from Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharshi Raghava
Raghava Gogineni, better known as Maharshi Raghava, is an Indian actor who works in Telugu films and television. Raghava acted in more than 170 films in various roles. He shot to fame as a lead actor with his first film '' Maharshi'' (1987), which gave him the moniker ''Maharshi''. He is a recipient of two Nandi TV Awards. Personal life Maharshi Raghava studied till tenth standard in Tenali, Thaluk High school. He also has stage experience. He played Mahatma Gandhi in a play called '' Gandhi Jayanthi''. He visited the United States multiple times along with Murali Mohan, Nandamuri Balakrishna, and Paruchuri Brothers Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao (born 21 June 1944) and Paruchuri Gopala Krishna (born 25 September 1947), collectively referred to as the Paruchuri Brothers, are a screenwriting duo whose work is predominant as story writers, dialogue writers, act .... Filmography Television Awards ; Nandi TV Awards * 1997: Best Villain for ''Naari Yaagam'' * 1999: Speci ... [...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] |
Annapoorna (actress)
Annapurna (born Umamaheswari; 23 August 1954), also credited as Annapurnamma, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Telugu films. She is known for her portrayal as mother, mother-in-law, grand mother, aunt, etc. She started her film career as an actor alongside Mohan Babu (debut film) in the blockbuster Telugu film '' Swargam Narakam'' directed by Dasari Narayana Rao in 1975. She appeared in over 900 films and won three Nandi Awards. Early life Annapurna was born as Umamaheswari on 23 August 1954 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh to Prasad Rao and Sitaravamma. Though she was initially credited as Uma, lyricist C. Narayana Reddy changed it when she did Dasari Narayana Rao-directed '' Swargam Narakam''. Career Annapurna has started her film career in 1975. She is well remembered for her character roles in '' Samsaram Oka Chadarangam'', '' Muthyamantha Muddu'', '' Swargam Narakam'', '' Assembly Rowdy'' and acted in almost all of the 1980s movies with Chiranjeevi as lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visweswara Rao
Visweswara Rao was an Indian actor who worked in Telugu films apart from a few Tamil films. Personal life and career Originally from Kakinada, he moved to Chennai and pursued a career in films. He started out as a comedic child artist and starred in Telugu films such as '' Bala Bharatam'' (1972). As he became an adult, he received less opportunities and played minor roles in several films barring the Tamil film ''Pithamagan'' (2003) where he played Laila's father before starting his YouTube channel Vissu Talkies. He died in 2024 at the age of 64 in Chennai due to cancer. Filmography Telugu films ''Source'' *'' Potti Pleader'' (1966) *''Sri Rama Katha'' (1969) *'' Mooga Nomu'' (1969) *'' Kadaladu Vadaladu'' (1969) *'' Nindu Hrudayalu'' (1969) *''Dharma Patani'' (1969) *'' Mathru Devata'' (1969) *''Maa Nanna Nirdoshi'' (1970) *''Paga Sadhistha'' (1970) *'' Dharma Daata'' (1970) *''Thalli Thandralu'' (1970) *''Inti Gowravam'' (1970) *'' Balaraju Katha'' (1970) *'' Nindu Dampa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sivaji Raja
Sivaji Raja (born 26 February 1962) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Telugu films and television series. He appeared in more than 400 films. He is also known for his work in TV serials '' Amrutam'', ''Alasyam Amrutham Visham'', ''Mr.Romeo'', ''Pandu Mirapakai'', ''Papam Padmanabham'' and '' Moguds Pellams''. He has won four 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 ... and a Santosham Film Award. Filmography Films Television References External links * Telugu comedians Indian male film actors Telugu male actors Living people Indian male comedians Male actors in Telugu cinema 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors People from West Godavari district Male actors from Andhra Pradesh 1962 births Santosham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rama Prabha
Rama Prabha is an Indian actress who performs in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She has acted in more than 1,400 films and is credited as a character artist who shared screen space with superstars across most generations of South Indian Cinema with a career spanning over six decades. She formed a noted pair on Telugu screen during the 1970s and 1980s with comedian Raja Babu. She acted opposite Nagesh in Shanti Nilayam and many other films from 1968 onwards. She acted in Hindi opposite Mehmood in the movie '' Do Phool''. Personal life When she was one month old, her father's sister adopted her and they shifted to Ooty. Rama's childhood was spent there till the age of 14 years when they shifted to Chennai. She currently lives in Vayalpadu, near Madanapalle. She had adopted her sister's infant daughter, Vijaya Chamundeswari. Vijaya is married to film actor Rajendra prasad Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician, lawyer, jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan Khan
Kazan Khan (22 June 1972 – 12 June 2023) was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He was best known for his villain roles. Career Kazan made his acting debut in the year 1992 with Tamil film '' Senthamizh Paattu'' at age 20. He gained widespread acclaim for his portrayal of negative roles in Tamil cinema, including notable performances in films like ''Kalaignan, Sethupathi IPS'', ''Duet'', '' Murai Maman'', '' Aanazhagan'', and '' Karuppu Nila'', to name a few. He made his Malayalam film debut with 1993 film Gandharvam alongside Mohanlal. He is known for his roles in films '' Mettukudi'', '' Vanathai Pola, Vallarasu, The King, Varnapakittu, CID Moosa, Christian Brothers, Sevenes, Mayamohini, Rajathiraja, Maryada Ramanna ''Maryada Ramanna'' is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language comedy drama film directed by S. S. Rajamouli, who co-wrote the script with S. S. Kanchi. Produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |